Parts of New York and London are shutting down. Amazon is temporarily closing its hub in Queens, NY after a worker tested positive for coronavirus [1]. Meanwhile, around 40 stations in London’s subway network are no longer operational. Although the cities are stopping short of official states of emergency and lockdowns, the closures of schools [2], the advice against social contact, and the decreasing transportation options are effectively preventing people from doing anything.
India’s prime minister is addressing the nation. Cases of coronavirus are rising [3], of course, and Narendra Modi is expected to outline a more forceful response by Indian authorities, on television at 2000 IST (1030 EDT).
Coronavirus Survivor Describes Onset of Symptoms, Recovery Process to Tucker Carlson. “Today is a week since I got ill, and I am still not better. I struggle to go up and down the steps. [4] I feel like my brain says go ahead and do the things you want to do, and then I get up in my body is like, oh, no, we are not doing that. I just feel fragile. Tired. Napping. The cough is gone, the fever is gone, the headache still lingers. It is just really been quite a recovery, but I’m starting to feel a little more myself every day.”
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France’s economy minister criticized Amazon for its handling of the coronavirus crisis. The pressure on workers is “unacceptable, and we’ll let Amazon know,” Bruno Le Maire said on French radio this morning [5]. Meanwhile, in Italy, delivery workers want people to stop ordering stuff they don’t need and are also critical of the US firm.
Australia and New Zealand announced that they’re shutting borders. The two countries [6] said only citizens, residents, and their families would be allowed to enter from tomorrow (March 20.) They have already been isolating all foreign arrivals for 14 days.
SoftBank shares tumbled. The Japanese conglomerate had its worst one-day fall ever today [7], reflecting investor skepticism about the outlook of tech startups. One of SoftBank’s critical investments, Uber, saw its shares fall 22%, as nobody goes anywhere anymore.
A Japanese official said the Olympics are “cursed.” According to deputy prime minister Taro Aso, the Games are disrupted by world events every 40 years [8], including in 1940, when a previous Tokyo Olympics was canceled due to World War II. Organizers of this year’s event still say it will go on, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
China reported no new local infections. For the first time since the outbreak began [9], all new confirmed cases of Covid-19 came from people who had traveled to China from abroad. But experts warn the numbers could just be an anomaly in the data and say that China is not immune from the risk of a resurgence of the virus.
Mumbai’s famous food delivery stopped racing around town. The ‘dabbawallas,’ who have been delivering hot lunches across the city for many years, long before Uber Eats, announced they’ll stop working until March 31 [10], as a precaution against coronavirus.
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This piece was written by Wayne Dupree on March 19, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com [15] and is used by permission.
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