Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Here It Comes, Bible Belt Bozos!

Couldn't happen to a more deserving region.
Brad Brooks / Reuters:
New Orleans emerges as next coronavirus epicenter, threatening rest of South  —  (Reuters) - New Orleans is on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter in the United States, dimming hopes that less densely populated and warmer-climate cities would escape the worst of the pandemic, and that summer months could see it wane.
New Orleans Times-Picayune:
'It's like a war zone': Fighting coronavirus, limited ICU beds, bracing for chaos in New Orleans
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:   New Orleans is a center of coronavirus. Mardi Gras could be to blame, doctors say.
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:   When it Comes to Trump's Failures, Hyperbole Is Unnecessary
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:   Louisiana paper juggles the coronavirus, furloughs
more at Mediagazer »
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Trump cabinet Bible study leader blames coronavirus on gay people and environmentalists  —  The minister who hosts a weekly bible study session for President Trump's cabinet has an opinion about the origins of the coronavirus.  According to Ralph Drollinger, it's just another form of God's wrath …
Lee Fang / The Intercept:   Trump Cabinet Bible Teacher Blames Coronavirus Pandemic on God's Wrath …
Wait'll your Gawd hears what you've been spreading in its name, Ralph. You look like a prime candidate for the gurgling death.

Next stop on the CovID-19 Express: America's dangly bit.
A company called Kinsa Mission developed a map that shows where influenza-like illness symptoms, especially fevers, are registering now more than ever in Florida.

The map demonstrates how a state like Florida, where flu season should be well into its decline, is showing unusually high concentrations of high body temperature readings.

Kinsa researchers compared this year’s data to previous years and found the hottest zone for unusually high numbers of fever is in Florida.
Hot hot hot!!!

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