Headlines for April 1, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#51J54)
- No Longer Downplaying Virus, Trump Says Up to 240,000 Will Die in U.S. from COVID-19
- FEMA Sends 85 Refrigerated Trucks to NYC as Makeshift Morgues as COVID-19 Deaths Grow
- As Confirmed U.S. Cases Top 188,000, Unhoused People Forced to Sleep in Las Vegas Parking Lot
- Chicago COVID-19 Nurse Quits over Critical Lack of Personal Protective Equipment
- Fed Economists: U.S. Unemployment Could Reach Record 32% in June
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Demands Release of All Jailed Immigrants Amid Pandemic
- Captain Calls for Evacuation of Infected U.S. Aircraft Carrier: "Sailors Do Not Need to Die"
- Governor Won't Allow Sickened Cruise Ship Passengers to Be "Dumped" in Florida
- Italy Holds Moment of Silence as COVID-19 Deaths Reach 12,000
- Spain Records Highest COVID-19 Death Toll Yet, as Medical Workers Warn of "Inferno"
- Asylum Seeker Gets COVID-19 in Greece; Brazilians Continue to Protest from Home
- Nigerians Fear Starvation as Africa's Largest City Enters Lockdown
- Ugandan Police Arrest Homeless LGBTQ Youth for Alleged Quarantine Violation
- Indonesian Drones Spray Clouds of Disinfectant, Raising Fears of Poisonings
- CNN's Chris Cuomo Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Fox News Fears Lawsuits over Coverage
- Federal Appeals Court Will Allow Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect for Now
- Trump Finalizes Rollback of Mileage Standards, Gutting Efforts to Stem Climate Crisis
- U.S. Shifts Policy on Venezuela, Suggesting "Power Sharing" Interim Government