Thu. 03/12 - Trump Suspends Europe-U.S. Travel; What’s Going On With Testing?

Why the NBA had no choice but to suspend its season. Is high blood pressure a heightened risk vector for Coronavirus? Is there a tipping point which, if crossed, means you would get a more serious form of the disease? More worries about testing capacity in the US. And a new mantra:

 “How many people HAVE been tested? How many tests are available TODAY? How many people CAN be tested tomorrow?”

Links:

Iran coronavirus: Satellite images show Tehran building vast burial trenches for covid-19 victims (Washington Post) Tom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Is a Snap (New York Times) The NBA is suspended after a player tested positive for coronavirus (Vox) Top Coronavirus Doctor in Wuhan Says High Blood Pressure Is Major Death Risk (Bloomberg) There Is a ‘Tipping Point’ Before Coronavirus Kills (Bloomberg) Exclusive: U.S. coronavirus testing threatened by shortage of critical lab materials (Politico) ASM Expresses Concern about Coronavirus Test Reagent Shortages (ASM) Shortage of crucial chemicals creates new obstacle to coronavirus testing (STAT) Amazon Care, Gates Foundation may deliver coronavirus tests in Seattle (CNBC) New York officials traced more than 50 coronavirus cases back to one attorney (CTV News) Chart: The trajectory in the U.S. matches that of Italy (Christopher Mims on Twitter) Chart: US vs Italy Coronavirus Cases (Ian Bremmer via Susan Hatch on Twitter) Coronavirus COVID-19 updates: dashboard and report (Tool to compare countries - Andrzej Leskiewicz)
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