Morning Jolt: The Virus Is Still There, Whether We Like It or Not

On the menu today: a look at how dramatically the outlook for the coronavirus changed in little more than a week, how the claim that the protests didn't spread the virus isn't quite accurate, and a comparison of wearing masks in public and carrying firearms in public.

What's Changed in the Past Week?

"Geraghty spends too much time on this subject. COVID is over." — some guy on the Internet, June 19. I guess I shouldn't give him too much grief; he later clarified that while he believes the pandemic wasn't over, the coronavirus was over as a public-policy matter.

The last day I wrote a Morning Jolt, the United States had 2,297,190 cases. As of this writing, Monday morning, the country has 2,637,180 cases, a jump of 339,990 cases in nine days.

Yes, yes, I know that the number of cases by themselves is not the most important metric, that a significant percentage of those who are infected will be asymptomatic, and that most of those who are not elderly or immunocompromised will recover fine. Keep reading, man.

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 29 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 29 2020 The Virus Is Still There, Whether We Like It or Not On the menu today: a look at how dramatically the outlook for the coronavirus changed in little more than a week, how the claim that the protests didn't spread the virus isn't quite accurate, and a comparison of wearing masks in public and carrying firearms in public. What's Changed in the Past Week? "Geraghty spends too much time on this subject. COVID is over." — some guy on the Internet, June 19. I guess I shouldn't give him too much grief; he later clarified that while he believes the pandemic wasn't over, the coronavirus was over as a public-policy matter. The last day I wrote a Morning Jolt, the United States had 2,297,190 cases. As of this writing, Monday morning, the country has 2,637,180 cases, a jump of 339,990 cases in nine days. Yes, yes, I know that the number of cases by themselves is not the most important metric, that a significant percentage of those who are infected will be asymptomatic, and that most of those who are not elderly or immunocompromised will recover fine. Keep reading, man. The ...   READ MORE

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