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By Robert T. Garrett – dallasnews.com – March 26, 2020 Texas is ordering air travelers from the tri-state area around New York City and from New Orleans to self-quarantine for 14 days after they arrive — to reduce spread of the novel coronavirus. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that requires air travelers to isolate themselves at hotels or…

By: Ben Shapiro – dailysignal.com – March 25, 2020 This week, President Donald Trump began openly considering at what point the American government ought to take steps to reopen the American economy. He explained: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down. America will again and soon be open for business,” suggesting that the timeline will be weeks instead of…

By: Amanda Prestigiacomo – DailyWire.com – March 26, 2020 Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, who created the highly-cited Imperial College London coronavirus model, which has been cited by organizations like The New York Times and has been instrumental in governmental policy decision-making, offered a massively downgraded projection of the potential deathtoll on Wednesday. Ferguson’s model projected 2.2 million dead people in the United States and…

By: Madeline Osburn – thefederalist.com – March 25, 2020 As U.S. state and local officials halt the economy and quarantine their communities over the Wuhan virus crisis, one would hope our leaders were making such major decisions based on well-sourced data and statistical analysis. That is not the case. A scan of statements made by media, state governors, local leaders, county…

By: Naomi Jagoda – thehill.com – March 26, 2020 Americans are keenly interested in the cash payments included in the coronavirus relief bill that is soon expected to become law. Under the bill, millions of households will receive rebates in the amount of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child. The amounts phase out for individuals making more than $75,000…

By: Justin McCarthy – news.gallup.com – March 25, 2020 Americans are generally positive in their evaluations of how each of nine leaders and institutions has handled the response to the coronavirus situation. Eight of the nine receive majority positive ratings — led by U.S. hospitals, at 88% approval. Only the news media gets a more negative than positive review. Approval Ratings…

By: Veronique de Rugy – townhall.com – March 26, 2020 t’s easy to feel depressed and scared these days. News about the impact and death toll of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, is constant. Government responses have been chaotic, ranging from near-indifference to suddenly shutting down the economy, with politicians offering to pay for everything. Yet we shouldn’t lose sight of…

By: Bronson Stocking – townhall.com – March 26, 2020 uring the coronavirus taskforce briefing on Thursday, Dr. Deborah Birx rebuked much of the media’s panic reporting about the number of estimated deaths related to the coronavirus and the state of America’s medical supplies. Despite clamorous reports about a shortage of medical supplies in New York, Dr. Birx said her colleagues in…

By: Johns Hopkins – coronavirus.jhu.edu/map – updated March 27, 2020 Johns Hopkins experts in global public health, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness have been at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19. To see this interactive map, click read more. Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

By: C. Douglas Golden – westernjournal.com – March 24, 2020 A glimmer of hope in the midst of a pandemic that has ground the world to a halt: A new study from Harvard University and University of Hong Kong finds that COVID-19 might have a lower fatality rate than originally suggested. According to the study published in Nature Medicine last week, only 1.4…

By: Tony Perkins – frc.org – March 25, 2020 Some people won’t know the name Li Wenliang. Nor will they have a chance to thank him. He died in China on February 7th of the plague he warned was coming. The Wuhan ophthalmologist was just 34 when his heart stopped, a husband and father — with another baby on the…