COVID19 Update - Day 21

US Tests: 1,048,971
US Cases: 184,770
US Deaths: 3,746
Worldwide Cases: 858,785
Worldwide Deaths: 42,139

Trump continues to kill people:

President Trump: "We are holding back quite a bit. We have almost 10,000 ventilators."

He said the federal govt has to hold back ventilators because the "surge" will be "strong."

Note: Governors in NY, NJ, Montana & elsewhere have been urging Trump to send ventilators asap.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 31, 2020

And not only that --- he's doing it to feed his ego: 

Trump said last week that he is inclined not to speak with anyone who is insufficiently appreciative of his administration’s efforts. He has touted his personal relationships with several governors while also declaring that the federal government won’t be “a shipping clerk” for local officials who seek help in obtaining masks, ventilators and other critical supplies. States should buy the materials themselves, he said.

“All I want them to do — very simple — I want them to be appreciative,” Trump told reporters Friday. “I don’t want them to say things that aren’t true. I want them to be appreciative. We’ve done a great job."

Or for political advantage:

One White House official said Trump is attuned to the electoral importance of Florida in November, giving added weight to the arguments DeSantis has made to the administration that his state’s economy should reopen as soon as possible.

“The president knows Florida is so important for his reelection, so when DeSantis says that, it means a lot,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to be frank. “He pays close attention to what Florida wants.”

On the personal side, I'm still feeling healthy, so I'll be giving blood tomorrow --- a double set of red cells (or whatever the appropriate description is).  I'll be interested to see how the experience is different now.  After that, I'll be hitting Target, Costco, and the local grocery to stock up before coming home to remain for the next week-plus.

I'm fortunate that I'm not sick, and I haven't yet heard of anyone I know personally testing positive, either.  Fingers crossed.