Mar 19 2020 13 mins 2
This is not the episode you were looking for. But it's the episode you deserve.
So much happened in this historic week, a recap of events is needed to provide context. Also, math is involved. (Be warned, if you're numeraphobic!)
Instead of talking about the virus's potential for contagion, how to avoid catching it, or what happens if you do get it, I get busy with the numbers, talk about some history and meander into the economic impacts. Your head may spin.
Music: "Day After Apocalypse" by Lobo Loco, from Maybe Another Dimension and "Get Ready for the Apocalypse" by Astrometric, from Engage!
Sources:
* WorldoMeters Covid-19 Data (https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/)
* "Why Deaths from Coronavirus Are So High in Italy," Scientific American (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-deaths-from-coronavirus-are-so-high-in-italy/)
* https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm948
* https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-declaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/
* https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html
* "White House Seeks $1 Trillion From Congress In Coronavirus Relief Push", NPR (https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816822215/congress-weighs-new-massive-wave-of-emergency-funding-to-address-coronavirus)
