10 million Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus

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Source: New York Times

The United States reported its 10 millionth coronavirus case on Sunday, with the latest million added in just 10 days, as most of the country struggled to contain outbreaks in the third and most widespread wave of infection since the pandemic began.

Case reports have soared in the last week, shattering records. The seven-day average of new cases now exceeds 100,000 per day, far more than any other country. The United States accounts for about one-fifth of all reported coronavirus cases in the world, a total that is nearing 50 million.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/08/world/covid19-coronavirus-live-updates#10-million-americans-have-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus

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1. Experts say the next 12-20 weeks will be the worst

That's 3-5 months!! April 2021 !!!!!!!

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2. Joe Biden's inheriting the worst mess since what Hoover left FDR in 1933 - bar none.

May the force be with him (he'll need it!).

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3. Two years out, the home-gig economy & working at home will yield large benefits

Joe Biden will harvest the full playout of the internet economy. And people will like their lives a lot more than they did before.

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4. From your keyboard to God's ear

He and Kamala Harris deserve that bit of good timing - and their own, judicious decision-making and positive attitude will go a long way toward helping that along.

The exact opposite of the Ferdinand Marcos-style misrule we've lived under for the last 4 years (Imelda...Ivanka...).

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5. Fouling the kill, they call it in the jungle

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We don't know exactly how many are now infected or asymptomatic, and even if we did, we don't have a health care infrastructure robust enough for isolating them.

In the absence of a cure or vaccine, mass testing PLUS comprehensive quarantining is the only line of defense.


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6. Something we may finally get in a Biden presidency

Although Mitch the Bitch will do everything he can to stop it.

A million potential deaths? Breaking eggs to make an omelet, as far as Mitch is concerned.