ICYMI: No Refugees Will Be Admitted Into US for 3 Weeks Due to Coronavirus (Details)
Something conservatives have wanted to see happen for a long time just happened. Of course, the left is certain to flip their lids in a matter of moments.
First, they’ll just have to press pause on their video games to turn on the news for a second and actually pay attention.
Here’s what’s up regarding refugees, via Fox News:
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday the suspension of refugees arriving to the United States for three weeks, in light of the growing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
A State Department spokesperson told Fox News the stoppage will begin on Thursday, March 19 and continue until Monday, April 6.
CONTINUED:
“The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program coordinates refugee arrivals with its international humanitarian implementing partners, IOM and UNHCR. The temporary suspension of resettlement travel programs globally will impact the arrival of refugees in the United States and other countries with refugee resettlement programs,” the spokesperson said.
And here’s some COVID-19 randomness, via Twitter…
Stay. At. Home. That means you, too, spring breakers. pic.twitter.com/jUOgjLaOGN
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) March 18, 2020
California Governor: Our Modelling Shows 60,000 Homeless In State Could Potentially Contract Coronavirus Over Next 8 Weeks
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) March 19, 2020
Great… even my Directv has the Coronavirus @OldRowOfficial pic.twitter.com/IJsO1fSb7y
— Chris Wyatt (@wyattchris1989) March 19, 2020
President Trump has signed the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" into law.
The $100B+ aid package will:
▪️expand unemployment benefits
▪️provide people with free COVID-19 testing
▪️grant paid sick leave to hourly employees pic.twitter.com/Z7pqGr5xBq— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 19, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country will shut schools due to the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/OKVNrIh79N pic.twitter.com/8ZEPWzEWEH
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 19, 2020
Generally speaking, 3 groups of people were early to coronavirus:
* E-commerce people / VC people who deal with supply chains. (They knew in January factories shut down.)
* Economic nationalists. (Don't trust China.)
* Nassim Taleb readers. (Understood fat tail / big risks.)
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) March 19, 2020
NYSE to shift fully to e-trading from March 23 on coronavirus worries https://t.co/WiQjCcFhWX pic.twitter.com/zheonitNNd
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 19, 2020
Kyle Kuzma is planning to partner with the YMCA in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, to donate over 550 meals per week to seniors impacted by the coronavirus pandemic; will start March 23 and run for a minimum of six weeks, per @billoram pic.twitter.com/EcV5oh7wXW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 19, 2020
So a Stanford University doctor just announced on FoxNews that a doctor in France ran a 40 patient trial where he administered a malaria drug to Coronavirus patients and the cure rate was 100%.
— Patrick D. (@IsThatACorndog) March 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/Uzimemes_dankk/status/1240444396841185282
It’s not just oil. Wind and solar are suffering from coronavirus, too. https://t.co/e7nHEVYE5y
— grist (@grist) March 19, 2020
Trump signs 2nd coronavirus response bill hours after Senate passage https://t.co/REsDyJw1of
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) March 19, 2020
Here are the fast facts you need to know about coronavirus symptoms and how to prevent getting the virus: https://t.co/FzH5HKbiue pic.twitter.com/Z6mdkXDs1u
— ABC News (@ABC) March 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/scrowder/status/1240443118081753088
This pianist serenaded his neighbors from his balcony during Spain's countrywide coronavirus lockdown pic.twitter.com/pUNROAkbBk
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 19, 2020
