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More than just a number: what The Prisoner can teach us about life in lockdown
The Guardian - 25 Mar 2020 16:12
The cult 60s TV show followed one man's attempts to escape existential horror. Who better to heed for the times we live in? "I'm not a number, I am a free man!" It's a line that would, right now, only be spouted by idiot...
Great Theater, Dance and Classical Music to Tune Into While Stuck at Home
The New York Times - 25 Mar 2020 18:13
Jordan Grubb and other actors created a lip sync video of "One Day More" and the Royal Danish Ballet is streaming. Here is a list of digital content.
Tokyo 2020 postponed as Japan's Abe bows to pressure over virus
Al Jazeera English - 25 Mar 2020 06:39
Japan has maintained an infection rate lower than many other countries but was forced to bow to the inevitable.
Inside New York ERs: "Like sending a soldier into war"
CBSNews - 25 Mar 2020 16:43
New York City's hospitals have become the war-zone-like epicenter of the nation's coronavirus crisis.
Libya Reports First Coronavirus Case as the Pandemic Sweeps Across the Middle East
Time - 25 Mar 2020 06:12
There are over 31,000 cases of the virus across the Mideast, the vast majority in the hard-hit nation of Iran
Vladimir Putin wears hazmat suit to visit coronavirus patients in Russia
New York Post - 25 Mar 2020 18:16
Russia's President Vladimir Putin sported a hazmat suit and breathing mask to visit coronavirus patients in Moscow.
Philippine Rebels Declare Ceasefire to Heed U.N. Chief's Call
Time - 25 Mar 2020 06:55
The Communist guerrillas said the ceasefire is a "direct response to the call of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire"
Los Angeles County backtracks on teen's possible coronavirus death
Boston - 25 Mar 2020 06:54
"Though early tests indicated a positive result for COVID-19, the case is complex and there may be an alternate explanation for this fatality."
Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus; unclear if Queen Elizabeth II has been tested
USA Today - 25 Mar 2020 18:38
Prince Charles is the latest public figure to test positive for the coronavirus. Britain's royal, 71, tested positive after displaying mild symptoms.
'An unprecedented situation': Coronavirus clamps down on statehouses as legislatures scramble to adapt
USA Today - 25 Mar 2020 18:34Man reportedly dies from coronavirus after relatives ignored pandemic
New York Post - 25 Mar 2020 18:33
A diabetic father in Illinois died from coronavirus after relatives downplayed his risk of contracting the deadly bug, according to a report. Luis Juarez, 54, of Romeoville, died March 18, just three days after his relat...
Joe Biden makes series of gaffes in long day of cable news appearances
New York Post - 25 Mar 2020 18:31
Joe Biden spent Tuesday conducting blunder-filled interviews on MSNBC, CNN and ABC as he remains under quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Anyone who left N.Y. should self-quarantine for 14 days, says Dr. Birx
CBSNews - 25 Mar 2020 18:29
"To everyone who has left New York over the last few days: Because of the rate of the number of cases, you may have been exposed before you left New York," said Dr. Deborah Birx.
Spain reports more than 700 new coronavirus fatalities as death toll surpasses China
The Week - 25 Mar 2020 18:28
Spain is now the country with the second highest number of deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus, surpassing China. After a spike of more than 700 fatalities from the novel coronavirus, Spain's death toll on Wednesday sur...
UK coronavirus mass home testing to be made available 'within days'
The Guardian - 25 Mar 2020 18:23
Test to be validated this week, then made available to healthcare workers and general public. Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Thousands of 15-minute home tests for coronavirus will be delive...
Surgeon uses his musical talents to lift spirits amid pandemic
CBSNews - 25 Mar 2020 18:23
A Minnesota orthopedic surgeon is using his voice in addition to his medical skills to help patients and tired hospital staff. Videos of his performances with colleagues have gone viral online with millions of views. Vla...
Newborn in isolation at Alabama hospital after nurse tests positive for coronavirus
New York Post - 25 Mar 2020 18:22
A newborn baby girl was placed in isolation at an Alabama hospital -- because one of the nurses there tested positive for COVID-19, her concerned dad said this week. Mississippi dad Brandon Waltman told CNN that his daug...
Suicide bomber detonates in tea shop, killing 2 in Somalia
ABC News - 25 Mar 2020 18:13
A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has walked into a tea shop in Somalia's capital and detonated, killing at least two people
Pope Francis livestreams global coronavirus prayer session
New York Post - 25 Mar 2020 18:03
Pope Francis invited Christians around the world to join him Wednesday in the Lord’s Prayer for all those suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. The invitation to prayer was livestreamed at noon Rome time from the Li...
On Recklessness and the Coronavirus
The New York Times - 25 Mar 2020 13:02
What it's like to be immunocompromised during a pandemic.
First known US youth coronavirus death: Minor dies after testing positive in Los Angeles County
USA Today - 25 Mar 2020 07:19
Los Angeles County health officials said a youth under the age of 18 has died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first in the nation.
1,700 Los Angeles inmates released in response to outbreak
CBSNews - 25 Mar 2020 07:17
Sheriff Alex Villaneuva said he doesn't anticipate any other large groups of inmates being released.