Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Tuesday Things - Part 1

On a cool cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the current coronavirus-related shutdowns will not be accepted indefinitely.

From FrontpageMag, Democrats drag out the Senate's response to the coronavirus.

From Townhall, what Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) had to say about Speaker Pelosi's (D-Cal) "liberal wish list".

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Democratic Party's leading super PAC will start putting out ads against President Trump's response to the coronavirus, using money from George Soros.

From the Washington Examiner, even while criticized for his response to the coronavirus, Trump's numbers rise.

From The Federalist, Pelosi's horrible decision to hold the U.S. hostage.

From American Thinker, in the coronavirus era, America needs more than just physical walls.

From CNS News, according to Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), the Senate was close to agreeing on a coronavirus relief bill until Pelosi showed up.

From LifeZette, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University, claims by Pelosi and former Vice President Biden that the Trump administration was unprepared for the coronavirus were false.

From NewsBusters, NBC and MSNBC blame Trump for the death of a man who ate fish medication.

From Canada Free Press, cleansing and disinfecting are not the same thing.

From CBC News, Canada's House of Commons suspends as the governing and opposition parties spar over their coronavirus aid package.

From CTV News, international students from Canada rush to return home.

From TeleSUR, Bolivia's government declines Cuba's offer to help it fight the coronavirus.

From The Conservative Woman, have the British surrendered their liberties for a spook?

From the Express, the U.K. calls for an army of 250,000 volunteers as thousands of retired doctors come out of retirement.

From the Evening Standard, the business Ineos plans to build a hand sanitizer plan in 10 days.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. almost doubles its number of coronavirus tests.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland imposes new restrictions and shutdowns due to the coronavirus.

From the Irish Examiner, "this is not a lockdown", says the Irish government.

From EuroNews, an Irish boy figures out a way to practice soccer while under coronavirus-related confinement.

From VRT NWS, Flemish doctors point out that they are available for ailments other than the coronavirus.

From The Brussels Times, according to researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven, there is no indication that the coronavirus can be transmitted through pregnancy or breastfeeding.

From the NL Times, Amsterdam will observe National Remembrance Day on May 4th, but without any audience.

From Dutch News, the Netherlands confirms 5,560 total coronavirus cases and 276 deaths.

From Deutsche Welle, eight men are found guilty of belonging to the terrorist group Revolution Chemnitz.

From Voice Of Europe, a church is burned in Dombås, Norway reportedly in revenge for the burning of a Koran.  (If you read Norwegian, read the story at Document.)

From the CPH Post, the Danish economy faces a "historic" downturn due to the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Poland introduces more restrictions due to the coronavirus.

From Radio Prague, a Czech patient in critical condition from the coronavirus is treated with a drug developed to fight Ebola.

From The Slovak Spectator, face masks become obligatory and other measures against the coronavirus in Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, the Hungarian government will deal with the coronavirus crisis even if the opposition does not vote to extend the state of emergency.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition parties explain their opposition to extending the state of emergency.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, a shipment of over 3 million face masks and 86 ventilators arrives in Hungary.

From Russia Today, Russia bans the export of buckwheat and other grains.

From Sputnik News, Russian President Putin puts on a hazmat suit to visit hospitalized coronavirus patients.

From The Moscow Times, Russia's coronavirus-related border closures leave migrant workers stranded at Moscow's airports.

From Romania-Insider, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis quarantines his entire country.

From Novinite, Bulgaria sets up a Medical Council.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria's customs agency provides ethanol for use in disinfection.

From Radio Bulgaria, trucks waiting to cross between Bulgaria and Romania have to wait almost two hours.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek government announces changes to the times when supermarkets can be open.

From the Greek Reporter, migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesvos make their own face masks.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, a new E.U. special envoy for dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo is expected to take office in April.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian Serbs oppose the building of a new migrant camp in the village of Lipa.

From Total Croatia News, Bosniaks in Croatia condemn the desecration of a mosque in Zagreb.

From Total Slovenia News, how many people in Slovenia are hospitalized with the coronavirus, and how many are in an ICU?

From the Malta Independent, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela announces new measures in response to the coronavirus.

From Malta Today, Maltese bishops limit feast celebrations to Sunday pilgrimages.

From ANSA, 10,000 people in Italy are cited for violative coronavirus-related lockdown rules.

From Free West Media, Italy green-lights a trial of the Japanese drug Avigan.

From SwissInfo, Swiss authorities reject calls to lock down the resort area of Verbier.

From France24, the French cartoonist who drew Asterix and Obelix cartoons dies at age 92.

From RFI, France limits the number of mourners at funerals due to the coronavirus.

From Euractiv, France's National Institute of Medical Research starts testing four experimental treatments for the coronavirus disease.  (If you read French, read the story at La Tribune.)

From El País, the lockdown in Spain due to the coronavirus results in record low levels of air pollution.

From The Portugal News, people who live in campsites in Portugal will be allowed to stay.

From The Stream, some news items you might have missed "due to the coronavirus".  (I've used the phrase "due to the coronavirus" many times, but I'm putting it in quotes here because the article's title uses it, too.)

From LifeNews, the "Factcheck" by Politifact falsely claims that Speaker Pelosi did not try to put abortion funding into the coronavirus relief bill.

From Fox News, Aston Martin develops its first automobile engine in 50 years.

From Reason, it could take 90 days for the federal government to approve new mask-making facilities.

From the New York Post, just when you think it might be safe to go to a play.

And from Twitchy, Sean Spicier (again) drives left-wingers nuts with his Tweets.

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