Join Mark Sumner for a live Daily Kos community discussion on the COVID-19 crisis

Mark Sumner

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Thursday March 26, 2020 · 6:51 AM PDT

2020/03/26 · 06:51

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After three months of writing about COVID-19, I made a video to discuss some of the issues around the virus, the misinformation that’s coming from too many sources, and the reasons behind the huge differences in how the virus is being handled in different locations. This also seems like it would be a good time to invite the community to join in a general question and answer session, in which I’ll try to respond to concerns that you have about the virus, the response to COVID-19, and the way it’s being reported here and elsewhere.

Join me at 10 AM ET, when I’ll respond to comments in semi-real time. I’ll look to your suggestions for ways we can improve our coverage as well as ways we can involve the community in what is genuinely one of the most extraordinary events of our lives.

A reminder that I’m not a doctor, an epidemiologist, or a health care expert. Like most of you, I’m just someone who has been dealing with this issue and looking for the answers. When I don’t know something, I’ll tell you. (And then I’ll try to find someone who does.) Considering the breadth of expertise in our community, don’t be surprised to find someone else answering you much more clearly and immediately than I can.

This is an experiment, a chance to “reason together.” If it works out, we’ll do it again. I may even make another video.

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And while you’re here, don’t forget to subscribe to the Daily Kos YouTube channel. There are a lot of great videos out there—none of which, thankfully, include me.

Thursday, Mar 26, 2020 · 11:36:41 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner

And if you haven’t already seen it, the United States now has over 83,000 cases of COVID-19. Meaning that, with a 15,000+ case surge in a single day, the United States has moved ahead of both China and Italy to become, by far, home to the largest number of cases on the planet.

It’s certainly a good thing that Donald Trump built that wall, and closed all those borders. That was sure the solution. Not testing. Not planning. Not preparation. Not experts. Not science.

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