Covid-19: Day 94, Apr 2: Cases approach 1,000,000: US Military Knew In 2017: War Games! China seizes advantage in the China Sea: Pentagon Seek 100,000 Body Bags: Millions lose their jobs in the UK: ‘Culling’ the old & weak: Eugenics and social Darwinism rear their ugly heads

Gary Walton, Amsterdam April 2nd 2020.

Confirmed cases yesterday, 75,000. Total confirmed cases approach 1,000,000 with 30,000 in a critical condition. 47,085 people have died as the death rate climbs over 5% for the first time. https://wuhanviruslive.com/

Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming The Pentagon warned the White House about a shortage of ventilators, face masks, and hospital beds in 2017—but the Trump administration did nothing. Despite President Trump’s repeated assertions that the Covid-19 epidemic was “unforeseen” and “came out of nowhere,” the Pentagon was well aware of not just the threat of novel influenza, but even anticipated the consequent scarcity of ventilators, face masks, and hospital beds, according to a 2017 Pentagon plan obtained by The Nation

China seizes Covid-19 advantage in the South China Sea China ramps up military drills and energy exploitation in contested waterway while US military bogged down in virus crisis at home. In recent days, China has conducted military drills and deployed large-scale military assets to the maritime area while at the same time officially celebrating strides made in exploiting disputed energy resources in the fossil fuel-rich sea. Asian Times

Pentagon Seeking 100,000 Body Bags for Civilians in Crisis. The US freezes shipments of protective gear overseas Coronavirus: Fountains of Wayne’s Schlesinger dies (Bloomberg) -- The Pentagon is seeking to provide as many as 100,000 military-style body bags for potential civilian use as the U.S. warns that deaths could soar in the coming weeks from the coronavirus pandemic...MSN

Hospital Is Not Allowing Nurses To Wear Masks In Thick Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Furious Nurse Says. CHICAGO (CBS) — In the thick of the COVID-19 crisis, nurses are working long hours – sometimes even a double shift – and yet they say they can’t wear masks. CBS

Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported Many are dying uncounted as nation’s stretched health-care system struggles to save the living and accurately gauge human cost. MILAN—In the town of Coccaglio, an hour’s drive east of here, the local nursing home lost over a third of its residents in March. None of the 24 people who died there was tested for the new coronavirus. Nor were the 38 people who died in another nursing home in the nearby town of Lodi. WSJ

Booze sales surge during coronavirus outbreak. NEW YORK - U.S. sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55% in the week ending March 21, according to market research firm Nielsen. Spirits like tequila, gin and pre-mixed cocktails led the way, with sales jumping 75% compared to the same period last year. Wine sales were up 66% while beer sales rose 42%. And online sales far outpaced in-store sales. FOX

Quarantined Boris Johnson tells of 'sad day' as coronavirus deaths surge by 563 to 2,352 - and pledges to 'massively increase' testing after it was revealed just 2,000 of 550,000 NHS staff have had the check Prime Minister was forced to address the nation on Twitter after criticism of his government's testing strategy. DM 

Killers to lifesavers? Benson and Hedges cigarette giant British American Tobacco claims it has developed a coronavirus vaccine made from tobacco plants and can manufacture 3million a week starting in June British American Tobacco (BAT) said it can make up to 3million vaccines a week. DM

The coronavirus claims 1047 victims in one day to leave 5,139 Americans dead and more than 216,000 people testing positive - as Michigan emerges as the third deadliest hotspot behind NYC and New Jersey with 337 fatalities The US death toll from coronavirus surged past 5,000 on Wednesday and confirmed cases past 216,000 US fatalities now dwarf the number of deaths officially reported in China (3,309), where the outbreak first originated back in December. DM

US military operations in the South China Sea increase risk of confrontation, think tank says American forces conducted eight freedom of navigation operations in disputed waters in 2019, three more than in the previous year Beijing says its air force and navy held a joint exercise in the South China Sea on March 10 to simulate face-to-face encounters with invading aircraft and warships. scmp

New York virus toll doubles in 72 hours as hot spots spread. NEW YORK (AP) — New York rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900, while the global number of people diagnosed with the illness edged closer to 1 million on Thursday. AP

Blame Game! China Concealed Extent of Virus Outbreak, U.S. Intelligence Says. China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths it’s suffered from the disease, the U.S. intelligence community concluded in a classified report to the White House, according to three U.S. officials. Bloomberg

Russia identifies 771 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, sickness rate tops 3,500 - HQ MOSCOW. April 2 (Interfax) - Russia identified 771 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and the sickness rate topped 3,500, the operative headquarters for the coronavirus response said in a statement on Thursday. "As many as 771 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in 29 regions of Russia over the past day," the statement said. Some 595 new cases were identified in Moscow, 43 in the Moscow region, and 22 in St. Petersburg. "As of today, the Russian Federation has recorded 3,548 coronavirus cases in 76 regions," the statement said. INTERFAX

Virus infections not rampant nationwide but Japan on the brink: Abe. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday new coronavirus infections have not reached the point across Japan to declare a state of emergency, but the country should remain vigilant against an explosive surge. Kyodo News

Hospitals may run out of money before they can access federal coronavirus relief WASHINGTON Hospitals under financial strain from the coronavirus pandemic are laying off and furloughing employees as they await guidance from Washington on how to access billions of dollars in a federal relief fund. I2000

Britain's food banks prepare for a surge in demand as millions lose their jobs. LONDON (Reuters) - Before the parcel from the food bank arrived, Natasha Cartey had just half a bag of rice and a tub of butter. She was wondering when her next meal would be. Reuters 

Blame Game! Saudi-led forces airdropping virus-infected masks in Yemen: Minister. Yemen’s information minister has raised the possibility of the facemasks airdropped by Saudi-led warplanes in Sana’a and other cities being infected with the new coronavirus, urging media outlets and activists to spread awareness of the danger. Presstv 

‘Culling’ the old & weak: Eugenics and social Darwinism rear their ugly heads in the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has seen some great and heroic acts of humanity, but we’ve also seen the re-emergence and mainstreaming of the morally repugnant ‘survival of the fittest’ ideology. RT

US bought France-bound face masks for CASH from China – French official to RT. The US bought out a planeload of Chinese-made face masks right on the tarmac just as the haul of the much needed protective gear was about to set off for France, the head of a French region told RT. Facing shortages of protective equipment amid the coronavirus outbreak, France has turned to China to procure the much-needed face masks. RT

Cash crash! Italian social security website crashes as '100 people per second' apply for emergency payment. An overloaded government website crashed, malfunctioned, and displayed other users' personal data on Wednesday after huge numbers of people tried to apply for a 600-euro hardship payment. The Local

Shenzhen becomes the first Chinese city to ban eating cat and dogs. Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. It comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat, prompting Chinese authorities to ban the trade and consumption of wild animals. BBC

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