The eastern world, it is explodin ',
Violenceflarin ', bullets loadin',
You're old enough tokill but not for votin ',
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you'retotin ',
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin',
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
Violence
You're old enough to
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin',
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say?
And can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away,
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave,
Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy,
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
And can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away,
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave,
Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy,
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin',
I'msittin ' here, just contemplatin ',
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation,
Handful of Senators don't pass legislation,
And marches alone can't bring integration,
When human respect is disintegratin',
This whole crazy world is just toofrustratin ',
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
I'm
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation,
And marches alone can't bring integration,
When human respect is disintegratin',
This whole crazy world is just too
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
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Dialogue Between Hermes Trismegistus and
Asclepius
source : http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sunrise/29-79-80/rel-prof.htm
From Hermetica: The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings which contain Religious or Philosophical Teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus 1:341-7; translated into English by Walter Scott from a Latin text, itself a translation attributed to Apuleius from a Greek original which is now lost.
Do you not know, Asclepius, that Egypt is an image of heaven, or, to speak more exactly, in Egypt all the operations of the powers which rule and work in heaven have been transferred to earth below? Nay, it should rather be said that the whole Kosmos dwells in this our land as in its sanctuary. And yet, since it is fitting that wise men should have knowledge of all events before they come to pass, you must not be left in ignorance of this: there will come a time when it will be seen that in vain have the Egyptians honored the deity with heartfelt piety and assiduous service; and all our holy worship will be found bootless and ineffectual. For the gods will return from earth to heaven; Egypt will be forsaken, and the land which was once the home of religion will be left desolate, bereft of the presence of its deities. . . .
In that day will our most holy land, this land of shrines and temples, be filled with funerals and corpses. Tothee , most holy
Nile, I cry, to thee I foretell that which shall be; swollen with torrents of
blood, thou wilt rise to the level of thy banks, and thy sacred waves will be
not only stained, but utterly fouled with gore. Do you weep at this, Asclepius?
There is worse to come; Egypt herself will have yet more to suffer; she will
fall into a far more piteous plight, and will be infected with yet more
grievous plagues; . . . The
dead will far outnumber the living; and the survivors will be known for
Egyptians by their tongue alone, but in their actions they will seem to be men
of another race.
O Egypt, Egypt, ofthy religion nothing will
remain but an empty tale , which thine own children in time to come will not
believe; nothing will be left but graven words, and only the stones will tell
of thy piety. And in that day men will be weary of life, and they will cease to
think the universe worthy of reverent wonder and of worship. And so religion,
the greatest of all blessings — for there is nothing, nor has been, nor ever
shall be, that can be deemed a greater boon — will be threatened with
destruction; men will think it a burden, and will come to scorn it. They will
no longer love this world around us, this incomparable work of God, this
glorious structure which he has built, this sum of good made up of things of
many diverse forms, this instrument whereby the will of God operates in that
which he has made, ungrudgingly favoring man's welfare, this combination and
accumulation of all the manifold things that can call forth the veneration,
praise, and love of the beholder. Darkness will be preferred to light, and death will be thought more
profitable than life; no one will raise his eyes to heaven; the pious will be deemed insane,
and the impious wise; the
madman will be thought a brave man, and the wicked will be esteemed as good.
As to the soul, and the belief that it is immortal by nature, or may hope to attain to immortality, as I have taught you — all this they will mock at, and will even persuade themselves that it is false. No word of reverence or piety, no utterance worthy of heaven and of the gods of heaven, will be heard or believed.
And so the gods will depart from mankind — a grievous thing! —and only evil angels will remain, who will mingle with men,
and drive the poor wretches by main force into all manner of reckless crime,
into wars, and robberies, and frauds, and all things hostile to the nature of
the soul. Then will the earth no longer stand unshaken, and the sea will bear
no ships; heaven will not support the stars in their orbits, nor will the stars
pursue their constant course in heaven; all voices of the gods will of
necessity be silenced and dumb; the fruits of the earth will rot; the soil will
turn barren, and the very air will sicken in sullen stagnation. After this
manner will old age come upon the world. Religion will be no more; all things
will be disordered and awry; all good will disappear.
But when all this has befallen, Asclepius, then the Master and Father, God, the first before all, the maker of that god who first came into being, will look on that which has come to pass, and will stay the disorder by thecounterworking of his will, which is the good . He will
call back to the right path those who have gone astray; he will cleanse the
world from evil, now washing it away with waterfloods , now burning it out with
fiercest fire, or again expelling it by war and pestilence. And thus he will
bring back his world to its former aspect, so that the Kosmos will once more be
deemed worthy of worship and wondering reverence, and God, the maker and
restorer of the mighty fabric, will be adored by the men of that day with
unceasing hymns of praise and blessing. Such is the new birth of the Kosmos; it
is a making again of all things good, a holy and awe-striking restoration of
all nature; and it is wrought in the process of time by the eternal will of
God.
For God's will has no beginning; it is ever the same, and as it now is, even so it has ever been, without beginning.
From Hermetica: The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings which contain Religious or Philosophical Teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus 1:341-7; translated into English by Walter Scott from a Latin text, itself a translation attributed to Apuleius from a Greek original which is now lost.
Do you not know, Asclepius, that Egypt is an image of heaven, or, to speak more exactly, in Egypt all the operations of the powers which rule and work in heaven have been transferred to earth below? Nay, it should rather be said that the whole Kosmos dwells in this our land as in its sanctuary. And yet, since it is fitting that wise men should have knowledge of all events before they come to pass, you must not be left in ignorance of this: there will come a time when it will be seen that in vain have the Egyptians honored the deity with heartfelt piety and assiduous service; and all our holy worship will be found bootless and ineffectual. For the gods will return from earth to heaven; Egypt will be forsaken, and the land which was once the home of religion will be left desolate, bereft of the presence of its deities. . . .
In that day will our most holy land, this land of shrines and temples, be filled with funerals and corpses. To
O Egypt, Egypt, of
As to the soul, and the belief that it is immortal by nature, or may hope to attain to immortality, as I have taught you — all this they will mock at, and will even persuade themselves that it is false. No word of reverence or piety, no utterance worthy of heaven and of the gods of heaven, will be heard or believed.
And so the gods will depart from mankind — a grievous thing! —
But when all this has befallen, Asclepius, then the Master and Father, God, the first before all, the maker of that god who first came into being, will look on that which has come to pass, and will stay the disorder by the
For God's will has no beginning; it is ever the same, and as it now is, even so it has ever been, without beginning.
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Italy Goes Full "Wuhan", Orders Most Restrictive Lockdown Yet, As Global Case Total Passes 300k: Live Updates
Summary:
- Massive surge in number of deaths and cases in UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France
- New York, New Jersey deaths, cases accelerate
- Italy goes under full lockdown
- NY Gov Cuomo: "months, not weeks" to control virus
- Ukraine declares total quarantine
- Belgium sees 25% jump in cases
- Saudi Arabia reports 10% spike
- German
gov't ends years of fiscal restraint with 365 billion euro aid package - NYC airspace closed after positive Air Traffic Controller test
- NJ declares full state lockdown; "will take action" for people not following precautions
FDA authorizes first 45-minute COVID-19 test- US Fiscal Aid package around $2 trillion (10% of GDP), Kudlow
- Officials increasingly calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics
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Update (1835ET): Even after threatening Italians in some areas with serious criminal penalties for violating their stringent quarantine orders, it seems Italy's coronavirus containment efforts have failed.
After reporting another shocking jump in deaths, the Italian government has gone full "Wuhan", ordering a shutdown of industrial production.
In a speech delivered just before midnight on Saturday in Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that he is ordering ALL non-essential businesses to be closed, and for Italians to stay home.
These measures are slightly more restrictive than the current measures, which allow Italians more freedom to move about their towns and communities. They will also likely result in a much larger economic hit, as Italy's industrial stalwarts are forced to pause operation.
And just like that, an entire country - 60 million Italians - is now under 'shelter in place.'
Elsewhere, as Middle Eastern countries escalate their crackdowns, Kuwait announced that it would start imposing a curfew between 5pm and 4am due to what the government called “non-compliance with Ministry of Health’s instructions to stay indoors." Meanwhile, the UAE has closed beaches and parks for two weeks.
As the number of confirmed cases in Europe and North America soar, the total global case total has surpassed 300k on Saturday.
Finally, an interesting snippet from the FT: Researchers on multiple continents say an usual symptom has emerged in the majority of Covid-19 patients: a loss of the sense of smell.
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Update (1510ET): Across Europe on Saturday, deaths accorded to COVID-19 soared, with Italy reporting a record 793 deaths on Friday, and Spain reporting another 300 cases, bringing their totals to 4,825 and 1,326.
The UK also reported another string of deaths, as millions await a lockdown order on London, while hospitals and intensive care units in Italy and Spain are struggling to cope, despite some Madrid hotels being temporarily converted and of the Fair of Madrid, the capital’s main exhibition space.
As we've mentioned before, now is a good time for coffinmakers and funeral homes in Italy.
But these weren't the only states seeing a spike. The total number of cases of coronavirus in Belgium rose by over 500 in 24 hours, a 25% jump bringing its total number to 2,815. The government also reported deaths had risen to 67, an increase of 30 over the same time period. According to the FT, a spokesman for the Belgian government’s crisis center advised people to establish a clear daily routine to avoid mental health issues.
In Ukraine, Arsen Avakov, the country's interior affairs minister, called for a nationwide "total full quarantine," warning that strict lockdowns and possibly martial law would soon be declared to stop the spread of the virus.
As we mentioned earlier, Germany is set to abandon six years of fiscal restraint with a blow-out budget designed to save its economy from the brutal effects of the coronavirus pandemic of €356 billion .
Even Saudi Arabia saw a 10% spike in cases announced on Saturday, with 48 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number in KSA to 392.
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Update (1415ET): Just as Gov. Cuomo hinted earlier this week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order mandating that all non-essential workers living in the state stay home.
Meanwhile, a group of European countries have reported new figures, including Spain, which announced that more than 5,000 new cases and ~300 new deaths were confirmed over the past day, increasing the total number of cases in the country by 25% to 24,926, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health.
The death toll in the country is at 1,326.
Germany confirmed that it has agreed to take on over €150 billion of new debt as part of a €350 billion package of emergency measures to save its economy from the brutal effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
More devastating figures were released from Italy on Saturday, including announcing 793 new deaths, the highest total yet, bringing its total to 4,825, well above China's total, and the latest in a grim string of records that has so far tracked the worst fears of epidemiologists. In total, more than 53,578 cases have been confirmed.
UK today saw total deaths reach 233 as the number of cases soared by more than 1000 to 5,015 from 3,983 on Friday. Italy was at that death figure on March 7. The UK patients were aged between 41 and 94 years old and all had underlying health conditions, according to NHS England. Earlier, two more deaths were recorded in Wales, bringing its total to five, and another death in Scotland, taking the number to seven. Northern Ireland has recorded one death.
Finally, France also just reported the biggest daily jump in covid cases, which soared by 1,847 to 14,459, while the number of deaths spiked the most yet, or 112 to 562 overnight.
Meanwhile, in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, imposed a partial shutdown from Sunday as the number of confirmed cases surged past 400 with a rising number of people in critical condition. Malls in Bangkok will be closed, and shops offering food and essential services will be among the few allowed to remain open, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said during a press briefing on Saturday. The restrictions will begin Sunday, and continue until at least April 12, he said.
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(1230ET): New cases are being reported out of New York State and NYC are being reported faster than we can keep up, as the state ramps up testing.
NYC officials just announced that the total number of confirmed cases in the city has climbed to 7,530. An hour ago, Gov. Cuomo put the number at 6,211.
By our count, this puts the new total cases in New York State at 11,675.
Last night, de Blasio described NYC as the "epicenter" of the US outbreak.
New York City has 5,151 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Mayorde Blasio announced, and said the largest U.S.city is now the epicenter of the crisis. Follow latest updates here: reut.rs/2xcKJq0
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Update (1145ET): During Saturday's press briefing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made clear that he wasn't waiting around for the military and FEMA to solve his state's problems.
After announcing new restrictions that closed all "non-essential" businesses and threatened fines and other punishments for any "non-essential" New York workers who violate his 'stay at home' order (though, of course, certain activities like buying food, medication and doctors appointments will be permitted).
As state's scramble to follow President Trump's advice to try and acquire equipment through their own supply chains, Cuomo revealed that New York State had ordered 6,000 ventilators.
He also announced that he would be traveling around the state on Saturday with state workers looking for appropriate staging areas for the Army Corp of Engineers, which is preparing to renovate buildings to prepare more space for COVID-19 patients.
With a federal cost-sharing rate of 75%, New York State will be able to dole emergency funds out to counties, towns and cities, as well as the state's Native American tribes. Nonprofits working in the state can also receive money if they meet certain criteria. Part of the money will pay for 'crisis counseling' for New Yorkers who are psychologically or physically impacted by the crisis.
As Cuomo's press conference was ending, the state reported another 3,254 new cases of the virus, bringing its total to 10,356, making New York State the first in the US to pass 10,000.
Here's a video from Cuomo's press briefing:
In addition to ordering all nonessential businesses to cease operating outside the home, Cuomo ordered all people over 70 or with underlying health conditions to avoid public transportation and stay home except for solitary exercise.
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For nearly a week now, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been begging the White House or the Pentagon to send in the Army Corp of Engineers to quickly transform existing businesses into coronavirus hospitals where patients from the impending surge can be isolated and treated.
If the state doesn't quickly make up for its twin shortages of hospital beds and medical equipment, Cuomo warned, it could lead to thousands of preventable deaths.
Now, a few days after President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper dispatched a Navy hospital ship to New York to help with the outbreak, President Donald Trump formally approved FEMA aid to the state late Friday night after declaring New York the nation's first "major disaster area" since the start of the national outbreak.
Billions of dollars in emergency funding are now available to help combat the outbreak in the state, FEMA said in a statement.
"Federal funding is also available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures," FEMA said in a statement.
President Trump's national emergency declaration earlier this month activated FEMA, and made a pot of $42 billion in disaster-relief funds available.
The decision comes after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed that his city has become the epicenter of the national outbreak, as public health authorities in the city counted at least one coronavirus -linked death per hour on Friday.
Between just 10 am and 6 pm, 14 people in NYC died from the virus, raising the death toll in America's largest city to 43. It was the first time NYC's daily death toll hit double-digits.
NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot warned on Saturday morning that double-digit increases in deaths may become the new normal for New Yorkers, for at least a time.
"I wouldn’t be surprised if we get to a day when we have double-digits new people dying every day," she said at a City Hall press conference Friday afternoon."With more and more cases confirmed here each day, it’s imperative that the federal government does everything within its power to stem the spread of the deadlycoronavirus ."
In another rare moment of political unity, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer praised the president's decision.
Pres. Trump just approved a major disaster declaration for New York to fightcoronavirus .Sen . @GillibrandNY and I pushed for this!
FEMA needs to get to work NOW to open these MANY billions in direct aidfor New York and individuals to help save lives and protect public health.
Yesterday, Cuomo ordered 100% of the state's workforce to stay home, effective Sunday evening. Only essential businesses are allowed to stay open. And that's not a request, that's an order.
"These are not helpful hints... they will be enforced," as Cuomo said during his Friday press conference, as we reported.
The latest data show 8,299 confirmed cases in New York State. And as the state runs out of hospital beds and precious ventilators, Trump is sending in the military, which is now working on plans to takeover hotels, college dormitories and sports arenas and turn them into ICU-like medical facilities, as the Daily Mail reports.
According to the latest federal data, at least 19,624 people have been diagnosed with the virus, and at least 260 deaths have been recorded. So far, 147 people have recovered. Globally, there have been at least 275,000 diagnosed cases and more than 11,000 coronavirus -related deaths.
With billions in federal funding flowing into New York, Trump's decision to declare New York a "major disaster" will open up money available to eligible local and tribal governments and even nonprofits who meet the criteria, so long as they operate in areas affected by COVID-19 in New York State.
Initially, it seemed like the outbreak was developing in the suburbs,
Public health officials in New York State were gripped with anxiety earlier this month as a cluster of cases was confirmed in New Rochelle, including the town's "patient zero", a lawyer who commuted into Manhattan into his wife, also a lawyer. Both contracted the virus, kicking off a wave of infections in a Jewish community in and around New Rochelle.
Now, it appears swift action in wealthy Westchester County has brought the outbreak under control (or so it seems, at least).
The bigger problem now is an outbreak in Jewish communities in Brooklyn, based in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Borough Park. The clusters, though so far not explicitly acknowledged as such by the state, appear to be the biggest centers of infection in the city. De Blasio even admitted that Brooklyn is seeing the worst of the outbreak.
Switzerland reported another batch of new cases, bringing its total to 6,100 infections and 56 deaths.
As the global panic deepens, and the number of cases continues to multiply at an alarming rate, more officials are calling for the 2020 Tokyo Games to be postponed - an unprecedented event that would probably rattle confidence in global markets, at least momentarily, as the world grapples with the unprecedented situation at hand. The IOC chief rebutted these calls again Saturday morning, according to reports in the Japanese press, but it definitely makes one wonder: If things keep getting worse, how much longer can they hold off?
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In Sweeping Power Grab, DOJ Seeks Ability To Detain People Indefinitely Without Trial
In a sweeping power grab, the Department of Justice has asked Congress for the ability to go directly to chief judges in order to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies.
The move is part of a recent push to expand government powers during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Politico, which has reviewed documents that detail the DOJ's requests to lawmakers on this and a host of other topics - including state of limitations, asylum, and how court hearings are conducted.
The move has tapped into a broader fear among civil liberties advocates and Donald Trump’s critics — that the president will use a moment of crisis to push for controversial policy changes. Already, he has cited the pandemic as a reason for heightening border restrictions and restricting asylum claims. He has also pushed for further tax cuts as the economy withers, arguing that it would soften the financial blow toAmericans . And even without policy changes, Trump has vast emergency powers that he could legally deploy right now to try and slow thecoronavirus outbreak. -Politico
Politico notes that the requests are unlikely to make it through the Democratic-controlled House.
As part of the requests , the DOJ proposed that Congress grant the attorney general the ability to ask that any chief judge of any district court to pause court proceedings "whenever the district court is fully or partially closed by virtue of any natural disaster, civil disobedience, or other emergency situation." Similarly, these top judges would have broad authority to pause court proceedings during emergencies.
Additionally, the requested changes would explicitly say that people with COVID-19 cannot apply for asylum - a request that comes on the heels of a Friday announcement by the Trump administration that it would begin denying entry to all illegal immigrants at the southern border - including those seeking asylum.
According to Politico, the changes would apply to "any statutes or rules of procedure otherwise affecting pre-arrest, post-arrest, pre-trial, trial, and post-trial procedures in criminal and juvenile proceedings and all civil process and proceedings."
As we have heard from those in the legal profession, however, the courts have already ground to a virtual halt amid the Chinese coronavirus outbreak - as jurors aren't coming in, and face-to-face depositions aren't happening right now in many parts of the country.
The proposed changes have raised concerns over the implications for habeas corpus - the right to appear before a judge and seek release.
"Not only would it be a violation of that, but it says ‘affecting pre-arrest," said Normal L. Reimer, who heads up the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "So that means you could be arrested and never brought before a judge until they decide that the emergency or the civil disobedience is over. I find it absolutely terrifying. Especially in a time of emergency, we should be very careful about granting new powers to the government."
Reimer added that the notion of chief judges suspending court rules during an emergency indefinitely is deeply disturbing.
"That is something that should not happen in a democracy," he said.
The department also asked Congress to pause the statute of limitations for criminal investigations and civil proceedings during national emergencies, “and for one year following the end of the national emergency,” according to the draft legislative text.Trump recently declared thecoronavirus crisis a national emergency.Another controversial request: The department is looking to change the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure in some cases to expand the use ofvideoconference hearings, and to let some of those hearings happen without defendants’ consent, according to the draft legislative text.“Video teleconferencing may be used to conduct an appearance under this rule,” read a draft of potential new language for Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5( f), crossing out the phrase “if the defendant consents.”“Video teleconferencing may be used to arraign a defendant,” readdraft text of rule 10( c), again striking out the phrase “if the defendant consents.” -Politico
According to Reimer, forcing people to have hearings over videoconference vs. in -person would threaten civil liberties.
"If it were with the consent of the accused person it would be fine," he said, adding " But if it’s not with the consent of the accused person, it’s a terrible road to go down. We have a right to public trials. People have a right to be present in court."
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New Jersey Orders 9 Million Residents To 'Stay At Home'; 86 Million Americans Now On Lockdown
Following a hint from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who suggested during a press conference earlier this week that Connecticut and New Jersey might follow suit with lockdowns of their own, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday signed an executive order barring citizens from leaving their homes unless they're part of the "essential" workforce.
The stay-at-home order covers all of the state's 9 million residents, and follows similar mandates that have been handed down in California, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania.
Murphy insisted that residents practice social distancing when they leave the house to buy food or pick up medicine, or go to perform 'nonessential' jobs.
"We must flatten the curve and ensure residents are practicing social distancing," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in announcing the new restrictions. But, he added, "Even with this order in effect... life in New Jersey does not have to come to a complete standstill."
He told residents not to panic, but added "we are at war."
Starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, New Jersey residents must stay home and all nonessential businesses have to close indefinitely. All gatherings including weddings, in-person services and parties, are canceled until further notice, Murphy said. He added that the rules he laid out supersede all those set by towns or cities or counties in his state, The governor made the announcement during his Saturday press conference. "We need you to just stay home," he said, adding that, as of 12:30 pm, the state had counted 1,327 positive tests and 16 deaths.
Including New Jersey's 9 million people, 86 million Americans are under a China- or Italy -style lockdown, or something closely approximating that.
Here's a breakdown of cases by county as of 12:30 pm.
We have 442 new positive #COVID19 cases, bringing our total to 1,327.
• Atlantic: 4
• Bergen: 363
• Burlington: 21
• Camden: 15
• Cumberland: 1
• Cape May: 2
• Essex: 107
• Gloucester: 6
• Hudson: 97
• Hunterdon: 14
• Mercer: 30
• Middlesex: 116
• Monmouth: 92
• Morris: 64
• Ocean: 62
• Passaic: 67
• Somerset: 34
• Sussex: 6
• Union: 81
• Warren: 5
• Under Investigation: 140
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