On a mild but cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) sell off millions of dollars worth of stock just after a briefing about the coronavirus.
From FrontpageMag, the coronavirus shows Californians what socialism looks like.
From Townhall, the coronavirus is the Chinese government's most recent curse on the world.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the coronavirus tests the limits of government power.
From the Washington Examiner, the Border Patrol quietly starts sending Mexicans back across the border.
From The Federalist, corporate elites and the media act as a public relations machine for what is arguably the deadliest organization in human history.
From American Thinker, is the coronavirus a "super flu or a mild cold"?
From CNS News, Governor Gavin Newsome (D-Cal) orders everyone to stay home. (See the article from Reason below.)
From LifeZette, how long will it be until the coronavirus runs its course?
From NewsBusters, the media cleaned up for then-Vice President Biden's flu flubs.
From Canada Free Press, Democrats and the media have us where they want us, at home watching TV.
From CBC News, Canada will close its border and turn back asylum seekers, due to the coronavirus.
From Global News, the RCMP considers suspending its academy training due to the coronavirus.
From CTV News, the Canadian government tries to keep tabs on 70 cruise ships with up to 4,000 Canadians on board.
From TeleSUR, Columbian President Ivan Duque faces investigation for alleged vote buying.
From The Portugal News, Portugal restricts movements for 15 days due to the coronavirus.
From El País, Spain reports over 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus and almost 20,000 cases.
From France24, the French cities of Paris and Nice close parks, promenades and walkways due to the coronavirus.
From RFI, the Cannes Film Festival is postponed due to the coronavirus.
From Voice Of Europe, a woman in Paris ignores the lockdown and coughs at the policemen who detain her.
From SwissInfo, people across Switzerland applaud medical personnel from their balconies and windows.
From ANSA, in Italy, Milan deploys soldiers and the region of Veneto closes parks due to the coronavirus.
From EuroNews, reports of dolphins being seen in the canals of Venice are fake news.
From the Malta Independent, Malta reports 11 new coronavirus cases, including the first on the island of Gozo, bringing the country's total to 64.
From Malta Today, if you missed the equinox at the Mnajdra Temples on Malta, you can watch a livestream of it.
From Total Slovenia News, some coronavirus-related items in Slovenia.
From Total Croatia News, an update on Croatian flights, ferries, borders and self-isolation.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, North Macedonia will become the 30th member of NATO "next week".
From Balkan Insight, more North Macedonians break the coronavirus-related isolation rules.
From Ekathimerini, Greece restricts farmers markets and supermarkets, due to the coronavirus.
From the Greek Reporter, the Archbishop of Greece suggests turning homes into small churches. (This would be a return to where the early Christians worshiped - in private homes.)
From Novinite, a Bulgarian patient recovers from the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria restricts intercity travel and closes outdoor public spaces due to the coronavirus.
From Radio Bulgaria, the Bulgarian parliament adopts the Emergency Situation Act on its second reading.
From Romania Insider, Romania authorities are reportedly considering limiting movement within the country due to the coronavirus.
From Russia Today, a new statue of Soviet World War II hero Marshal Georgy Zhukov near the Red Square catches Moscovites by surprise.
From Sputnik International, reports that Moscow would be shut down turn out to have been greatly exaggerated.
From The Moscow Times, Russia confirms 54 new cases of the coronavirus, for a total of 253.
From Daily News Hungary, almost 900 Hungarians volunteer due to a shortage of healthcare workers. (If you read Hungarian, read the story Magyar Nemzet.)
From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition parties propose a basic income and the suspension of tax payments, due to the coronavirus.
From About Hungary, Hungary sets up a humanitarian corridor for Romanians returning home from Austria.
From The Slovak Spectator, the new Slovak parliament is sworn in.
From Radio Prague, Vietnamese businesses in the Czech Republic offer free food and drink to first responders and face masks to everyone.
From Polskie Radio, a Polish researcher identifies an enzyme that could lead to the development of a drug that treat the coronavirus disease.
From Euractiv, Polish farmers appeal to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to allow Ukrainian workers to stay in Poland.
From the CPH Post, six residents of Copenhagen, Denmark discuss life under quarantine.
From Deutsche Welle, some German states go into lockdown.
From the NL Times, the full text of Dutch King Willem-Alexander's speech.
From Dutch News, the man who shot four people on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands gets a life sentence.
From VRT NWS, Belgium closes its borders to non-essential travel.
From The Brussels Times, Flemish universities will hold classes only online for the rest of the school year.
From Free West Media, according to a U.K. respiratory specialist, "we are heading into the abyss".
From Politicalite, thanks to planning for a "no-deal" Brexit, the U.K. has a full supply of food. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Express, Prime Minister Boris Johnson demands a U.K.-wide shutdown of restaurants, cafes and pubs due to the coronavirus.
From the Evening Standard, Johnson urges the public to be "considerate" as panic buying continues.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the chairman of a pub chain claims that the "virus doesn't spread in pubs".
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hopes that the "authoritarian response" to the coronavirus in other countries won't be needed in Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, a coronavirus lockdown is similar to everyday life for enclosed order nuns.
From The Conservative Woman, "feminism is the new patriarchy".
From The Stream, some follow-up information about hydroxychloroquine and whether it can treat the coronavirus disease.
From Just the News, an Israeli drug company pledges to donate 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine. (via the Geller Report)
From Breitbart, former Vice President Biden calls President Trump "unfit to lead" on the coronavirus, while most Americans disagree.
From Reason, is Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Cal) right to order everyone in California to stay home? (See the article from CNS News above.)
From Fox News, the top myths, hoaxes and scams about the coronavirus.
And from Twitchy, when it comes to Trump's terminology on the coronavirus, the Chinese state media and Hillary Clinton appear to be on the same page.
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