Wednesdays top story: president predicts painful two weeks amid forecasts of 240,000 US coronavirus deaths. Plus, a zoologists view of Tiger King
Good morning, Im Tim Walker with todays essential stories.
US death toll passes 4,000, eclipsing Chinas official count
Whether the gravity of the situation has at last sunk in, or he was modulating his tone to mask his missteps, Donald Trump struck a new, sombre note at his daily coronavirus press conference on Tuesday, warning the US to brace for a very, very painful two weeks amid predictions of up to 240,000 American deaths, even accounting for the lockdown measures in place. The US death toll has reached 4,000, surpassing Chinas official count, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Andrew Cuomo has renewed his criticism of the federal government, which he accused of fuelling an eBay-style bidding war between states over life-saving ventilators. The New York governors brother, the CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has tested positive for the virus but pledged to continue hosting his show from quarantine. And while New Yorks struggle continues, Detroit is preparing to become the countrys next virus hotspot.
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Aircraft carrier. The captain of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt has called for help to halt the quick spread of the virus through his crew of 5,000 by isolating the majority onshore in Guam.
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Civil rights. The draconian measures being taken to tackle the outbreak in the US have already had a striking impact on civil liberties, especially among asylum seekers, people embroiled in the justice system and women seeking abortions.
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Hospital workers. Medics across the US have expressed fears about the lack of preparation and protective gear, with hospitals potentially becoming major vectors for the virus.
China changes tack to deal with silent coronavirus carriers
The coronavirus has
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Extreme lockdowns. Concerns are growing that police forces around the world are using draconian methods to enforce Covid-19 restrictions, including public humiliation and potentially deadly violence.
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Afghan migrants return. The crisis could soon explode in Afghanistan as more than 130,000 Afghan migrants pour back across the border from virus-stricken Iran. In Kabul, many are choosing to defy the lockdown rather than risk their livelihoods.
Trump rolls back Obama-era clean car rules
In an apparent effort to bolster the fossil fuel industry against the economic turmoil of the pandemic, the Trump administration is
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Cancer alley. The Taiwanese plastics giant Formosa plans to open a new factory in an already heavily polluted region of Louisiana, in a parish that borders St John the Baptist parish, home to the most toxic air in America and the subject of the year-long Guardian series, Cancer Town.
Cheat sheet
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Amazon has
fired the organiser who led an employee walkoutover the companys alleged lack of coronavirus protections at its New York processing facility, claiming he had refused to self-quarantine after coming into contact with an infected co-worker.
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The
US has offered to lift its sanctionson Venezuelaif both the countrys president, Nicols Maduro, and his opposition rival, Juan Guaid, agree to step aside and allow their respective allies to form an interim unity government.
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While the virus has brought the rest of the sporting world to a halt, the NFL says it still
expects to begin the 2020/21 season on timein September and to play in front of full stadiums.Marine biologists have at last confirmeda long-held theory: that fish migrateseasonally through the worlds deep seas. So found a study based on analysis of deep-sea photographs, published in this months Journal of Animal Ecology.
Must-reads
How Tiger Kings crass expos could actually do some good
Tiger King is Netflixs latest smash hit, a jaw-dropping true crime doc about a polyamorous, power-ballad singing, gun-toting, murderous tiger-collector. Despite its sensationalism, says zoologist Jules Howard,
Sixty years of the Dr Martens boot
From Kathleen Hanna to Bella Hadid, the classic, eight-holed Dr Martens boot has won over generations of influencers and their followers. And six decades after its original launch, it is in the middle of another fashion moment, as Lauren Cochrane reports.
How Zoom is using your data
The worlds new favourite videoconferencing app is sharing a lot more information about you than you realise, sending analytics data to Facebook even if you dont have a Facebook account. Even in a time of crisis, we should be vigilant about our privacy, says Arwa Mahdawi.
The life and mysterious death of a golden eagle
When the remains of a bird known as Golden Eagle 1703 turned up in a snowy field in South Dakota in January 2019, the US Fish and Wildlife Service sprung into action to investigate: was 1703 illegally shot down, or had something else caused it to fall from the sky? Chris Sweeney reports.
Opinion
Despite his disingenuous, dangerous response to the Covid-19 crisis, Donald Trump is enjoying a bump in the polls. But making himself the face of the pandemic could yet backfire, says Simon Tisdall.
By casting himself as an all-powerful, all-seeing wartime president calling the shots in the biggest national health and economic emergency Americans have experienced, Trump is setting himself up for a fall.
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