Monday, May 25, 2020
Japan wins virus fight by ignoring rulebook
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1923028/japan-wins-virus-fight-by-ignoring-rulebook
TOKYO: Japan’s state of emergency is nearing its end with new cases
of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite
largely ignoring the default playbook.
No restrictions were placed
on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to
hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tracked people’s
movements were deployed. The country doesn’t have a centre for disease
control.
And even as nations were exhorted to “test, test, test”,
Japan has tested just 0.2% of its population — one of the lowest rates
among developed countries.
“You can’t say the Japan response was amazing,” said Norio Sugaya, a
visiting professor at Keio University’s School of Medicine in Tokyo and a
member of a World Health Organization panel advising on pandemic
influenza. “If you look at the other Asian countries, they all had a
death rate that was about 1/100th of Western countries.”
Japan rejected lockdown because virus will resurge, says expert
https://www.ft.com/content/9bac4ad5-22e3-4bcd-b07b-8a248fe44465
The comments by Shigeru Omi, chair of the expert committee that advises prime minister Shinzo Abe, highlight the country’s distinctive approach to the epidemic. Japan, along with Sweden, has sought to limit cases without putting a total freeze on economic activity or making social distancing mandatory.
“Maybe there’ll be another small wave or a big wave depending on how people behave. I think that will continue for some time,” he said. “That’s why we want to balance the maintenance of socio-economic activity with managing this outbreak.”
The doctor leading Japan’s response to coronavirus has defended the decision not to implement a national lockdown, saying that elimination of the virus was impossible and it was necessary to limit the damage to the economy.
The comments by Shigeru Omi, chair of the expert committee that advises prime minister Shinzo Abe, highlight the country’s distinctive approach to the epidemic. Japan, along with Sweden, has sought to limit cases without putting a total freeze on economic activity or making social distancing mandatory.
“Japan wants to bring down the number of cases but it’s impossible to bring it down to zero because of the nature of the disease,” said Dr Omi. He added that the severity of future waves would depend on how public behaviour adapted to the virus.
“Maybe there’ll be another small wave or a big wave depending on how people behave. I think that will continue for some time,” he said. “That’s why we want to balance the maintenance of socio-economic activity with managing this outbreak.”
Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-ends-coronavirus-emergency-850-deaths-no-lockdown-1506336
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the end of his state
of emergency declaration for the novel coronavirus pandemic, with just
851 deaths reported and without ever implementing a lockdown.
Some Americans take a holiday from social distancing and officials fear future spikes in coronavirus cases
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/25/health/us-coronavirus-memorial-day/index.html
Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana over the Memorial Day weekend -- many venturing out without masks and others failing to keep their distance even as officials highlighted the continued importance of both in order to prevent another surge of infections.
It wasn't just the beaches.
Pictures posted on social media showed mostly unmasked people crowded
together at ACE Speedway in Altamahaw, North Carolina, on Saturday.
בג"ץ ביטל את הרס ביתו של המחבל שרצח את דביר שורק
https://www.kikar.co.il/361281.html
בדעת רוב, עליה חתומים שני שופטים המוכרים כ'ליברלים ואקטיביסטים' - מול דעת מיעוט של השופט הדתי - ביטל בג"ץ את הריסת ביתו של המחבל שרצח באכזריות את דביר
Mike Pence says coronavirus pandemic will be 'largely' behind us by Memorial Day - as Texas prepares to re-open retailers this week
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pence-says-coronavirus-pandemic-will-be-largely-behind-us-by-memorial-day-as-texas-prepares-to-re-open-retailers-this-week/ar-BB1372jv
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday
that the coronavirus pandemic could be 'largely' behind Americans as
early as Memorial Day Weekend.
Pence's remarks come as Texas partially re-opened its economy this week despite the number of COVID-19 infections still rising.
'Am I going to be on my boat and fishing in early June, Mr. Vice President?' asked Geraldo Rivera of Fox News on his radio show.
'If you look at the trends today, I think
by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this coronavirus epidemic
behind us,' Pence said.
Hydroxychloroquine trial begins in the UK
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52737169
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or a placebo will be given to more
than 40,000 healthcare workers from Europe, Africa, Asia and South
America.
The first UK participants in the global trial are being enrolled on
Thursday at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and the John
Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
They will be given either
hydroxychloroquine or a placebo for three months. At sites in Asia,
participants will be given chloroquine or a placebo.
These are the first of a planned 25 UK sites, with results expected by the end of the year.
One of the study's leaders, Prof Nicholas White at the University of
Oxford said: "We really do not know if chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine
are beneficial or harmful against Covid-19."
While the University of Oxford trial is taking place in a controlled
clinical environment, the World Health Organization has warned that some
individuals were self-medicating and risked causing themselves serious
harm.
It has not yet been shown to be safe and effective in the
prevention or treatment of coronavirus and can cause dangerous heart
arrhythmias.
The trial also involves researchers from the UK, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Italy.
Texas Coronavirus Cases Rise as Houston Mayor Says 'We're Not Equipped' to Handle Projected Surge
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-houston-coronavirus-rise-warning-beaches-bars-clubs-1506312
The city of Houston can't handle a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, the city's mayor warned as infections in the reopening state rise.
Texas has so far recorded more than 56,000 COVID-19 cases and 1,533 deaths. On May 23 there were more than 1,000 new cases, preceded by 928 on May 22, 1,258 on May 21 and 1,103 on May 20. May 15 saw over 1,800 infections in a single day.
Texas has so far recorded more than 56,000 COVID-19 cases and 1,533 deaths. On May 23 there were more than 1,000 new cases, preceded by 928 on May 22, 1,258 on May 21 and 1,103 on May 20. May 15 saw over 1,800 infections in a single day.
Large Study Finds No Benefit — and Potential Harm — in Using Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
https://time.com/5841545/hydroxychloroquine-covid-study/
In the largest observational study thus far investigating the drug hydroxychloroquine
as a treatment for COVID-19, researchers found little evidence that it
helps, and worrying evidence that the medication may cause harm.
In a study published May 22 in the journal Lancet,
scientists in the U.S. and Switzerland report on an analysis of more
than 96,000 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 in 671 hospitals
on six continents. Nearly 15,000 patients were treated with one of the
following: chloroquine (which is an older version of
hydroxychloroquine), hydroxychloroquine, or either of those drugs in
combination
People in any of the four treatment groups were more likely to die
during their hospitalization than those not treated. People receiving
either chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine alone were 16% to 18% more
likely to die in the hospital compared to those not receiving the
medications, and those treated with these medications in combination
with an antibiotic were 22% to 24% more likely to die in the hospital.
These risks remained significant even after the researchers controlled
for factors such as smoking, underlying heart disease, diabetes, lung
disease, or immune conditions.
with an antibiotic. The remainder did not receive any of
these medications and served as the control.
Twitter remains silent about Trump's appalling attack against Joe Scarborough
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/24/media/twitter-donald-trump-joe-scarborough-reliable-sources/index.html
President Trump's appalling tweets have real world consequences.
Take
his reckless posts about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough. For the past few
weeks, Trump has been insinuating that Scarborough was responsible for
the 2001 death of Lori Klausutis, who worked in his Florida office when
he was a GOP congressman.
This
conspiracy theory, ironically, fueled left-wing attacks against
Scarborough in 2001. It was debunked back then, but it's been revived
now, by right-wing attackers, because Scarborough and his show "Morning
Joe" are vociferous critics of Trump. Trump claimed on Sunday that
there's "a lot of interest in this story about Psycho Joe."
This is beyond the pale, and every honest broker in politics and media knows it. As Mediaite's Josh Feldman noted here, Trump is being "roundly trashed" for pushing the conspiracy. If you're unsure about the facts, read the old fact checks from the AP and other news outlets.
GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to stop promoting Scarborough conspiracy theory: 'It will destroy us'
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/499387-gop-lawmaker-calls-on-trump-to-stop-promoting-scarborough-conspiracy-theory-it
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called on President Trump to stop promoting the "completely unfounded conspiracy" theory regarding the death of an intern for MSNBC "Morning Joe" anchor Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida.
Kinzinger has condemned Trump’s
rhetoric in interviews but had said he backs the president and has voted
in line with him 93.3 percent of the time throughout his career,
according to FiveThirtyEight.
Why Donald Trump's wild weekend can't be normalized
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/24/politics/donald-trump-tweets-joe-biden-comments/index.html
President Donald Trump -- and his allies
-- seized on the Biden comment expressing their horror that the
presumptive Democratic nominee would so glibly take the votes of African
Americans for granted. Trump's campaign quickly produced "You Ain't Black" t-shirts and sent their surrogates out to condemn the former vice president.
So, you can see why the shock and horror
that Trumpworld is expressing over Biden's admittedly dumb comment is a
little bit hard to take. If you want to act like Biden's "you ain't
black" remark is the worst thing you've ever heard while simply ignoring
the President of the United States suggesting a) a former Congressman
-- and now cable TV host -- committed a murder (with zero evidence) b)
the former Secretary of State is a "skank" c) a former gubernatorial
nominee is overweight and d) the Speaker of the House has a drinking
problem, it's going to be very hard for me to consider your upset as genuine.
And, by the way, you don't get off the
hook by simply rolling your eyes and saying something like "That's just
how Trump talks." Yes, it is. But, to give Trump some sort of pass
because he has so lowered the bar of acceptable behavior in a president
is to normalize him -- and in so doing allow him to be judged by a
different standard than Biden is being held to.
Trump's behavior -- this weekend and almost all the time -- is not
normal. It doesn't make what Biden said right. It isn't. But it sure as
heck calls into question those Republicans who are shocked -- SHOCKED!
-- at Biden's comment and choose to somehow miss all of the offensive
things the President says.
Covid Dreams, Trump Nightmares
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/opinion/sunday/trump-mask-coronavirus.html
Even as Trump
tries to paint Joe Biden as gaga, he is doing something truly gaga: He
is running the government that is responding to the worst pandemic in a
century at the same time he is the leader of the resistance to his own
government, urging people and states to open up whenever they see fit,
recommending Clorox injections, stifling Dr. Fauci, refusing to wear the
mask.
Netanyahu trial: Israeli prime minister faces Jerusalem court
What is Benjamin Netanyahu accused of?
Mr Netanyahu has been indicted in three cases, known as 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000:
- Case 1,000 - Fraud and breach of trust: he is accused of receiving gifts - mainly cigars and bottles of champagne - from powerful businessmen in exchange for favours
- Case 2,000 - Fraud and breach of trust: Mr Netanyahu is accused of offering to help improve the circulation of Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot in exchange for positive coverage
- Case 4,000 - Bribery, fraud and breach of trust: as PM and minister of communications at the time of the alleged offence, Mr Netanyahu is accused of promoting regulatory decisions favourable to the controlling shareholder in the Bezeq telecom giant, Shaul Elovitch, in exchange for positive coverage by Mr Elovitch's Walla news site
Non-Israeli yeshiva students to be permitted to return to Israel
Israel okays return of foreign yeshiva students seeking to resume their studies - provided specific precautions are taken.
Wealthy Jewish Philanthropists Responsible For Funding Anti-Vaccine Organizations
https://forward.com/fast-forward/426192/jewish-philanthropists-measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine/
Lisa Selz serves as president of the Informed Consent Action Network,
or ICAN, a prominent anti-vaccine group run by Del Bigtree. The Selz’s
donations have helped ICAN become the best-funded anti-vaccine group.
Bigtree has spoken at two recent anti-vaccine symposiums organized for
the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, one in Monsey, New York, and one in Brooklyn on June 4.
“They should be allowed to have the measles if they want the measles,” Bigtree said outside the Brooklyn meeting. “It’s crazy that there’s this level of intensity around a trivial childhood illness.”
One-in-five English people believe COVID is a Jewish conspiracy - survey
Preliminary data shows many Britons believe Jews created the coronavirus. This is a developing story.
היועץ הרפואי מזהיר מתפילה בבית הכנסת
הרב שמעון רגובי, מבכירי יועצי הרפואה במגזר החרדי, מזהיר מפני פתיחת בתי הכנסת וטוען כי מדובר בסכנה של ממש, בטח במהלך הלימוד בליל חג השבועות • הראיון המלא
Sunday, May 24, 2020
North Carolina Reports Highest Daily Coronavirus Infection Increase as State Enters Phase 2 of Reopening
https://www.newsweek.com/north-carolina-reports-highest-daily-coronavirus-infection-increase-state-enters-phase-2-reopening-1506194
North
Carolina reported its highest number of new confirmed cases in a single
day Saturday, as the state enters phase two of reopening.
The state saw 1,017 new confirmed coronavirus cases reported, according to a press release by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, bringing the total confirmed cases to 22,725.
"This is a notable and concerning increase. As we head into a holiday weekend, please practice the three Ws – wear a face covering, wait six feet apart, and wash your hands frequently. When it comes to our health, we need to work together to protect our families, friends and neighbors," the state's health secretary, Dr. Mandy Cohensaid in the press release – which also indicated that "epidemiologists are analyzing the data to determine if there were any significant contributing factors."
The state saw 1,017 new confirmed coronavirus cases reported, according to a press release by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, bringing the total confirmed cases to 22,725.
"This is a notable and concerning increase. As we head into a holiday weekend, please practice the three Ws – wear a face covering, wait six feet apart, and wash your hands frequently. When it comes to our health, we need to work together to protect our families, friends and neighbors," the state's health secretary, Dr. Mandy Cohensaid in the press release – which also indicated that "epidemiologists are analyzing the data to determine if there were any significant contributing factors."
גדולי ישראל ב'קריאה ובקשה': "להתחזק בבין אדם לחברו"
https://www.kikar.co.il/361043.html
גדולי ישראל מתאחדים ב"קריאה ובקשה" לציבור - בעקבות ה'קורונה' ש"עודנה מאיימת על העולם" - להתחזק "בבין אדם לחברו ולהשכין שלום בין איש לרעהו" וחותמים בברכה
על המכתב חתומים, כאמור, מרבית גדולי ישראל, מכל העדות והחוגים: מרנן
הגר"ח קנייבסקי, הגרי"ג אדלשטיין, הגר"ש כהן, האדמו"ר מויז'ניץ, האדמו"ר
מבעלזא, הגרב"מ אזרחי, הגר"ר אלבז, הגרמ"צ ברגמן, הגר"ש בעדני, האדמו"ר
מלעלוב, האדמו"ר מבאיאן, האדמו"ר מזוועהיל, האדמו"ר מאלכסנדר, הגר"צ
דרבקין, האדמו"ר מסערט ויז'ניץ, האדמו"ר מצאנז, הגרח"מ הלוי וואזנר, הגר"י
זילברשטיין, האדמו"ר ממודז'יץ, האדמו"ר מטשרנוביל, הגרמ"ה הירש, הגר"ד
יוסף, הגר"ד כהן, הגר"מ מאיה, הגרב"ד פוברסקי, האדמו"ר מסאדיגורה, האדמו"ר
מביאלה, הגר"י שיינר והגרמ"י שלזינגר.
Netanyahu on trial: PM to face judges tough on graft
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/H1wrZcPo8
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes to court for corruption charges on Sunday, becoming the first premier in Israel's history to stand trial while in office, he will for the first time face the three judges who will ultimately decide his fate.
Rallying around Netanyahu before trial, Likud lawmakers lash legal system
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rallying-around-netanyahu-before-trial-likud-lawmakers-lash-legal-system/
Hours before the start of the trial,
Likud politicians issued statements and took to the airwaves to defend
Netanyahu and lambaste the legal system.
“The day of the opening of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial
will be remembered as one of the low points of the Israeli legal
system,” new Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin of Likud said in a statement.
Caroline Glick: The biggest show trial in history - more nonesense!
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/280747
Author, columnist and speaker Caroline Glick tweeted today, Sunday,
about the Netanyahu trial and its connection to the controversy in the
US regarding General Michael Flynn.
"Even more than General Michael Flynn, Obama viewed Prime Minister
Netanyahu as his greatest enemy," Glick wrote. "The operation to frame
Flynn began around the same time as Israel's pro-Obama bureaucratic
state began framing Netanyahu."
Sessions claps back at Trump: ‘You’re damn fortunate’ I recused from Russia probe
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/23/jeff-sessions-recusal-trump-tuberville-275241
Jeff Sessions strongly rebuked President Donald Trump late Friday after the president told Alabama voters to “not trust” the former attorney general over his recusal from the Justice Department’s probe of Russian election meddling.
“Look, I know your anger, but recusal was required by law. I did my duty & you're damn fortunate I did,” Sessions tweeted. “It protected the rule of law & resulted in your exoneration.”
Sessions faces Tuberville in a July 14 runoff. A poll conducted by Cygnal shows Tuberville leading Sessions by more than 20 percentage points.
Coronavirus: Over 40 Covid-19 cases traced to church service in Germany
The service was held on 10 May at a Baptist church in Frankfurt.
Church officials say they followed social distancing rules and disinfected the building ahead of the service.
Each of Germany's 16 states determines its own lockdown exit plans. Hesse, where Frankfurt located, relaxed restrictions on worship on 1 May.
Those attending services have to be kept 1.5m (5ft) apart, and provided with hand sanitiser.
Wladimir Pritzkau, the deputy head of Frankfurt's Evangelical Christian Baptist congregation, told German media that the rules were adhered to during the 20 May service.
Six of those infected were taken to hospital.
Church officials say they followed social distancing rules and disinfected the building ahead of the service.
Each of Germany's 16 states determines its own lockdown exit plans. Hesse, where Frankfurt located, relaxed restrictions on worship on 1 May.
Those attending services have to be kept 1.5m (5ft) apart, and provided with hand sanitiser.
Wladimir Pritzkau, the deputy head of Frankfurt's Evangelical Christian Baptist congregation, told German media that the rules were adhered to during the 20 May service.
Six of those infected were taken to hospital.
Judge in Flynn case hires lawyer as appeals court reviews his decision not to dismiss: report
U.S. District Court Judge Emmett G. Sullivan has
taken the unusual step of hiring an attorney to represent him as an
appeals court reviews his decision not to immediately grant the Justice Department's (DOJ's) request to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
A long list of scholars, including Harvard law professor Laurence
Tribe, signed onto a brief arguing against the DOJ's motion to dismiss."This case is ultimately about judicial independence and the integrity of the Judicial Branch and therefore about the rule of law in our constitutional democracy," the brief reads.
"The government’s motion to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn, after he twice pled guilty ... asks this Court to place its imprimatur on the Executive Branch’s virtually unprecedented decision to dismiss a prosecution after the case has been won."
Mike Pompeo's disturbing actions
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/20/opinions/mike-pompeos-disturbing-actions-ghitis/index.html
Secretary
of State Mike Pompeo has surged into the headlines atop a geyser of
revelations so dramatic that they may even help President Donald Trump
distract the public from his disastrous pandemic response.
Investigations by a number of news organizations allege a pattern familiar in
the Trump administration: possible abuse of power for personal gain;
disdain and circumvention of accepted procedures, and a propensity to
treat a government position as a personal fiefdom with little regard for
both the taxpayers' money and common decency.
In short, it looks like Pompeo brought the swamp to Foggy Bottom.
One of the most distinctive and harmful
traits of the Trump administration is its disdain for ethics and
integrity in government. But another, is its pattern of leaving
political appointees stained, their reputation in tatters, a prospect that should worry Pompeo.
Priest: Mr. President, we don't need to open churches to practice our faith
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/opinions/churches-reopening-trump-covid-19-beck/index.html
What most of us have not done is put
ourselves and our parishioners in danger by gathering in large groups
for Mass or other religious services "as usual." That would have been —
and would continue to be, in this time of contagion — irresponsible and
sinful. It would also violate the right to life of many. Yes,
responsible action with regard to religious organizations during this
pandemic is a right-to-life issue. This is a right that needs to apply
to those who live after birth, too.
I don't see the logic there. No one is
prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Though we are in the teeth of
a pandemic, in which a very dangerous coronavirus can be transmitted
by, among other things, close physical proximity, people can and do
continue to worship, albeit in temporarily altered circumstances and in
novel ways. To use the "freedom of religion" argument to demand carte
blanche the opening of religious venues is to proffer a fallacious
argument that can potentially lead to physical harm and, in the worst
case, death.
President Trump wants governors to "allow churches and places of worship to open right now."
That would be foolhardy and dangerous. Most churches and places of
worship are not yet ready to fully implement the most recent guidelines
from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which serve
only as recommendations. Some congregations, particularly in areas with
high infection rates, are not willing to risk reopening even with the new guidelines.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
C.D.C. Test Counting Error Leaves Epidemiologists ‘Really Baffled’
The Centers for
Disease Control has been lumping together tests for active coronavirus
with tests for recovered patients, boosting testing totals but muddying
the pandemic’s course.
Hydroxychloroquine in patients with mainly mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019: open label, randomised controlled trial
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1849
Conclusions
Administration of hydroxychloroquine did not result in a significantly
higher probability of negative conversion than standard of care alone in
patients admitted to hospital with mainly persistent mild to moderate
covid-19. Adverse events were higher in hydroxychloroquine recipients
than in non-recipients.
"לנהוג במשנה זהירות, שלא ניפרד שוב מבית הכנסת"
https://www.kikar.co.il/360978.html
הגאון רבי אשר וייס מתייחס לפתיחת בתי הכנסת ומספר על הדילמה שלו כיצד להגיד למרבית המתפללים שאסור להם להגיע עקב חוסר המקום בבית מדרשו • צפו בוידאו
67 NJ Pastors Say They'll Sue if Not Allowed to Reopen, Question Why People Can Go to Home Depot but Not Church
https://www.newsweek.com/67-nj-pastors-say-theyll-sue-if-not-allowed-reopen-question-why-people-can-go-home-depot-not-1506187
Sixty-seven New Jersey pastors said they will sue the state if they are not allowed to reopen their churches to in-person services, according to a letter sent to Governor Phil Murphy Thursday.
Agudath Israel Welcomes NYS Religious Gatherings Update
https://agudah.org/agudath-israel-welcomes-nys-religious-gatherings-update/
Today, Governor Cuomo announced that beginning Thursday, May 21st, religious gatherings of up to 10 people in a house of worship will be allowed, statewide, if strict social distancing measures are enforced and all participants wear masks.
We thank the governor for his attention to Agudath Israel’s and others’ advocacy on this important issue. With Shavuos and Kabolas HaTorah soon arriving, we look forward to the day when our batei knessios and batei midrashim will once again be lively centers of Torah and tefillah.
Appeal Court orders Flynn judge to explain himself
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/21/appeal-court-flynn-judge-273967
A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia say district court judge Emmet
Sullivan must respond within 10 days to a request by Flynn
that the higher court force him to drop the case. The appeals court
order is the latest twist in a remarkable series of events that have
thrown the Flynn case into turmoil on the eve of his sentencing for
pleading guilty to lying to the FBI.
Will the Coronavirus Kill What’s Left of Americans’ Faith in Washington?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/us/coronavirus-government-trust.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
In 2019, just 17
percent of Americans said they trusted the federal government to do the
right thing. The pandemic appears to be eroding their faith even more.
US synagogues demur as Trump demands states let houses of worship reopen
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-synagogues-demur-as-trump-demands-states-let-houses-of-worship-reopen/
Many Jewish leaders reject president’s entreaty as evidence shows group prayer conducive to outbreaks; debate over how to resume services divides some observant communities
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