"There are few high-traffic businesses more densely populated than grocery stores.  In fact, within the U.S. economy retail supermarkets have the highest foot traffic of any business sector in the entire economy; that’s just an empirical fact…. and the coronavirus impact increased that foot traffic by an average of 40 percent.  Now, stop and think about this logically & apply a large dose of common sense. Think about human-to-human interface."

"In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss whether the US is nearing an apex in COVID-19 cases, what it may look like to “reopen” the country, a reality check regarding widespread testing, and what to make of the constant stream of new information and research findings."

This is a worthwhile 38-minute audio. Highly Recommended.

"The capacity to perform early coronavirus testing and detection in the United States was severely hindered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which released tests that were contaminated during the initial manufacturing process at the centers’ lab."

"With much of the world under some form of lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, and debates rage over when, and how, to reopen the global economy in order to avoid the next great depression, the light at the end of the tunnel has been top-down predictions of a vaccine within 18 months."

Bob Barton, a Minnesota resort owner, told Breitbart News that his business will be destroyed within a month if Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) “stay home order,” ostensibly issued to “slow the spread of Covid-19 across the state,” remains in effect. He offered his remarks during Friday’s “Liberate Minnesota” protest outside of Walz’s residence in Saint Paul, MN.

"Today President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue revealed a $19 billion U.S. farm relief program which includes the Dept. of Agriculture purchasing $3 billion in farm products from the fresh supply chain to support those impacted by the collapse of the restaurant, hotel, school and cafeteria demand (food away from home). "

"AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday that restrictions on a number of things will loosen up to try and keep the Texas economy alive. To do that, he lifted some surgery restrictions starting Monday, April 22 and then will allow retail businesses to open "Retail-to-Go" operations. 

On April 17, Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders that begin the process of reopening the state while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines."

"The debate over the economic future of Northeastern Minnesota is often pitted as a choice between encouraging more mining or prioritizing tourism. The Center of the American Experiment often explains why this dichotomy is false because mining helps boosts the local tourism industry by injecting more money into the local economy.

However, if you believe it must be either mining or tourism, the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and the associated closure of businesses deemed “non-essential” by the Walz administration should make the choice blindingly obvious: the mining industry is essential, the tourism industry is not."

"In 1799, when Tipu was defeated by the British, the whole of Mysore Kingdom with Srirangapatnam as Tipu’s capital, came under British control. For the next few days, the British soldiers had a great time celebrating their victory, but within weeks, many started feeling sick due to Malaria, because Srirangapatnam was a highly marshy area with severe mosquito trouble."

"President Trump definitely hasn't shied away from rambling tonight, though he's also remained pretty poised in the face of some pretty tough questioning.

But one thing he said is that he believes there are about 29 states that he expects will be reopening "soon", though he refused to name them.

When the time comes, it'll be "up to the governors" Trump said."