The Post It Note 3/24/20

News from the note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

By Tuesday, the novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. had grown to at least 46,000 cases in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. https://t.co/hrIxUCYMWU pic.twitter.com/MmqgZbEcCs
— ABC News (@ABC) March 24, 2020

Although Trump said he hopes to begin relaxing the government's social-distancing guidance by Easter, he did not say what directives the U.S. would release to bridge the 13-day gap between then and the end of the current "15 days to slow the spread" period https://t.co/0CJRREv9xw pic.twitter.com/s1o0zRf0BD
— POLITICO (@politico) March 24, 2020

NEW: U.S. financial markets rallied sharply Tuesday, as lawmakers indicated they're close to an agreement on a massive stimulus package. https://t.co/2ARm9tKOWD pic.twitter.com/UijBiuW1z3
— ABC News (@ABC) March 24, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a "complete" lockdown for India's 1.3 billion people on Tuesday, warning that "many families will be destroyed forever" if the country didn't get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks. https://t.co/aIBFgWO6Ub
— CNN (@CNN) March 24, 2020

NY Gov. Cuomo latest:

• We have 53,000 hospital beds, need 140,000 total beds

• We've procured 7,000 ventilators, need 30,000 more

• "The apex is higher than we thought, and the apex is sooner than we thought."

• "We need the federal help now." pic.twitter.com/G5Z5niqcna
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 24, 2020

The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo Olympic organizers agreed to move the Tokyo Games to 2021.https://t.co/xFTpsCVvB8
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) March 24, 2020

Joe Biden praises Americans' response to coronavirus, saying he's "so darn proud to be an American."

"We're now seeing the soul of America," said Biden. "…Look what's happening all over the country. People are pulling together… they're stepping up, they're making sacrifices." pic.twitter.com/QCygNX6Ib1
— CNN (@CNN) March 24, 2020

Here are 700,000 open jobs that need to be filled immediately https://t.co/E30NDVlVvY pic.twitter.com/zcAw0GdOz2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 24, 2020

News from the note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

About the opinions in this article…