The Coronavirus Pandemic Probably Won’t Have a Huge Economic Impact
Patients being treated for Spanish flu in a makeshift hospital near Camp Funston in Kansas.National Museum of Health and Medicine There is considerable fear that the coronavirus pandemic will have a large and long-lasting effect on the American economy. But will it? Here’s a summary from a 2007 Fed paper about the impact of the…
Soaring Infection Rates, Lockdowns, and Border Closures: The Latest on the Coronavirus in Europe
A staffer walks in one of the emergency structures that were set up at the Brescia hospital, in northern Italy.Luca Bruno/AP Saturday brought a flood of news from Europe, where coronavirus cases are soaring and countries are scrambling to mitigate the spread of the infection. Italy reported 175 deaths and a 20 percent jump in…
“It’s Feast or Famine”: Gig Workers Bear the Risks of Coronavirus Because They Don’t Have a Choice
John Minchillo/AP “It’s been insane,” said Sharon Goen, a 57-year-old gig worker in Las Vegas who delivers groceries. She started to describe the experience, then stopped. “I—” she began again, and then stopped again. She sighed: “I’m trying to get my words here.” Eventually she landed on a comparison: It was like the aftermath of 9/11,…
The White House Says Donald Trump Does Not Have Coronavirus
Alex Brandon/AP Update, 3/14/20, 7:30 pm ET: Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, according to a letter from the White House physician. President Donald Trump just held another coronavirus press conference. The takeaways: Trump says he took the coronavirus test last night and is awaiting the results. “I decided I should, based on the…
The First Coronavirus Death Has Been Reported in New York City
New York has reported its first death from the coronavirus— an 82-year-old woman with a history of lung disease died in Brooklyn on Friday evening. “It’s tragic—we are going to lose some people.” Mr. Bill de Blasio said on MSNBC Saturday morning. “There are some, I am certain, that could had been saved if the testing…
UPDATE: The United States Is Not a Coronavirus Outlier
On Friday I posted a series of charts comparing the coronavirus breakout in six Western countries. Italy was the baseline, using the day they passed 100 confirmed cases as Day 0. All the other countries also used the day they passed 100 confirmed cases as Day 0. What it showed was that everyone was following…