Today is the first day of Spring, which normally seems to fall on the 20th or 21st of March during most years, but this year falls on the 19th. The extra day in February might have come into play. As the season starts, here are some things going on:
From National Review, a free-market economist talks about the coronavirus.
From FrontpageMag, Raymond Ibrahim recounts speaking at the U.S. Army War College’s Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, PA.
From Townhall, President Trump announces that the FDA has approved a drug previously used against malaria for prescription treatment of the coronavirus.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a labor activist group exploits the coronavirus to get money.
From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) ends her presidential campaign and endorses former Vice President Joe Biden.
From The Federalist, neither Senator Socialism (I-VT) nor Joe Biden would have saved American lives like Trump did with travel bans.
From American Thinker, the cruise ship Diamond Princess, called a "petri-dish" for the coronavirus, provides some interesting facts.
From CNS News, a U.S. state department official challenges China's story about the coronavirus outbreak.
From LifeZette, it may be political calculation, but Trump is praised for his coronavirus actions by, believe it or not, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN). (Just in case, please beware of flying pigs.)
From NewsBusters, a contributor to CNN and MSNBC wishes the coronavirus on FLOTUS Melania Trump.
From Canada Free Press, while the coronavirus runs around the world, White House correspondents chase down phantom racists.
From CBC News, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, coronavirus-related closures and social distancing could be in place for a long time.
From Global News, distilleries in Alberta start making hand sanitizer.
From CTV News, the Canadian territory of Nunavut declares a health emergency ahead of any coronavirus cases being discovered.
From TeleSUR, Costa Rica closes its borders until April 12 due to the coronavirus.
From Morocco World News, Morocco's health ministry announces a second patient recovering from the coronavirus.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey closes its land borders with Greece and Bulgaria.
From Turkish Minute, 32 bar associations in Turkey call for prisoners to be released due to the coronavirus.
From Rûdaw, the U.S. hands al-Qaim military base over to the Iraqi Security Forces, called "the first step" of a withdrawal.
From In-Cyprus, 626 foreign citizens are repatriated from Cyprus through the Paphos airport.
From The Syrian Observer, two Hezbollah terrorists are captured Suweida, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz agrees to a unity government in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take the first turn in his current office.
From The Times Of Israel, the Blue and White party petitions Israel's High Court against Speaker Yuli Edelstein's decision to close the Knesset.
From The Jerusalem Post, police arrest protesters near the Knesset for violating coronavirus-related rules against large gatherings.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, both Netanyahu and Edelstein are threatening Israeli democracy.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt places a curfew on restaurants, cafes and commercial shops until March 31st.
From Egypt Today, Egypt temporarily bans the export of masks and all types of alcohol.
From StepFeed, Arab cities become ghost towns due to the coronavirus.
From The New Arab, although Yemen has tested thousands of people for the coronavirus, none have turned out positive.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia reports eight recoveries from the coronavirus.
From Radio Farda, Iran releases a U.S. Navy veteran from prison on humanitarian grounds, but requires him to stay in the country.
From IranWire, a document shows that the Iranian government ignored warnings about the coronavirus.
From Dawn, "the contagion has landed".
From The Express Tribune, the first group of Chinese workers on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor return to Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan People's Party leader Biliwal Bhutto-Zardari calls for a complete shutdown of Pakistan to contain the coronavirus.
From Khaama Press, a roadside bomb in the Afghan province of Nangarhar sends a Taliban commander and his security guard to their virgins.
From The Hans India, 10 things from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech about the coronavirus.
From the Hindustan Times, India bans international flights for a week and calls for its states to enforce a work-from-home protocol for private sector workers.
From ANI, an Indian minister clarifies earlier comments about sunlight and the coronavirus.
From India Today, what is India's"janata curfew"?
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh restricts gatherings due to the coronavirus.
From the Daily Mirror, a Sri Lankan woman make an unusual but unsuccessful attempt at preventing police from arresting a drug suspect.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka postpones its general election due to the coronavirus.
From Maldives Insider, according to the tourism promotion chief of the Maldive Islands, the country is preparing for the surge in tourism expected after the coronavirus peaks.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Lebanese man sprays passengers with disinfectant and shouts "Allahu Corona!" at the main railroad station in Leipzig, Germany.
From Gatestone Institute, "how the European Union turned the coronavirus into a pandemic".
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian President Joko Widodo orders rapid tests for the coronavirus.
From The Straits Times, Malaysia may let its citizens with jobs in Singapore to travel there if they can be housed there.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian Armed Forces denies spraying disinfectant from helicopters.
From Free Malaysia Today, all mosques in Malaysia will suspend their Friday prayers due to the coronavirus.
From The Mainichi, police in Osaka, Japan investigate a pharmacy for allegedly claiming that dandelion tea prevents coronavirus infection.
From The Stream, the "verbal voodoo" coming from or invoked on behalf of China.
From WPVI-TV, Pennsylvania confirms a total of 180 coronavirus cases.
From Breitbart, New York City confirms 3,615 coronavirus cases.
From Reason, the Supreme Court postpones oral arguments due to the coronavirus.
From the New York Post, a look inside the naval hospital ship USNS Comfort, which will be deployed to New York City.
And from Twitchy, a noted former NFL player and acquitted murder suspect wants golf courses to stay open.
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