CA Governor Issues State-Wide “Stay At Home” Order, Warns 56% Of Residents Will Be Infected: Live Updates
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Thu, 03/19/2020
Summary:
Coronavirus death toll in Italy surpasses China
Mnuchin says wants to get checks in Americans’ hands within 3 weeks
CA Governor issues state-wide ‘stay at home’ order
UK nears 3k cases
BoE cuts rates, launches QE after ’emergency’ meeting
Confirmed cases in the US climbs ~50% as testing ramps up
Carnival confirms it will lend government ships for virus response
Connecticut reports 2nd death as US death toll hits 137
Cuomo reports nearly 2k new cases, bringing NY total north of 4k
Covid-19 ‘cluster’ confirmed in South Brooklyn
Minnesota designates grocery workers as ‘essential employees’, giving them access to child care
Total number of Covid-19 cases passes 10k
Cuomo signs NY unemployment-benefit expansion benefit package, warns of ‘astronomical jump’ in cases
China reports zero new cases in Wuhan for first time in months.
Treasury weighing 50- and 25-year bonds to finance stimulus package
South Africa case total passes 150
India halts incoming international flights for a week
Hong Kong doctors find virus inside 2nd dog
Spain total cases climb 28% overnight
Italian death toll expected to pass China’s on Thursday
Pentagon says 2,000 nat’l guardsman deployed around the country
NY implements 90-day delay on mortgage payments due to hardship
FedEx says drop in deliveries in China was smaller than expected
Trump and Xi reportedly agree to deepen medical research ties
State Department advises Americans not to travel abroad
UK gov’t denies plans for London lockdown
Amazon closes warehouse for ‘deep clean’ after worker tests positive
Germany death toll climbs to 43
Treatment trial in Wuhan yields disappointing results
Germany’s Bafin bans short selling
Russia reports first death
SPR to buy 30 million barrels immediately, will eventually buy 70 million
Wuhan police erase record of ‘admonition’ delivered to Dr. Li Wenliang
German gov plans to suspend debt brake on Monday
Netherlands reports another jump in cases after unveiling stimulus package outline
Switzerland warns situation rapidly deteriorating along the Italian border
Tiffany closes all US stores
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Update (2145ET): California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state-wide “stay at home” order amid the virus outbreak:
” This means Californians should stay home, but can leave for essential work and necessary errands.”
“…let’s do what is necessary to bend the curve…”
Additionally, Newsom estimated 56% of the state’s population, about 25.5 million people, will become infected.
Governor Gavin Newsom makes a major announcement on California’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. https://t.co/VlQM38OkYK
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) March 20, 2020
Newsom says it’s not a law enforcement mandate.
“We will have social pressure that will encourage people to do the right thing,” he says.
We would expect every state to follow.
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Update (1455ET): The UK has just reported another 676 cases, bringing its total to 2,626 cases…
BREAKING: The number of confirmed cases of #COVID19 in the UK has risen by 676 in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 2,626.
To read more about the #coronavirus outbreak, click here: https://t.co/9yHzh2vMYQ pic.twitter.com/w5YlEOm0Ug
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 18, 2020
In other news, it looks like Trump wasn’t joking when he said the cruise companies would help with the government’s response. Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company, has offered its ships to the US government as temporary hospitals to use as temporary hospitals, the company said.
As Johnson scrambles to make up for lost time, his government is reportedly in talks with vacation parks and hotels across the country to house hospital staff.
The latest celebrity to catch the virus is South Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim, who tested positive in LA.
Stay at home and wait for THE big one you commie Marxist freaks you.