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The Trump administration only has enough tests to screen 2% of residents per state. Trump told reporters back on March 6 that anyone who wanted a test could get a test, a promise that remains unfulfilled.
Major car manufacturers are targeting May 18th as factory reopening date. General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chryslers settled on the date after discussions with United Auto Workers leaders and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office.
Intel agencies warned Trump of COVID-19 threat in more than a dozen classified briefings from January to February. Trump routinely skips reading the PDB and has at times shown little patience for even the oral summary he takes two or three times per week.
The CDC added six symptoms of the novel coronavirus to its list. Chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell were added to the original list of three known symptoms: coughing, shortness of breath and fever.
Tyson Foods, one of America’s largest meat producers, has warned “the food supply chain is breaking” amid COVID-19 crisis. Arkansas-based company cautioned “there will be limited supply of products” until it can reopen closed facilities. “As pork, beef and chicken plants are being forced to close, even for short periods of time, millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain,” John Tyson, Tyson’s board chairman, wrote.
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“Instead of “de-globalization” — as some are advocating — I see us all benefiting from a “re-globalization.” This time, though, we must concentrate on getting it right, aiming for a renewed integration of our world that centers on the well-being of its people. A re-globalization that strengthens and builds capacities within our countries and ushers in true cooperation rather than competition. A re-globalization that recognizes that a single country, acting alone, cannot succeed. One country’s failure is every country’s failure.” - King Abdullah II
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