MSA WORLDVIEW 21 APRIL 2020
Jeff Johnson
President at Summit Solutions Group | Summit Point Training Facility | Motorsports Park | Driving business growth through customer relationships.
The U.S. has become the center of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with over 787,752 cases and at least 42,335 deaths, however, signs have emerged that the virus is reaching the apex of the outbreak and that infection rates are slowing in some states. Stay-at-home orders and widespread restrictions that have been imposed in most states have stifled the U.S. economy and put at least 22 million people out of work, a level of unemployment officials say not seen since the Great Depression. In response to the restrictive measures, dozens of protests against the orders have broken out nationwide vying for the reopening of local businesses. Last week in Washington State, hundreds of people gathered in the state capital, Olympia, to demand the governor relax rules restricting the economy. According to authorities, approximately 2,500 people attended the protest, making it one of the largest protests against stay-at-home orders to occur in the U.S. over the past week. Health official have warned that the protests themselves could help spread COVID-19 if demonstrators are not practicing safe social distancing. In a recent statement, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top authority on infectious diseases, warned that “resuming business too soon risked a fresh spike in infections.”
Domestic:
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 42,000 As Protesters Demand Restrictions End: Reuters Tally
Army Resumes Sending Recruits To Basic Training After Coronavirus Triggers Two-Week Pause
https://www.foxnews.com/us/army-sending-recruits-to-basic-training-coronavirus-pause
Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect Deemed Mentally Unfit For Trial, Ordered To Undergo Treatment, Judge Rules
Oklahoma City Marks 25 Years Since America’s Deadliest Homegrown Attack
International:
More Unrest, Vandalism Break Out In Paris Suburbs: Media
Coronavirus: WHO Worker Killed In Myanmar Collecting Samples
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52366811
WHO Warns Lifting Of Coronavirus Lockdowns Must Be Gradual
Conspiracy Theorists Burn 5G Towers Claiming Link To Virus
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Seeks End To Social Isolation Measures
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/brazils-bolsonaro-seeks-end-to-social-isolation-measures
Iran’s Guard Says It Has Higher Range Anti-Warship Missiles
https://apnews.com/d90c19811765843e0115d33415afab4c
Coronavirus Very Likely Of Animal Origin, No Sign Of Lab Manipulation: WHO
Report Says Burkina Faso Forces Killed 31 Unarmed Men
Three Arrests Reported As Spanish Police Crack Down On Extremism