Coronavirus news, updates and information for 04-07-2020 COVID-19 AM Alert
This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info… Just the facts… for Tuesday April 7th, 2020. The White House was warned about the potential of the Coronavirus becoming a pandemic in a memo from Trade Adviser Peter Navarro, dated January 29th. A watchdog report, conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that hospitals across the country are facing shortages of testing supplies, ventilators, PPE and staff. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court blocked The Governor’s order to postpone today’s election. South Carolina has issued a “stay at home order”. The Army will temporarily delay sending new recruits to basic training. Nissan will furlough about 10,000 workers from their Mississippi and Tennessee plants. The Navy Hospital ship docked in New York City, has been approved to treat coronavirus patients. 3M will supply 55 million N95 respirator masks per month for the U.S. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has been moved to Intensive Care, he has appointed the British Foreign Secretary to “deputize for him where necessary”. The Japanese Prime Minster has declared a “State of Emergency”. After a week long decline, Spain has an increase in new cases and fatalities. Monday saw France’s highest death toll yet, with 613 fatalities. Face masks are now mandatory in parts of France and all of Ukraine. In New Zealand, the Health Minister was demoted after breaking lock-down rules. Austria and Denmark plan to lift some restrictions next week. No deaths were reported in mainland China over the last 24 hours for the first time since January. And only 32 new cases were reported, all had returned from overseas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.