saraacater--2020-03-13--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: 1701 infected and 40 deaths in U.S.

There are 1,701 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. as of Friday .
There are now a reported 40 deaths across the country .
The number of worldwide cases reported are 135,467 .
The Trump Administration will begin implementing a travel ban from Europe , with the exception of the U.K. Friday at midnight .
The ban will span for travelers from Europe ’ s Schengen Area , which includes : Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland .
The suspension will last 30 days .
The White House said citizens returning to the U.S. from Europe “ will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place ” where they will undergo “ appropriate screenings.
” Click below to see an interactive map of virus spread across all continents .
There were more than 1,030 cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday , eight times more than just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have died of the virus nationwide , and there are cases in 37 states — 15 of which have declared emergencies — and Washington D.C .
In origin country China , there was mounting evidence that strict control measures pay off .
Premier Xi Jinping has declared the disease “ basically curbed , ” and with only about 10 new domestic infections reported in China on Wednesday , other countries were adopting similar tactics .
Italy has the biggest outbreak outside China , with more than 600 dead and 10,000 infections .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with stricter controls in hard-hit northern regions .
New York state has taken dramatic action to contain one of the largest known virus clusters in the U.S. , setting up a “ containment area ” of about three square miles around the city of New Rochelle , less than 10 miles from the heart of Manhattan .
There were at least 108 confirmed cases there alone .
A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland , California , authorities said Sunday , though passengers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least another day .
California residents will be brought to facilities within the state , and non-residents will be taken to locations in other states , including a military base in Marietta , Georgia .
OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents .
The number of cases worldwide continues to climb .
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins , there have been more than 109,600 confirmed cases of the virus as of Sunday morning .
More than 60,000 people have recovered , and more than 3,800 people have died .
Right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected with COVID-19 in United States , and 20 confirmed deaths .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said on Sunday that while he hopes it doesn ’ t come to it , the government could shut down certain sections of the country hit hard by the coronavirus .
Speaking during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday , ” Fauci said that “ anything is possible ” when asked if measures like those currently being imposed in Italy could be enacted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the coronavirus .
“ I don ’ t think it would be as draconian as nobody in or nobody out , ” Fauci said .
“ But if we continue to get cases like this , particularly at the community level , there will be what we call ‘ mitigation , ’ where we have to essentially do social distancing , keep people out of crowded places , take a look at seriousness , do you really need to travel , and I think it ’ s particularly important among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first cases of coronavirus in Georgia .
The two infections are tied to a father and his 15-year-old son , reports state .
On Monday , health officials in Georgia confirmed the state ’ s first two cases of the novel coronavirus .
The U.S. has seen an increasing list of cases across the country and test kits for the virus are expected to increase substantially by the end of the week .
There have been at least nine deaths in the United States as of Wednesday .
Currently , the Johns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections worldwide with more than 3,200 deaths associated with the virus .
Dr. Stephen Hahn , the F.D.A.
’ s commissioner , said Monday at a press briefing that actions taken by the agency to allow private labs and companies to begin making their own tests would allow for quicker expansion of testing for the virus across the nation .
“ With this new policy , we have heard from multiple companies and multiple academic centers , and we expect to have a substantial increase in the number of tests this week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Dr. Hahn .
“ There will be — the estimates we ’ re getting from industry right now , by the end of this week , close to a million tests will be able to be performed.
” The Georgia Department of Public Health ( DPH ) said the two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Fulton County .
The father and son had recently returned from Italy , which has seen a surge of cases in recent weeks .
According to Fox News the “ father and his son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in Atlanta.
” Monday , March 2 : The virus has now spread to at least 12 states , with almost 90 cases in all and two deaths .
Both U.S. fatalities were in Washington state — residents of a King County nursing home where dozens more were sick and being tested for the virus .
Both of the victims had underlying health conditions .
The disease has killed more than 3,048 people globally and infected more than 89,197 , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in China .
While the number of new cases recorded daily in that epicenter country has declined for weeks , the virus continues spreading fast in South Korea , Iran and Italy , prompting increased travel warnings and restrictions .
Saturday , Feb 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Saturday a policy allowing certain US labs to test for the novel coronavirus using diagnostics the labs developed and validated , even before the agency has reviewed them .
The policy will enable more rapid testing capacity , the agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of coronavirus , the Health Ministry says .
That brings the country ’ s total to 13 .
Japan confirms 9 new cases of novel coronavirus , bringing total to 944 .
Qatar has become the latest Middle Eastern country to report its first case of coronavirus .
The patient , a 36-year-old man , returned from Iran , which has the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths outside China .
The news on Saturday comes amid growing concerns in the Gulf , with Saudi Arabia having recently halted travel to holy sites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe , Italy has reported 888 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths , the most in Europe .
On Friday , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned that the spread of the virus is “ getting bigger ” .
More than 85,000 people have been infected worldwide .
Friday , Feb 28 : There are now 62 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the United States , Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the CDC ’ s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , said during a press briefing on Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Diamond Princess cruise ship Thursday , Feb 27 : Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus , according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis .
If all goes as planned , the vaccine could be ready within a few weeks and available in 90 days , according to a release .
“ Congratulations to MIGAL [ The Galilee Research Institute ] on this exciting breakthrough , ” Akunis said .
“ I am confident there will be further rapid progress , enabling us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grave global COVID-19 threat , ” Akunis said , referring to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
• South Korea spike : The East Asian country reported 334 new cases and one death today , bringing the national total to 1,595 cases and 13 deaths .
Many of the cases are linked to a religious group in the country ’ s south .
• Military infections : Joint US-South Korea military drills have been postponed “ until further notice ” after a US soldier and several members of the South Korean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disrupted : Numerous countries are implementing travel restrictions for those coming to and from South Korea , while the US is advising people to reconsider any travel plans to the country .
• European spread : Italy now has 400 cases — the largest outbreak outside Asia .
And the virus is spreading across Europe , with several countries reporting their first cases , including Norway , Romania , Georgia , and North Macedonia .
Many European countries are now implementing emergency measures , with Italy effectively placing 100,000 under quarantine with travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Iran now has 139 cases and 19 deaths .
This week , the virus has spread to across Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting similar travel restrictions and closed borders as seen in Asia and Europe .
• US warning : United States health officials warn the country may have had its first case of community transmission — where the patient did not have “ relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient.
” In response to rising fears , some communities are taking precautions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases , declared a state of emergency .
• More new cases outside China : For the first time in the outbreak , the number of new cases reported outside of China in a single day was larger than those reported inside the country , said the World Health Organization .
China reported 412 newly confirmed cases yesterday , while 459 additional cases were reported outside of China , according to the WHO ’ s daily report .
Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus outbreak remains virtually unknown — and refused to rule out a startling theory that the virus may have originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan , China .
“ Our colleagues at CDC [ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ] and NIH [ National Institutes of Health ] on the task force have made it very clear .
We don ’ t yet know the origin of this particular virus , ” Cuccinelli told Siegel on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ We are not entirely sure how this one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ There is a biological facility in the … province that people worry about .
But I will say the reading that I have done of medical professionals suggest that the structure of the virus seems unlikely to have been man-made because if it was made to be a threat , you would expect to see certain characteristics that aren ’ t present.
” “ Does that mean it rules it out ?
” Cuccinelli added , “ No , not absolutely.
” The White House is reportedly preparing to ask Congress for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak of the coronavirus , which has infected almost 80,000 people around the world and accounted for more than 2,000 deaths .
The formal request may be around $ 1 billion , two individuals with knowledge of the matter told Politico .
A federal judge has temporarily blocked state and federal officials from moving as many as 50 Americans infected with the coronavirus to a city in southern California for quarantine .
U.S. District Judge Josephine Stanton , an Obama appointee , issued an order late Friday to prevent the transfer of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Northern California to Costa Mesa in Orange County .
The patients were previously quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from mainland China reported 97 new deaths Saturday .
According to the health commission , 96 deaths occurred in Hubei province and one person died in Guangdong .
In addition , China also reported 648 more confirmed cases .
This brings the global total number of deaths to 2,456 , and the number of confirmed cases worldwide to at least 78,442 .
Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has passed 30 , health officials said Friday .
Most of the 34 cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise ship in Japan over the weekend , Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters .
Eighteen of the over 300 Americans evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were infected with COVID-19 , the disease caused by the virus , according to Messonnier , the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship are nearly halfway through a two-week quarantine since returning to the U.S. late Sunday night .
The fight against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night , as Chinese health officials in the Hubei province reported 242 new deaths and 14,840 new cases of the flu-like virus .
That brings the worldwide death toll to at least 1,357 and the number of confirmed cases to more than 60,000 .
The rise in cases comes as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases .
Now , lung @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus in a suspected patient , in addition to the standard nucleic acid tests , according to AFP .
The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , China , had been diagnosed with the coronavirus , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 14 .
Although that evacuee had been quarantined at the same base as another coronavirus patient , the CDC said there is no evidence of contact between the two .
Wuhan Coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 814 .
The death toll now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 2002-2003 , according to data released from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus map tracker Sunday .
In comparison , the SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According to China ’ s National Health Commission the infections are now at 37,198 .
According to The New York Times 89 deaths and 2,656 new cases were recorded in the preceding 24 hours .
Those deaths mostly occurred in Hubei Province , the heart of the outbreak .
Further , a U.S. citizen died from the coronavirus in Wuhan , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Marc Siegel , Fox News medical analyst , said there is no need for Americans to worry about a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” said ‘ Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made the virus harder to control , but the United States has done a great job in helping to control the spread and treat infected people.
’ For more details on the death toll go to Johns Hopkins online tracker .
Tuesday , Feb 4 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apace on Tuesday , with more than 23,500 cases confirmed worldwide and at least 490 deaths in China alone .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two of the deaths , were in mainland China .
Chinese officials have agreed to let American experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization team in the coming days , and senior members of the Communist Party have admitted “ shortcomings and deficiencies ” in the country ’ s response .
President Xi Jinping declared “ a people ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemic Monday , threatening punishment for anyone deemed to be neglecting their duties as control efforts ramped up .
As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in more than two dozen countries , the vast majority of them in China , according to the World Health Organization .
There have been at least 425 deaths in China , and one in the Philippines .
A pandemic is described as a disease that spreads across a large region , across continents and even the entire globe .
The coronavirus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influenza compared to the slow-moving SARS and MERS , according to the New York Times .
“ It ’ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic , ” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , told the paper .
Sunday , Feb 2 : Three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in California on Sunday , including two people in San Benito County , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 11 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Philippines on Sunday There are at least 17,373 confirmed cases worldwide , with the majority in China , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide — more than the death toll of SARS — with 360 of those deaths in China .
Saturday , Feb 1 : 8th U.S. case of coronavirus confirmed in Massachusetts The number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps rising .
As of Saturday , there were 12,036 cases globally , and an eighth case was confirmed in the United States .
U.S. officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health emergency .
As a result of the declaration , foreign nationals who have traveled to China in the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned from entering the U.S. , according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar .
Azar also announced that anyone entering the U.S. who has been in China ’ s Hubei province in the last two weeks will be subject to a two-week quarantine .
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang and Vice mayor Xu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference .
Xianwang said the efforts to contain the virus are “ severe and complex ” as the number of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks , Honglan explained .
World Health Organization declared a global health emergency Thursday as the Coronavirus continues to spread .
The WHO announcement the decision at a meeting , after 19 nations confirmed patients with the virus .
Moreover , on Thursday the United States confirmed its first person to person transmission of the virus .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s considering suspending flights from China to the U.S. amid an escalating outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with the matter said .
The restrictions could affect flights into and out of China , as well as airports across the United States , the officials said .
U.S. health officials are fast-tracking work on a coronavirus vaccine , hoping to start an early-stage trial within the next three months , the Trump administration said .
That timeline is optimistic , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ you have a vaccine that ’ s ready for deployment , ” said Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines plans to suspend some China flights next month because of a “ significant decline in demand ” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases .
The flight cancellations take effect Feb. 1 and last through Feb. 8 .
Top U.S. health officials and infectious disease specialists held a news conference Tuesday morning on the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar , was held at the agency ’ s headquarters in Washington , D.C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , as well as representatives from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
The coronavirus outbreak has killed 107 people and infected 4,474 people in China , state-run newspaper the People ’ s Daily reported on Tuesday .
The U.S. Department of State on Monday raised its travel advisory for China from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ reconsider travel to China due to the novel coronavirus.
” They added that some areas have “ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at least 80 by Monday .
Most of those deaths , 76 people , were in the central province of Hubei , the center of the outbreak .
Shanghai , a city of 24 million , recorded its first death on Saturday .
Across China there have been 2,744 confirmed cases , of which 1,423 cases were in Hubei .
The youngest confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thailand and Hong Kong have each reported eight cases of infection ; the United States , Taiwan , Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France has three ; Canada and Vietnam have two , and Nepal has one .
There have been no deaths from the virus reported outside China .
The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus now stands at 80 , with almost 2,800 cases confirmed across China , as the country initiates emergency procedures to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s global spread .
A fifth U.S. case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health Services described the patient as “ a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing.
” What are the symptoms of coronavirus ?
For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections , reported illnesses have ranged from infected people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying .
Symptoms can include : CDC believes at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure .
Click here for more from CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in the U.S. , bringing the national total to four .
The new cases are both in California — one each in Los Angeles County and Orange County — in addition to one case in Washington state and another in Chicago .
The State Department is reportedly ordering an evacuation of American employees at the U.S. Consulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the central Chinese city .
The department said in an email Sunday that it is arranging a flight from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday as part of an effort to relocate diplomats and some private U.S. citizens Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering launched tracking map website of the Wuhan ‘ coronavirus ’ as it appears to be rapidly spreading around the globe .
The website tracks the spread of the deadly virus in real time and provides valuable information for people who want to understand what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this flu .
News reports of the virus and the increasing infections , along with the death toll , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it really means and if it could potentially affect you or members of your family .
The website also offers a blog that explains almost everything you need to know about the virus .
I have to admit I was more concerned about how rapid the virus is traveling and with two cases now confirmed in the United States having more resources to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Johns Hopkins University blog on the Coronavirus brings home how quickly this virus has traveled since it was first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was informed of an outbreak of “ pneumonia of unknown cause ” detected in Wuhan City , Hubei Province , China – the seventh-largest city in China with 11 million residents .
As of January 23 , there are over 800 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally , including cases in at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The first reported infected individuals , some of whom showed symptoms as early as December 8 , were discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market .
Subsequently , the wet market was closed on Jan 1 .
The virus causing the outbreak was quickly determined to be a novel coronavirus .
On January 10 , gene sequencing further determined it to be the new Wuhan coronavirus , namely 2019-nCoV , a betacoronavirus , related to the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus ( MERS-CoV ) and the Severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , the mortality and transmissibility of 2019-nCoV are still unknown , and likely to vary from those of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren Gardner worked with the center to build the map and website .
It “ displays up-to-the-minute statistics from various sources : the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the National Health Commission of the People ’ s Republic of China ( NHC ) , and two other sites , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Johns Hopkins ‘ Coronavirus tracking map go here .


saraacater--2020-03-14--Dr. Nicole Saphier: Hospitals should postpone elective procedures and keep beds open for COVID-19

Dr. Nicole Saphier said that it was important that hospitals throughout America to ensure that people have access to the care they need to combat the coronavirus outbreak .
She was on “ FOX Across America ” with Jimmy Failla to discuss how healthcare is responding to coronavirus spread .
“ Our hospitals are not overrun right now , but we don ’ t know where this is going .
We will have more cases .
The more we test , we ’ re going to have more cases , ” said Dr. Saphier .
“ So let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of elective medical procedures , meaning they ’ re not emergent .
You know , you ’ re having something done , whether it ’ s a cosmetic surgery or something that could potentially be delayed .
Perhaps we should consider postponing these elective procedures , ” she continued .
“ We want to make sure that we aren ’ t taking care of someone that maybe is having something then that didn ’ t need to be .
We have people needing to be put into an ICU .
We needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible .
It ’ s still flu season .
We have to remember that .
So we tend to be a lot busier during this time , ” concluded Dr. Nicole Saphier .
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saraacater--2020-03-14--Coronavirus: White House Taking Temperature Checks As Precautionary Measure To Protect POTUS And VP

White House officials are checking the temperatures of anyone in close contact with President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike @ @ @ @ @ a national emergency was declared to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus , according to @ @ @ @ @ the new procedure .
In fact , White House staff met reporters at the door @ @ @ @ @ with a thermometer and are checking the temperatures of everyone coming in for a noon @ @ @ @ @ President .
The conference was announced by Trump on Twitter .


saraacater--2020-03-15--Don’t Trust Mainstream Media: Google CEO Confirms Coronavirus Website to go up Monday

Sundar Pichai , confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that Google has accelerated its work to help people stay safe @ @ @ @ @ and that they are partnering with the U.S. government in developing a website dedicated to @ @ @ @ @ and local resources nationwide .
“ We ’ ll be rolling out an initial version @ @ @ @ @ , March 16 , and we ’ ll continue to enhance and update it with @ @ @ @ @ basis , ” said Pichai in his statement .
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saraacater--2020-03-15--FED Cuts Rates To Zero: Dow futures Respond Negatively Tumbling 1,000 Points

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate to a range of 0 % to 0.25 % and said it would buy $ 700 billion in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities in an aggressive bid to prevent market disruptions .
“ The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries , including the United States , ” the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement .
“ The Federal Reserve is prepared to use its full range of tools to support the flow of credit to households and businesses.
” “ The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including the United States , ” the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement .
“ The Federal Reserve is prepared to use its full range of tools to support the flow of credit to households and businesses.
” The Fed also said that it will buy at least $ 500 billion in Treasury securities and $ 200 billion in mortgage-backed securities over the coming months , a program known as “ quantitative easing.
” Meanwhile , immediately after the Federal Reserve decision , the U.S. equity futures plunged on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower by 1,040 points , or 4.5 percent , while the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 4.4 percent and 4.6 percent , respectively .
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saraacater--2020-03-15--NYC Comptroller: ‘Shut Down the New York City Now before is Too Late’

Scott Stringer , the Comptroller for New York City called for a city-wide shutdown , including closing bars and restaurants , on Sunday .
In a series of tweets he said : “ The way to get out of crisis is to act logically and strategically .
Logic says we need universal testing but that ’ s sadly not happening .
Strategy says we need more aggressive social distancing .
That is why today , out of an abundance of caution , I am calling for a city shutdown .
Only essential services should remain open .
No bars , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am again calling for NYC schools to be shut down .
We can not go on with business as usual.This is about all of us .
This is about protecting our most vulnerable .
Lives are at stake and there ’ s no time to waste .
We have to flatten the curve .
As Comptroller and as a public school parent , I am painfully aware of the consequences these actions will have : on families who depend on schools for critical services and on the livelihoods of New Yorkers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be even more devastating .
We need flexible working arrangements for all workers ,  innovative food distribution plans , support for families with older relatives , child care for essential service workers , access to counseling , and resources for households without internet access .
And we need to act now.
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saraacater--2020-03-15--Marsha Blackburn: Pharmaceutical Dependence on China is a National Security Threat

“ Many of the pharmaceuticals that are necessary for treating some of these viruses , ” Se .
Marsha Blackburn @ @ @ @ @ Friends ” Sunday morning .
“ They ’ re made only in China and we @ @ @ @ @ these — they ’ re called APIs , active pharmaceutical ingredients.
” Blackburn said that @ @ @ @ @ that “ would bring that production back on U.S. shores ” and “ would change @ @ @ @ @ the FDA … that deals with these emerging threats and new technologies and add advanced @ @ @ @ @ • Coronavirus : China ‘ has us by the throat.
’ Majority Of U.S .
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saraacater--2020-03-16--CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: 3,774 infected and 69 deaths in U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that no gatherings with 50 people or more — including weddings , festivals , parades , concerts , sporting events or conferences — be held in the United States for the next eight weeks in one of the federal government ’ s most sweeping efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
As the country increasingly prepared for the coronavirus pandemic , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that schools in New York City , the nation ’ s largest public school system , will close .
The city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said they would close Monday and would reopen April 20 at the earliest .
California called for all people 65 and older to shelter in their homes .
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered all bars and restaurants in the state to close .
The move will affect the nation ’ s third-largest city , Chicago .
Federal Reserve cut interest rates to nearly zero to prop up the economy during the pandemic .
Click below to see an interactive map of virus spread across all continents .
There are 1,701 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
There are now a reported 40 deaths across the country .
The number of worldwide cases reported are 135,467 .
The Trump Administration will begin implementing a travel ban from Europe , with the exception of the U.K. Friday at midnight .
The ban will span for travelers from Europe ’ s Schengen Area , which includes : Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland .
The suspension will last 30 days .
The White House said citizens returning to the U.S. from Europe “ will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place ” where they will undergo “ appropriate screenings.
” There were more than 1,030 cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday , eight times more than just a week earlier .
At least 32 people have died of the virus nationwide , and there are cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have declared emergencies — and Washington D.C .
In origin country China , there was mounting evidence that strict control measures pay off .
Premier Xi Jinping has declared the disease “ basically curbed , ” and with only about 10 new domestic infections reported in China on Wednesday , other countries were adopting similar tactics .
Italy has the biggest outbreak outside China , with more than 600 dead and 10,000 infections .
The whole nation is under travel restrictions , with stricter controls in hard-hit northern regions .
New York state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the largest known virus clusters in the U.S. , setting up a “ containment area ” of about three square miles around the city of New Rochelle , less than 10 miles from the heart of Manhattan .
There were at least 108 confirmed cases there alone .
A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland , California , authorities said Sunday , though passengers were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day .
California residents will be brought to facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be taken to locations in other states , including a military base in Marietta , Georgia .
OES said 1,000 passengers are California residents .
The number of cases worldwide continues to climb .
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins , there have been more than 109,600 confirmed cases of the virus as of Sunday morning .
More than 60,000 people have recovered , and more than 3,800 people have died .
Right now there are 483 cases of confirmed infected with COVID-19 in United States , and 20 confirmed deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said on Sunday that while he hopes it doesn ’ t come to it , the government could shut down certain sections of the country hit hard by the coronavirus .
Speaking during an interview on “ Fox News Sunday , ” Fauci said that “ anything is possible ” when asked if measures like those currently being imposed in Italy could be enacted in the U.S. to help prevent the continued spread of the coronavirus .
“ I don ’ t think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or nobody out , ” Fauci said .
“ But if we continue to get cases like this , particularly at the community level , there will be what we call ‘ mitigation , ’ where we have to essentially do social distancing , keep people out of crowded places , take a look at seriousness , do you really need to travel , and I think it ’ s particularly important among the most vulnerable.
” Fox News is reporting the first cases of coronavirus in Georgia .
The two infections are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son , reports state .
On Monday , health officials in Georgia confirmed the state ’ s first two cases of the novel coronavirus .
The U.S. has seen an increasing list of cases across the country and test kits for the virus are expected to increase substantially by the end of the week .
There have been at least nine deaths in the United States as of Wednesday .
Currently , the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracking map estimates over 94,000 infections worldwide with more than 3,200 deaths associated with the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s commissioner , said Monday at a press briefing that actions taken by the agency to allow private labs and companies to begin making their own tests would allow for quicker expansion of testing for the virus across the nation .
“ With this new policy , we have heard from multiple companies and multiple academic centers , and we expect to have a substantial increase in the number of tests this week , next week , and throughout the month , ” said Dr. Hahn .
“ There will be — the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now , by the end of this week , close to a million tests will be able to be performed.
” The Georgia Department of Public Health ( DPH ) said the two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Fulton County .
The father and son had recently returned from Italy , which has seen a surge of cases in recent weeks .
According to Fox News the “ father and his son saw a private doctor before they were tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The virus has now spread to at least 12 states , with almost 90 cases in all and two deaths .
Both U.S. fatalities were in Washington state — residents of a King County nursing home where dozens more were sick and being tested for the virus .
Both of the victims had underlying health conditions .
The disease has killed more than 3,048 people globally and infected more than 89,197 , with the vast majority of cases and deaths in China .
While the number of new cases recorded daily in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the virus continues spreading fast in South Korea , Iran and Italy , prompting increased travel warnings and restrictions .
Saturday , Feb 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Saturday a policy allowing certain US labs to test for the novel coronavirus using diagnostics the labs developed and validated , even before the agency has reviewed them .
The policy will enable more rapid testing capacity , the agency says .
Iraq reports five new positive cases of coronavirus , the Health Ministry says .
That brings the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan confirms 9 new cases of novel coronavirus , bringing total to 944 .
Qatar has become the latest Middle Eastern country to report its first case of coronavirus .
The patient , a 36-year-old man , returned from Iran , which has the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths outside China .
The news on Saturday comes amid growing concerns in the Gulf , with Saudi Arabia having recently halted travel to holy sites such as Mecca and Medina .
In Europe , Italy has reported 888 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) warned that the spread of the virus is “ getting bigger ” .
More than 85,000 people have been infected worldwide .
Friday , Feb 28 : There are now 62 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the United States , Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the CDC ’ s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , said during a press briefing on Friday .
• 44 people who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship Thursday , Feb 27 : Israeli scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first vaccine against the novel coronavirus , according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis .
If all goes as planned , the vaccine could be ready within a few weeks and available in 90 days , according to a release .
“ Congratulations to MIGAL [ The Galilee Research Institute ] on this exciting breakthrough , ” Akunis said .
“ I am confident there will be further rapid progress , enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat , ” Akunis said , referring to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • South Korea spike : The East Asian country reported 334 new cases and one death today , bringing the national total to 1,595 cases and 13 deaths .
Many of the cases are linked to a religious group in the country ’ s south .
• Military infections : Joint US-South Korea military drills have been postponed “ until further notice ” after a US soldier and several members of the South Korean military contracted the virus .
• Travel disrupted : Numerous countries are implementing travel restrictions for those coming to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US is advising people to reconsider any travel plans to the country .
• European spread : Italy now has 400 cases — the largest outbreak outside Asia .
And the virus is spreading across Europe , with several countries reporting their first cases , including Norway , Romania , Georgia , and North Macedonia .
Many European countries are now implementing emergency measures , with Italy effectively placing 100,000 under quarantine with travel restrictions .
• Middle East borders closed : Iran now has 139 cases and 19 deaths .
This week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle Eastern nations including Kuwait , Bahrain , and Lebanon , prompting similar travel restrictions and closed borders as seen in Asia and Europe .
• US warning : United States health officials warn the country may have had its first case of community transmission — where the patient did not have “ relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient.
” In response to rising fears , some communities are taking precautions ; San Francisco , which has no cases , declared a state of emergency .
• More new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the outbreak , the number of new cases reported outside of China in a single day was larger than those reported inside the country , said the World Health Organization .
China reported 412 newly confirmed cases yesterday , while 459 additional cases were reported outside of China , according to the WHO ’ s daily report .
Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News on Monday that the origin of the coronavirus outbreak remains virtually unknown — and refused to rule out a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan , China .
“ Our colleagues at CDC [ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ] and NIH [ National Institutes of Health ] on the task force have made it very clear .
We don ’ t yet know the origin of this particular virus , ” Cuccinelli told Siegel on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ We are not entirely sure how this one started yet , ” he continued .
“ There is a biological facility in the … province that people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reading that I have done of medical professionals suggest that the structure of the virus seems unlikely to have been man-made because if it was made to be a threat , you would expect to see certain characteristics that aren ’ t present.
” “ Does that mean it rules it out ?
” Cuccinelli added , “ No , not absolutely.
” The White House is reportedly preparing to ask Congress for emergency funds to help the administration fight the outbreak of the coronavirus , which has infected almost 80,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 2,000 deaths .
The formal request may be around $ 1 billion , two individuals with knowledge of the matter told Politico .
A federal judge has temporarily blocked state and federal officials from moving as many as 50 Americans infected with the coronavirus to a city in southern California for quarantine .
U.S. District Judge Josephine Stanton , an Obama appointee , issued an order late Friday to prevent the transfer of coronavirus patients from Travis Air Force Base in Northern California to Costa Mesa in Orange County .
The patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Japan after a mini-outbreak on the vessel .
Meanwhile news from mainland China reported 97 new deaths Saturday .
According to the health commission , 96 deaths occurred in Hubei province and one person died in Guangdong .
In addition , China also reported 648 more confirmed cases .
This brings the global total number of deaths to 2,456 , and the number of confirmed cases worldwide to at least 78,442 .
Friday , Feb 21 : The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has passed 30 , health officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases are people who were evacuated by the U.S. from a cruise ship in Japan over the weekend , Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters .
Eighteen of the over 300 Americans evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were infected with COVID-19 , the disease caused by the virus , according to Messonnier , the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases .
All of the Americans evacuated from the ship are nearly halfway through a two-week quarantine since returning to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the novel coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night , as Chinese health officials in the Hubei province reported 242 new deaths and 14,840 new cases of the flu-like virus .
That brings the worldwide death toll to at least 1,357 and the number of confirmed cases to more than 60,000 .
The rise in cases comes as Chinese officials broadened their definition of confirmed cases .
Now , lung imaging can be used to diagnose the virus in a suspected patient , in addition to the standard nucleic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The CDC also announced Wednesday that another American evacuee from Wuhan , China , had been diagnosed with the coronavirus , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 14 .
Although that evacuee had been quarantined at the same base as another coronavirus patient , the CDC said there is no evidence of contact between the two .
Wuhan Coronavirus death toll in China has risen to 814 .
The death toll now surpasses the toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 , according to data released from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus map @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SARS epidemic killed 774 people worldwide during that global outbreak .
According to China ’ s National Health Commission the infections are now at 37,198 .
According to The New York Times 89 deaths and 2,656 new cases were recorded in the preceding 24 hours .
Those deaths mostly occurred in Hubei Province , the heart of the outbreak .
Further , a U.S. citizen died from the coronavirus in Wuhan , according to U.S. officials on Saturday .
However , Dr. Marc Siegel , Fox News medical analyst , said there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a major outbreak in the United States .
Siegel , who appeared on “ Fox & Friends : Weekend , ” said ‘ Chinese misinformation and secrecy has made the virus harder to control , but the United States has done a great job in helping to control the spread and treat infected people.
’ For more details on the death toll go to Johns Hopkins online tracker .
Tuesday , Feb 4 : The deadly new coronavirus continued to spread apace on Tuesday , with more than 23,500 cases confirmed worldwide and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The vast majority of the infections , and all but two of the deaths , were in mainland China .
Chinese officials have agreed to let American experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization team in the coming days , and senior members of the Communist Party have admitted “ shortcomings and deficiencies ” in the country ’ s response .
President Xi Jinping declared “ a people ’ s war of prevention ” against the epidemic Monday , threatening punishment for anyone deemed to be neglecting their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As of Monday evening there were more than 19,700 confirmed cases in more than two dozen countries , the vast majority of them in China , according to the World Health Organization .
There have been at least 425 deaths in China , and one in the Philippines .
A pandemic is described as a disease that spreads across a large region , across continents and even the entire globe .
The coronavirus is reportedly spreading at a similar pace to influenza compared to the slow-moving SARS and MERS , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s very , very transmissible , and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic , ” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , told the paper .
Sunday , Feb 2 : Three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in California on Sunday , including two people in San Benito County , bringing the total number of U.S. cases to 11 .
The first death outside of China was reported in the Philippines on Sunday There are at least 17,373 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the World Health Organization said .
There are 362 deaths worldwide — more than the death toll of SARS — with 360 of those deaths in China .
Saturday , Feb 1 : 8th U.S. case of coronavirus confirmed in Massachusetts The number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps rising .
As of Saturday , there were 12,036 cases globally , and an eighth case was confirmed in the United States .
U.S. officials on Friday declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency .
As a result of the declaration , foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last two weeks and aren ’ t immediate family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be temporarily banned from entering the U.S. , according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar .
Azar also announced that anyone entering the U.S. who has been in China ’ s Hubei province in the last two weeks will be subject to a two-week quarantine .
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang and Vice mayor Xu Honglan spoke to reporters in a news conference .
Xianwang said the efforts to contain the virus are “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of confirmed cases grows .
There is also concern over a shortage of medical supplies and masks , Honglan explained .
World Health Organization declared a global health emergency Thursday as the Coronavirus continues to spread .
The WHO announcement the decision at a meeting , after 19 nations confirmed patients with the virus .
Moreover , on Thursday the United States confirmed its first person to person transmission of the virus .
The White House has told airline executives it ’ s considering suspending flights from China to the U.S. amid an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has infected thousands of people across the world , people familiar with the matter said .
The restrictions could affect flights into and out of China , as well as airports across the United States , the officials said .
U.S. health officials are fast-tracking work on a coronavirus vaccine , hoping to start an early-stage trial within the next three months , the Trump administration said .
That timeline is optimistic , and a phase 1 trial does not mean “ you have a vaccine that ’ s ready for deployment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
United Airlines plans to suspend some China flights next month because of a “ significant decline in demand ” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases .
The flight cancellations take effect Feb. 1 and last through Feb. 8 .
Top U.S. health officials and infectious disease specialists held a news conference Tuesday morning on the coronavirus outbreak .
The briefing , hosted by U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar , was held at the agency ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield will also speak , as well as representatives from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
The coronavirus outbreak has killed 107 people and infected 4,474 people in China , state-run newspaper the People ’ s Daily reported on Tuesday .
The U.S. Department of State on Monday raised its travel advisory for China from Level 2 to Level 3 asking Americans to “ reconsider travel to China due to the novel coronavirus.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added risk.
” The death toll in China had risen to at least 80 by Monday .
Most of those deaths , 76 people , were in the central province of Hubei , the center of the outbreak .
Shanghai , a city of 24 million , recorded its first death on Saturday .
Across China there have been 2,744 confirmed cases , of which 1,423 cases were in Hubei .
The youngest confirmed case is a 9-month-old girl in Beijing .
Thailand and Hong Kong have each reported eight cases of infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia and Macau have five each ; Singapore , Japan , South Korea and Malaysia each have reported four ; France has three ; Canada and Vietnam have two , and Nepal has one .
There have been no deaths from the virus reported outside China .
The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus now stands at 80 , with almost 2,800 cases confirmed across China , as the country initiates emergency procedures to try and rein in the pathogen ’ s global spread .
A fifth U.S. case of coronavirus has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A statement released on Sunday from the Arizona Department of Health Services described the patient as “ a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing.
” What are the symptoms of coronavirus ?
For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections , reported illnesses have ranged from infected people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying .
Symptoms can include : CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC .
NBC News reported that , two more cases of the new coronavirus have been diagnosed in the U.S. , bringing the national total to four .
The new cases are both in California — one each in Los Angeles County and Orange County — in addition to one case in Washington state and another in Chicago .
The State Department is reportedly ordering an evacuation of American employees at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city .
The department said in an email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday as part of an effort to relocate diplomats and some private U.S. citizens Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering launched tracking map website of the Wuhan ‘ coronavirus ’ as it appears to be rapidly spreading around the globe .
The website tracks the spread of the deadly virus in real time and provides valuable information for people who want to understand what is happening and know more about the spread of this flu .
News reports of the virus and the increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is frightening enough when you don ’ t understand what it really means and if it could potentially affect you or members of your family .
The website also offers a blog that explains almost everything you need to know about the virus .
I have to admit I was more concerned about how rapid the virus is traveling and with two cases now confirmed in the United States having more resources to understand it helps alleviate that concern .
The Johns Hopkins University blog on the Coronavirus brings home how quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first reported to the World Health Organization : “ On December 31 , 2019 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was informed of an outbreak of “ pneumonia of unknown cause ” detected in Wuhan City , Hubei Province , China – the seventh-largest city in China with 11 million residents .
As of January 23 , there are over 800 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally , including cases in at least 20 regions in China and nine countries/territories .
The first reported infected individuals , some of whom showed symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market .
Subsequently , the wet market was closed on Jan 1 .
The virus causing the outbreak was quickly determined to be a novel coronavirus .
On January 10 , gene sequencing further determined it to be the new Wuhan coronavirus , namely 2019-nCoV , a betacoronavirus , related to the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus ( MERS-CoV ) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus ( SARSCoV ) .
However , the mortality and transmissibility of 2019-nCoV are still unknown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the prior referenced coronaviruses.
” Johns Hopkins Civil Engineering Professor Lauren Gardner worked with the center to build the map and website .
It “ displays up-to-the-minute statistics from various sources : the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the National Health Commission of the People ’ s Republic of China ( NHC ) , and two other sites , ” the press release states .
For more on the Johns Hopkins ‘ Coronavirus tracking map go here .


saraacater--2020-03-16--Mitch McConnell: We need to help ‘American workers, families, and small businesses’ now

“ It is clear that confronting this virus will take boldness , bipartisanship , and a comprehensive approach .
…Discussions are already underway on these key pillars .
The Senate is eager to work with the Administration and the House to deliver the solutions our nation deserves , ” Mitch McConnell , the U.S. Senate Majority Leader said in a statement distributed via a tweet on Sunday evening .
“ The Senate will convene tomorrow to continue work on crucial legislation for the American people .
“ First , we still need to receive the final version of the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commend Sec .
Mnuchin for his hard work on this .
I know Senators on both sides are carefully reviewing the details and are eager to act swiftly to help American workers , families , and small businesses navigate this challenging time .
“ Second , Senate Republicans feel strongly that this bill must only be the beginning of Congress ’ s efforts to support our nation ’ s economy and stand with American families .
“ I have spoken at length this weekend with the Chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Pensions Committee , the Small Business Committee , the Appropriations Committee , the Banking Committee , the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , the Aging Committee , and the Commerce Committee , among many other colleagues , about the next steps .
It is clear that confronting this virus will take boldness , bipartisanship , and a comprehensive approach , including : • Further steps to directly help Americans overcome financial challenges in the weeks and months ahead ; • Further significant steps to secure our nation ’ s economy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And of course , further steps to ready our healthcare system and support medical professionals .
“ Discussions are already underway on these key pillars .
The Senate is eager to work with the Administration and the House to deliver the solutions our nation deserves .
“ Third and separately , several important authorities that law enforcement use to defend our homeland and protect Americans are currently set to expire .
The Senate will urgently consider the reauthorization and reform legislation which passed the House with a wide bipartisan majority and is endorsed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new disease is challenging our great nation in unfamiliar ways .
But we have overcome far greater challenges before .
Those of us in elected office — at all levels — must continue to put partisanship aside and focus on our common work to serve the common good.
” • NYC Comptroller : ‘ Shut Down the New York City Now before is Too Late ’ • Dr. Nicole Saphier : Hospitals should postpone elective procedures and keep beds open for COVID-19


saraacater--2020-03-16--Sidney Powell: Flynn ‘would wear a pardon like a badge of honor’

President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that he is ‘ strongly considering ’ a pardon for Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn , who served a short stint as his National Security Advisor , arguing that “ after destroying his life & that of his wonderful family ( and many others also ) the FBI , working in conjunction with the Department of Justice has lost ” his records .
Flynn ’ s attorney Sidney Powell told SaraACarter.com that he “ would wear a pardon like a badge of honor.
” However , she cautioned that the Department of Justice should intervene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Flynn would wear a pardon like a badge of honor because he knows the truth , ” Powell told me by phone Monday .
“ My personal hope would be for the DOJ to come forward by March 20th with the original FBI 302 , the January 30 memo that proves Flynn was exonerated and how he briefed the DIA on all his foreign contacts – including Russia and Turkey.
” The DOJ needs to “ produce the truth and give the American people the truth about what the FBI did to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case in the interest of justice because of outrageous government conduct.
” She noted that the government ’ s conduct “ also includes the unprecedented action of putting an FBI agents surreptitiously into a presidential briefing to assess Flynn ’ s mannerisms and collect information on him in a total betrayal of the trust that ’ s supposed to exist between briefers and the presidential team.
” Powell replaced Flynn ’ s previous defense attorney ’ s Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony , with the Washington law firm Covington & Burling .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Supplemental Motion to Withdraw Plea of Guilty ” , that the conflict of interest was so severe by his previous counsel that it warranted Flynn ’ s motion to withdraw his guilty plea .
There were also other serious questions raised by Powell and information that she is still requesting from the government that she believes exonerates Flynn .
For starters , the original FBI 302 report that is still missing .
Powell argued in court that the original 302 , written by FBI special agent Joe Pientka , still has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminded the court that the report , which was the first account of Flynn ’ s interview with the FBI agents , was entered in the FBI system and is retrievable .
Judge Emmett Sullivan , however , who is presiding over the case , responded at the time to Powell with the excuse that sometimes “ things happen ” and documents “ get lost.
” It ’ s hard to believe that Sullivan wouldn ’ t want to have all the facts in the case and ensure that the defendant has the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times .
For this very reason , Trump is right to consider a full pardon before Flynn is sentenced .
Remember , the FBI , Intelligence Community and DOJ officials that targeted Trump began by first targeting Flynn .
In January , 2017 those that targeted Trump went into full swing .
It was at this point in time , that someone with access to classified information leaked the private conversation between Flynn and former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to David Ignatius a columnist with The Washington Post .
His column in January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s short tenure with Trump and led to months of disinformation being spread in the media both nationally and internationally .
Reports from newspapers in London at the time attempted to discredit the three-star general .
Some spread malicious rumors alluding that he was having an affair with Russian born British scholar Svetlana Lokhova .
Lokhova is now suing the papers who used her to target Flynn , and in the process , attempted to shred her reputation as well .
All of those stories were also false .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through literally hell for more than three years .
However , a series of investigations by Congress , DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz and some news agencies exposed the very real and serious malfeasance within the FBI and DOJ .
Almost all senior FBI officials involved in the now debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia have either been fired , are under investigation or have left the FBI .
It ’ s unfortunate that those who divided the nation , spread malicious lies , violated the sanctity of the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s team Carter Page have not been prosecuted .
Maybe some of them will under the criminal investigation now being pursued by Connecticut prosecutor John Durham .
Only time will tell .
As for Powell , she knows the truth .
She has seen what this prosecution has done to Flynn , his family and the country .
Powell knows that Flynn is innocent but whether lady justice will do what ’ s right is another story .
At the present , the scales of justice don ’ t seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t for a few good people willing to fight to expose the truth , like Powell , we may have all been left in the dark .
As for Flynn , his best option for justice may be the one man he defended and believed in from the beginning , President Trump .
It would be a badge of honor for Flynn to take the pardon .
After all , these are very different times and the American justice system , for now , is fickle , politicized and appears to be veiled @ @ @ @ @ @


saraacater--2020-03-16--Sara Carter: Jokingly Call Her ‘Dr. Jennifer Rubin’  For Predicting More GOP Will Die Of COVID-19

The Washington Post ’ s Conservative opinion writer , Jennifer Rubin , is offering her opinion as a “ medical professional ” amid the Coronavirus epidemic in the United States by predicting that more Republicans than Democrats will die from the virus .
For making the statement , she deserves the nickname “ Doctor Jennifer Rubin , ” Sara A. Carter told listeners during her podcast “ The Sara Carter Show ” Monday .
“ She apparently believes she is a medical professional and she has predicted that a lot more Republicans , older Republicans are gon na die of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republicans weren ’ t fast enough to react to this , ” Carter explained .
She continued , “ This is just crazy talk , ok .
This is craziness .
This is just extreme ‘ Trump Derangement Syndrome.
’ If you want a show of something that is actually affecting a lot of people and has lasted for years , at least four years now , almost four years , is TDS , ‘ Trump Derangement Syndrome . '
” Rubin made the comments during an interview Sunday with MSNBC host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published by The Post titled : “ Older Americans are more worried about coronavirus- unless they ’ re Republican ” “ There is a particular cruelty , irony that is their core viewers , the Republican older viewers… who are the most at risk , and when you think about it , which party immediately cancelled all of their rallies , which party immediately started having their political figures really portray and use their lies as an example was the Democrats , ” Rubin told Reid .
She continued , “ So they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate to put it in these terms , there are gon na be less Democrat deaths because of the less mass gatherings .
There will be less mass gatherings .
There will be less opportunities for people to congregate and share this horrible disease .
It is a , really a short-sighted strategy .
I think now the name of the game is how do they get back on planet earth , and , part of the way I think they ’ re doing it is down the memory hole .
”


saraacater--2020-03-16--How Some Are Coping With Coronavirus: Drive A Porta Potty, Sing An Opera, Balcony Bingo

The entire world is coming to grips with a change in lifestyle due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Elderly people @ @ @ @ @ , staying home to avoid the risk of contraction .
In major cities , young @ @ @ @ @ to bars and clubs .
But we ’ re also seeing people do things that @ @ @ @ @ .
In Milwaukee , someone thought of motorizing a Porta Potty to take for a @ @ @ @ @ wonder if he was out buying toilet paper .
In Italy , a nation that @ @ @ @ @ by the pandemic , people are using song to cope with being confined to their @ @ @ @ @ Spain , some aerobics classes have been moved to apartment balconies .
In part of @ @ @ @ @ their bingo games to the balconies .
From this reporter ’ s experience , toilet @ @ @ @ @ shelves but there is still an abundance of soap .
Doesn ’ t one go @ @ @ @ @ to ponder in this time of panic .


saraacater--2020-03-16--Coronavirus: Where you can get help at your state level? Full contact info

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saraacater--2020-03-17--DOJ Drops Prosecution Of Russian Firm Accused Of Trolling 2016 Election

The U.S. Department of Justice ended Monday its prosecution into a Russian firm that was charged by then-Special Counsel Robert @ @ @ @ @ 2016 election through coordinated social media campaigns , Concord Management , The Washington Post reported @ @ @ @ @ dismiss the case , Assistants to U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea of Washington D.C. , and @ @ @ @ @ Security John C. Demers wrote , “ Upon careful consideration of all of the circumstances @ @ @ @ @ of recent events and a change in the balance of the government ’ s proof @ @ @ @ @ , as well as other facts described in more detail in a classified addendum to @ @ @ @ @ has concluded that further proceedings as to Concord , a Russian company with no presence @ @ @ @ @ no exposure to meaningful punishment in the event of a conviction , promotes neither the @ @ @ @ @ nation ’ s security.
” The trial was set for April 6 .


saraacater--2020-03-17--Gun dealerships across the U.S. report a surge in firearms sales amid coronavirus

Gun dealerships across the U.S. have reported a surge in firearms sales amid the coronavirus outbreak and the government ’ s sweeping response to try and limit the disease ’ s spread .
The Associated Press reported that lines at stores in Los Angeles have stretched down the block and one store in Idaho had to put limits on its sales due to the demand .
Greg Richardson , the manager of Classic Arms of Memphis , one of the Mid-South ’ s most popular gun shops , told the “ Todd Starnes Radio Show ” Monday that he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is a national crisis and there ’ s a possibility that the government may act on limiting gun sales , he pointed out .
“ It has just not stopped since the beginning of last week , ” Richardson said on Monday .
He noticed a significant uptick in sales late last week and the trend continued at pace .
He said some people are buying their normal few boxes for target practice , but others are stockpiling with thousands of rounds .
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saraacater--2020-03-17--Rep. Collins: ‘Pres. Trump Has Proper Focus’ On Americans With Bills To Pay

Rep. Doug Collins , R-GA , applauded the Trump administration ’ s plan to give average Americans the cash they need to pay bills during the economically burdensome COVID-19 pandemic , during an interview with Fox News Tuesday .
In doing so , Collins said , President has had “ proper focus ” on those American workers “ who can ’ t go to work , who want to go to work , but they can ’ t. ” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the economic package during the White House Coronavirus Task Force ’ s press briefing Tuesday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Trump administration is looking to send cash to Americans “ in the next two weeks.
” Additionally , Mnuchin is working to pass an economic stimulus package in the Senate .
“ My hope is that we can find a way to disprove them , but also target it to make sure that income gets to those folks , not necessarily income , but make sure that we ’ re providing some assistance that this is not a complete bounce that could impact for months and years to come , ” @ @ @


saraacater--2020-03-17--NSC Says China Needs To Shift Focus From Expelling Journalists To Stopping Wuhan Coronavirus

The White House National Security Council condemned China for ousting American journalists from the country who are attempting to cover @ @ @ @ @ source .
“ The United States calls on China ’ s leaders to refocus their @ @ @ @ @ spreading disinformation to joining all nations in stopping the Wuhan coronavirus , ” the NSC @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .


saraacater--2020-03-17--Got Coronavirus Cabin Fever? CPAC Has You Covered With A Spotify Playlist.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has heightened anxiety for many Americans who are practicing social distancing , however , the team at the American Conservative Union ( ACU ) , the group that produces the annual Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) , is offering a solution to put Americans at ease with a Spotify playlist sure to give anyone an escape from “ the inevitable cabin fever.
” “ You ’ re bonded with all the people who are at CPAC , and they ’ re wonderful people , and we work our tails off and we thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay connected with one another , to help with the inevitable cabin fever , and to give people some pleasant music to just think about the important things in life .
If everybody is getting good family time , then why not help people with some good tunes , ” ACU ’ s Communications Director Ian Walters told me .
The playlist offers a specially curated list of tunes anyone can listen to on Spotify .
In addition , Walters is working alongside his team members including Policy Analyst Luke Schneider and Communications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give you the musical escape you ’ re looking for during this uncertain time .
Walters continued , “ We ’ re all consuming content in one form or another , right ?
Let ’ s take care of ourselves and our brains and our hearts , and stay close to one another .
It ’ s just so critical , we ’ ve got to all take care of each other .
We ’ re all humans and we ’ re all in this together.
” So , America , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news for an hour and plug in your headphones .


saraacater--2020-03-17--Iran’s FM Says US Sanctions ‘Impaired’ Iran’s Efforts To Combat Coronavirus

Iran ’ s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif asserted Tuesday that U.S. sanctions against the Iranian regime have ‘ impaired ’ the country ’ s ‘ ability to fight COVID19.
” However , amid the spread of COVID-19 , the U.S. State Department has offered exemptions to existing sanctions for those sending humanitarian aid to Iran such as medicine .
“ The U.S. Government is prepared to assist the Iranian people in their response efforts .
This offer of support to the Iranian people , which has been formally conveyed to Iran through the Government of Switzerland , underscores our ongoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of infectious diseases , ” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote in a statement last month .
“ They literally kill innocents , ” Zarif on Twitter , “ It is immoral to observe them : doing so has never saved anyone from future US wrath.
” Further , he encouraged the world ‘ to disregard US sanctions on Iran.
’ A Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson made similar calls on Twitter Monday .
“ We urge the US to immediately lift unilateral sanction on Iran.
” he said , “ Continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s epidemic response & delivery of humanitarian aid by the UN and other organizations.
” U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar , D-MN , has also joined in Zarif ’ s calls .
On Twitter Friday , Omar advocated to ‘ suspend ’ U.S. sanctions as Iran faces massive shortages of medical supplies .
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the theocratic regime since 1979 , when the Iran hostage crisis occurred .
In recent years , the U.S. has sanctioned Iran for ramping up its missile arsenal and nuclear proliferation program and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exports in order to end Iran ’ s global terrorism campaign .


saraacater--2020-03-17--WH Press Secretary working from home amid COVID-19

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham is working from home ‘ out of an abundance of caution ” amid the @ @ @ @ @ White House official told SaraACarter.com .
Several officials in Washington have elected to self-quarantine .
@ @ @ @ @ Lindsey Graham , R-SC , and Rick Scott , R-FL , who both voluntarily isolated @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier this month , the two lawmakers were in contact with a Brazilian official @ @ @ @ @ positive for the virus .
Graham took the COVID-19 test , which came back negative @ @ @ @ @ Sunday .
President Trump took the test after he attended the Mar-a-Lago meeting .
Like @ @ @ @ @ symptoms and received a negative result .
Grisham was also at the meeting , according @ @ @


saraacater--2020-03-17--Report: White House To Push $850 Billion Stimulus Package

Fox News reported Tuesday that the White House is heading towards pushing for an $ 850 billion stimulus package amid @ @ @ @ @ Moreover , the package will largely support tax relief efforts , Fox has learned .
@ @ @ @ @ also grant loans to small businesses and support airlines , Fox News Chief White House @ @ @ @ @ Twitter Tuesday .
He wrote , “ Fox News has learned that Donald Trump will @ @ @ @ @ $ 500 bil in payroll tax cut , $ 250 bil in Small Business Association @ @ @ @ @ for the airlines , and a smattering of other items.
” The Senate is also @ @ @ @ @ aid bills .
“ Senate expected to debate/vote on both House coronavirus bills today .
@ @ @ @ @ over lunch to discuss next coronavirus response steps .
Senate Dems will meet via conference @ @ @ @ @ Congressional reporter Chad Pergram wrote on Twitter .
Click here to read the full report @


saraacater--2020-03-18--Coronavirus: Does testing matters?

Coronavirus: Does testing matters?

“ I think [ coronavirus ] testing matters now more than ever , ” said Dr. Marc Siegel on Tucker Carlson Show on Wednesday night .
“ Because there is something called the public health numerator , which is people showing up in hospitals…we need to be able to get to know the denominator , how many cases are there , ” continued Dr. Siegel .
He emphasized that we need to be able to differentiate from those that are mildly ill , which could then be separated so they don ’ t spread the virus to people that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elderly and those with chronic diseases .
Admiral Giroir will coordinate COVID-19 diagnostic testing efforts among Public Health Service agencies , including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration , as well as state and local public health authorities and private or public clinical laboratories .
“ A key priority is to ensure that patients , doctors , and hospitals can access tests seamlessly and with maximum ease , and Dr. Giroir will lead efforts to execute on that goal , ” said HHS Secretary Azar in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus : Sen. Grassley Says Trump Admin Is ‘ Doing Everything To Keep Americans Safe ’ • Dr. Fauci Confirms ‘ Worst Yet To Come ’ For US Coronavirus Spread • Don ’ t Trust Mainstream Media : Google CEO Confirms Coronavirus Website to go up Monday


saraacater--2020-03-18--Trump Administration Slams Iran With New Sanctions After Rocket Attacks In Iraq

The Trump administration announced new sanctions this week targeting seven petrochemical companies doing business with Iran .
The announcement follows an Iranian missile attack last week on U.S. and U.S.-allied forces stationed at Camp Taji in Iraq .
Two American soldiers and one British soldier were killed in the attack carried out by Iranian proxy terrorist group Kataeb Hezbollah .
“ Yesterday , the U.S. Department of State sanctioned nine entities and three individuals who have engaged in activity that could enable the Iranian regime ’ s violent behavior.
” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and entities provide revenue to the regime that it may use to fund terror and other destabilizing activities , such as the recent rocket attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces located at Camp Taji in Iraq.
” “ Our sanctions will deprive the regime of critical income from its petrochemical industry and further Iran ’ s economic and diplomatic isolation .
The United States will continue to fully enforce our sanctions.
” Iran and its proxy groups have ramped up attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq after the U.S. executed Iranian Quds Force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January .
In response to last week ’ s attack , the Defense Department confirmed that they have carried out retaliatory attacks against Kataeb Hezbollah .
The recent sanctions package comes as Iran continues to blame the financial chokehold for its inability to care for its population currently suffering from the coronavirus .
Iran ranks third for countries with the highest numbers of confirmed cases of the virus .
Their claims are far from the truth , however .
In February , the State Department authorized sanctions exemptions to American companies wanting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ packages to support the country in fighting the virus .
Aside from that , the Trump administration will keep sanctions in place .


saraacater--2020-03-18--Coronavirus Stimulus: Family of Four could be receiving up to $18 Thousand by year End

Both Democrats and Republicans want to get cash in the hands of American people now .
“ Americans need to get cash now and the president wants to get cash now , and I mean now – in the next two weeks , ” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday .
But some Democratic lawmakers have called for an immediate $ 2,000 payment .
In a letter to the leaders of the Senate , a group of democrats called for immediate assistance to all adults and children in the U.S. living below a certain income threshold .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly and quickly , ” senators Michael Bennet , Cory Booker and Sherrod Brown wrote .
“ Regardless of how fast Congress acts , there will be a lag between action and support arriving to workers and businesses , and every day we delay action will be a delay in support arriving .
Now is not the time for a ‘ wait-and-see ’ mentality.
” Under the same plan , Americans would receive another $ 1,500 each if the U.S. was still in the midst of the public health emergency come July , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persists by October .
Sources say that individual Americans could receive as much as $ 4,500 through the end of 2020 under these plans , while a family of four could get as much as $ 18,000 .
• CORONAVIRUS UPDATES : 6,496 infected and 114 deaths in U.S. • VP Mike Pence : Americans Need To ‘ Act Now ’ On The 15 Day Coronavirus Guidelines


saraacater--2020-03-18--Pres. Trump Tells Reporters ‘I Know Where The Virus Came From’, Silences Claims Of Racism

President Donald Trump said during a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday that China is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ I know where it came from , ” Pres .
Trump said regarding the coronavirus .
The President also told reporters that he is not ruling out holding the Chinese government responsible for this global pandemic .
He added that the United States will achieve complete victory against the virus .
“ We must sacrifice together , because we are all in this together , and we ’ ll come through together , ” said Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enemy that ’ s always the toughest enemy , the invisible enemy , but we ’ re going to defeat the invisible enemy .
I think we ’ re going to do it even faster than we thought , and it will be a complete victory .
It will be a total victory.
” As of noon Eastern Standard Time Wednesday , COVID-19 had killed at least 112 Americans , including 15 in New York .
President Trump mentioned that he would utilize the Defense Production Act to ramp up the production of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully engaged at the highest levels , ” President Trump told reporters .
“ Today , FEMA is activated in every region .
We are at level one , level one being the highest level.
” Meanwhile , the United States Senate is expected to pass a multibillion-dollar emergency aid package Wednesday to relieve some of the economic impacts of the coronavirus .
A bill has already passed through the House of Representatives .
The U.S. Department of the Treasury calls for $ 250 billion in direct payments to Americans starting April 6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone could exceed $ 1 trillion .


saraacater--2020-03-18--FISA: Senate Passes Measure Extending Surveillance Powers, Abuses Not Addressed

While U.S. news has been dominated by coverage of the coronavirus , the Senate passed a 77-day extension of surveillance authorities Monday .
Those authorities – under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – lapsed over the weekend .
However , the passage of the FISA extension has been disputed by numerous lawmakers , who are concerned that nothing has been done to stop the abuses that were exposed by Congress and the DOJ ’ s Inspector General ’ s report.That report , along with other investigations , revealed that senior FBI officials abused FISA court to spy on members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The bills passage extended the surveillance powers until May , allowing lawmakers to address the growing concern over coronavirus , which has taken precedence on Capitol Hill .
However , others say the passage of the extension fails to address serious concerns over Constitutional violations that have yet to be addressed or rectified by the law .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , said prior to agreeing to a vote on the extension that there would be a limited debate on three amendments that will be determined at a later session .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona and the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus , said the Senate ’ s ‘ disregard for American ’ s Fourth Amendment rights ’ is unacceptable .
“ I am disappointed in the Senate ’ s disregard for the Fourth Amendment rights of American citizens , ” Biggs told SaraACarter.com .
“ Congress has been aware of the abuses occurring under FISA for long enough to have had a vigorous debate and to work towards meaningful reforms .
Yet House and Senate leaders continue to use scare-tactics to force clean extensions or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The three provisions of the U.S.A. Freedom Act that were reauthorized include the metadata collection under section 215 , roving wiretaps and the lone wolf .
For example , section 215 allows the intelligence community to continue to its collection of business and other individual ’ s records through the FISA court .
It also allows for roving wiretaps , which allows federal law enforcement the ability to seek one warrant for an individual who may be using multi-phones or other equipment , like burner devices , for communication .
As for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FISA court to issue targeted surveillance warrants on suspected terrorists that may not be connected to a terrorist organization .
Those provisions , however , are not the same provisions that were abused by FBI officials in the warrant obtained to spy on short term Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page .
The sections that were responsible for the abuses in the Page FISA warrant come under Title I , and do not expire .
For this reason , opponents of reauthorization , like those in the House and Senate , were fighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure that either Title I is changed or abolished if Fourth Amendment rights couldn ’ t be protected .
Many civil libertarians , including renowned lawyers Alan Dershowitz , David Schoen and others , like Fox News contributor Gregg Jarrett , have been arguing that if it can ’ t be fixed it should be abolished .
Sen. Rand Paul , R-Ky. , and Sen. Mike Lee , R-Utah , have also been opponents of the FISA court .
All one has to do is read the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he revealed in December , that the bureau had 17 gross violations in its warrant and three subsequent renewals to spy on Page .
Those violations included withholding exculpatory information , altering documents and lying to the court to spy .


saraacater--2020-03-18--Trump To Sign Defense Production Act, Experts Working Towards ‘Self Swab’ Coronavirus Tests

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will be signing the Defense Production Act to assist in COVID-19 relief in the U.S. and is rolling out additional measures to free up health care resources , during the daily White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing .
The action will help “ expedite and expand the supply of resources from the U.S. industrial base to support military , energy , space , and homeland security programs.
” The situation has now been classified as a FEMA Level 1 , the highest level , to ensure full staffing and all emergency measures are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Department of Defense has deployed two ships , the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort , to provide additional medical support to patients on the East and West coasts .
The President said that Mercy has been deployed to New York .
He spoke with Governor Andrew Cuomo , who was “ excited ” about the move .
In addition to starting the first clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine in Washington this week , the President said that his team is working with “ several groups ” to develop a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which would “ free up ” health care resources .
“ We ’ re going to see if we can do a self-swab , which would be a lot more popular , I can tell you that , ” Trump remarked .
Vice President Mike Pence , who is leading the task force ’ s efforts , told reporters that the White House is asking the medical community to put elective procedures on hold .
“ We are again today asking every American and our medical community leaders and hospitals to partner with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country in our health care system to ensure that medical supplies and medical capacity go where they ’ re needed most , ” the Vice President explained .
President Trump will likely hold a second news conference Wednesday on developments at the FDA .


saraacater--2020-03-18--VP Mike Pence: Americans Need To ‘Act Now’ On The 15 Day Coronavirus Guidelines

Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday night that the 15 day guidelines issued by the White House are part of an integral effort by medical experts and the coronavirus task force to limit the reach of the virus in the coming weeks and months .
The Vice President emphasized that following the guidelines would not only prevent a situation where the health care system would be overwhelmed but one in which American lives would be saved .
“ What the President unveiled yesterday and what we ’ re pleased to learn is being embraced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families are what we believe is important for every American to do over the next two weeks to significantly impact the spread of the coronavirus in the weeks and months ahead , ” Pence said .
He noted that medical experts “ advised the President as he endorsed these guidelines — to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people ; to — if you ’ re sick , stay home ; if there ’ s someone in your home contracts the coronavirus , that everyone should stay home .
All of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort by our experts , endorsed by the President to limit the reach of the coronavirus over the coming weeks and months.
” More importantly , if individual Americans and businesses stick to the guidelines , the spread of the coronavirus will be significantly limited and “ ultimately save lives.
” Pence stated that President Donald Trump ’ s approach to tackling the virus is a “ whole-of-government approach.
” Along with the approach , Pence noted that the administration “ met with industry leaders to make sure that businesses around the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply needs ” including the Department of Defense .
He also noted that the administration has made it a priority to ensure that healthcare providers “ have the masks , have the gloves , have the protective gear to be able to do the testing that is now much more widely available , literally , by the hour , because of the public-private partnership that President Trump forged and announced last week.
” “ We need every American , every American business to step forward and recognize that if we act now — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limit the spread of the coronavirus significantly and ultimately save lives , ” he said .
Those most vulnerable are persons with underlying medical conditions and the elderly .
Any exposure by those with weakened immune systems to those carrying the coronavirus could be deadly .
This is the reason the government and medical professionals have asked that family members limit or discontinue contact with their elderly family members or those who are sick .
Pence also emphasized that anyone with questions regarding the virus visit the new government website Coronavirus.gov .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be exposed to the coronavirus in the weeks and months ahead .
Thousands already have , ” Pence told Hannity .
“ But we really believe , if every American will go to Coronavirus.gov and that they ’ ll embrace these 15 days to slow the spread , that we can significantly impact the spread of this virus today.
” He stressed that what ’ s most important for Americans to understand is that “ most Americans who contract the coronavirus , they will either have mild symptoms or flu-like symptoms and they @ @ @ @ @ @


saraacater--2020-03-18--Trump: ‘DNC’s Fondest Wish’ Granted By Sanders’s Poor Primary Performance

Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ s , D-VT , poor performance in Tuesday ’ s primaries is the ‘ DNC ’ s fondest wish , ’ according to President Donald Trump .
“ The DNC will have gotten their fondest wish and defeated Bernie Sanders , far ahead of schedule , ” Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday , “ Now they are doing everything possible to be nice to him in order to keep his supporters .
Bernie has given up , just like he did last time .
He will be dropping out soon !
MAGA/KAG.
” Sanders hasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the race , however , he is looking to “ assess ” his campaign strategy .
“ The next primary contest is three weeks away , ” Sanders ’ s campaign manager Faiz Shakir said in a statement .
“ Sen .
Sanders is going to be having conversations with his supporters to assess his campaign.
” “ In the immediate term , however , he is focused on the government response to the coronavirus outbreak and ensuring that we take care of working people and the most vulnerable.
” Former Vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the third “ Super Tuesday ” race after winning Arizona , Illinois , and Florida .
He now has over 1,100 delegates and Sanders has 861 .
For the nomination , Biden will need to secure 1,991 delegates or 40 percent of total delegates at stake .


saraacater--2020-03-18--US To Close Northern Border To ‘Non-Essential Traffic’

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. will close all “ non-essential traffic ” across the Northern border amid @ @ @ @ @ , Trump assured the public on Twitter that “ trade will not be affected.
” @ @ @ @ @ Minister Justin Trudeau announced the closure of his country ’ s borders to non-citizens with @ @ @ @ @ .
The border with the U.S. was to remain open with “ the level of @ @ @ @ @ , ” Trudeau said during his press conference .
The Trump administration will provide further @ @ @ @ @ SaraACarter.com will update our readers .