Nathan Rich: COVID-19 in the USA
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Updated: 28 Apr 2022
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NYT: Trump Encourages Protest Against
Governors Who Have Imposed
Virus RestrictionsNYT: Trump is Single Largest Driver
of Coronavirus Misinformation*China CDC Notifies WHO
(5 Days after first suspected cases)Trump is InfectedGenome Sequence given to WHOTrump: We have lowest Mortality Rate in the WorldTrump: "You can call it a germ, you can call it a flu,
you can call it a virus. You know, you can call it many
different names. I’m not sure anybody even knows what it is."New Virus Identified by
National Institute of Viral Disease Control and PreventionInfluenza, avian influenza, adenovirus, SARS and MERS ruled out92% Frontline Nurses:
Federal Government Is Not Doing
Enough to Protect Healthcare Staff82% Frontline Nurses: Not Enough
Protective EquipmentThree "strains" total85% Frontline Nurses: Staff cannot get
COVID-19 testing quickly and
effectively at their hospitalWuhan QuarantinedTIME: Seattle Man Gets Billed $1.1m for TreatmentSymptom-free transmission is possibleLA Times: Groups causing spread and deathsNationwide use of monitoring stations requiredAtlantic: Mass confusion about MasksAtlantic: "the government dramatically misunderstood
what was happening in America as the outbreak began"Wuhan Health Commission Says
Human-to-human transmission can't be ruled out
And exposes potential case within familyWhite House predicts Deaths to stop SeptemberFirst DeathWhite House predicts Deaths to stop in MayWhite House predicts Deaths to stop in JuneBanquet in WuhanNYT: Sloppy CDC Practices Causes Contamination
Delaying test kitsNYT Discourages MasksNPR: "don't rush out and buy a mask"Forbes: Surgical masks "too loose to
really be effective in stopping the virus"Business Insider: Masks "Not Helpful"CDC: "Do Not Use Facemasks"Surgeon General: "Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS!"Guardian: Masks "not always useful for the healthy general public"Wuhan Transportation Shut DownUSA Today: Masks "offer little protection against coronavirus"AL: You should only wear a mask if
a healthcare professional recommends it.Inter-provincial Buses and Trains Shut DownAP repeats not to wear masksUSA Today: DIY Masks IneffectiveCDC: "You do not need to wear a facemask
unless you are caring for someone who is
sick (and they are not able to wear a facemask)."Guardian: Nurses Fired for Refusing
to work w/o MasksNIAID: "I don't understand [why states
aren't issuing stay-at-home orders]"Inter-Provincial Travel Mostly BannedCNN: "Asia may have been right
about coronavirus and face masks"Reinfection May be PossibleCNN: "People are getting conflicting advice on face masks"All Film and TV Filming Shut DownLA Times: "Face masks could provide coronavirus protection"Americans "peddling millions of nonexistent masks" in scamBBC: Gov't Steals 200,000 MasksAmericans "fake 39 million masks" scamWP: Many Businesses ban MasksPublic Health Emergency of International ConcernUCSF: "culturally, the U.S. wasn’t ... prepared to wear masks"CNN: Best way to reduce coronavirus
transmission is by wearing a face maskWashington State's face mask requirement startsCNBC: "Coronavirus mask mandates
differ across the country as hot spots
multiply and states play politics"Aubrey Huff: "I’d rather die from coronavirus than
live the rest of my life in fear and wear a mask"USA Today: "Despite warnings, the US
wasn’t prepared with masks for coronavirus.
Now it’s too late"Reuters: U.S. divided over masks50% of Americans Have Worn Masks for COVIDFree Treatment at all hospitals
for all flu symptoms in WuhanHill: FDA halts Bill Gates coronavirus testing programWP: Coronavirus may never go away, even with a vaccineNIH cuts coronavirus research fundingUS Blocks UN Request to end hostilities during COVID-1935% of coronavirus patients don't have symptomsAll 50 States Have Eased Coronavirus RestrictionsNYT: Armed militia-style protesters have
helped businesses across Texas defy
coronavirus lockdowns and reopen.Virus is AirborneCDC Admits AirbornePeople Getting COVID on PurposePeople Partying to Intentionally Violate
RestrictionsVirus is Airborne (Possible)Slate: Silent Spread Might be a "Good Sign"Florida Refuses to Make Data PublicNature: Thousands of coronavirus tests are going unused in US labs
lack of a national strategy is largely to blameFirst Case (Unconfirmed)
French athletesIncubation period max 24 daysFirst Case (Unconfirmed)
Italian athletesFirst Case (Unconfirmed)
Spanish athletesCNN: Rampant Protest Parties and GatheringsInternational Health Authorities AwareReports of Large House PartiesLarge College Parties ReportedAerosol Transmission PossibleLarge Parties ReportedTests Can Fail Several Times20,000 People Attend NASCAR
Some social distancing usedVirus Found in Feces62,417 People Attend Super BowlNew Virus Confirmed to be Cause of Disease76,885 Attend College Football Game54,024 Attend NFL Pro Bowl17,163 Attend Football Game17,815 Attend Football Game17,634 Attend Football Game17,206 Attend Football Game15,031 Attend Football Game29,172 Attend Football Game14,979 Attend Football Game17,103 Attend Football GameGuan Yi, SARS Expert from HK says
No proof of human-to-human transmission18,117 Attend Football Game22,060 Attend Football Game29,554 Attend Football Game12,221 Attend Football GameWuhan Health Commission Advises Citizens to Wear Masks12,116 Attend Football GameWuhan Health Commission Suggests Wearing Masks27,527 Attend Football Game18,332 Attend Football Game12,245 Attend Football Game19,773 Attend Football Game15,950 Attend Football Game16,342 Attend Football Game12,181 Attend Football GameVirus from Wuhan Uploaded to GISAID1.4m people gather for Mardi GrasTens of Thousands Gather at Prayer MarchWidespread Large Gatherings ReportedWidespread BeachgoersVirus Found in UrineThousands Gather for RaceWoman tests positive after 8 negativesThousands Gather at FuneralVirus Found in TearsTens of Thousands Gather at ParadeTens of Thousands Gather at Trump RallyTens of Thousands Gather at Game Parade20,000 Go to MemorialGlobal Pandemic Declared11,000 Go to Bernie RallyCDC Declares Testing Kits don't work2,500 Gather at FuneralPublic Health Emergency DeclaredThousands Flock to CA BeachesOnly 3 States Capable of TestingThousands Gather at Block PartyWHO Test Kits Rejected
CDC Declares Already Has Their OwnThousands Gather in ParkAll 50 States Can TestThousands Gather for Boating EventCNBC: NYC Doctor Reports Begging to TestThousands Gather for JuneteenthForbes Calls CDC NegligentThousands Attend Popup PartySurgeon General: Masks can "increase a
person's risk of contracting COVID-19"Thousands Gather at ConcertVice President Tells Public Not to Wear MasksThousands Gather for FireworksVice President Tells Public There Aren't Enough TestsThousands Gather at Worship ConcertThousands Gather at ConcertUS Active Cases Surpasses China'sThousands Gather at PrayerCDC Denies Dr. Helen Y. Chu
Permission to Test for COVID-19Thousands Gather at CourthouseDr. Helen Y. Chu Tests Patients
Against the Government's support
They have COVID-19Thousands Gather at Trump EventTrump: "Totally under control"Thousands Attend FuneralTrump: "We have pretty much shut it down"Thousands Gather at Motorcycle EventTrump: "Coronavirus is very much
under control in the USA"Thousands of Hikers Crowd TrailsThousands ignore social distancing rulesTrump praises CDCThousands attend Religious GatheringTrump: "Cases going to be down to close to zero"20,000 Gather at Trump RallyCDC Issues Wuhan Travel Notice
Lvl 1: "practice usual precautions"Thousands Gather at Trump RallyForeign Nationals banned from WuhanThousands Gather at Trump RallyAmericans freely travel to and from China and other nations
Travel ban described as fake
Washington times: "Trump never actually banned flights from China or Europe. "Thousands Gather at Trump RallyHHS Requests $2B for respirators
DeniedThousands Gather at Trump RallyThree airports screen passengers from WuhanThousands Gather at Trump RallyNYT: Government reported to be debating
how "far to go in telling Americans the truth"Thousands Gather at Trump RallyHHS: US has only 1% of masks needed for pandemicThousands Gather at Trump RallyDefense Production ActThousands Gather at Trump RallyCDC Warns Public prepare for outbreakThousands Gather at Trump RallyState department allows infected Americans
into US, causing largest cluster outside China
Against CDC recommendationsThousands Gather at Trump RallyWide Travel restrictions for non-AmericansThousands Gather at Trump Rally(Later) Wei Guixian becomes sick at market
Earliest case connected to marketThousands Gather at Trump RallyCDC Recommends "Consider Wearing Cloth Face Masks"Thousands Gather at Trump RallyCNBC: 13 States have no lockdownThousands Gather at Trump RallyBBC: Trump will not wear maskThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyWHO says new China coronavirus could spread, warns hospitals worldwide
- "It is possible that there is limited human-to-human transmission"Thousands Gather at Trump RallyZhang Jixian Examines elderly couple
- Finds they have abnormal pneumonia
- Inspects their son, who also has abnormal pneumonia
- No relation to market
- Brings them to Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western MedicineThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyZhang Jixian Reports pneumonia cases to hospital
Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western MedicineThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyCats can be infectedThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallySurgeon General says risk is low for coronavirus
but high for fluThousands Gather at Trump RallyDogs Can be infectedThousands Gather at Trump RallyThousands Gather at Trump RallyWhite House Pushes U.S. Officials to Criticize ChinaThousands Gather at Trump RallyTrump: Mass testing not neededCDC Stops Tracking Testing (temporarily)First clearly confirmed h2h high probability casesJohns Hopkins Estimates CDC is Reporting only .3 - 3% of Cases
CDC Reports 1,663Ohio Estimates it has 100,000 Cases
CDC reports Ohio has 5 CasesYale: Cases Substantially UndercountedMost States Under-reporting CasesNYC Mayor does not recommend changing behaviorStudy: Only a Fraction of Cases being ReportedCNN: Only 7 States have (limited) mask requirementsCDC: 24 Million Infections(Later) First DeathCDC Says Over 90% of Cases UnreportedNBC: WHO: "There may have been limited human-to-human transmission"Study Says Cases up to 24 times higherReuters: WHO: "New China coronavirus could spread," warns hospitals worldwide.Deadline: Cases Being Under-reportedWHO: "Risk of a possible wider outbreak"Business Insider:
"Cases are probably 10 times higher
than the official numbers"WHO Visits WuhanHigh proportion of infections of
health care personnel is going undetectedWHO: "limited human transmission between family members"
risk of wider human-to-human transmission should not be regarded as “surprising”Daily Beast: Massive UnderreportingWHO Guidelines: "healthcare workers should assume the potential for respiratory spread"Massive Death UnderreportingWHO Guidelines: "specimens should be regarded as potentially infectious"Daily Beast: Rampant Mismatched Reporting MethodsWHO Guidelines: medical workers should wear masks, goggles, gowns.Testing backlog Vastly Under-reported
Up to 50%Slate: End of Federal Social DistancingIowa Improperly backdating
COVID-19 test resultsWP: White House bans Fauci from Testifying
About US ResponseStates Under-reporting TestsGovernment Turns Down Offer for Masks
From Prestige AmeritechABC: Deaths off by "perhaps" 50%Huanan Market Not SourceStudy Suggests Deaths 1.5-3x higher
(Not peer reviewed)CNN: Thousands disregarded health guidanceAtlantic: CDC distorting metrics (and other mistakes)Politico: Trump interfering with CDC reportingCDC: We are Being MuzzledAtlantic: CDC and State Metrics Don't MatchNew Records for Daily Cases Nearly DailyNYT: Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than ReportedFauci: "Not a major threat"Deaths Continue to Be Underreported in Every StateCOVID Task Force Fauci: Travel restrictions ineffectiveNurse Union Accuses CDC of Under-reporting CasesCOVID Task Force: No need for behavior changeMany states Under-reporting TestingCOVID Task Force: Risk of contracting COVID-19 is "miniscule"Alabama: Cases Under-reportedCOVID Task Force Fauci: "Absolutely no reason
whatsoever to wear a mask"Texas Under-reporting CasesCOVID Task Force: China is not faking their numbersCOVID Task Force FormedDHHS Crimson Contagion Results Released(Later) COVID-19 Discovered in Spain
(Awaiting confirmation)Atlantic: "We don't have enough masks"Vice President Urges MasksWSJ: "Pandemic seems inevitable"Officials Hiding Meat Factories' CasesFrmr Head FDA warns congress of several medical supply chain issuesTrump: "We’re headed back in a very strong fashion"HHS Secretary warns Trump about virus
Trump Interrupts to Ask when Vaping regulation will be lifted
And calls him "alarmist"(Later) COVID-19 Discovered in BrazilWHO: Public Health Emergency
of International Concern80% of States' Cases RisingHHS: Supply chain and transportation impacts
will likely result in significant shortagesMajority of Nurses Made to Reuse MasksWHO: Global Risk HighWP: Supplies "desperately needed"White House Domestic Policy Council Warns
"... virus ... likely to dominate life
in the United States for many months"WP: Hospitals, Volunteers Crowdsource MasksFormer Trump Admin WSJ Op-Ed
"Act Now to Prevent an American Epidemic"President Wears MaskU.S. Army infectious disease expert: "we should treat this as the next pandemic"CNBC: Cases are surging because nation
"didn’t totally shut down"Memo: "Americans defenseless in
the case of a full-blown coronavirus
outbreak on U.S. soil"President: COVID "will probably unfortunately
get worse before it gets better"Memo: increasing probability of pandemic
could infect 100 million
could kill 1-2 millionCDC Reduces Isolation from 14 to 10 Days
In Most CasesPolitico: Obama-Trump Admin Pandemic Exercise
could become as bad as 1918ABC: CDC director downplays coronavirus modelsFauci Warns of new or
re-emerging infection in this administrationMinks can be infectedDirector of National Intelligence reports
"...novel or reemerging microbe ...
that is easily transmissible between humans ...
remains a major threat...
potential to ... kill millions"CDC: Schools shouldn’t close
if someone gets COVID-19Bill Gates: US not Prepared for PandemicAssumed First Case (Contracted Jan 15)Director of National Intelligence
Potential for a severe global health
emergency that could lead to major
economic and societal disruptionsNYT: Trump tries to cut CDC 277m
of pandemic-preparedness funding
to offset increased military spendingWP: National Security Council
Director of medical and bio-defense preparedness
threat of pandemic flu is the number one health security concern
US is not preparedPBS: Trump Cuts $1.35 billion
from Prevention and Public Health Fund2 Congress Members:
United States vulnerable to pandemicsWP: CDC Announces cuts of 80%
global disease outbreak prevent efforts
including in China
due to lack of funding
Begins October 2019Senator Urges Trump
to prepare for the next pandemic threatWP: Global health security team disbanded
No senior administration official
focused solely on global health securityUp to 240,000 Deaths PossibleWP: Tom Bossert resigns/is fired
Previously called for comprehensive
strategy against pandemicsFOX: Global Pandemic FearsWP: Trump administration ill-prepared
for a global pandemicFOX: We still don't have the testingWP: Bill Gates Urges Pandemic PreventionWP: 1.5m Masks/day Project AbandonedWHO: Whole World Needs to be Alert NowShortages of Masks, other PPE
50% more medical personnel
infections due to shortageWHO: Global Threat Very HighTrump: In some ways it’s easier
and in some ways it’s a little bit tougher
than seasonal fluWHO: Pandemic is AcceleratingPeople being denied tests for not
showing "severe symptoms"My video:
What will happen if the
Coronavirus Epidemic Hits USA?NYT: Up to 2/3 Deaths UnreportedHalf as many deaths as Seasonal Flu
(Approximate date)NYT: Rampant Falsifications, Errors, Issues
with Case reportingAs many deaths as Seasonal Flu
(Approximate date)Florida Beaches Open after Death SpikeDouble deaths of Seasonal Flu
(Approximate date)Forbes: Deceased Elderly People Going UntestedTriple deaths of Seasonal Flu
(Approximate date)Atlantic: CDC overstating ability to testAtlantic: Lack of COVID-19 safety protocols in WhitehouseVirus found in SemenAtlantic: US not Prepared for PandemicFOX: Several states not adhering to CDC guidelinesAtlantic: Cases on Exponential CurveObesity linked to death rateStudy: 2.2m US Deaths PossibleExpansion of Travel RestrictionsAtlantic: Masks give a better chance
of avoiding infection, and ... a better
chance of contracting only a mild illnessFOX: FB Misinformation had 3.8 Billion viewsHarvard Prof: "it will [likely] not be containable"Stanford Prof: Orders of magnitude
more people have been infectedNYT: 1.7 million people could dieFOX: Some States push back against CDC guidelinesNYT: We must do everything we can ...
to contain and extinguish this ... outbreak before it
becomes ... a devastating global pandemic.Ex-health officials urge states to abandon CDC
for "promoting policies that will prolong the pandemic"FDA Reports Drug ShortagesTrump to reporter: more deadly than fluTrump is Warned: "This will be the biggest national
security threat you face in your presidency"Trump to reporter: transmissible in airTrump to reporter: 5% death rateTrump to reporter: dangerous to young peopleTrump to reporter: "I wanted to play it down"
"I still like playing it down"
"I don't want to create a panic"Forbes: (Unconfirmed Study) First potential US CaseCDC Issues Public AlertWHO: No evidence of *significant* human-to-human transmissionWHO refuses to rule out human-to-human spreadTrump: Risk is very, very lowTrump Encourages Full ChurchesTIME: Trump Delays US World Wide Threat Assessment Indefinitely
Warned the US "remains unprepared for a global pandemic"AP: Former HHS Sec: We "wasted two months"
by not ordering masks sooner(Later) First Case (Six of them)(Later) First Case
- Not associated with marketTrump Orders National EmergencyCARES Act Signed(Later) Earliest case with known individual
No connection to marketCoronavirus Preparedness and Response
Supplemental Appropriations Act EnactedPaycheck Protection Program and
Health Care Enhancement Act EnactedPandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness
and Advancing Innovation ActWHO: 95% of Worldwide Cases UnreportedProMED Notified
(First International Warning)WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board:
"The world is at acute risk for devastating
regional or global disease epidemics or
pandemics that not only cause loss of life
but upend economies and create social chaos."Foreign Policy: "Pandemic Is Coming
but nobody is interested in doing
anything about it"Vox: "The next global pandemic could kill millions of us.
Experts say we’re really not prepared."CNN: "Risk of a global pandemic
is growing and the world isn't ready"Event 201Johns Hopkins: Event 201 Pandemic simulation
exercise spotlights massive preparedness gapForbes: "We are woefully unprepared"Foreign Policy: "Presidential Candidates Are Ignoring
One of the World’s Biggest Looming Threats"Daily Mail: "Deadly pandemic could sweep the world"NYT: We Must Prepare for the Next PandemicForeign Policy: The Next Pandemic Will Be Arriving ShortlyWHO: "The question is not if we will have
another pandemic, but when. We must be
vigilant and prepared"Live Science: We’re Due For a Flu PandemicThe Conversation: "The US is not ready for the next pandemic."
The U.S. should commit to pandemic preparedness by creating
a position of authority within the White House that transcends
administrations and elevates pandemics as existential threats
to a national security priority."New Scientist: A new flu pandemic is a matter of timeBusiness Insider: The next pandemic is comingBill Gates: We are not preparedFauci: Biggest concern is an influenza pandemicWorld Bank: Pandemic will come "sooner than we expect"Govtech: A Flu Pandemic Is Coming
Emphasizes ventilators and other preparationScientific American: "An influenza outbreak
remains the scariest scenario in public health"Foreign Affairs: Trump Administration
May Be Woefully UnderpreparedLancet: "An influenza pandemic represents
a real threat that could only be managed
with a rapid and effective response from both
national governments and the international
health community"Vox: "We are not prepared""The big one is coming"
"And when it comes, it will affect every human alive today. "Hoover Institution highlights challenges with
pandemic preparednessHarvard: "Be more Scared" of
pandemic unpreparednessPolitifact: Mask only needed if you're sickPolitifact: Only people who are infected
or caring for someone who is need to wear a maskFactcheck.org
- "There is no need for people in the US to wear face masks"
- Masks not "especially protective"Mercury Times: No need to wear
surgical masks or the N95 respiratorsAP: Masks only advised for sick airline
passengers and healthcare workersSnopes: Masks only advised for sick airline
passengers and healthcare workers (AP)CDC: "does *not* currently recommend the use of face masks for the general public."Fauci says intentionally misled about the masksIllinois Department of Public Health: "The virus
is not spreading widely across the community"Illinois Department of Public Health: "We are not recommending
people in the general public to take additional precautions,
such as canceling activities or avoiding going out"CDC: "We do not think that the American
public should be going out and buying masks"CDC: "Does not currently recommend
the use of face masks for the general public"CDC: "This virus is not spreading in the community"CDC: "Please fight the urge to buy a mask"CDC: "We really do not think this is the time
for Americans to be going out and getting masks"CDC Doesn't recommend avoiding crowds
unless older or underlying illnessesTIME: "Masks will not be that effective"Human-to-human Transmission in USA Confirmed
28 days after first case
11 days after first reported caseCDC: "There is some indication that limited person-to-person spread is happening"CDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC: "The risk of this novel coronavirus
to the American public at large remains low"CDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC: "The immediate risk to the American
public continues to be low"CDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC: "In the U.S., this virus is not spreading in the community"CDC: "The immediate health risk from
the new virus to the general American public is low"CDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC: "The immediate health risk from this new virus
and the general American public is low"NIAID Fauci: "We don't want the American public
to be worried about this because their risk is low"Quarantines Enabled for Americans
Who traveled to certain Chinese areasCDC: "We're not seeing community spread here in the United States"CDC: Possible, even likely, that
[community spread] may eventually happenTrump: "We're very, very ready for this"Trump: "The risk to the American people remains very low"Trump, of Travel Restrictions: "right now it’s not the right time"Trump: "We have it very well under control"Trump: "very well under control in our country"White House: "We have contained this"Trump: "Anybody that needs a test, gets a test"CDC: "Disruption to everyday life may be severe"CDC: "We do not currently recommend the use
of face masks for the general American public"CDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC: "We are preparing as if this were the next pandemic"CDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC Doesn't make recommendations
about masks, crowds, etcCDC clarifies Mask guidance: "they are not regulations.
They are not commands. But they are recommendations
or even suggestions"CDC: We know [wearing masks] worksCDC: "It's up to each individual
to take the responsibility to embrace
the importance of wearing a mask,
social distancing, washing your hands,
and being smart about crowds."CDC: We have misdiagnosed COVID deaths as Flu deathsUSA Today: No Clear CDC Tracking
"limited transparency"
"CDC neither publishes nor collects comprehensive data"
"no one knows how many Americans have been tested or are infected"
"It is really hard to understand why they haven't been prepared"USA Today: Multiple Testing IssuesPeak Active CasesNumber One by Cumulative CasesWuhan Quarantine LiftedNumber One by DeathsDeaths in all 50 StatesOver 1 Million Active CasesOver 1 Million Cumulative CasesSome Airlines require masksState Reopening Plans ReleasedVirus Not Man-madeUSA Today: Don't get Antibody testingStates loosening restrictionsWidespread re-openingMemorial Day weekend parties
without protections100,000 DeadUS ends relationship with WHO
is massively behind in paymentsUSA Today: "Antibody tests could be key to reopening the country"Trump takes officeCDC Recommends Masks (only to Medical Workers
In contact with Wuhan travelers showing symptoms,
or those patients)Live Science: New SARS-Like Virus in China
May Spread Between People in Limited CasesThousands Gather at Trump RallyCDC Begins Press BriefingsFive airports screen passengers from WuhanCDC Upgrades Wuhan Travel Notice to Lvl 2US Sitting on 1.5 Million N95 masks
expired but deemed safeNYT: Scarcity of ventilators has become an emergencyNYT: Gov't "Not providing national rationing
guidelines for the coronavirus outbreak"Companies hiking up mask prices markedlyWhite House coronavirus task force "missing" 50 percent of testing dataWSJ: Government has "failed"
(Testing related)CDC Specifically tells States
test "only patients showing symptoms who
had travel histories in mainland China"FDA Begins Loosening Testing Restrictions
For Unapproved Testing MethodsCDC Widens Test Criteria
Only Need Doctor Approval
(Not enough tests though)FDA: Commercial Test ApprovedExpansion of Travel RestrictionsCruise Ships Stop SailingFamilies First Coronavirus Response ActGM Forced to make ventilatorsLarge Groups ReportedVirus can survive 28 days on surfacesBI: 12 states reported record coronavirus case countsWorld Bank Launches Pandemic BondsFauci warns about epidemic preparednessBI: "Do not wear a face mask if you do not have the virus"Trump: 85% of People Who
Wear Masks Get COVID-19Patients being denied testing despite showing symptomsMany are denied tests or must wait
several days for results due to backlogPeople waiting weeks for test results90% Nurses reusing Single-Use PPE68% of Nurses Required to reuse single-use PPECDC: Cases Likely 10 Times Higher than ReportedVast Majority of States in "Uncontrolled Spread"Record-Breaking Cases Per Day (Again)White House chief of staff:
"We’re not going to control the pandemic"Over 100,000 Cases Per DayCNN: New infections "soaring" in 43 statesCDC Admits Masks
"protect both the wearers and those around them"Around 5 MILLION Cases in USAHHS Email recommends herd immunity and
"allowing the non-high risk groups expose themselves to the virus"California reporting more cases than most countries in the worldDoctor: "Tennessee is ‘worst in the world’
for coronavirus transmission"Tenants being evictedCompanies Encouraging Sick WorkersChina Begins VaccinationsChina Vaccinations cost $60(Later) COVID-19 Discovered in ItalyUS life expectancy drops dramatically due to COVID-19CDC: Highly transmissible variant to become dominant in USNightclubs ignoring distancing rulesCDC: 58% of Americans Had Been Infected
191 MillionPeriods
*Wuhan rolls out infrared thermometers
to airports, railway stations, coach stations, and passenger terminalsWuhan Health Commission says
No new casesWuhan Military GamesOnly testing cases from China, Iran, Italy, Japan or South Korea
Or direct connection to known cases
With symptomsWE: DHHS Runs Crimson Contagion
Simulation of Pandemic ILI From ChinaWP: Trump widely ignores warnings about COVID-19Some states begin stay at home ordersNew Jersey Mayor Infected (Unconfirmed)Reuters: US Field Epidemiology Training Program in China AbandonedNYT: Ventilator Maintenance Abandoned
due to contract changesNYT: Less Than 10 Mins per meeting
on testing issuesSome states begin undoing stay at home ordersEarliest Human to Human Transmission (Unconfirmed)400,000+ People Gather w/o Mandatory Masks
Sturgis Rally
Disputed estimate claims 267,000 infections causedThousands of Unrelated Protests (BLM, etc)116,800 People Gather at SundanceProtests Against Masks and PoliciesSome States Hide 90% of CasesStudy: Deaths Under-reported by 28%CNN: (Unsourced) NCMI in Fort Detrick
Issues mutliple warnings to US about contagion in ChinaPolitico: Trump briefed about pandemic playbookWHO GEOCX Global Pandemic response SimulationOnly testing cases from China
Or direct connection to known casesSocial Distancing Guidelines
Avoid groups of 10 or more
(90% reduction if done 2 weeks earlier)Trump Begins 70% China CDC US Staff DismissalHundreds of church gatherings
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