270 Federal Inmates Infected With COVID-19 As US Prison Bureau Buys Massive Stockpile Of Trump’s Favorite Drug

Summary:

• Russia reports another concerning jump in cases
• Downing Street offers an update on Johnson’s condition
• Abe kicks off Japan’s 1-month state of emergency
• Spain reports jump in deaths the following drop over the weekend
• Wuhan lifts lockdown
• US death toll tops 11k
• Italy reports another deceleration in cases + deaths
• Spanish deaths tick higher
• NRA lays off 60 employees
• The UK reports the deadliest day yet
• BOP outbreak climbs to nearly 300 inmates infected
• New York State reports biggest one-day jump in deaths with 731
• Spain reports nearly 900 deaths
• Germany reports another jump in deaths
• France reports massive jump in deaths breaking above 10k; case total breaks above 100k
• Global deaths pass 80k while recoveries pass 300k
• Portugal reports, India reports
• New Jersey also reports the highest fatality numbers
• The NRA lays off 60 employees
• Italy reports the lowest jump in cases in a month
• ICU admissions, intubations down significantly in New York
• US cases accelerate faster than Europe’s
• US to try and block Iran’s IMF loan request
• Turkey delivers COVID-19 update
• Wuhan residents crowd train platforms as they’re finally allowed to leave after 10+ weeks
• De Blasio says ventilator shortage is easing
• Israel imposes Passover lockdown, Irish asked not to visit holiday homes for Easter
• 55k expected to leave Wuhan by Wednesday evening (local time)
• 12 NYPD officers have died of COVID-19
• Trump admin officials jawbone market higher
• Peterson poll shows 73% say COVID-19 has hit them in the pocketbook
• India closes hospitals after cases confirmed
• China reports no daily deaths for the first time
• German health ministry unveils app to help track COVID-19 patients
• France prepares to ban jogging as lockdown tightens
• The US Bureau of Prisons reports that 241 federal inmates and 72 employees have tested positive for coronavirus. 34 prisons and 6 BOP halfway houses have been impacted so far. According to the Wayback machine’s archive of the BOP’s COVID-19 page, here’s the trajectory of the outbreak(s) so far:
  • 3/29: 19 inmates/19 staff
  • 4/2: 75 inmates/39 staff
  • 4/5: 138 inmates/59 staff
  • 4/6: 196 inmates/63 staff
  • 4/7: 241 inmates/72 staff