thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Coronavirus Expert Says Virus Could Have Leaked From Wuhan Lab

A molecular biologist who has been quoted as a coronavirus expert by The Washington Post and MSNBC said Thursday in no uncertain terms that the novel coronavirus could have been unleashed due to a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
China ’ s top virologist on bat-borne viruses , Shi Zhengli , has sworn on her life that the virus did not leak from her Wuhan lab , saying that its spread was “ nature punishing the human race for keeping uncivilized living habits.
” But Richard H. Ebright , a professor of chemical biology at Rutgers University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday that there is a real possibility that the virus entered the human population due to a laboratory accident .
When asked specifically if he believes the virus could have leaked from Shi ’ s lab in Wuhan , Ebright said : “ Yes.
” “ A denial is not a refutation , ” Ebright said .
“ Especially not a denial based on ‘ nature punishing the human race for keeping uncivilized living habits.
’ ” And while Shi now tells those who question whether her lab could be connected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut their stinking mouths , ” she previously said she lost sleep worrying about the possibility that her lab in Wuhan could have been responsible for the virus ’ s release .
Shi , known by her colleagues as the “ bat woman ” because of the 16 years she has spent hunting for viruses in bat caves , told Scientific American in March that she frantically searched for any evidence that her laboratory ’ s records were mishandled upon learning of the virus ’ s outbreak in Wuhan in late December .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lab ?
” Shi recalled thinking .
“ I had never expected this kind of thing to happen in Wuhan , in central China , ” she noted , saying that her studies had shown that southern China posed the greatest risk of coronaviruses jumping from animals to humans .
Shi said she breathed a sigh of relief when results came back showing that the sequences of the coronavirus did not match the viruses she and her team had sampled from bat caves .
“ That really took a load off my mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had not slept a wink for days.
” Shi and her colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology reported in early 2017 that after five years of surveying they had discovered 11 new strains of SARS-related viruses in horseshoe bats from China ’ s Yunnan Province .
The virologist said at the time that the 11 strains contained all the genes to make a SARS coronavirus similar to that of the 2003 outbreak .
Shi contributed to a study published in February reporting that the novel coronavirus is 96.2 % identical to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bats from the Yunnan Province .
However , two Chinese researchers noted in a separate paper in February that the horseshoe bats that are known to carry the nearly-identical viral strain live 600 miles away from Wuhan .
The researchers also cited testimonies from nearly 60 people who lived in or visited Wuhan saying that the bat “ was never a food source in the city , and no bat was traded in the market.
” “ The killer coronavirus probably originated from a laboratory in Wuhan , ” the two Chinese researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uploaded to Research Gate on Feb. 6 .
The paper was removed from Research Gate on Feb. 14 or 15 , according to internet archives .
The paper ’ s lead researcher , Botao Xiao , didn ’ t return the DCNF ’ s emails on Thursday seeking comment .
Research Gate also did not respond when asked about the paper ’ s removal from their site .
Ebright , the Rutgers University molecular biologist , told Beijing-based news outlet Caixin Global in February that while there is “ no basis to suspect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available data indicates that the virus ’ s introduction into human populations could be attributed to either natural causes or to a laboratory mishap .
The Washington Post and MSNBC have quoted Ebright saying that theories about the virus being a bioweapon should be “ firmly excluded , ” but neither outlet included his belief that the possibility that the virus entered the human population through a lab accident “ can not –and should not–be dismissed.
” Shi has furiously denied that the novel coronavirus could have leaked from her lab at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ novel 2019 coronavirus is nature punishing the human race for keeping uncivilized living habits .
I , Shi Zhengli , swear on my life that it has nothing to do with our laboratory , ” she wrote on a Chinese social messaging app in early February , according to Caixin Global .
“ I advise those who believe and spread rumors from harmful media sources … to shut their stinking mouths.
” Deadly viruses have a history of escaping from Chinese laboratories .
The SARS virus escaped twice from the Chinese Institute of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year after the virus was initially contained .
The Chinese government has been widely criticized for misleading the world about the novel coronavirus outbreak from its earliest stages .
One of the first doctors in Wuhan to raise the alarm about the spread of a SARS-like virus in the city was detained by police in December and told to “ stop making false comments.
” That doctor , Li Wenliang , died from coronavirus in February .
Another Chinese doctor , Ai Fen , claimed she was silenced by her bosses when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its early stages .
Ai ’ s whereabouts as of Sunday are currently unknown , according to 60 Minutes Australia , sparking fears that she has been detained .
And on Wednesday a top Chinese health official announced that the country will begin counting coronavirus cases from patients that show no symptoms , a tactic acknowledgment that Beijing had underreported its official tally of known coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic .
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas told the DCNF on Wednesday it is wholly appropriate to question whether the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that were studying coronaviruses .
“ The reason I have raised these questions from the very beginning is because of China ’ s statements and their actions , ” Cotton told the DCNF .
“ After concealing the virus for many weeks in December and then minimizing its severity for most of January , they then peddle an origin story about the food market in Wuhan.
” “ Given their dishonesty and the proximity of these labs , which we know were working with coronaviruses , it is only reasonable and responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the answers.
” Andrew Kerr is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Richard H. Ebright ” by Richard H. Ebright .

by Andrew Kerr
A molecular biologist who has been quoted as a coronavirus expert by The Washington Post and MSNBC said Thursday in no uncertain terms that the novel coronavirus could have been unleashed due to a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
China’s top virologist on bat-borne viruses, Shi Zhengli, has sworn on her life that the virus did not leak from her Wuhan lab, saying that its spread was “nature punishing the human race for keeping uncivilized living habits.”
But Richard H. Ebright, a professor of chemical biology at Rutgers University, told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday that there is a real possibility that the virus entered the human population due to a laboratory accident.
When asked specifically if he believes the virus could have leaked from Shi’s lab in Wuhan, Ebright said: “Yes.”
“A denial is not a refutation,” Ebright said. “Especially not a denial based on ‘nature punishing the human race for keeping uncivilized living habits.’”
And while Shi now tells those who question whether her lab could be connected to the release of the coronavirus to “shut their stinking mouths,” she previously said she lost sleep worrying about the possibility that her lab in Wuhan could have been responsible for the virus’s release.
Shi, known by her colleagues as the “bat woman” because of the 16 years she has spent hunting for viruses in bat caves, told Scientific American in March that she frantically searched for any evidence that her laboratory’s records were mishandled upon learning of the virus’s outbreak in Wuhan in late December.
“Could they have come from our lab?” Shi recalled thinking.
“I had never expected this kind of thing to happen in Wuhan, in central China,” she noted, saying that her studies had shown that southern China posed the greatest risk of coronaviruses jumping from animals to humans.
Shi said she breathed a sigh of relief when results came back showing that the sequences of the coronavirus did not match the viruses she and her team had sampled from bat caves.
“That really took a load off my mind,” Shi said. “I had not slept a wink for days.”
Shi and her colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology reported in early 2017 that after five years of surveying they had discovered 11 new strains of SARS-related viruses in horseshoe bats from China’s Yunnan Province. The virologist said at the time that the 11 strains contained all the genes to make a SARS coronavirus similar to that of the 2003 outbreak.
Shi contributed to a study published in February reporting that the novel coronavirus is 96.2% identical to a viral strain that was detected in horseshoe bats from the Yunnan Province.
However, two Chinese researchers noted in a separate paper in February that the horseshoe bats that are known to carry the nearly-identical viral strain live 600 miles away from Wuhan. The researchers also cited testimonies from nearly 60 people who lived in or visited Wuhan saying that the bat “was never a food source in the city, and no bat was traded in the market.”
“The killer coronavirus probably originated from a laboratory in Wuhan,” the two Chinese researchers noted in their paper, which was uploaded to Research Gate on Feb. 6.
The paper was removed from Research Gate on Feb. 14 or 15, according to internet archives. The paper’s lead researcher, Botao Xiao, didn’t return the DCNF’s emails on Thursday seeking comment. Research Gate also did not respond when asked about the paper’s removal from their site.
Ebright, the Rutgers University molecular biologist, told Beijing-based news outlet Caixin Global in February that while there is “no basis to suspect the virus was engineered,” the available data indicates that the virus’s introduction into human populations could be attributed to either natural causes or to a laboratory mishap.
The Washington Post and MSNBC have quoted Ebright saying that theories about the virus being a bioweapon should be “firmly excluded,” but neither outlet included his belief that the possibility that the virus entered the human population through a lab accident “cannot–and should not–be dismissed.”
Shi has furiously denied that the novel coronavirus could have leaked from her lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
“The novel 2019 coronavirus is nature punishing the human race for keeping uncivilized living habits. I, Shi Zhengli, swear on my life that it has nothing to do with our laboratory,” she wrote on a Chinese social messaging app in early February, according to Caixin Global. “I advise those who believe and spread rumors from harmful media sources … to shut their stinking mouths.”
Deadly viruses have a history of escaping from Chinese laboratories.
The SARS virus escaped twice from the Chinese Institute of Virology in Beijing in 2004, one year after the virus was initially contained.
The Chinese government has been widely criticized for misleading the world about the novel coronavirus outbreak from its earliest stages.
One of the first doctors in Wuhan to raise the alarm about the spread of a SARS-like virus in the city was detained by police in December and told to “stop making false comments.”
That doctor, Li Wenliang, died from coronavirus in February.
Another Chinese doctor, Ai Fen, claimed she was silenced by her bosses when she tried to warn about the virus during its early stages. Ai’s whereabouts as of Sunday are currently unknown, according to 60 Minutes Australia, sparking fears that she has been detained.
And on Wednesday a top Chinese health official announced that the country will begin counting coronavirus cases from patients that show no symptoms, a tactic acknowledgment that Beijing had underreported its official tally of known coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas told the DCNF on Wednesday it is wholly appropriate to question whether the coronavirus outbreak originated from labs in Wuhan that were studying coronaviruses.
“The reason I have raised these questions from the very beginning is because of China’s statements and their actions,” Cotton told the DCNF. “After concealing the virus for many weeks in December and then minimizing its severity for most of January, they then peddle an origin story about the food market in Wuhan.”
“Given their dishonesty and the proximity of these labs, which we know were working with coronaviruses, it is only reasonable and responsible for us to ask the question and demand the answers.”
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Andrew Kerr is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Richard H. Ebright” by Richard H. Ebright.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--March Jobs Report: 701,000 Jobs Lost, Unemployment Jumps to 4.4 Percent

The U.S. economy lost 701,000 jobs in March , while the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 % , according to the Department of Labor data released Friday .
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 701,000 in March , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report , reflecting the “ effects of the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) and efforts to contain it ” March ’ s unemployment rate rose significantly to 4.4 % from February ’ s 3.5 % .
This is the largest over-the-month increase in the unemployment rate since January 1975 .
March job numbers come amidst reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
Economists predicted to the Daily Caller News Foundation that March ’ s losses would not be reflected in the BLS report due to the “ the method and timing of the data collection.
” “ Almost all of the announcements of states closing non-essential businesses came after the BLS survey was conducted for March , so while the number won ’ t be good , it won ’ t nearly reflect how much the bottom fell out of the job market over the last several weeks , ” Hamilton Place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday .
“ Next month ’ s data will be much worse , and the eventual revisions to March will also be bad.
” President and CEO of the Job Creators Network ( JCN ) Alfredo Ortiz noted that the Friday morning jobs report shows that “ 701,000 Americans lost their jobs.
” “ As President Trump said , we should expect to experience a ‘ painful ’ next two weeks and perhaps longer , ” Ortiz said in a statement provided to the DCNF .
But Ortiz promises there is “ light @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Starting today small businesses can begin applying for the $ 349 billion Paycheck Protection Program , which will give them much-needed cash to keep payroll flowing , while covering rent , utilities and other overhead , ” Ortiz said .
“ The Trump Administration is laser-focused on making the program work , and JCN is doing its part by mobilizing job creators to participate .
The Administration has an all-hands-on-deck mentality , and so do we.
” “ We are a resilient country and we will get through this and emerge stronger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
Before the March jobs report , job growth had held strong since February 2019 , when just 33,000 jobs were added .
The unemployment rate had held steady between 3.7 % and 4 % for more than a year , before the April 2019 jobs report showed it drop to 3.6 % .
Prior to April ’ s report , the consistent unemployment rate suggested that workers were jumping back into the workforce to fill open jobs , rather than the workers who are collecting unemployment welfare .
Mary Margaret Olohan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News Foundation .

by Mary Margaret Olohan
The U.S. economy lost 701,000 jobs in March, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, according to the Department of Labor data released Friday.
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 701,000 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, reflecting the “effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and efforts to contain it”
March’s unemployment rate rose significantly to 4.4% from February’s 3.5%. This is the largest over-the-month increase in the unemployment rate since January 1975.
March job numbers come amidst reports of massive unemployment numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Economists predicted to the Daily Caller News Foundation that March’s losses would not be reflected in the BLS report due to the “the method and timing of the data collection.”
“Almost all of the announcements of states closing non-essential businesses came after the BLS survey was conducted for March, so while the number won’t be good, it won’t nearly reflect how much the bottom fell out of the job market over the last several weeks,” Hamilton Place Strategies partner Matt McDonald told the DCNF Thursday. “Next month’s data will be much worse, and the eventual revisions to March will also be bad.”
President and CEO of the Job Creators Network (JCN) Alfredo Ortiz noted that the Friday morning jobs report shows that “701,000 Americans lost their jobs.”
“As President Trump said, we should expect to experience a ‘painful’ next two weeks and perhaps longer,” Ortiz said in a statement provided to the DCNF. But Ortiz promises there is “light at the end of the tunnel.”
“Starting today small businesses can begin applying for the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which will give them much-needed cash to keep payroll flowing, while covering rent, utilities and other overhead,” Ortiz said. “The Trump Administration is laser-focused on making the program work, and JCN is doing its part by mobilizing job creators to participate. The Administration has an all-hands-on-deck mentality, and so do we.”
“We are a resilient country and we will get through this and emerge stronger than ever,” the JCN CEO added.
Before the March jobs report, job growth had held strong since February 2019, when just 33,000 jobs were added.
The unemployment rate had held steady between 3.7% and 4% for more than a year, before the April 2019 jobs report showed it drop to 3.6%. Prior to April’s report, the consistent unemployment rate suggested that workers were jumping back into the workforce to fill open jobs, rather than the workers who are collecting unemployment welfare.
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Mary Margaret Olohan is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--As Rest of World Deals With COVID-19 Pandemic, China Ups Ante in South China Sea

While the rest of the world deals with coronavirus pandemic it started , China is moving aggressively in the hotly contested South China Sea , according to reports .
China is taking advantage of the power vacuum in the area by deploying large-scale military assets to the South China Sea and conducting military drills , Asia Times reported .
This comes amid mounting speculation in the media that COVID-19 may have come from a government lab in Wuhan .
China is “ officially celebrating strides made in exploiting disputed energy resources in the fossil fuel-rich sea , ” according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some see China ’ s nationalistic messaging as a bid to rally its people during difficult Covid-19 times , others view the increasingly aggressive naval maneuvers as a bid to exploit America ’ s weakened condition to secure new advantage in the hot spot theater .
Rival Southeast Asian claimants are also in a compromised strategic position as they contend with worsening Covid-19 outbreaks .
The Philippines and Malaysia , both at territorial loggerheads with China in the sea , have both recently placed their administrative and commercial capitals under weeks-long , military-enforced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top security officials including Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana are in self-imposed quarantines , with Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP ) chief General Felimon Santos Jr recently testing positive for Covid-19 .
The People ’ s Republic has a history of making “ sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea—and the sea ’ s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas , ” antagonizing competing claimants Brunei , Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines , Taiwan , and Vietnam .
While China makes its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States , the region ’ s principal security guarantor , has been preoccupied with the world ’ s biggest reported outbreak of the China flu ( over 235,000 cases to date and growing ) .
The Trump administration last week invoked the Defense Production Act , allowing federal government , including the U.S. military , to be more directly involved in the distribution of much-needed items like ventilators and face masks .
Back in February , scientists from the South China University of Technology released a research paper on the origins of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly virus was created in a Wuhan city lab .
The study confirmed that the virus came from a type of bat that doesn ’ t live within 900 kilometers of Wuhan and found no evidence that it was being sold at Wuhan ’ s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market .
“ These scientists interviewed almost 60 people—59 of them—who frequented the Wuhan wet market .
They confirm there were no horseshoe bats for sale there—period , ” Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted on his show this week .
The scientists said they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the outbreak that were conducting research on bat coronavirus , including the Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the national center for China ’ s bat virus research .
The paper , by researchers Botao Xial and Lei Xiao and titled “ The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus , ” was quickly retracted .
Earlier this week , Bill Gertz of The Washington Times highlighted the work of Tian Junhua , a scientist in Wuhan who is touted as a leader in bat virus research .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Tian and his role in working with bat viruses are concerning .
“ He lives and works at Wuhan ’ s CDC , a few hundred yards away from the Huanan wet market , ” the official said .
“ He is among the small team in Wuhan that has contributed to China ’ s obsession in recent years with virus hunting and research.
” Some U.S. and international scientists have dismissed reports linking the new virus to one of China ’ s research labs .
They insist the virus jumped naturally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person to person .
But others say a growing body of evidence indicates the virus may have been under study in a Chinese laboratory and escaped , either through an infection of a worker or through an infected lab animal .
“ This is one of the worst cover-ups in human history , and now the world is facing a global pandemic , ” said Rep. Michael T. McCaul ( R-Texas ) , a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee .

by Debra Heine
While the rest of the world deals with coronavirus pandemic it started, China is moving aggressively in the hotly contested South China Sea, according to reports.
China is taking advantage of the power vacuum in the area by deploying large-scale military assets to the South China Sea and conducting military drills, Asia Times reported. This comes amid mounting speculation in the media that COVID-19 may have come from a government lab in Wuhan.
China is “officially celebrating strides made in exploiting disputed energy resources in the fossil fuel-rich sea,” according to the Hong Kong-based news outlet.
While some see China’s nationalistic messaging as a bid to rally its people during difficult Covid-19 times, others view the increasingly aggressive naval maneuvers as a bid to exploit America’s weakened condition to secure new advantage in the hot spot theater. Rival Southeast Asian claimants are also in a compromised strategic position as they contend with worsening Covid-19 outbreaks. The Philippines and Malaysia, both at territorial loggerheads with China in the sea, have both recently placed their administrative and commercial capitals under weeks-long, military-enforced lockdowns. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and top security officials including Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana are in self-imposed quarantines, with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Felimon Santos Jr recently testing positive for Covid-19.
The People’s Republic has a history of making “sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea—and the sea’s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas,” antagonizing competing claimants Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
While China makes its moves in the disputed territory, the United States, the region’s principal security guarantor, has been preoccupied with the world’s biggest reported outbreak of the China flu (over 235,000 cases to date and growing).
The Trump administration last week invoked the Defense Production Act, allowing federal government, including the U.S. military, to be more directly involved in the distribution of much-needed items like ventilators and face masks.
Back in February, scientists from the South China University of Technology released a research paper on the origins of COVID-19, leading to speculation that the deadly virus was created in a Wuhan city lab.
The study confirmed that the virus came from a type of bat that doesn’t live within 900 kilometers of Wuhan and found no evidence that it was being sold at Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.
“These scientists interviewed almost 60 people—59 of them—who frequented the Wuhan wet market. They confirm there were no horseshoe bats for sale there—period,” Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted on his show this week. The scientists said they discovered two labs in the immediate vicinity of the outbreak that were conducting research on bat coronavirus, including the Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the national center for China’s bat virus research.
The paper, by researchers Botao Xial and Lei Xiao and titled “The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus,” was quickly retracted.
Earlier this week, Bill Gertz of The Washington Times highlighted the work of Tian Junhua, a scientist in Wuhan who is touted as a leader in bat virus research.
A State Department official said the reports about Mr. Tian and his role in working with bat viruses are concerning. “He lives and works at Wuhan’s CDC, a few hundred yards away from the Huanan wet market,” the official said. “He is among the small team in Wuhan that has contributed to China’s obsession in recent years with virus hunting and research.” Some U.S. and international scientists have dismissed reports linking the new virus to one of China’s research labs. They insist the virus jumped naturally to humans and then began spreading from person to person. But others say a growing body of evidence indicates the virus may have been under study in a Chinese laboratory and escaped, either through an infection of a worker or through an infected lab animal.
“This is one of the worst cover-ups in human history, and now the world is facing a global pandemic,” said Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-Texas), a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Debra Heine is a regular contributor to American Greatness.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Companies Turn to 3D Printing Masks to Help in Coronavirus Response

Several companies in North Carolina are now 3D-printing protective face masks to provide locals with relief from the national shortage of N95 respirators .
While the masks aren ’ t a replacement for N95 respirators , they can be used by first responders as a backup or for people ’ s personal use .
And they have the added benefit of being reusable .
Sam Ransdell , the manager of Burney True Value Hardware in Aberdeen , North Carolina has organized a local effort to produce 3D-printed protective masks .
He has received over 400 orders in the last few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stations as well as a number of medical-related businesses .
About four or five local businesses are helping with the production of the masks , including AeroSouth , a small business focused on providing engineering services and products for light aircraft and sailboats .
“ Such actions from creative people can not be modeled in predictions of the impact of a virus .
Humans are the ultimate resource in tackling any problem , ” said Kent Misegades , president of AeroSouth .
Misegades said he can produce about four masks per day with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make prototype parts for small sailboats .
He ’ s using a 3D model designed by La Factoria 3D , a Spain-based company , which was created with the “ aim of providing emergency protective material to medical professionals who need it.
” The mask Misegades is printing consists of three parts , including a filter that is “ cut out of a 1 micron filter element for a home A/C system , ” he said .
Each mask takes about five hours total to complete .
The mask is just one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website Thingiverse , a 3D-printer community where inventors can share their designs .
A page on the website called “ Hack the Pandemic ” is devoted entirely to 3D-printed designs for mask adapters , experimental face masks , and other protective equipment .
Misegades said “ anyone can buy a good 3D printer these days for well under $ 300 ” and most come with with “ everything one needs to get started.
” “ So easy , a cave man can do it , ” he added , noting that files for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including designs for protective masks .
Misegades is the executive director of the Star News Education Foundation and the author of the “ Guide to Shop and Engineering for Secondary Students , ” which is being sold at Burney True Value Hardware to pay for the plastic needed for the 3D-printed masks .
Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star .
Follow Anthony on Twitter .
Email tips to [ email protected ] .

Several companies in North Carolina are now 3D-printing protective face masks to provide locals with relief from the national shortage of N95 respirators.
While the masks aren’t a replacement for N95 respirators, they can be used by first responders as a backup or for people’s personal use. And they have the added benefit of being reusable.
Sam Ransdell, the manager of Burney True Value Hardware in Aberdeen, North Carolina has organized a local effort to produce 3D-printed protective masks. He has received over 400 orders in the last few days from all area fire and police stations as well as a number of medical-related businesses.
About four or five local businesses are helping with the production of the masks, including AeroSouth, a small business focused on providing engineering services and products for light aircraft and sailboats.
“Such actions from creative people can not be modeled in predictions of the impact of a virus. Humans are the ultimate resource in tackling any problem,” said Kent Misegades, president of AeroSouth.
Misegades said he can produce about four masks per day with a 3D printer he generally uses to make prototype parts for small sailboats. He’s using a 3D model designed by La Factoria 3D, a Spain-based company, which was created with the “aim of providing emergency protective material to medical professionals who need it.”
The mask Misegades is printing consists of three parts, including a filter that is “cut out of a 1 micron filter element for a home A/C system,” he said. Each mask takes about five hours total to complete.
The mask is just one of dozens of prototypes being shared on the website Thingiverse, a 3D-printer community where inventors can share their designs. A page on the website called “Hack the Pandemic” is devoted entirely to 3D-printed designs for mask adapters, experimental face masks, and other protective equipment.
Misegades said “anyone can buy a good 3D printer these days for well under $300” and most come with with “everything one needs to get started.”
“So easy, a cave man can do it,” he added, noting that files for 3D-printed designs are free to download, including designs for protective masks.
Misegades is the executive director of the Star News Education Foundation and the author of the “Guide to Shop and Engineering for Secondary Students,” which is being sold at Burney True Value Hardware to pay for the plastic needed for the 3D-printed masks.
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Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star. Follow Anthony on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Jeff Webb: Government Delay in Common Sense Advice to Wear Mask Due to Bureaucratic Confusion

Live from Nashville , Tennessee Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Jeff Webb , founder and chairman of The New American Populist , joined Leahy to discuss the need for masks on a national scale .
During the third hour , Webb questioned why the federal government has been vague and uncommitted regarding the use of masks by Americans while unfairly providing contradictory information .
He cited required mask protocols taken by South Korea and Taiwan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus and urged people to wear them when venturing out in public .
Leahy : We are joined now by our good friend , Jeff Webb .
He ’ s the founder of Varsity Brands and also the founder of a political group called The New American Populist .
Jeff , you and I have been talking quite a bit about what the government should and shouldn ’ t do .
And one of the things that you have really pressed home on is about the use of a mask .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear it , there ’ s my mask .
I am wearing a mask this morning .
Leahy : The government has been confusing about this .
What ’ s going on there ?
Webb : Good morning .
Yes , I think it has been confusing .
It ’ s very disappointing .
I ’ m not sure about the motivation behind it .
I think it ’ s not been fair to the American people .
So I think everybody understands and there will be time to find out why exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible .
I think everybody understands that there is a shortage of N-95 masks .
Leahy : Just to be clear , the N-95 is a more developed mask typically used in hospitals .
That ’ s not the kind of mas that I ’ m wearing .
I ’ m just wearing one of these smaller masks that you can buy at Kroger .
That ’ s what I ’ m wearing today .
Webb : Right .
The difference is this about the N-95 mask .
And you ’ re right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only preventing you from potentially infecting someone as you exhale or potentially cough or whatever as you ’ re talking .
But it also blocks from the inside .
So its got that kind of thickness .
So it works two ways .
And that ’ s one thing .
We understand that there ’ s a shortage .
We understand that they need to go to hospital workers and doctors .
I think everybody understands why .
And I think we are really working about getting as many of those as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from various sources I think that ’ s happening .
But we need to keep the pressure on that .
But beyond that is a different issue to your point , Mike is that the type of mask that you are wearing or the type of mask that you see surgeons wear and doctors wearing when getting ready to prepare surgery , that ’ s not an N-95 mask .
That ’ s strictly to keep the doctor from infecting the patient .
Well , if we have everyone as they did in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some type of mask , like the mask you have or a bandana , or a scarf , anything that covers the nose and the mouth people if they go outside we would be effectively illuminating one of the main ways that this virus is spreading .
It ’ s through breathing .
It ’ s through coughing and so on .
I can not understand .
It ’ s what they did in South Korea .
South Korea and Taiwan both have a handle on this virus .
Its limited damage much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be looking at why they did .
And one of the reasons is that they require universal masking for people when they went outside .
We starting to see this in Los Angels .
I think it ’ s been required .
This has been required .
I think Mayor DeBlasio has called for the same thing in New York .
But , this needs to be a national program .
We just need to have everybody wearing their mask when they go outside until we really get over the hump on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of logical common sense .
The surgeon general who seems like a nice fellow has had very conflicting information at the White House .
You kind of have this federal healthcare bureaucracy that moves very slowly .
I ’ m not a doctor .
I don ’ t play one on the radio .
You are not a doctor .
You don ’ t play one as a radio guest .
But you are a very smart businessman .
You created essentially a huge company .
You created an industry from scratch and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now to me , it ’ s just common sense .
You may look a little goofy if you wear a mask , not an N-95 or the kind I ’ m wearing right now .
But it seems to me to be a barrier for the movement of the virus .
Is that the kind of common sense that a business leader looks at when they are trying to make an important decision ?
Webb : Yes I guess so .
Let me take it a little bit further .
Talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like you are talking about that they are being .
If it doesn ’ t work why does every surgeon in the country have that mask on before they do surgery ?
Of course , it stops the external spread .
It stops us from infecting those that we are in front of .
To me , it ’ s been infuriating .
I was very disappointed when I heard Dr. Birx yesterday being asked about this kind of bill thing finally .
You and I have been talking about this and various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
Why have we not moved past this ?
And this issue was starting to really bubble up and become more accepted .
And I heard her say one of the reasons we haven ’ t recommended a mask is we don ’ t want people to have a false sense of security .
I think she ’ s done a really good job but that ’ s just such a condescending comment .
Are the American people are not smart enough to put on their mask and maintain social distancing ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly right .
I look at this and I say well , I ’ m washing the hands for 20 seconds .
I ’ m keeping the six feet away from everybody .
And I ’ m adding now to that the mask when I ’ m outside the house or any place public .
I have to say the comments from the federal healthcare bureaucracy here even though I think Dr. Birx is doing a good job .
And the surgeon general seems to be doing a good job ; it seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of condescending comments .
I mean goodness gracious it ’ s just common sense .
I think we ’ re kind of lacking a bit of that here .
Webb : I know that President Trump has had to wade into this federal healthcare bureaucracy and move it and turn it and make it more efficient and more responsive .
He ’ s done a good job of that in many ways .
Including the FDA .
I don ’ t think that ’ s totally fixed either .
But he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I also don ’ t see this bureaucracy .
I think we are trying to move fast and that some of these things could move faster .
We were building was very simple .
Get better .
Go faster .
Just think about that .
Try to do everything better , but always try to go faster .
No matter how fast you are going , try to go faster till it gets down to speed to market .
I think there are scientists leading this charge here and it ’ s fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the data tracks and how everything is going .
But this is the sort of thing that should take a leader to say , “ Ok it ’ s common sense here .
This is going to work.
” Look what it did in South Korea .
Look what it did in Taiwan .
Are we going to get the American people to understand they still have to have social distancing ?
And the answer is yes .
And its move .
And it ’ s move now .
Leahy : Here ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This whole wear a mask thing , you don ’ t need the president to tell you that .
You don ’ t need Deborah Birx to tell you that .
You don ’ t need the governor or the mayor .
I think these are in low supply now but we got these a couple of weeks ago at Kroger .
Or you can put your own little mask together .
Just wear a scarf or anything like that .
Its better than nothing .
And right now in the next three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical as we move towards the peak you don ’ t want to get this contagious thing at all .
Webb : No .
And the type of mask that you are talking about is much more available on the world market .
But if we are short of them then the government needs to go on the international market and find these and bring them to our country .
I don ’ t want to get to off the track .
There is another type of mask that ’ s called KM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And it has not been approved by the FDA .
And it is supposedly like one layer of thickness .
It ’ s not what the doctors are wearing .
But its pretty darn good .
From what I ’ ve heard speaking with very reliable people that there are tens of millions of those masks in warehouses even in this country .
And we need to get those too and let people start wearing them .
Leahy : You know a guy who thinks like you is Bob Kraft , owner of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he sent a plane over to China and picked up a million masks and is flying them here to the United States .
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Live from Nashville, Tennessee Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Jeff Webb, founder and chairman of The New American Populist, joined Leahy to discuss the need for masks on a national scale.
During the third hour, Webb questioned why the federal government has been vague and uncommitted regarding the use of masks by Americans while unfairly providing contradictory information. He cited required mask protocols taken by South Korea and Taiwan to be effective in decreasing the spread of the coronavirus and urged people to wear them when venturing out in public.
Leahy: We are joined now by our good friend, Jeff Webb. He’s the founder of Varsity Brands and also the founder of a political group called The American Populist. Jeff, you and I have been talking quite a bit about what the government should and shouldn’t do. And one of the things that you have really pressed home on is about the use of a mask. I by the way so you can hear it, there’s my mask. I am wearing a mask this morning.
Webb: Good. (Chuckles)
Leahy: The government has been confusing about this. What’s going on there?
Webb: Good morning. Yes, I think it has been confusing. It’s very disappointing. I’m not sure about the motivation behind it. I think it’s not been fair to the American people. So I think everybody understands and there will be time to find out why exactly this has happened and who’s responsible. I think everybody understands that there is a shortage of N-95 masks.
Leahy: Just to be clear, the N-95 is a more developed mask typically used in hospitals. That’s not the kind of mas that I’m wearing. I’m just wearing one of these smaller masks that you can buy at Kroger. That’s what I’m wearing today.
Webb: Right. The difference is this about the N-95 mask. And you’re right That mask has some effectiveness in not only preventing you from potentially infecting someone as you exhale or potentially cough or whatever as you’re talking. But it also blocks from the inside. So its got that kind of thickness. So it works two ways. And that’s one thing. We understand that there’s a shortage.
We understand that they need to go to hospital workers and doctors. I think everybody understands why. And I think we are really working about getting as many of those as we can. From the information I have from various sources I think that’s happening. But we need to keep the pressure on that. But beyond that is a different issue to your point, Mike is that the type of mask that you are wearing or the type of mask that you see surgeons wear and doctors wearing when getting ready to prepare surgery, that’s not an N-95 mask.
That’s strictly to keep the doctor from infecting the patient. Well, if we have everyone as they did in South Korea, if everybody put on some type of mask, like the mask you have or a bandana, or a scarf, anything that covers the nose and the mouth people if they go outside we would be effectively illuminating one of the main ways that this virus is spreading. It’s through breathing. It’s through coughing and so on.
I cannot understand. It’s what they did in South Korea. South Korea and Taiwan both have a handle on this virus. Its limited damage much quicker than we have and we should be looking at why they did. And one of the reasons is that they require universal masking for people when they went outside. We starting to see this in Los Angels. I think it’s been required.
This has been required. I think Mayor DeBlasio has called for the same thing in New York. But, this needs to be a national program. We just need to have everybody wearing their mask when they go outside until we really get over the hump on this.
Leahy: It makes a lot of logical common sense. The surgeon general who seems like a nice fellow has had very conflicting information at the White House. You kind of have this federal healthcare bureaucracy that moves very slowly. I’m not a doctor. I don’t play one on the radio. You are not a doctor. You don’t play one as a radio guest. But you are a very smart businessman. You created essentially a huge company.
You created an industry from scratch and you did it by using common sense. Now to me, it’s just common sense. You may look a little goofy if you wear a mask, not an N-95 or the kind I’m wearing right now. But it seems to me to be a barrier for the movement of the virus. Is that the kind of common sense that a business leader looks at when they are trying to make an important decision?
Webb: Yes I guess so. Let me take it a little bit further. Talking about common sense. If a mask like you are talking about that they are being. If it doesn’t work why does every surgeon in the country have that mask on before they do surgery?
Of course, it stops the external spread. It stops us from infecting those that we are in front of. To me, it’s been infuriating. I was very disappointed when I heard Dr. Birx yesterday being asked about this kind of bill thing finally. You and I have been talking about this and various people about the mask for two weeks now. Why have we not moved past this? And this issue was starting to really bubble up and become more accepted.
And I heard her say one of the reasons we haven’t recommended a mask is we don’t want people to have a false sense of security. I think she’s done a really good job but that’s just such a condescending comment. Are the American people are not smart enough to put on their mask and maintain social distancing? It works.
Leahy: You are exactly right. I look at this and I say well, I’m washing the hands for 20 seconds. I’m keeping the six feet away from everybody. And I’m adding now to that the mask when I’m outside the house or any place public.
I have to say the comments from the federal healthcare bureaucracy here even though I think Dr. Birx is doing a good job. And the surgeon general seems to be doing a good job; it seems to me. But these are kind of condescending comments. I mean goodness gracious it’s just common sense. I think we’re kind of lacking a bit of that here.
Webb: I know that President Trump has had to wade into this federal healthcare bureaucracy and move it and turn it and make it more efficient and more responsive. He’s done a good job of that in many ways. Including the FDA. I don’t think that’s totally fixed either. But he’s done a really amazing job. But I also don’t see this bureaucracy.
I think we are trying to move fast and that some of these things could move faster. We were building was very simple. Get better. Go faster. Just think about that. Try to do everything better, but always try to go faster. No matter how fast you are going, try to go faster till it gets down to speed to market. I think there are scientists leading this charge here and it’s fine that they are able to give us the data tracks and how everything is going.
But this is the sort of thing that should take a leader to say, “Ok it’s common sense here. This is going to work.” Look what it did in South Korea. Look what it did in Taiwan. Are we going to get the American people to understand they still have to have social distancing? And the answer is yes. And its move. And it’s move now.
Leahy: Here’s the good news about this. This whole wear a mask thing, you don’t need the president to tell you that. You don’t need Deborah Birx to tell you that. You don’t need the governor or the mayor. I think these are in low supply now but we got these a couple of weeks ago at Kroger.
Or you can put your own little mask together. Just wear a scarf or anything like that. Its better than nothing. And right now in the next three or four months, it’s critical as we move towards the peak you don’t want to get this contagious thing at all.
Webb: No. And the type of mask that you are talking about is much more available on the world market. But if we are short of them then the government needs to go on the international market and find these and bring them to our country. I don’t want to get to off the track. There is another type of mask that’s called KM and that is made in China.
And it has not been approved by the FDA. And it is supposedly like one layer of thickness. It’s not what the doctors are wearing. But its pretty darn good. From what I’ve heard speaking with very reliable people that there are tens of millions of those masks in warehouses even in this country. And we need to get those too and let people start wearing them.
Leahy: You know a guy who thinks like you is Bob Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. Apparently, he sent a plane over to China and picked up a million masks and is flying them here to the United States.
Webb: Incredible.
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Mark Green Felt Sickened by Nancy Pelosi’s Demands on Coronavirus Relief Bill

U.S. Rep. Mark Green ( R-TN-07 ) said he felt disgusted consenting to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA-12 ) when she demanded certain pork barrel projects on the coronavirus relief bill .
Green said this during a Tele-Town hall phone call with constituents Friday .
He added that he and other congressional Republicans stripped a lot of pork out of the bill .
But , to get it passed , Republicans still had to vote for $ 25 million for the Kennedy Center .
As reported , Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said on Friday ’ s call that he and other congressional Republicans had to concede additional things to Pelosi that , in the long run , hurt the country .
“ We were trying to get money in there to buy fuel petroleum at our current super low prices to put in our Strategic Petroleum Reserve .
Well , Pelosi would not allow that to be in there .
She would not support passage of the bill if they didn ’ t have the Green New Deal stuff in there .
So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff , which we feel would be very harmful to the economy , we had to take off the purchase of it in order to get something passed so our businesses and our families could get the help they need during this crisis , ” Green said .
“ It was a very frustrating thing .
They often call this type of legislating ‘ sausage making , ’ and it ’ s this debate .
They sort of held us hostage on some things , and we wound up sending $ 25 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get checks to people .
I hated it .
It made me sick to my stomach , but I didn ’ t think we could wait another day or two .
But we were able to get a ton of stuff she [ Pelosi ] wanted in that 1,400 page bill out of there.
” As The Tennessee Star reported in February , U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY-14 ) released the Green New Deal resolution that ’ s a central part of the Democratic agenda .
The “ Green New Deal ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” towards a series of goals aimed at fighting global warming .
As The Star reported this week , the $ 2 trillion federal stimulus bill , otherwise known as The CARES Act .
Among other things , under CARES , all U.S. residents with adjusted gross incomes up to $ 75,000 — or $ 150,000 for married couples — will get a one-time $ 1,200 , or $ 2,400 for couples , payment .
They are also eligible for an additional $ 500 per child .
Payments will start phasing out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not go to single filers earning more than $ 99,000 , head-of-household filers with more than $ 146,500 , or more than $ 198,000 for joint filers with no children .
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U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN-07) said he felt disgusted consenting to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) when she demanded certain pork barrel projects on the coronavirus relief bill.
Green said this during a Tele-Town hall phone call with constituents Friday. He added that he and other congressional Republicans stripped a lot of pork out of the bill. But, to get it passed, Republicans still had to vote for $25 million for the Kennedy Center.
As reported, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act last week.
Green said on Friday’s call that he and other congressional Republicans had to concede additional things to Pelosi that, in the long run, hurt the country.
“We were trying to get money in there to buy fuel petroleum at our current super low prices to put in our Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Well, Pelosi would not allow that to be in there. She would not support passage of the bill if they didn’t have the Green New Deal stuff in there. So, in order to get Green New Deal stuff, which we feel would be very harmful to the economy, we had to take off the purchase of it in order to get something passed so our businesses and our families could get the help they need during this crisis,” Green said.
“It was a very frustrating thing. They often call this type of legislating ‘sausage making,’ and it’s this debate. They sort of held us hostage on some things, and we wound up sending $25 million to the Kennedy Center in order to get checks to people. I hated it. It made me sick to my stomach, but I didn’t think we could wait another day or two. But we were able to get a ton of stuff she [Pelosi] wanted in that 1,400 page bill out of there.”
Earlier in the day, Green appeared on The Jeff Poor Show, where he talked more about the historic spending bill.
“There were things about this bill that were very frustrating,” Green said.
“What we will undoubtedly find out is that the way the language of the bill was structured, some people got left out.
And that’s the reason why government should never do this. But in this very unique circumstance, we had to. We’re talking about a complete stop the US economy, so it’s unprecedented. World War II didn’t have this much of an impact on the economy.
Obviously it’s going to have its challenges we’ll have to address” Green said.
As The Tennessee Star reported in February, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) released the Green New Deal resolution that’s a central part of the Democratic agenda.
The “Green New Deal” resolution calls for “10-year national mobilizations” towards a series of goals aimed at fighting global warming.
As The Star reported this week, the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill, otherwise known as The CARES Act.
Among other things, under CARES, all U.S. residents with adjusted gross incomes up to $75,000 — or $150,000 for married couples — will get a one-time $1,200, or $2,400 for couples, payment. They are also eligible for an additional $500 per child. Payments will start phasing out for earners above those income thresholds, and will not go to single filers earning more than $99,000, head-of-household filers with more than $146,500, or more than $198,000 for joint filers with no children.
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Crom Carmichael Weighs in on Masks, Corrupt Democrats, and the Private Sector

Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live from Music Row on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael .
During the second hour , Carmichael explained how he saw the people who ran the government and the party unions as incredibly political , abusive and crooked .
Towards the end of the segment , he stated that in order for the government to survive the private sector would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what funds the government .
Leahy : We are joined now by our great friend .
Our original star panelist Crom Carmichael .
Crom good morning .
Are you safe at home ?
Carmichael : Michael , I am still at home .
How are you ?
Leahy : So yesterday the governor required everybody to stay-at-home .
Now it ’ s not just Davidson County and Shelby County .
It ’ s all 95 counties in the state that are required to stay at home .
What ’ s the impact of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Tennessee Crom ?
Carmichael : Well , my guess is not much of the rest of the state was in a semi-stay at home mode anyway .
But now the rest of it is and so it ’ s going to be very very difficult .
And let us all hope and pray that come the end of April that there are enough masks that are being mass-produced so that people can go back to work .
Even if we can go back to work at the beginning of May , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months before we get the kind of economy back in February .
It might actually be a couple of years .
Leahy : So , Crom , I ’ m going to do a little bit of experimenting here like I did with Clint earlier .
I came to work and now wearing a mask when I go outside the house .
I think you can ’ t lose .
And you probably are helping a little bit .
Although the federal government has been very confused about whether or not you should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a mask we bought at Kroger .
But I ’ m going to put it on right now .
The mask is on .
Can you still hear me , Crom ?
Leahy : So here ’ s the thing , Crom .
I guess we can rest easy now because yesterday Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she ’ s putting Adam “ Schifty ” Schiff , you know the guy who lied about the president in a committee hearing and made stuff up .
Drove through this sham impeachment while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She ’ s putting that guy in charge of a select committee to investigate , guess what ?
Coronavirus ?
No , the president and his response .
I think it ’ s beneath contempt .
What do you think Crom ?
Carmichael : It ’ s unsurprising .
And what it shows you is that it is usually crooks who are most concerned about other people being crooked .
Carmichael : And Nancy Pelosi , unfortunately , it ’ s so fascinating how part of what she has said in that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was part of what she said in her statement .
And what I have been saying since I started coming back on your show is that the Democrat Party is owned by the public sector unions .
Now I ’ m not talking about government employees .
There are many many fine government employees .
But the people who run the government and party unions are incredibly political .
And they are abusive .
And they are crooked .
The people who run the unions are just crooked people .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seized the private sector as the servants of government , not the other way around .
And the Democrat Party gets one and a half billion dollars every two years from the government unions .
And so she is right .
Money is corrupting .
And money has corrupted Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party .
I hope his story is right about that .
We have a very good one here in Nashville that I hope we ’ ll write about someday .
Leahy : ( Chuckles ) You talking about our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet John Meacham .
Have we heard anything from him as of late ?
Carmichael : I have not .
I have not heard anything from him .
I ’ m sure he is sheltering in place .
It ’ s going to be very interesting to what happens when we do emerge and we must emerge from the current circumstances .
Carmichael : And you hear Gavin Newsom and you hear Andrew Cuomo who are saying that change is afoot in the progressive party .
This proves that progressive politics works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand how is it that a pandemic proves that progressive politics work .
I don ’ t see the connection at all .
Leahy : What is their argument ?
I saw Newsom say that and of course , Andrew Cuomo has gotten good marks for his command and control of this .
But he ’ s gotten to be very repetitive it seems to me in terms of his presentation .
Back to Gavin Newsom , he did say this will open up a brand new progressive era .
I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t either .
What this is going to do is it ’ s going to add a tremendous amount of debt at the federal level .
And I ’ m not saying that its a bad thing .
But I ’ m not saying the response under the circumstances was a bad response .
But the results are that we ’ re going to end up with 25-26 trillion in debt .
I ’ m sure that a lot of states and local governments are going to be worse off than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liabilities .
And we ’ re going to need to have a very strong private sector to generate the kind of wealth and income and prosperity to not only the people in the private sector .
You know government lives off of taxes and the taxes come from the private sector .
If you have a weak weak private sector you are going to have even worse government .
I don ’ t get the connection .
But we have to ask progressives how they connect these dots .
Because I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was watching Mark Levin on Sean Hannity last night and he was echoing what he said earlier on his radio program .
And he said look , we ’ ve got to turn the economy back on .
Specifically , he pointed out something very interesting .
He said , “ Ok people working at grocery stores , they are able to go and work .
They are open .
They are doing things.
” Amazon is delivering stuff .
Fed-Ex is delivering stuff .
They are all working .
Why are these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of many others to go to work ?
I thought that was a very good question .
By the way , you ’ re talking about businesses doing well and poorly .
Right now I would not want to own any stock in a hotel company but I would like to own stock in a grocery company because Kroger their unit sales were up 30 % last month .
Carmichael : Well , the reason sales are up is because restaurant sales are virtually zero .
And so all of the food that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grocery stores and away from restaurants .
And that will change .
But it ’ s going to be a slow process coming back to where we were because people are not going to just race out and engage in crowded venues .
Leahy : Yeah , there ’ s no question about that .
Leahy : We ’ ve heard some people say particularly in restaurants , well this is going to be a steep V down and then a steep V back up .
I don ’ t think so .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel is going to be very slow to recover .
Hotels are going to be slow to recover .
Restaurants are going to be slow .
And many restaurants that were open in February were just simply not reopen .
Carmicheal : And you see Macy ’ s laid off 100,000 people .
There will be a lot of retail stores that don ’ t open also .
Leahy : Absolutely .
Let ’ s say a retailer has been struggling and their ability to conduct business on an ongoing basis was beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take something like this and you just can ’ t overcome it .
And I think you ’ re going to see a lot of that happening here in the United States .
Leahy : Let me just go over the numbers Crom for you because there is a little bit of encouragement there .
of coronavirus in the country .
As of midnight this morning 244,000 cases of coronavirus in the country .
That ’ s an increase of 29,000 in one day .
That ’ s only slightly up from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28,000 .
There are 6,070 deaths .
That ’ s an increase of 900 .
That ’ s actually a lower increase in one day than the previous day of 1,350 .
A possible indication that or it may be an anomaly .
We ’ ll know better on Monday .
A possible indication that we may be reaching the peak of this a little bit earlier .
Carmichael : You are right .
We ’ ll see next week .
And if the news is good then I would say that by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re on a nationwide stay at home , I ’ m not going to say order .
Carmichael : Through the end of April .
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Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live from Music Row on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael.
During the second hour, Carmichael explained how he saw the people who ran the government and the party unions as incredibly political, abusive and crooked. Towards the end of the segment, he stated that in order for the government to survive the private sector would have to do extremely well because it is what funds the government.
Leahy: We are joined now by our great friend. Our original star panelist Crom Carmichael. Crom good morning. Are you safe at home?
Carmichael: Michael, I am still at home. How are you?
Leahy: So yesterday the governor required everybody to stay-at-home. Now it’s not just Davidson County and Shelby County. It’s all 95 counties in the state that are required to stay at home. What’s the impact of this going to be for the economy of Tennessee Crom?
Carmichael: Well, my guess is not much of the rest of the state was in a semi-stay at home mode anyway. But now the rest of it is and so it’s going to be very very difficult. And let us all hope and pray that come the end of April that there are enough masks that are being mass-produced so that people can go back to work. Even if we can go back to work at the beginning of May, it’s going to be many many months before we get the kind of economy back in February. It might actually be a couple of years.
Leahy: So, Crom, I’m going to do a little bit of experimenting here like I did with Clint earlier. I came to work and now wearing a mask when I go outside the house. I think you can’t lose. And you probably are helping a little bit. Although the federal government has been very confused about whether or not you should or should not wear a mask. This is a mask we bought at Kroger. But I’m going to put it on right now. The mask is on. Can you still hear me, Crom?
Carmichael: Yeah. Oh yeah.
Leahy: So here’s the thing, Crom. I guess we can rest easy now because yesterday Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she’s putting Adam “Schifty” Schiff, you know the guy who lied about the president in a committee hearing and made stuff up.
Drove through this sham impeachment while the coronavirus was driving through China. She’s putting that guy in charge of a select committee to investigate, guess what? Coronavirus? No, the president and his response. I think it’s beneath contempt. What do you think Crom?
Carmichael: It’s unsurprising. And what it shows you is that it is usually crooks who are most concerned about other people being crooked.
Leahy: (Laughs) That’s a good one.
Carmichael: And Nancy Pelosi, unfortunately, it’s so fascinating how part of what she has said in that is how corrupting money is. I think that was part of what she said in her statement. And what I have been saying since I started coming back on your show is that the Democrat Party is owned by the public sector unions.
Now I’m not talking about government employees. There are many many fine government employees. But the people who run the government and party unions are incredibly political. And they are abusive. And they are crooked. The people who run the unions are just crooked people.
And the Democrat Party is then the party that seized the private sector as the servants of government, not the other way around. And the Democrat Party gets one and a half billion dollars every two years from the government unions.
And so she is right. Money is corrupting. And money has corrupted Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party. I hope his story is right about that. We have a very good one here in Nashville that I hope we’ll write about someday.
Leahy: (Chuckles) You talking about our good friend who we’ve yet to meet John Meacham. Have we heard anything from him as of late?
Carmichael: I have not. I have not heard anything from him. I’m sure he is sheltering in place. It’s going to be very interesting to what happens when we do emerge and we must emerge from the current circumstances.
Leahy: Yeah absolutely.
Carmichael: And you hear Gavin Newsom and you hear Andrew Cuomo who are saying that change is afoot in the progressive party. This proves that progressive politics works. And I’m trying to understand how is it that a pandemic proves that progressive politics work. I don’t see the connection at all.
Leahy: What is their argument? I saw Newsom say that and of course, Andrew Cuomo has gotten good marks for his command and control of this. But he’s gotten to be very repetitive it seems to me in terms of his presentation. Back to Gavin Newsom, he did say this will open up a brand new progressive era. I don’t get that.
Carmichael: I don’t either. What this is going to do is it’s going to add a tremendous amount of debt at the federal level. And I’m not saying that its a bad thing. But I’m not saying the response under the circumstances was a bad response. But the results are that we’re going to end up with 25-26 trillion in debt.
I’m sure that a lot of states and local governments are going to be worse off than they were from the standpoint of unfunded liabilities. And we’re going to need to have a very strong private sector to generate the kind of wealth and income and prosperity to not only the people in the private sector.
You know government lives off of taxes and the taxes come from the private sector. If you have a weak weak private sector you are going to have even worse government. I don’t get the connection. But we have to ask progressives how they connect these dots. Because I don’t see it.
Leahy: I was watching Mark Levin on Sean Hannity last night and he was echoing what he said earlier on his radio program. And he said look, we’ve got to turn the economy back on. Specifically, he pointed out something very interesting. He said, “Ok people working at grocery stores, they are able to go and work. They are open. They are doing things.”
Amazon is delivering stuff. Fed-Ex is delivering stuff. They are all working. Why are these policies he argued, limiting the ability of many others to go to work? I thought that was a very good question. By the way, you’re talking about businesses doing well and poorly. Right now I would not want to own any stock in a hotel company but I would like to own stock in a grocery company because Kroger their unit sales were up 30% last month.
Carmichael: Well, the reason sales are up is because restaurant sales are virtually zero. And so all of the food that people are consuming is being shifted to grocery stores and away from restaurants. And that will change. But it’s going to be a slow process coming back to where we were because people are not going to just race out and engage in crowded venues.
Leahy: Yeah, there’s no question about that.
Carmichael: No.
Leahy: We’ve heard some people say particularly in restaurants, well this is going to be a steep V down and then a steep V back up. I don’t think so.
Carmichael: I agree. And airline travel is going to be very slow to recover. Hotels are going to be slow to recover. Restaurants are going to be slow. And many restaurants that were open in February were just simply not reopen.
Leahy: Never reopen.
Carmichael: And you see Macy’s laid off 100,000 people. There will be a lot of retail stores that don’t open also.
Leahy: Absolutely. Let’s say a retailer has been struggling and their ability to conduct business on an ongoing basis was beginning to be in doubt anyways. You take something like this and you just can’t overcome it. And I think you’re going to see a lot of that happening here in the United States.
Carmichael: Yeah.
Leahy: Let me just go over the numbers Crom for you because there is a little bit of encouragement there. of coronavirus in the country. As of midnight this morning 244,000 cases of coronavirus in the country. That’s an increase of 29,000 in one day. That’s only slightly up from the previous 24 hour period an increase of 28,000.
There are 6,070 deaths. That’s an increase of 900. That’s actually a lower increase in one day than the previous day of 1,350. A possible indication that or it may be an anomaly. We’ll know better on Monday. A possible indication that we may be reaching the peak of this a little bit earlier.
Carmichael: You are right. We’ll see next week. And if the news is good then I would say that by the end of April and I think we’re on a nationwide stay at home, I’m not going to say order.
Leahy: Recommendation.
Carmichael: Through the end of April.
Leahy: Exactly.
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Trump Clashes with 3M After Accusations That Foreign Countries Are Getting Face Masks First

President Donald Trump warned 3M on Twitter Thursday night that it will “ have a big price to pay ” after the company was accused of various wrongdoings surrounding its production of N95 respirator masks .
“ We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their masks .
‘ P Act ’ all the way .
Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing , ” the president said on Twitter .
His ominous warning came after he issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act and compelling 3M to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of face masks the agency “ determines to be appropriate.
” 3M is a Minnesota-based company and the world ’ s leading manufacturer of N95 respirator masks , which are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The company said it has moved to maximum production of the respirators and doubled its global output to a rate of 1.1 billion per year .
3M CEO Mike Roman said in a press release this week that the company has “ put into motion additional investments and actions that will enable us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2 billion globally within the next 12 months.
” He said 3M expects to be producing N95 respirators at a rate of 50 million per month for use in the United States .
But the company has faced a swarm of alarming accusations in recent days , including claims that its distributors are engaging in price gouging and that it is selling its face masks to foreign governments over states and health care systems .
“ 3M lists all its distributors online , the ones buying and selling these things , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they possibly can .
It ’ s wrong , it ’ s criminal , ” billionaire Mark Cuban said in an interview with Bloomberg News .
Jared Moskowitz , director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management , said on Twitter that he ’ s heard reports from 3M ’ s authorized distributors of “ foreign governments showing up to factories with cash to jump ahead in the line.
” He repeated those claims in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson Thursday night , saying “ foreign countries are showing up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ When I told 3M that , not only did they not dispute it , but I asked them if they put out any guidance to prevent the behavior and the answer was no , ” he said .
“ Since when do we have a U.S. company that sells masks and I try to offer them money and they won ’ t sell them to me ?
” “ The idea that an American company is selling masks away from our hospitals , away from our doctors , away from the real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will long be investigated after this , but it ’ s really criminal , ” he added .
Roman said on CNBC Friday that “ the idea that 3M is not doing all it can to fight price gouging and unauthorized reselling is absurd.
” “ The idea that we ’ re not doing everything we can to maximize deliveries of respirators in our home country – nothing is further from the truth , ” he added .
He said in a statement released Friday that there are “ significant humanitarian implications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to cease exporting respirators to Canada and Latin America , where 3M is a “ critical supplier of respirators.
” “ In addition , ceasing all export of respirators produced in the United States would likely cause other countries to retaliate and do the same , as some have already done , ” he continued .
“ If that were to occur , the net number of respirators being made available to the United States would actually decrease .
That is the opposite of what we and the administration , on behalf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star .
Follow Anthony on Twitter .
Email tips to [ email protected ] .
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Background Photo “ 3M Building ” by Tony Webster .
CC BY 2.0 .

President Donald Trump warned 3M on Twitter Thursday night that it will “have a big price to pay” after the company was accused of various wrongdoings surrounding its production of N95 respirator masks.
“We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their masks. ‘P Act’ all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing,” the president said on Twitter.
We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing – will have a big price to pay! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2020
His ominous warning came after he issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act and compelling 3M to provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the number of face masks the agency “determines to be appropriate.”
3M is a Minnesota-based company and the world’s leading manufacturer of N95 respirator masks, which are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it has moved to maximum production of the respirators and doubled its global output to a rate of 1.1 billion per year.
3M CEO Mike Roman said in a press release this week that the company has “put into motion additional investments and actions that will enable us to double our capacity once again, to 2 billion globally within the next 12 months.”
He said 3M expects to be producing N95 respirators at a rate of 50 million per month for use in the United States.
But the company has faced a swarm of alarming accusations in recent days, including claims that its distributors are engaging in price gouging and that it is selling its face masks to foreign governments over states and health care systems.
“3M lists all its distributors online, the ones buying and selling these things, and these distributors are making as much money as they possibly can. It’s wrong, it’s criminal,” billionaire Mark Cuban said in an interview with Bloomberg News.
Jared Moskowitz, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said on Twitter that he’s heard reports from 3M’s authorized distributors of “foreign governments showing up to factories with cash to jump ahead in the line.”
.@3M @3MNews please tell me this is #FakeNews. The stories of foreign governments showing up to factories with cash to jump ahead in the line is something I hear from your authorized distributors. @maddow @mcuban https://t.co/E8Msd0C9mf — Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) April 2, 2020
He repeated those claims in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson Thursday night, saying “foreign countries are showing up with cash to purchase the orders.”
“When I told 3M that, not only did they not dispute it, but I asked them if they put out any guidance to prevent the behavior and the answer was no,” he said. “Since when do we have a U.S. company that sells masks and I try to offer them money and they won’t sell them to me?”
“The idea that an American company is selling masks away from our hospitals, away from our doctors, away from the real heroes on the front lines is something that will long be investigated after this, but it’s really criminal,” he added.
Roman said on CNBC Friday that “the idea that 3M is not doing all it can to fight price gouging and unauthorized reselling is absurd.”
“The idea that we’re not doing everything we can to maximize deliveries of respirators in our home country – nothing is further from the truth,” he added.
He said in a statement released Friday that there are “significant humanitarian implications” of the Trump administration’s order to cease exporting respirators to Canada and Latin America, where 3M is a “critical supplier of respirators.”
“In addition, ceasing all export of respirators produced in the United States would likely cause other countries to retaliate and do the same, as some have already done,” he continued. “If that were to occur, the net number of respirators being made available to the United States would actually decrease. That is the opposite of what we and the administration, on behalf of the American people, both seek.”
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Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star. Follow Anthony on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Background Photo “3M Building” by Tony Webster. CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Violating Michigan’s ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ Order Could Carry $1,000 Fine

Michigan residents failing to comply with the state ’ s “ Stay Home , Stay Safe ” order could be fined up to $ 1,000 and see criminal penalties , the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ( MDHHS ) announced on Thursday .
“ A person can have coronavirus without knowing it , ” said MDHHS Director Robert Gordon in a statement .
“ They can spread the disease to others who can spread it to others .
The only way to stop the spread is social distancing .
A civil penalty and potential licensing actions send a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is essential to saving lives.
” The fines can be issued for failing to comply with executive orders 2020-11 and 2020-20 , which prohibit large events , closes schools , and restricts the use of restaurants and other nonessential businesses .
Penalties can also be issued for not complying with Executive Order 2020-21 , which is Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s “ Stay Home , Stay Safe ” shelter-in-place order restricting gathering and travel beyond essentials like getting groceries or for medical care .
The penalty will also apply to executive orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in effect until either rescinded or there is no longer a state of emergency in Michigan .
“ There is not a vaccine or a recognized treatment for COVID-19 and our healthcare system is being severely taxed by this pandemic , ” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun , chief medical executive and chief deputy for health , in a statement .
“ We need people to heed the Stay Home , Stay Safe order as well as other orders issued by the Governor to protect the health and safety of all Michiganders.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could also see penalties and will be referred to their licensing agency , the department said .
The MDHHS announcement also said that law enforcement are “ specifically authorized to bar access to businesses and operation that fail to comply with the procedures and restrictions.
” As of Friday afternoon , Michigan has more than 12,700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus , according to data from the MDHHS .
The death toll for the state is 479 .
Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star .
Follow her on Twitter at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email protected ] Photo “ Michigan State Police ” by Michigan State Police .

Michigan residents failing to comply with the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order could be fined up to $1,000 and see criminal penalties, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Thursday.
“A person can have coronavirus without knowing it,” said MDHHS Director Robert Gordon in a statement. “They can spread the disease to others who can spread it to others. The only way to stop the spread is social distancing. A civil penalty and potential licensing actions send a strong message to Michiganders that social distancing is essential to saving lives.”
The fines can be issued for failing to comply with executive orders 2020-11 and 2020-20, which prohibit large events, closes schools, and restricts the use of restaurants and other nonessential businesses. Penalties can also be issued for not complying with Executive Order 2020-21, which is Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” shelter-in-place order restricting gathering and travel beyond essentials like getting groceries or for medical care.
The penalty will also apply to executive orders that may replace current guidelines. It is in effect until either rescinded or there is no longer a state of emergency in Michigan.
“There is not a vaccine or a recognized treatment for COVID-19 and our healthcare system is being severely taxed by this pandemic,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health, in a statement. “We need people to heed the Stay Home, Stay Safe order as well as other orders issued by the Governor to protect the health and safety of all Michiganders.”
Non-essential business not complying with the orders could also see penalties and will be referred to their licensing agency, the department said. The MDHHS announcement also said that law enforcement are “specifically authorized to bar access to businesses and operation that fail to comply with the procedures and restrictions.”
As of Friday afternoon, Michigan has more than 12,700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, according to data from the MDHHS. The death toll for the state is 479.
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Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star. Follow her on Twitter at @JordynPair. Email her at [email protected]
Photo “Michigan State Police” by Michigan State Police.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Ohio Department of Health Lacks Transparency on Ohio State University Professors Helping It with Con

Ohio Department of Health Lacks Transparency on Ohio State University Professors Helping It with Controversial Coronavirus Projection

The Ohio Department of Health ( ODH ) continues to lack transparency on who is helping the health department with its controversial coronavirus projection .
When The Ohio Star asked the ODH if the department could identify who the Ohio State University ( OSU ) epidemiology researchers were that helped it with its chart , ODH Press Secretary Melanie Amato said that this would be a question for the school .
The Star asked the Ohio State University ’ s Director of Media Relations Benjamin Johnson but did not hear back .
The question of which epidemiologist researchers are helping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As previously reported , The Star identified Professor Grzegorz Rempala , who teaches biostatistics at OSU .
Rempala said that ODH is using several models beside his own .
The professor was unsure of how much of the information that he has provided to the health department was being used .
Since the “ Flattening the Curve ” projections were unveiled on March 25 , the ODH has slowly unveiled information about it .
The first projection appeared on a slide called the “ Preliminary Modeling from OSU ’ s Infectious Diseases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how Ohio ’ s preventive measures against the coronavirus have helped prevent the excessive spread of the Chinese virus .
According to this model , if Ohio had not issued any measures , the number of daily cases would have been up to 40,000 ( in yellow ) by mid-March .
However , since action occurred , the graph projected between 5,000 and 10,000 ( in blue ) daily cases .
When Acton unveiled this model , no information about who worked on these models was shown on the slide .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Doctor of Veterinary Medicine ) , PhD is executive director of OSU ’ s Institute of Infectious Diseases The website provides no information about the Institute ’ s modeling Coronavirus efforts or who from the Institute was involved in those efforts .
Two days later , the “ Flattening the Curve ” projection got a whole new makeover and showed different numbers than the original curve .
This curve showed that if Ohio had not done anything , the state would have seen 51,000 cases by the middle of March .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows every move we have taken has moved the model , and we ’ re really trying to slow this and steady it .
On this y-axis curve , we have our cases per day .
I know this startled people to say , yesterday , and our model is now showing that at the peak of this curve , we ’ re now projecting that we may see as many as 10,000 new cases per day , ” Acton said during March 27 ’ s press conference .
The chart shows that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Projected Peak–10,000 New Cases Per Day–Mitigated on April 19 .
On this slide , it said , “ Data in this visualization is provided by Epidemiology Researchers at the Ohio State University.
” On Monday , the ODH made another update to the “ Flattening the Curve ” slide , which showed the number of projected cases ( in yellow ) to go up to 62,000 cases if the state had not implemented a “ Stay-at-Home ” order .
The blue line still shows 10,000 new cases per day , but it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 19 .
On this slide , it says “ The data model driving this visualization is provided by Quantitative Epidemiologists at the Infections Disease Institute at The Ohio State University.
” These projections are current as of March 28 .
This slide has been used throughout the week at press conferences .
It must be noted the data has changed as more information has been gathered by ODH about COVID-19 testing .
Currently , ODH numbers show Ohio has 3,312 and 91 deaths from coronavirus .
Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you have any tips , email Zachery at [ email protected ]

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) continues to lack transparency on who is helping the health department with its controversial coronavirus projection.
When The Ohio Star asked the ODH if the department could identify who the Ohio State University (OSU) epidemiology researchers were that helped it with its chart, ODH Press Secretary Melanie Amato said that this would be a question for the school.
The Star asked the Ohio State University’s Director of Media Relations Benjamin Johnson but did not hear back.
The question of which epidemiologist researchers are helping the state Department of Health remains unanswered.
As previously reported, The Star identified Professor Grzegorz Rempala, who teaches biostatistics at OSU. Rempala said that ODH is using several models beside his own. The professor was unsure of how much of the information that he has provided to the health department was being used.
Since the “Flattening the Curve” projections were unveiled on March 25, the ODH has slowly unveiled information about it.
The first projection appeared on a slide called the “Preliminary Modeling from OSU’s Infectious Diseases Institute: 3/25.” This chart detailed how Ohio’s preventive measures against the coronavirus have helped prevent the excessive spread of the Chinese virus.
According to this model, if Ohio had not issued any measures, the number of daily cases would have been up to 40,000 (in yellow) by mid-March. However, since action occurred, the graph projected between 5,000 and 10,000 (in blue) daily cases.
When Acton unveiled this model, no information about who worked on these models was shown on the slide.
According to its website, Mike Oglesbee, DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), PhD is executive director of OSU’s Institute of Infectious Diseases
The website provides no information about the Institute’s modeling Coronavirus efforts or who from the Institute was involved in those efforts.
Two days later, the “Flattening the Curve” projection got a whole new makeover and showed different numbers than the original curve. This curve showed that if Ohio had not done anything, the state would have seen 51,000 cases by the middle of March.
“There’s a shadow here that shows every move we have taken has moved the model, and we’re really trying to slow this and steady it. On this y-axis curve, we have our cases per day. I know this startled people to say, yesterday, and our model is now showing that at the peak of this curve, we’re now projecting that we may see as many as 10,000 new cases per day,” Acton said during March 27’s press conference. The chart shows that the blue line reaches a point labeled Projected Peak–10,000 New Cases Per Day–Mitigated on April 19.
On this slide, it said, “Data in this visualization is provided by Epidemiology Researchers at the Ohio State University.”
On Monday, the ODH made another update to the “Flattening the Curve” slide, which showed the number of projected cases (in yellow) to go up to 62,000 cases if the state had not implemented a “Stay-at-Home” order. The blue line still shows 10,000 new cases per day, but it is pushed back a couple of days after April 19.
On this slide, it says “The data model driving this visualization is provided by Quantitative Epidemiologists at the Infections Disease Institute at The Ohio State University.” These projections are current as of March 28.
This slide has been used throughout the week at press conferences. It must be noted the data has changed as more information has been gathered by ODH about COVID-19 testing.
Currently, ODH numbers show Ohio has 3,312 and 91 deaths from coronavirus.
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Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of Star News Digital Media. If you have any tips, email Zachery at [email protected]


thetennesseestar--2020-04-04--Michigan Sees Largest Single-Day Increase of Coronavirus Cases

Michigan saw its largest daily increase of confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed , according to analysis from MLive .
Michigan confirmed 1,953 new cases of COVID-19 , according to data published by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services .
The new cases bring Michigan ’ s total up to 12,744 .
The jump was the state ’ s largest single-day increase and the fourth consecutive day with more than 100 new cases , MLive said .
The MDHHS also announced 62 new deaths , bringing Michigan ’ s total deaths from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Detroit has been hardest hit , with 3,550 confirmed cases and 117 deaths .
Detroit is followed by Wayne County at 2,546 confirmed cases , Oakland County at 2,540 confirmed cases and Macomb County at 1,560 confirmed cases .
Wayne County and the City of Detroit are counted separately .
A spokesperson with the MDHHS told The Michigan Star last week that the high number of positive test results may be a result of targeted testing , as well as the fact that many of the labs doing testing are located in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has “ known community spread.
” “ This has led to higher testing rates of southeast Michigan residents and a higher number of positive results , ” the spokesperson said in an email last week .
There have been confirmed cases of the coronavirus in 70 of Michigan ’ s 83 counties .
Some counties with no confirmed cases include Mason and Alcona , as well as several in the Upper Peninsula .
Michigan has tested nearly 38,000 people for the virus , with just over 28,000 of the tests coming back negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Roughly 26 % of the tests came out positive .
MDHHS also showed that the majority of confirmed cases — 20 percent — is among people ages 50 to 59 .
The majority of deaths — 35 percent — are among those ages 80 and older .
As of Friday afternoon , there are nearly 240,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 5,400 deaths in the United States , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star .
Follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Email her at [ email protected ]

Michigan saw its largest daily increase of confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, according to analysis from MLive.
Michigan confirmed 1,953 new cases of COVID-19, according to data published by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The new cases bring Michigan’s total up to 12,744. The jump was the state’s largest single-day increase and the fourth consecutive day with more than 100 new cases, MLive said.
The MDHHS also announced 62 new deaths, bringing Michigan’s total deaths from the virus up to 479.
The City of Detroit has been hardest hit, with 3,550 confirmed cases and 117 deaths. Detroit is followed by Wayne County at 2,546 confirmed cases, Oakland County at 2,540 confirmed cases and Macomb County at 1,560 confirmed cases. Wayne County and the City of Detroit are counted separately.
A spokesperson with the MDHHS told The Michigan Star last week that the high number of positive test results may be a result of targeted testing, as well as the fact that many of the labs doing testing are located in the southeastern part of Michigan, which has “known community spread.”
“This has led to higher testing rates of southeast Michigan residents and a higher number of positive results,” the spokesperson said in an email last week.
There have been confirmed cases of the coronavirus in 70 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Some counties with no confirmed cases include Mason and Alcona, as well as several in the Upper Peninsula.
Michigan has tested nearly 38,000 people for the virus, with just over 28,000 of the tests coming back negative, according to data from the MDHHS. Roughly 26% of the tests came out positive.
MDHHS also showed that the majority of confirmed cases — 20 percent — is among people ages 50 to 59. The majority of deaths — 35 percent — are among those ages 80 and older.
As of Friday afternoon, there are nearly 240,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 5,400 deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star. Follow her on Twitter at @JordynPair. Email her at [email protected]