Between March 26 and March 29, the US COVID-19 related deaths doubled. Although initially hopeful, Trump administration has accepted the possibility of hitting potentially 100,000 to 200,000 deaths as a result of the COVID-19. As such, Trump administration will extend the social distancing suggestion until end of April, 2020. Trump announced that although it would […]
Month: March 2020
As Coronavirus continues to threaten lives and the economy, the nation saw 30% drop in mortgage applications across the nation. However, the picture isn’t so gloomy, as many areas such as Northern Virginia continues to see strong movement to sell and buy houses. Although people are generally limited from much movement, people are regularly purchasing […]
As the Novel Coronavirus infection count continues its upward route in the United States, Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates stated that the US missed its opportunity for controlling the outbreak by refusing to force a shutdown faster. In a TED Connects Program, Gates explained that the shutdown would have avoided the kind of pandemic now sweeping […]
Tents are being erected outside the Veterans Administration hospital on Galvez Street in New Orleans. These tents will serve as a drive-through testing site for coronavirus. (James Varney/ The Washington Times) The Department of Veterans Affairs currently tracks Veterans who have tested positive for coronavirus. As of Monday, 204 Veteran patients were found to have […]
Senate Democrats blocked a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue bill on Monday, as parties split on who should receive the money, at 49-46. 60 vote threshold is need to advance the legislation for a final debate on the Senate. Democrats argued that the bill does not help families and health care providers enough, while Republicans argued […]
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As Spring Arrives, so do the Snow Storms
The National Weather Service warned that a major system was bringing blizzards and tornadoes as far west as the Rockies and as east as Mississippi valley. Snow is expected across the central Rockies through Thursday, with high winds that will create blizzard conditions in southeastern Wyoming, northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska. More than 10 million […]
Due to Coronavirus, all malls start to closedown in the nation at 7 pm Wednesday as of March 18,2020. The largest owner of shopping malls group, Simon announced that it starts to close at 7 pm today local time Wednesday and it expects to end March 29 in a news release. The Mall of America […]
As the stock markets reel from the after-effects of coronavirus hitting the US and European continents, Pres. Trump urged Congress to consider a plan that would pay cash to Americans in order to pay bills. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said US could pour $1 trillion into the US economy to fight the economic effects of […]
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US Begins Vaccine Testing for Coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic begins its spread across Europe and the US (among rest of the world), the US has begun trial of novel coronavirus vaccine trial on its first participant on March 16, 2020. Currently at Phase 1 trial, it enrolls a total of 45 healthy adults over a six-week time frame, with each […]
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A Cup of poem~~ 빈 의자가 있어요/김호천
청곡 김호천 호숫가 굽어진 길 은행나무 아래 빈 의자가 있어요. 호수 건너엔 다리가 있고 멀리 푸른 하늘이 보이는 곳. 그대 지치고 외로울 땐 남 몰래 보아 놓은 빈 의자로 와요. 다리만 건너면 되요. 같이 앉아 푸른 하늘을 바라보면 눈길만 주어도 위안이 될 거예요. 학이 날아 와 친구를 기다리나 봐요. 또 한 마리 날아와 짝을 이루네요. […]