"Buckingham Palace informed the press that Queen Elizabeth II is in good health, and that it had been almost two weeks since the Prince of Wales and the Queen had been in direct contact..."
"...there will be no more gasoline for civilian use."
"Producing the machines is the easy part."
"Please pray for those that have caught the virus and are deeply suffering. It is in our darkest moments that we need a miracle the most, and there are a whole lot of people out there that need one right now."
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: "It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases. Eleven days for the second 100,000 and just four days for the third 100,000,”
"Your papers, please!"
"The difficulty in carrying on with face-to-face trade negotiations is not the main issue. ... Much more important is the possibility that the transition period may be extended beyond the end of this year."
"... at this point, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is warning that 80 percent of the population of his state will eventually become infected…"
"Understand that this is not a short-term crisis that will correct itself. This is a long-term disaster."
"...“most of my colleagues are just ready to rubber-stamp any spending bill” purported to counter the threats from coronavirus."
"This pandemic is going to change life in America permanently, and the truth is that COVID-19 is just one element of “the perfect storm” that is now upon us."
"85% of countries show no evidence of having completed a biological threat-focused simulation exercise in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the past year."
Minister of Health in France: “The taking of anti-inflammatories [ibuprofen, cortisone … ] could be a factor in aggravating the infection. In case of fever, take paracetamol. If you are already taking anti-inflammatory drugs, ask your doctor’s advice.”
"In southern California, Orange County officials have decided to ban virtually all “public and private gatherings”…"
"... the overall economy continues to collapse at a staggering pace."
"How does it protect the public to confiscate their only means of defense, or confiscate their food and supplies? This type of thing is usually done in communist countries, and it is done to protect government power, not protect the people."
"According to the CDC, in a “worst-case scenario” more than 200 million people could become infected in the United States alone…"
"Got the message? Don’t question either the degree of danger coronavirus poses or whatever actions governments take in the name of countering coronavirus."
"The cholera may come again next summer—I pray God it may not; but if it does, it matters not to me: I will toil and visit the sick by night and by day, until I drop; and if it takes me, sudden death is sudden glory."
"...my little family is self-quarantined..."
"From Denmark to Slovakia, governments went into aggressive virus-fighting mode with border closings."
"Why else would the government feel the need to monitor our communications, track our movements, criminalize our every action, treat us like suspects, and strip us of any means of defense while equipping its own personnel with an amazing arsenal of weapons?"
"Boris Johnson’s penchant for new infrastructure schemes is to say the least, fortuitous."
"In addition to using up all of their “interest rate ammunition” in one epic volley, the Fed also officially restarted quantitative easing…"