Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 11 Update
Here’s the coronavirus growth rate through April 11. Germany showed a big decline today in its daily death rate, but they also reported fewer cumulative deaths than yesterday. I suspect a reporting error. Italy hiccuped, but hopefully is still on a downward trend. Spain is declining. Canada, as always, remains teacher’s pet. And the United…
Meet the Outfitters Welcoming Grand Canyon Rafters to a COVID-19 Reality
Matt Corritone rows through Lava Falls on the Colorado River. While he and others on the trip were on their 200 mile journey, they had no access to the outside world.Nick Mott/High Country News For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in High Country…
I Have a Question About “Flattening the Curve”
I’m puzzled by something. A few weeks ago, before we had adopted any social distancing measures, the COVID-19 models suggested that we’d hit a peak of 5,000+ deaths per day sometime in late April or early May. Then, in mid-March, we started adopting countermeasures. Famously, these countermeasures were supposed to “flatten the curve.” As you…
Oakland Has Closed a Bunch of Streets to Cars. Other Cities Should Follow Its Lead.
The view of 42nd Street in Oakland on Saturday. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Oakland, California, on Saturday started to phase in what it is calling a “slow streets” initiative, to give residents “more room to spread out safely.” The city’s mayor, Libby Schaaf…
“Is This True?!”: The February Email That Should’ve Woken up the White House
Tia Dufour, Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The same day President Donald Trump claimed to have the coronavirus outbreak “very much under control in this country,” his top disaster response official at the Department of Health and Human Services sent an email that should have been…
The New York Times Just Published Documents Showing Trump’s COVID-19 Response Was Worse Than We Knew
ZUMA/Jonathan Ernst For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The New York Times has the receipts on Trump’s inept response to coronavirus: The shortcomings of Mr. Trump’s performance have played out with remarkable transparency as part of his daily effort to dominate television screens and the national conversation. But…