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Forbes ... April 22, 2020
Forbes ... April 22, 2020 ... Mainly about the Coronavirus
Peter Burgess
- Plus: No, There’s Not A $2,000 A Month Stimulus Check
- Forbes
- Know Now
- • Senate Passes $484 Billion Interim Relief Package. What’s In It, What’s Missing
- • Missouri Is Suing China’s Government Claiming It ‘Lied To The World’ Over The Coronavirus Crisis
- • Trump Details 60-Day Immigration Suspension For Green Card Recipients
- • CDC Director Warns A Second Coronavirus Wave Would Be ‘Even More Difficult.’
- • Facebook Strikes $5.7 Billion Deal With India’s Richest Man
- Top Take-Aways
- Despite what you may have read, no, there’s not a $2,000 a month stimulus check.
- A National Institutes of Health expert panel has recommended against using the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat the coronavirus outside clinical trials, undercutting early claims that the drugs were a promising treatment. MORE: Certain death penalty drugs can help COVID-19 patients.
- Netflix reported huge net subscriber additions of nearly 16 million between January and March. The streaming giant’s stock hit a record high last week.
- The COVID-19 pandemic is causing hotels to raise the hygiene bar. Marriott International—the world’s third largest hotel chain—is rolling out hospital-grade disinfectants.
- How the pandemic is killing the death industry: The rising bodycount means lower revenues for the nation’s largest funeral home and cemetery owner.
- Rob Gronkowski teaming up with TB12 in Tampa Bay is a match made in football heaven—and the only thing reportedly in the way is a standard physical.
- Today's Must-Read
- It’s been just about four months since the world was introduced to the deadly new coronavirus. And since today is Earth Day, it’s fitting to evaluate its unexpected environmental fallout—from less recycling, to increased fish populations and, oh yeah, more panda sex—arising from the global pause.
- “After seeing viral images of clear views of the Himalayas and fish swimming in the canals of Venice, I assumed diving into the environmental impacts of the coronavirus would almost exclusively yield proof that with humans stuck at home, the earth is thriving,” says Assistant Editor Elisabeth Brier.
- “Unfortunately, I found that this supposed 'silver lining' of the pandemic isn't as clear as the current views in India. While there are a number of environmental benefits including lower levels of deadly air pollutants, ultimately the overall impact is a mixed bag of the good, bad and bizarre.”
- The Good
- 5.5%: Projected worldwide fall in CO2 emissions.
- The Bad
- 327 square kilometers: Area of the Brazilian Amazon basin deforested in March, the highest level since 2008, as the illegal loggers take advantage of reduced law enforcement.
- The Bizarre
- 1: Number of times a Hong Kong zoo’s giant pandas Ying Ying and Le Le have successfully mated since the pandemic began, the most in 10 years. Taking advantage of the lack of visitors for some much-needed privacy?