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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Inside Trump's Coronavirus Theatrics on War Powers, Ventilators and GM
https://time.com/5813277/trump-emergency-powers-gm-coronavirus-theatrics/
But if Trump’s Friday performance conveyed urgency and action, four
days later, neither is anywhere in evidence. Despite the tough talk and
the invocation of presidential powers, Trump and his team by midday on
Tuesday had yet to formally file a single order for a GM-made
ventilator. While negotiations were ongoing, they had set no mandatory
timeline for delivery of the machines, or even suggested a voluntary
one. And they had not informed GM of what prices the federal government
will pay for the machines under Trump’s executive order.
For its part, GM has continued following the plan to produce
ventilators that it had discussed with the White House for weeks prior
to Trump’s order, a plan that was already well underway when he issued
it, according to documents reviewed by TIME.
Whatever the logic behind Trump’s public statements about GM and his
use of emergency powers, the company maintains that Trump’s tough talk
resulted in no change from the Mar. 23 plan they presented to his
government. After his Mar. 27 statements, on Sunday, Trump was asked at
the White House how negotiations GM were going since he invoked DPA two
days earlier. Although nothing had changed, he responded that the automaker was now doing a “fantastic job.”
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Reporting from coronavirus-stricken Crown Heights
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/278093
Crown Heights resident David
Cromby says that almost every home has someone infected and tells of
special Torah scroll being written.
Why Is Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate So Low?
https://time.com/5812555/germany-coronavirus-deaths/
According to experts, Germany’s case fatality rate is so low due to
its widespread testing. “In some countries only very symptomatic cases
are tested (e.g. in Italy) and in others a broader testing strategy is
done (e.g. in Germany),” writes Dr. Dietrich Rothenbacher, the director
of the Institute for Epidemiology at Ulm University in Germany, in an
email to TIME. That means that while Germany is currently the country
with the fifth-most infections in the world, chances are that it has
fewer unreported cases than many other countries, where testing is
harder to come by.
McConnell: Impeachment trial 'diverted' attention from coronavirus crisis in China
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/31/politics/mcconnell-impeachment-coronavirus/index.html
Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested on Tuesday that the
impeachment trial of President Donald Trump distracted the US government
from the growing coronavirus crisis in China.
In an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt,
McConnell said that the crisis "came up while we were tied down in the
impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the
government, because everything, every day was all about impeachment."
Why is the Health Ministry preventing 20,000 daily coronavirus tests?
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Why-is-the-Health-Ministry-preventing-20000-daily-coronavirus-checks-623058
It’s been three weeks since news broke that the Weizmann Institute can conduct so many COVID-19 checks – so why isn’t it? "This can be the game changer Israel needs to combat the virus."
History's verdict on Trump will be devastating
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/30/opinions/history-verdict-on-trump-devastating-dantonio
/index.html
/index.html
After a lifetime devoted to
avoiding responsibility and accountability -- for his lies, his
deceptions, his hype, and his cruelty -- President Donald Trump has met
his match in the pandemic of 2020.
His bluff and bluster are powerless as thousands of Americans die and
the blame falls, in part, on his failure to heed the warnings and
execute a robust national response. This occurred even though a pandemic playbook had been left behind by the Obama administration. Early in the crisis, Trump said
"We have it totally under control. It's one person coming from China.
It's going to be just fine." Weeks were wasted and now the price of
this fiasco will likely be a loss of life far greater than 9/11 or
Hurricane Katrina.
Democrats Are Being Much, Much More Careful About the Coronavirus Than Republicans
https://slate.com/business/2020/03/democrats-republicans-coronavirus-trump.html
There’s been a fair bit of polling
showing that, in general, Democrats were much more concerned about the
threat of the coronavirus than Republicans, who were presumably taking
their early, lax cues from the White House and Fox News. Now, a new
survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Democrats have
generally been taking more precautionary measures as the pandemic burns
on, suggesting that the differences in outlook may also be having
real-world, public health consequences.
Cabinet approves new coronavirus restrictions
The Cabinet on Monday night approved the new emergency regulations in
a way that would further restrict the civilian population as part of
the efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Forty-four rabbis in diaspora have died since coronavirus outbreak
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Forty-four-rabbis-in-diaspora-have-passed-since-coronavirus-outbreak-623010
Forty-four rabbis have died as a result of coronavirus, most of
them located in the New York City metropolitan area. While the majority
of the rabbis came from the Orthodox Jewish community, there is one
known case of a Reform rabbi who passed away as a result of coronavirus.
Shaping the truth:Danon: UN must condemn Abbas’s false charge that IDF is spreading COVID-19
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Danon-UN-must-condemn-Abbas-false-charge-that-IDF-spreading-COVID-19-623025
“At this time, despite Israel's aid to the Palestinian Authority, we
hear inciting comments coming from the Palestinian prime minister, who
accuses IDF
soldiers of spreading coronavirus to the PA,” Danon said. “There is no
place for such senseless statements by the leadership of the PA. The UN
must condemn these remarks.”
Residents of ultra-Orthodox cities diverted from ER of major Israeli hospital
https://www.timesofisrael.com/residents-of-ultra-orthodox-cities-diverted-from-er-of-major-israeli-hospital/
Arriving at Sheba Medical Center, people from virus hotspots Bnei Brak, Modiin Illit and Elad reportedly to be taken straight to side area for treatment, unlike rest of population
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