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For updated global info & data on COVID-19, please click HERE.

For COVID-19 cases and death counts in USA by state, please click HERE.

For COVID-19 cases in Florida, please click HERE.

On Sunday evening, March 22, 2020, President Trump said the major disaster declarations in New York and Washington state have been approved and he will approve California’s request “soon.” The president also said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working to assist states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, in the video “Trump approves major disaster declarations in N.Y. and Washington state due to coronavirus“, below:

Earlier on Sunday, President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force hold a press briefing as COVID-19 spreads, impacting markets and daily life across the U.S. and abroad,  on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in the video “Trump, White House Coronavirus Task Force Holds New Conference, NBC News (Live Stream Recording)“, below:

On a special edition of Meet the Press, Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) discuss their coronavirus response. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) talks about the federal stimulus bill. FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor talks about the government’s efforts to distribute medical equipment and other resources. Kristen Welker, Jeh Johnson, David French and Doris Kearns Goodwin join the panel, in the video published on March 22, 2020, “Meet The Press Broadcast (Full)- March 22nd, 2020, Meet The Press, NBC News“, below:

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says the U.S. is “not necessarily” on the same path as Italy, which has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world, in the video “Fauci says social distancing is crucial to prevent U.S. from “becoming an Italy”“, below:

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that he is asking hospitals in the state to increase their capacity by 100% and waiving relevant state regulations to allow them to do so. Cuomo said the state might need 110,000 hospital beds, when only 53,000 are currently available. Watch his press conference here, in the video “Cuomo says New York hospitals have to increase capacity by 100%“, below:

Negotiations are underway on Capitol Hill for ‘phase three’ of the coronavirus stimulus package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the Democrats will “be introducing our own bill.” while Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., expressed that Republicans are “very close” to a deal. Democrats and Republicans so far cannot agree on the lack of restrictions on the relief package that would insure that money will be properly used by companies to most benefit the American people. NBC News’ Josh Lederman weighs in on negotiation updates, in the video “Pelosi On nCoronavirus Relief Plan: Democrats Will “Be Introducing Our Own Bill”, MSNBC“, below:

Grant Thornton chief economist Diane Swonk discusses the need for a ‘stopgap’ program to fund the national coronavirus response amidst rising unemployment, in the video “Diane Swonk: The U.S. Is Losing Jobs At An ‘Unprecedented’ Pace, MSNBC“, below:

In United Kingdom, it took 90 days to record the first confirmed 100,000 cases. The second 100,000 took 12 days to record. The third 100,000 – recorded today – took just four days, in the video “World virus cases pass 300,000 as governments call for isolation“, below:

Italy is struggling most to combat Covid-19, with a total of nearly 5,000 coronavirus deaths. Officials there once again reported the largest one-day increase in fatalities. Regular papal events are no longer open to the public. Pope Francis’s Sunday Angelus prayers are broadcast online instead. The Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Square has been sealed off. While authorities around the world take more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the number of cases globally nearly doubled last week. The current tally by Johns Hopkins University in the United States counts more than 300,000 infections worldwide and over 13,000 deaths. The raging pandemic has forced 35 countries across the globe to impose restrictions, disrupting lives, travel and businesses. This means globally, every seventh person is confined to their homes this Sunday, in the video “Coronavirus update: Italy struggles to combat ‘tsunami’ of cases, DW News“, below:

So far Germany has held back on introducing a nationwide lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak. But numerous individual states have been tightening restrictions on public life in an attempt to stop the virus’s spread. Now the states of Saarland and Bavaria have ordered that people be confined to their homes. In Berlin authorities have as yet taken a less stringent approach to public spaces in battling the virus. They’ve only shut down some places like playgrounds. Parks have remained open. But they were much less popular on a mostly sunny day in the German capital. Officials have threatened a much wider crack down should too many people flout the advice to stay mostly indoors, in the video “Coronavirus in Germany: Bavaria on lockdown, is Berlin next?, DW News“, below:

South Korea’s rapid ability to test and isolate COVID-19 patients seems to have flattened the curve there for now, in the video “Coronavirus, Update on South Korea’s interventions to curb COVID-19“, below:

Spain is racing to construct temporary hospitals to care for more patients fighting a battle against COVID-19. The country now has the fourth highest number of coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says “the worst is yet to come.” in the video “Coronavirus update: Spain rushes to build hospitals as cases surge, DW News“, below:

China is beating the Corona Virus – how have they done it? This video shares the extreme measures taken in China. 3 observations from life under lockdown… in the video “This is How China Beat the Corona Virus – should we cop?” below:

In the video “Coronavirus Contained: How Taiwan Beat China“, below:

Fears are growing in Hong Kong of a second wave of coronavirus. The territory had been successful in containing the first outbreak but new cases have spiked in recent days. On Friday the territory reported a record jump in confirmed cases as thousands returned home from overseas. Authorities fear the influx of people could lead to a community outbreak and paralyze the city’s medical system. Hong Kong now has more than 270 cases, in the video “Coronavirus: Hong Kong braces for ‘scary’ second wave, DW News“, below:

Universal masking is effective in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. 

So, let’s all try to stay home as much as possible! As for individual citizens, please wash your hands often (each time for at least 20 seconds, stop shaking hands, be sure to get sufficient rest, be well nourished, exercised, drink plenty of hot water and ginger tea, and decrease unnecessary social contacts.

Some of the basics needed in prepping for potential self-quarantine:

• Hand cleanser (soap & water & hand sanitizer)
• Cleaning products: for cleaning household surfaces such as countertops, faucets, door knobs, drawer pulls, light switches, telephone, handles of brooms, mops, etc., for reference list  suggested by CDC, click HERE.)
• Laundry detergent
• Food (at least 3 weeks worth of staples:beans, pasta, rice, canned vegetables, frozen food, canned soup, shelf-stable milk, or dehydrated food, etc.)
• Water (be it in bottled water form or activated carbon filter pitcher and/or distiller)
• Face masks
• Prescription meds (talk to your doctor as to how much of your prescription meds need to be stocked)
• Over-the-counter medicine (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, cough medicine, etc.)
• Thermometer
• Robust WiFi
• Video conferencing services
• Entertainment (check out: Netflix’s Pandemic & Amazon’s Contagion)
• Exercise guides or equipment

You may be interested in these podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worldaffairs/id101215657

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