U.S President Trump on Tuesday tweeted that Tesla should be allowed to reopen its electric vehicle assembly plant in California, joining CEO Elon Musk’s bid to defy county officials who have ordered it to remain closed. “California should let Tesla & @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely!” Trump wrote on Twitter. Musk tweeted “Thank you!”…
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Washington Restaurants Will Need To Track Diners’ Info As Part of Reopening Requirements
If you choose to go out to eat at a restaurant in Washington, you will have to give the restaurant your name, phone number and email to facilitate contact tracing. This is just one of the guidelines that restaurants must adopt before resuming dine-in services during “phase two” of Washington’s reopening plan. Eater Seattle reports: As announced previously, dining rooms can…
Fauci Warns ‘Little Spikes’ of Coronavirus Might Turn Into Outbreaks if States Reopen Too Soon
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned of serious consequences if governors reopen state economies prematurely, saying he fears spikes in coronavirus infections could morph into further outbreaks of the disease. From a report: Testifying by videoconference before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, ticked through the criteria that the White House said…
Elon Musk Restarts Tesla Factory In Defiance of County Orders
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the company’s factory in Fremont, California is open and has restarted production despite a stay-at-home order issued by Alameda County. TechCrunch reports: Musk said in tweet Monday afternoon that he will “be on the line,” a reference to the assembly line at the factory where Tesla makes the Model X, Model S, Model 3…
Tesla Files Lawsuit Demanding Reopening of Plant As Musk Faces Criticism
Because a California county is preventing Tesla from reopening its plant, “The County’s position left us no choice but to take legal action,” Tesla announced Saturday. Reuters reports:
Tesla filed a lawsuit against the county in San Francisco federal court on Saturday, calling the continued restrictions a “power-grab” by the county since California’s governor had said on Thursday that manufacturers in the…
Elon Musk Threatens to Move Tesla’s HQ After County Blocks Its Reopening
Saturday Elon Musk announced he’d “immediately” relocate Tesla’s headquarters and “future programs” to Texas and Nevada, reports Ars Technica. While California lifted its restrictions on manufacturers and businesses, the county of Alameda (where Tesla is located) says the company’s manufacturing plant does not yet meet the county’s requirements for safely reopening. “Frankly, this is the final straw,” Musk tweeted. Musk also…
White House Blocks CDC Guidance Over Economic and Religious Concerns
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: As President Trump rushes to reopen the economy, a battle has erupted between the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the agency’s detailed guidelines to help schools, restaurants, churches and other establishments safely reopen. A copy of the C.D.C. guidance obtained by The New York…
Leaked White House document projects COVID-19 deaths will skyrocket
An internal administration report predicts a grim trajectory, even as the president pushes for the country to reopen. Source: https://www.livescience.com/trump-administration-models-predict-doubling-deaths-early-june.html
Experts Are Puzzled Over Why the Coronavirus Lingers in Some Asymptomatic Patients For as Long as 40 Days
Shashank Bengali, reporting for Los Angeles Times: By his second day in the hospital with COVID-19, Charles Pignal’s mild cough and 102-degree fever had disappeared. Bored and “bouncing off the walls” of his room in the isolation ward at Singapore’s National Center for Infectious Diseases, he felt like he could go out and play a set of tennis. The 42-year-old footwear…
As States Move to Reopen, 2 Projections Show Deaths Rising
A University of Washington forecast frequently cited by the White House projected a death toll of more than double what it was predicting last month, citing the “easing of social distancing measures” in many states. From a report: As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of coronavirus…