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| Coronavirus US live: widespread concern amid growing protests against stay home orders | Coronavirus US live: widespread concern amid growing protests against stay home orders |
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| Protests, which flared up earlier in the week, appear to have a partisan bent, with a preponderance of Trump 2020 flags | Protests, which flared up earlier in the week, appear to have a partisan bent, with a preponderance of Trump 2020 flags |
| Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (ie she’s literally on the money in Canada, Australia and some other members of the Commonwealth) has announced she is canceling the traditional royal gun salute for her birthday on Tuesday, when she turns 94. | |
| She will spend the day privately at Windsor Castle, on the outskirts of London, with Prince Philip, 98. Family members are expected to video call her on the day, the Guardian reports. | |
| You can follow British developments relating to the coronavirus on our UK live blog. | |
| And you can follow global developments on the coronavirus pandemic via our global live blog. | |
| Interestingly, the global live blog has a headline relating to the anger US Senator Angus King, of Maine, displayed yesterday, after a call between vice president Mike Pence and some Democratic leaders in the US Senate did not go well. | |
| The Dems were frustrated that the federal government is not responding sufficiently to complaints from state officials for more resources for testing and tracking their residents, so they can get a handle on shutting the virus down and opening up their economies. | |
| Angus referred to “a dereliction of duty” by the federal government. | |
| Latest statistics | |
| The number of confirmed US coronavirus cases hit 706,779 this morning -- and nationwide deaths now total 37,079, the latest data indicate. As of the most recent count, 3,574,392 US residents have been tested. | |
| To give some perspective: Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the outbreak, noted that there are a total of 2,261,631 confirmed cases and 154,789 deaths worldwide. | |
| Johns Hopkins also noted that New York City presently has 131,661 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 13,202 fatalities. | |
| Researchers at Johns Hopkins also provided updated numbers for New York City, which leads the country with 131,661 confirmed cases and 13,202 deaths. | |
| The statistics are sure to change throughout the day. We’ll keep you posted with updates. | |
| Here’s Robin McKie, the science and environment editor of the Observer, the Guardian’s sister newspaper (and the oldest surviving Sunday newspaper in the world, FYI). | |
| Minnesota Senator and recent 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar just lit into the Trump administration, in a live interview on CNN. | Minnesota Senator and recent 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar just lit into the Trump administration, in a live interview on CNN. |
| Klobuchar’s husband, John Bessler, was desperately sickened by coronavirus, but eventually pulled through after being hospitalized. | Klobuchar’s husband, John Bessler, was desperately sickened by coronavirus, but eventually pulled through after being hospitalized. |
| “You cannot hold their hand. You cannot hug the healthcare workers” who are caring for your loved one. “It’s a horrific disease,” Klobuchar said. | “You cannot hold their hand. You cannot hug the healthcare workers” who are caring for your loved one. “It’s a horrific disease,” Klobuchar said. |
| With governors and the federal government at battle stations, Klobuchar pointed to remarks by New York governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday about those disliking the quarantine orders: “If you’re mad, call me.” | With governors and the federal government at battle stations, Klobuchar pointed to remarks by New York governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday about those disliking the quarantine orders: “If you’re mad, call me.” |
| Klobuchar said moments ago: “Does the president of the United States say that? No. At the Republican convention [in 2016 when he snagged the party nomination for the White House] he said ‘I alone can fix it’, then it was back to the governors [to take responsibility for fighting coronavirus], then he was in charge, then it’s [again] up to the governors. | Klobuchar said moments ago: “Does the president of the United States say that? No. At the Republican convention [in 2016 when he snagged the party nomination for the White House] he said ‘I alone can fix it’, then it was back to the governors [to take responsibility for fighting coronavirus], then he was in charge, then it’s [again] up to the governors. |
| “There was never a national strategy for testing and a national strategy to prepare our country. If we had not lost those precious months and could have been in better shape right now.” | “There was never a national strategy for testing and a national strategy to prepare our country. If we had not lost those precious months and could have been in better shape right now.” |
| Good morning, US live blog readers, the coronavirus doesn’t rest on weekends and neither do we. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute news on US politics and the pandemic. | |
| There are widespread concerns about the growing occurrence of sporadic protests around the nation. These flared up earlier in the week in several states, most notably Michigan and Minnesota, against the continuance of stay-at-home orders by governors (which follow federal guidelines) as they try to contain the disease. Most US public helath experts believe the number of coronavirus cases has not yet peaked in the US, though the may peak soon. | |
| The protests appear to have had a partisan bent, with a preponderance of “Trump 2020” flags, Trump baseball hats and signs criticizing Democratic party state governors, and some demonstrators toting assault rifles. | The protests appear to have had a partisan bent, with a preponderance of “Trump 2020” flags, Trump baseball hats and signs criticizing Democratic party state governors, and some demonstrators toting assault rifles. |
| Now Texas, with a Republican governor, Greg Abbott, is expecting protesters to gather today at the state capitol in Austin to call for the reopening of the state’s economy – and the country’s – and an end to social distancing orders and business closures. | Now Texas, with a Republican governor, Greg Abbott, is expecting protesters to gather today at the state capitol in Austin to call for the reopening of the state’s economy – and the country’s – and an end to social distancing orders and business closures. |
| The rally is being called “You Can’t Close America”. | The rally is being called “You Can’t Close America”. |
| Last night at the White House coronavirus task force briefing, Donald Trump and his vice-president, Mike Pence, both delivered messages saying that there are enough tests available across the nation to track and control the spread of coronavirus and move to “phase one” reopening of the economy, which non-essential businesses starting up again. | Last night at the White House coronavirus task force briefing, Donald Trump and his vice-president, Mike Pence, both delivered messages saying that there are enough tests available across the nation to track and control the spread of coronavirus and move to “phase one” reopening of the economy, which non-essential businesses starting up again. |
| This goes against what many governors are saying, some Republicans as well as Democrats, that they do not have enough resources yet to begin safely opening up towards normal life again. | This goes against what many governors are saying, some Republicans as well as Democrats, that they do not have enough resources yet to begin safely opening up towards normal life again. |
| And the Guardian is reporting today on some of the right-wing forces, both political and financial, that appear to be driving protesters, whom Trump on Friday called “responsible people”. | And the Guardian is reporting today on some of the right-wing forces, both political and financial, that appear to be driving protesters, whom Trump on Friday called “responsible people”. |