COVID19 Update - Day 73

US Tests: 13,398,624
US Cases: 1,591,475
US Deaths: 90,156
Worldwide Cases: 5,213,483
Worldwide Deaths: 338,225

In fairness to Trump, it appears that there is one country in the world --- one --- that's doing a worse job responding to the pandemic than the United States:

Brazil is one of the few large countries in the world where coronavirus cases — and death rates — are still rising.

It is Latin America's hardest-hit country, with confirmed cases climbing by the thousands each day.

Only the United States has more confirmed cases than Brazil, which passed 300,000 this week. More than 20,000 people have died.

The health care system in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, is wavering on the brink of collapse. Its mayor warned that the health system could be overwhelmed soon if residents don't follow social-distancing guidelines.

Nevertheless, the parallels between Brazil and the U.S. are disturbing, to say the least:

President Jair Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the threat of the virus, saying quarantines and lockdowns could have a worse impact on Brazil's economy. He has repeatedly dismissed Covid-19 as a "little flu" and urged businesses to reopen, even as many governors scramble to implement social-distancing measures and slow the spread.

On the personal side, this update is only going up so late because my son is spending the weekend with me.  Both of my kids were supposed to be here, but my daughter needed time away from her brother.  This isn't surprising --- they're 17 and 19, and they've been cooped up with one another more or less non-stop for the past 9 weeks.  So fine, I'll spend the weekend with just one of my children this weekend.

We watched the movie Little Miss Sunshine, and then the final three episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, and then he insisted on playing some old school videos games --- by which I mean, Wii Play and Wii Sports.

He's still playing.  But I'm old, and I need to go to bed.