I read a liberal site that likes to claim that the America’s testing failure is because we rely to much on the free market. Timeline: The Regulations—and Regulators—That Delayed Coronavirus Testing That same liberal site kept wanting the media to name and shame the contractor that provided the bad reagent. Turns out, the CDC containment the regent in their lab. Coronavirus tests were delayed by contamination at CDC lab, report says

Not really fair, because almost all countries have one urban area that was the source of most of their problems. But still interesting. Here’s How Much Downstate New York Is Skewing the United States’ Coronavirus Numbers

This was a choice. U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020

They must have known this story was coming. 10 Dead, Hundreds Infected as State Psychiatric Facilities Become Another Crisis Point in Coronavirus Outbreak

This will still not stop people complaining about Florida opening up its beaches because people are stupid. Sunlight destroys virus quickly, new govt. tests find, but experts say pandemic could last through summer

I would guess they all had it and only some of them are still in the process of getting over it. Half of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle crew test positive for COVID-19

After Repeated Failures, It’s Time To Permanently Dump Epidemic Models

Problem with the Country Part One: if you live in a democratic state, be prepared to be locked down for a long time. Most Americans Worried Country Closed By Coronavirus Will Reopen Too Quickly, Poll Finds

Problem with the Country Part Two: This should not be news and should not be surprising anyone. But few people have been paying attention (or at least, reporting on) the data from Iceland, Italian studies, an cruise ships that said this was so. Never mind that the Chinese said this right from the beginning (although I understand that nobody trusts them). Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier are symptom-free Along the same lines and further showing that nobody is paying attention… CDC reviewing ‘stunning’ universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter

Sigh. Always asking questions and never coming up with answers. We can add all of Africa and number of other countries to this mystery. Why does India have so few Covid-19 cases and deaths?

Hot spots erupt in farm belt states where governors insist lockdowns aren’t needed

Herd Immunity vs. Herd Mentality

Doctors at NYU Langone Health center conducted the largest study so far of US hospital admissions for COVID-19, focused on New York City. They found obesity, along with age, was the biggest deciding factor in hospital admissions, which may suggest the role of hyper-inflammatory reactions that can happen in those with the disease.

African nationals ‘mistreated, evicted’ in China over coronavirus

Kashkari Says U.S. May Face 18 Months of Rolling Shutdowns

Roseland Hospital phlebotomist: 30% of those tested have coronavirus antibody

Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk

Scientists struggle to explain how coronavirus moves through the air

No, NYC Is Not Running Out of Burial Space Due to COVID-19

I’ve read the plans to reopen the economy. They’re scary.

Preliminary German Study Shows a COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate of About 0.4 Percent

Covid-19 in India: Food prices surge 3 times as supply chain takes a hit

Suddenly, Neither Liberty nor Civilization Is Assured

Australia and the seasonality enigma

New Jersey desperately needs COBOL Programmers.

Fact check: Did the Obama administration deplete the federal stockpile of N95 masks?

I wonder how long it will take before the mob forces Medium to take this down: A call to honesty in pandemic modeling

The next big story to come out of Italy. Singing stops in Italy as fear and social unrest mount

I am surprised they have not blinked yet. I don’t know what they think they are accomplishing. They can make every US shale producer go bankrupt but that will not make the tech or the people who know how to do it go away. Saudi Power Play Could Send Oil Below $20 a Barrel for an Extended Period

The bottom line is that most US masks are being sold outside of this country because they can get a better price that way due to US polices. I Spent A Day In The Coronavirus-Driven Feeding Frenzy Of N95 Mask Sellers And Buyers And This Is What I Learned And here is more along the same lines.

Will Holland’s Looser Corona Policies Pay Off?

Coronavirus Modeling Had Faulty Assumptions, the Real Data Gives Us Hope

Israeli doctor in Italy says new, innovative treatments ‘flattening the curve’

“We are getting calls from people who say ‘I think my neighbour is going out on a second run – I want you to come and arrest them’.