Sunday, March 22, 2020

Sunday Stuff - Part 1

On a sunny but cool Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, 10 U.S. states each have 500 or more coronavirus cases.

From Townhall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a test that can diagnose the coronavirus in 45 minutes.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to an MSNBC anchor, "universal health care" is not "socialist".

From the Washington Examiner, according to one of Mr. Bill's former advisor, the coronavirus tilts the presidential race toward President Trump.

From The Federalist, the coronavirus bailout is looking ugly.

From American Thinker, why was Dr. Anthony Fauci more restrained in his response to the H1N1 virus in 2009 than he is to the present coronavirus?

From LifeZette, New York's Mr. Bill plans to start emptying jails due to the coronavirus.

From NewsBusters, The Washington Post devotes four pages to a singer who had her only hit song in 1992.

From Canada Free Press, the panic over the coronavirus is a "betrayal of the masses".

From CBC News, Canadians returning from Morocco urge Prime Minister Trudeau to bring everyone who is stranded by coronavirus-related shutdowns back to Canada.

From Global News, according to Trudeau, the Canadian House of Commons will reconvene to pass legislation to deal with the coronavirus.

From CTV News, according to the union representing Canadian correctional officers, the program for providing prisoners with clean needles will not be expanded due to the coronavirus.

From TeleSUR, Cuba sends doctors and nurses to Italy.

From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils a 12-week lockdown for "vulnerable" people.

From the Evening Standard, more public spaces close as many Britons ignore the government's "stay at home" advice.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a look at the English village of Eyam, where residents quarantined themselves against the plague in the 17th century.

From the (Irish) Independent, about 40,000 people in Ireland are waiting to be tested for the coronavirus.

From the Irish Examinerthe Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium in Cork will be used as a coronavirus testing center.

From VRT NWS, Belgium barricades its border roads against non-essential traffic.

From The Brussels Times, Belgian scientists and doctors advise people to stay physically active during the coronavirus crisis.

From the NL Times, Dutch museums expand their online content due to the coronavirus.

From Dutch News, Dutch people are urged to avoid beaches and trains.

From Deutsche Welle, after meeting with an infected doctor, German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes into quarantine.

From the CPH Post, "put on a happy face".

From Polskie Radio, Poland reports its seventh death from the coronavirus.

From Radio Prague, two planeloads of protective gear arrive in the Czech Republic from China.

From The Slovak Spectator, archaeologists discover treasure in Obišovce, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian government considers a bill against spreading fake news about the coronavirus.

From Hungary Today, Hungary reports two deaths from the coronavirus and 12 recoveries.

From About Hungary, Hungary's chief medical officer warns of "large-scale infections" and points out that everyone has his own responsibilities.

From Russia Today, Russia bans international flights except to capital cities or those done for evacuation.

From Sputnik International, Russia plans to make the first topographical 3-D map of the moon.

From The Moscow Times, Russians make small-scale protests against President Putin's plans to amend the Russian consitutition.

From Romania-Insider, Romania buys 2 million coronavirus test kits from South Korea.

From Radio Bulgaria, President Rumen Radev partially vetoes the Bulgarian parliament's emergency measures bill.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov disagrees with Radev's veto.

From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a full lockdown.

From the Greek Reporter, 51 DJs through a "balcony party" in Katerini, Greece.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, two earthquakes strike Zagreb, Croatia.

From Balkan Insight, a magnitude-5.3 earthquake strikes Zagreb, Croatia.

From Total Croatia News, more about the earthquakes which struck Zagreb, Croatia.

From Total Slovenia News, the Zagreb earthquake is felt in Slovenia.

From the Malta Independent, non-essential services and shops will be closed in Malta due to the coronavirus.

From Malta Today, according to Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, coronavirus aid legislation "might be reviewed shortly".

From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte closes all non-essential businesses after almost 800 more people die from the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, three Swiss hospitals agree to take in coronavirus patients from France.

From France24, France launches an online test to assess symptoms of the coronavirus.

From RFI, France's coronavirus-related lockdown poses a conundrum for migrants and the homeless.

From El País, Spanish hospital workers call the coronavirus crisis "the war of our generation".

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government guarantees "essential services" such as water, gas, electricity and trash collection.

From The Conservative Woman, the contradictions of "human rights" ideology.

From The Stream, Christians will get through this crisis.

From Legal Insurrection, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) tests positive for the coronavirus.

From the New York Post, according to the head of FEMA, medical supplies are currently being shipped to hospitals.

From the eponymous site of Sharyl Atkisson, who will receive money from the $8.3 billion coronavirus emergency response legislation?

From Twitchy, TV host Jake Tapper explains why he didn't fact check congresscritter AOC's (D-NY) lie about President Trump.

And from WPVI-TV, neighbors in Plymouth Meeting, PA create a social distance working in their front yards.

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