Wyland Stanley Pedestrians ascending steep grade, San Francisco 1940 • The US Just Reported Its Deadliest Day For Coronavirus (CNBC) /span> • For Many COVID19 Patients Symptoms Last More Than A Month (BI) • Women, Children Just As Likely To Get COVID19, Men Have Worse Symptoms (F.) • Half Of All New UK Infections Last Week Were Among Healthcare Workers (O.) • Is Sweden’s Covid-19 Handling a Failure or a Success? • New Mexico Governor Quarantines Entire Town Over
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Yevgeny Khaldei – 75 years ago the Soviet banner was raised over the Reichstag. 11 million Soviet soldiers died in WW2 and three-quarters of German losses were suffered at the hands of the Red Army – May 2 1945 • Opening Up (Yaneer Bar-Yam et al, New England Complex Systems Institute) • New Yorkers Face Back-to-Work Commuting Nightmare (R.) • US Approves Remdesivir for Coronavirus Treatment (GR) • 80 Patients, Staff Infected at Texas Nursing Home, HCQ Saves
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Joseph-Désiré Court Le Masque 1843 No, I’m still not over the fact that they all initially missed the virus when they should have seen it most of all. The reasons why must be evaluated in every single location, in governments, CDC equivalents and obviously the WHO. A main reason is that they were all focusing on their economy, not the virus, -at least somewhat- ironically damaging their economies in the process. I’m just afraid that you’re not going to
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René Magritte L’avenir (the future) 1936 • Wall St. Caps Best Month In 33 Years With Broad Sell-Off (R.) • Dr. Fauci Says Developing A COVID Vaccine By January Is ‘Doable’ (SAC) • Hydroxychloroquine Has About 90% Chance of Helping COVID-19 Patients (AAPS) • Turkey Claims Success Treating COVID-19 With Hydroxychloroquine (CBS) • WHO ‘Not Invited’ To Join China’s COVID-19 Investigations (Sky) • Sweden Forced To Admit Significant Under-Counting Of Coronavirus Deaths (Wsws) • Russian PM Mishustin Tests Positive
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Wyland Stanley Golden Gate Bridge under construction 1935 • FBI Notes Detail Effort To Frame Michael Flynn (Solomon) • Handwritten Notes, Emails Reveal FBI Agents Set Perjury Trap For Flynn (SAC) • Steele Testifies Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice Knew About His Anti-Trump Research • The NY Times Used to Correct Its Whoppers. But Not These (Kuntz) • WHO Declines Comment On Remdesivir In COVID-19, Hopes For Best (R.) • Fauci Says Leak Concerns Fueled His White House Revelation Of
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Gottscho-Schleisner Fulton Market pier, view to Manhattan over East River, NY April 20 1934 • 9 in 10 Americans Fear Economy Will Collapse During Coronavirus Shutdowns (WE) • 50 Million Americans Have Lost Their Job In Past 6 Weeks (ZH) • China Could Have 50x More Coronavirus Cases Than Claimed – US Official (Fox) • China Embassy Accuses Australia Of ‘Petty Tricks’ In Coronavirus Dispute (R.) • A Fifth To Half Of All Coronavirus Deaths Have Been In Nursing
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Jack Delano Bridge with 5-ton coal bucket, Milwaukee Western Fuel Co 1942 • World Should Have ‘Listened Carefully’ To WHO Advice In January – Tedros (RT) • Germany ‘Rejected China’s Bid For Positive Spin’ On Pandemic Response (SCMP) • COVID19 Mortality In French ICUs 3 To 4 Times Higher Than Reported (RT) • Pelosi Changes Position On Trump Travel Ban Once Called Racist (Turley) • Judge Blocks 30-Day Extension Of Illinois Stay-at-Home Order (CBS) • Alaska Girl Scouts Received
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Dorothea Lange On the road to Los Angeles, California 1937 • Sweden’s Stay-Open Approach Is Creating Herd Immunity Quickly – Ambassador (JTN) • European Shares Rise On Airline Surge, Upbeat Earnings (R.) • Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Windfalls, Tumbling Taxes, Pandemic Profiteers (IPS) • Over 100,000 Virus Deaths in 2020 If UK Lockdown Ends Early – Ferguson (St.) • UK Economy Will Take Three Years To Recover From Coronavirus – EY (G.) • One In Three UK Doctors Left Without
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Unknown Spanish Influenza 1918 • Australia’s Coronavirus Tracing App Set To Launch Today (G.) • Germany Flips On Smartphone Contact Tracing, Backs Apple And Google (R.) • WHO: No Evidence COVID-19 Antibodies Protect From Potential Re-Infection (BBG) • WHO Warns Against Coronavirus “Immunity Passports” (Vox) • Mumbai Is Trying To Stop COVID19 With Hydroxychloroquine (IT) • Trump, Putin Issue Joint Statement Promoting Unity (JTN) • UK Scientists Warn Over Grim Virus Data (G.) • US Airlines Receive Extra
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Jack Delano “Untitled” near Durham, North Carolina 1940 • Wuhan Was The Fentanyl Capital Of The World. Then Coronavirus Hit (LAT) • ‘Wuhan Plague’ Plaques Are Popping Up Around Atlanta (Vice) • Trump Owed Tens Of Millions To Bank Of China (Pol.) • Trump Doesn’t Owe Bank of China Money (Christopher Balding) • Small Business Owners Asked To Sign PPP Loans Without Forgiveness Pledge (IC) • Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees (NPR) • People In
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