Monday May 18, 2020 The pandemic continues with nearly 70,000 new cases yesterday and now closing in on 5 million total there seems to be no end in sight, at least until a vaccine is available. In that department some good news came from a company called Moderna "reported that its vaccine triggered blood levels of virus-fighting antibodies that were similar to or greater than those found in patients who recovered. Although it doesn't prove that the vaccine would trigger immunity, it's a promising suggestion that the company is headed in the right direction."
Certain big name department store chains are claiming bankruptcy and closing some of their stores. JC Penny, Nordstrom and J.Crew are among those struggling during the shut down mostly due to the fact that are housed in malls and malls are closed. Their potential closing could affect malls when they reopen since major stores like these can take upwards of 30% of the space inside the mall. Replacing them will be no easy task.
Although there was a decrease in new cases over the weekend in the United States, experts are slwo to celebrate because they realize the symptoms of coronavirus take anywhere from 5 days to two weeks to show. So, as many city businesses opened their doors we will not know the ramifications until a number of days or weeks. So hold tight America and keep your masks on.
In some places bars and gyms were open as people may be getting ahead of themselves thinking the worst is over. It is important to note only a small portion of the country has been infected making herd immunity a long ways away. Herd immunity is when enough people are resistant the virus has few to infect. That is certainly not the case as the "herd" is vastly susceptible and loosening stay-at-home restrictions is frightening experts who fear new waves of the the virus to infect large amounts of people.
In densely populated cities such as Mumbai, India where social distancing in some cases is not possible (eight people sharing one room) and with hospitals being overcrowded and police becoming exhausted much of the city is in despair. I leave you with the lyrics to the song Monday, Monday by the Mamas and the Papas. They are eerily appropriate...
Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee
That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin' you gave me no warnin' of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me
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