Headlines for March 31, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#51GC8)
- U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 3,100 as Three-Quarters of the Population Are Told to Stay Home
- Trump Alleges Lack of COVID-19 Tests No Longer an Issue as Governors Denounce Shortage of Medical Supplies
- NJ Nursing Home on Lockdown After a COVID-19 Outbreak Killed 8 People
- NYC Transit Passengers Call Out Dangerously Crowded Subways, Buses
- NY Rep. Velizquez Diagnosed with Presumed Coronavirus Infection
- Amazon Fires Organizer of Staten Island Strike Action
- Beloved NYC Transgender Advocate Lorena Borjas Dies After Contracting COVID-19
- Renowned Neurosurgeon Dr. James Goodrich Dies of COVID-19 Complications
- Protesters in Philadelphia, New Jersey Demand Release of Nonviolent & Immigrant Prisoners
- GE and Ford to Produce 50,000 Ventilators as GE Workers in MA Demand Company Rehire Fired Workers
- Florida Pastor Arrested for Violating Public Gathering Rules
- Judges Strike Down Abortion Bans in Texas and Ohio
- Fired Peace Corps Volunteers Face Unemployment, Confusion Around Benefits
- U.S. Military Reports First COVID-19 Death
- DOJ Investigates Lawmaker Stock Transaction Before Market Crash
- Scientists and Medical Experts Develop New Theories About Spread of Coronavirus
- Spain Reports 800+ New COVID-19 Deaths; Anti-Fascist Activist Josi(C) Maria Galante Dies
- Hungary Passes New Law Granting Sweeping Power to Authoritarian PM Viktor Orbin
- Italy Reports Lowest Daily Coronavirus Case Count in 2 Weeks as Death Toll Tops 11,000
- Israel PM Netanyahu Enters Quarantine After Aide Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Afghanistan Releases Hundreds of Prisoners to Limit Coronavirus Outbreaks
- 1000s Gather in San Salvador to Demand Coronavirus Aid
- Indian Health Workers Hose Migrant Workers with Disinfectant
- China, Hong Kong, Singapore Impose Travel Restrictions to Prevent 2nd Outbreak of COVID-19
- South African Police Officer Arrested for Allegedly Killing Man Who Violated Nat'l Lockdown
- Despite Coronavirus Pandemic, Biden Continues to Reject Single-Payer Healthcare
- Several States Pass Laws to Criminalize Protests Against Fossil Fuel Industry
- Gannett Will Cut Pay, Furlough Employees Amid Economic Loss From Coronavirus Pandemic
- Idaho Signs Two Anti-Trans Bills on the Eve of Transgender Day of Visibility
- Trump Admin Revokes Federal Protected Status of Mashpee Tribe Land