with unrelated wish-list items. While people are looking to government for solutions, we also have to realize that a huge part of fighting COVID-19 can be found in exercising personal responsibility — good personal hygiene and commonsense social practices will go a long way in helping to prevent further

speaking, political; it’s biological. If Trump’s foes had set out to create a crisis, they hardly could have designed anything better than COVID-19. Not only is Trump himself famously germaphobic, but the disease and its economic effect are primarily a threat for his best demographic — old people ... the same CDC visit, the president went out of his way to attack Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as a “snake.” Trump also said that COVID-19 tests are available to anybody who wants one (that wasn’t true and still isn’t), adding: “The tests are all perfect, like the ... actually believe that call was perfect — even many GOP senators condemned it — one has to wonder who was reassured by the claim that our COVID-19 tests are almost as perfect as the phone call that got Trump impeached. But reassurance isn’t the goal. The priority now is to

indicators. The bottom falling out of the oil market would produce a much more serious blow to the economy than media-ginned panic over COVID-19. To help prevent a serious economic slowdown, President Trump called on Congress to pass a temporary payroll-tax cut and expanded sick leave. “It

American stock futures plummeted and world oil prices dropped 25% amid a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and growing uncertainty over the COVID-19 coronavirus. This means that if oil prices continue to decline, one of the strongest areas of the U.S. economy over the last decade — our

The political and mainstream-media churn of the coronavirus variant COVID-19 is about 10% substance and 90% fragrance, but it makes for good fodder and clickbait — which converts to good media advertising revenues. However, a colleague recently mentioned the “amusing similarity” between an almost-40-year-old work of ... that brings me to our comprehensive resource page, “The Flu and You,” and our footnote: “Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is not suggesting that COVID-19 was bio-engineered and then intentionally released, but he did make this connection: ‘We don’t know where it originated, and we have to ... is China’s only biosafety level 4 super laboratory that researches human infectious diseases.’” Here are the facts. Located near the Wuhan market where COVID-19 is thought to have been first contracted is Red China’s only P4 (Pathogen Level 4) super laboratory “researching” infectious diseases. The Wuhan National

cuts, another half from health care reform, and another half from net neutrality, there really aren’t a ton of people left to spread COVID-19.” —Erick Erickson

VIGILANCE: Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar self-quarantine after exposure to coronavirus patient at CPAC (National Review) Make sure to check out “COVID-19 Coronavirus Perspective and Preparedness.” Government & Politics THE TOP PRIZE: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders prepare for do-or-die fight tomorrow in Michigan (New

What follows are a couple of snapshots regarding the COVID-19 viral outbreak this week. First, some reliable medical perspective… I have several longtime and trusted friends whom I have consulted over the years on potential epidemic issues. They are career disease specialists and former military physicians who understand the ... who have now been in private practice for decades. Collectively, they agree on the following assessment at this point. The key issues are that COVID-19 is contagious prior to symptoms, the incubation period appears to be longer, and we don’t yet have effective antiviral therapy or a vaccine ... statistics. We don’t yet have a firm understanding of the mortality implications although it could be as high as 3.4%. For numerous reasons, COVID-19 is not as bad as the 1918 influenza epidemic or, more recently, the SARS outbreak. But it will likely be worse than H1N1 in

residents and staff members there reportedly have coronavirus symptoms. Be on the alert for more deadly outbreaks in nursing homes wherever coronavirus, now dubbed COVID-19, spreads. Nursing homes are infection cauldrons. Most nursing facilities ignore precautions like separating infected residents and disinfecting rooms and medical equipment. Even without COVID ... after being in the hospital. The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, a nonprofit, announced guidelines Monday on what nursing homes should do to curb COVID-19. Few children become seriously ill from COVID-19. But the elderly struggle. And in many nursing homes, they won’t stand a chance. Also ... in the COVID-19 crosshairs are health care workers and hospital patients. When an infected patient went to VacaValley hospital near Sacramento for care in February, three health care workers contracted it. Doctors and nurses need training in the use of N95 masks, goggles and protective gear when treating suspected

go from hysteria to hysteria. And even that’s not quite accurate. We now endure multiple hysterias at once. The latest, of course, is COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus. In addition to China, where the virus originated, major cities in Italy and Japan are in lockdown mode, and ... every new diagnosis of the coronavirus 24/7. Typical of media reporting is this from Canada’s most widely read newspaper, The Globe and Mail: “COVID-19 spreads so rapidly that one Harvard researcher has warned that 40 to 70 per cent of the world’s adults will be infected.” But

foot, after the first reported U.S. coronavirus deaths, The Washington Times’s editorial page editor, Ethan Epstein, published a breathless hyperbolic warning about the COVID-19 flu variant — a case study of Beltway media groupthink that promotes pandemic panic fear at a time when calm and resolve are required. According ... happen here.’ But as we’ve learned more than once, it can.” So, let’s follow the Chinese model – where the virus originated? Will COVID-19 be the next catastrophic attack on America — “The BIG One”? As I have noted previously, it is going to be another bad year for ... with the worst of seasonal viral flu epidemics, there will potentially be tens-of-millions infections and tens-of-thousands deaths. The virus causing COVID-19 has mutated into two strains, and one may be much more aggressive. The “S-type” appears to be milder and less infectious, but the

succinctly notes, “The only predictable fallout of coronavirus? Partisanship.” According to Continetti: “The pundits are having difficulty settling on a historical analogy for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Will the spread of the disease be President Trump’s Katrina or his financial crisis? Now that it is interested in coronavirus ... and more than 16 THOUSAND deaths. One of the flu virus strains this season has taken more than 8,000 lives. But the U.S. COVID-19 deaths could far exceed the 2017-18 flu season deaths, when the CDC estimated the U.S. flu death toll was 80,000. The virus ... causing COVID-19 has mutated into two strains, and one may be much more aggressive. The “S-type” appears to be milder and less infectious, but the “L-type” is more contagious and accounts for 70 percent of cases. Unfortunately, though human vaccine trials will begin in early April, if

think you could not do before” to enable them to defeat Donald Trump, especially if they can’t dispense with Bernie Sanders frontrunner status. COVID-19, the scientific term for coronavirus, is providing them an election-year crisis that they won’t let go to waste, especially if it becomes ... to convert coronavirus into Trump’s “Hurricane Katrina.” In January, I provided a comprehensive analysis, “The Flu and You,” putting the potential for a COVID-19 flu pandemic into perspective and offering helpful links on preparedness and response. At that time, the Trump administration was taking significant steps to prevent ... presidential election is cause for a lot of concern among businesses and consumers. Responding to the selloff, Nate Jackson provided an update on COVID-19, noting how Schumer and Pelosi had their coronavirus crisis/fear machine at full throttle. Pelosi, who claimed, “Lives are at stake, this is not a time

our lives.” The warning came from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Nancy Messonnier at a Tuesday briefing. If the virus — now dubbed COVID-19 — starts to infect large numbers of people inside the U.S., here’s what you need to know. Is the virus spreading here now? The

As you may have heard, there is global panic about bird flu swine flu ebola coronavirus (COVID-19). We don’t mention the previous high-profile epidemic concerns to minimize the danger or the very real death toll. In fact, Mark Alexander recently provided a comprehensive analysis (and has since ... added updates) about exactly how seriously we should take this outbreak and what people should be prepared to do about it. COVID-19 is estimated to be much more lethal than the 0.1% fatality rate of seasonal flu bugs in the U.S., which have killed more than 60,000 Americans

officials did nothing to remedy the situation. Now, these same officials tell us we’re facing an “unprecedented public health threat” from coronavirus, now COVID-19. It would be bad enough if we had the weapons to fight it. But we’re caught with our pants down. “It’s quite

DOMESTIC THREAT: Top health official warns of “global pandemic” as 40 Americans test positive on cruise ship (Washington Examiner) (See Mark Alexander’s analysis, “COVID-19 Perspective and Preparedness.”) Other Notables GOOD NEWS: Virginia lawmakers reject “assault weapon” ban (AP) INADEQUATE RESOURCES & LEGAL ROADBLOCKS: Feds released 375,000 illegal immigrants

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: China confirms 15,152 new cases, 254 additional deaths; consequently, Communist Party chiefs have been sacked (CNBC) (See Mark Alexander’s analysis COVID-19 Perspective and Preparedness.) Government & Politics TROY PRICE OUT: Iowa Democrat Party chair resigns after caucus fiasco (NBC News) “NUMEROUS CRITICAL ISSUES … WERE IGNORED”: House

epidemic. America is being generous. But fighting it over there, not here, is the right idea. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM (See Mark Alexander’s analysis COVID-19 Perspective and Preparedness

late 1990s (The Washington Post) CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000 (AP) (See Mark Alexander’s analysis COVID-19 Perspective and Preparedness.) Closing Arguments POLICY: Trump budget cuts size of federal government, but bolder reforms needed (The Heritage Foundation) POLICY: Obama promised

decades as an Executive Branch senior FEMA/DHS national security reservist appointee under the last five administrations.) January, 2020 – Ground Zero The first cases of COVID-19 (CV19) disease, a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome illness caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant, were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China ... who built his 2020 campaign falsely claiming Trump failed to prepare the nation, was himself actually downplaying the threat and remained well behind the Covid reality curve in the months ahead of the presidential election. But the Demos’ Leftmedia propagandists will give Biden all the cover he needs. Unfortunately, Trump ... did make an irrevocable error in his Covid response and recovery strategy. He enabled White House Coronavirus Task Force member Anthony Fauci to become the de facto “public health” strategist for the administration. Elevating Fauci to this position was the biggest blunder of Trump’s presidency. For context, shortly after

flights (CNBC) FOR THE RECORD: Risk from influenza is far greater than coronavirus, health experts warn (The Washington Times) (See Mark Alexander’s analysis COVID-19 Perspective and Preparedness.) Government & Politics PICK ME! PICK ME! Watch Schiff’s hilarious attempt to stop Nadler from delivering closing remarks (Townhall) ADDRESSING EXPLOITATION

the biggest problem with the story, however, is that no one can trust the information coming out of China. (See Mark Alexander’s analysis COVID-19 Perspective and Preparedness