Headlines for April 2, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#51KXH)
- As Global COVID-19 Cases Approach 1 Million, U.S. Emergency Medical Stockpile Is Depleted
- U.S. Shipped Life-Saving Medical Equipment Abroad Even as Coronavirus Spread
- New York Governor Warns of "High Death Rate" from COVID-19 Through July
- Georgia Governor Claims He Was Surprised to Learn of Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers
- More Governors Order Residents to Remain at Home as Trump Defies Calls for Nationwide Lockdown
- Lawmakers Begin Planning 9/11-Style Commission on Pandemic
- CDC Considers Recommending Everyone Wear a Mask in Public
- Trump Refuses to Reopen Healthcare Enrollment as Millions Lose Employer-Based Coverage
- Coronavirus-Stricken U.S. Aircraft Carrier Evacuated in Guam
- New Orleans Jazz Legend Ellis Marsalis Dies of COVID-19
- Fountains of Wayne Co-Founder Adam Schlesinger Dies of COVID-19
- Top Coronavirus Expert Dr. Anthony Fauci Gets Security Detail After Death Threats
- Driver Crashes Train Near Naval Hospital Ship in L.A. Port to Promote Conspiracy Theory
- Bodies in Guayaquil, Ecuador Left Rotting in the Streets as COVID-19 Overwhelms Health System
- After Hungry Residents Demand Food, Philippines President Orders Soldiers to Shoot Curfew Violators
- Italy Trails in Counting COVID-19 Deaths as Vice President Pence Says U.S. Faces Similar Fate
- Coronavirus in U.S. Jails a "Public Health Disaster Unfolding Before Our Eyes"
- Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Husband Shifted Investments to Medical Supplier Ahead of Market Crash
- United Nations Postpones COP26 Climate Talks over Coronavirus Fears
- Wisconsin Governor Rejects Calls to Delay April 7 Primary Amid Deadly Pandemic
- Asian Americans Say Trump Stoking Racist Attacks with "Chinese Virus" Rhetoric