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Harmer, “A Supercarrier Sidelined By COVID-19 Could Be The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Navy (Updated),” The Drive, March 26, 2020.

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This is the story of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The subtitle for the article reads: “Tight living conditions make U.S. Navy ships ripe for outbreaks of COVID-19, which could have damning consequences for national security.” https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32733/a-supercarrier-sidelined-by-covid-19-could-be-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-the-navy?fbclid=IwAR3hwhIcwnYE91P2M0UF6MSoc9Hy3hOW1gUt9j7MVJTbiJZFuWjfYIi8lX4

Sailors Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt Cheering Their Dismissed Captain

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Video from Facebook of sailors cheering for Captain Brett Crozier as he walked off the carrier’s gangplank in Guam, where the ship made port to remove 100 crew members with the coronavirus. Crozier was abruptly removed as commander of the Roosevelt on Thursday after he sent a letter critical of the U.S. Navy’s handling of … Read more

Masks Hijacked by US Government? Washington Post, April 2, 2020.

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Berlin official denounces diversion of 200,000 masks, accuses U.S. of ‘wild west’ tactics BERLIN — A delivery of 200,000 face masks ordered and paid for by the Berlin police was “confiscated” en route, a city official said Friday, citing U.S. legislation as the likely reason for the diversion by an American company. The consignment of … Read more

New Yorker Comic, March 31, 2020 (This is just a link to this one; The New Yorker is publishing a covid-19 comic nearly daily. Bravo.

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Should I sign my e-mails with ‘Be safe,’ ‘Be well,’ or ‘AAHHHH!!!’?” https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/tuesday-march-31st-coronavirus-sign-off?source=EDT_NYR_EDIT_NEWSLETTER_0_imagenewsletter_Humor_ZZ&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Humor_033120&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea164c3f92a4046971cf6b&cndid=26268498&esrc=auto_captionentrants&mbid=CRMNYR062419&utm_term=TNY_Humor

Cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut as Reported by Town, by the Department of Geography at UConn, updated frequently.

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A team of faculty and graduate students (Dr. Debarchana Ghosh, Dr. Xiang (Peter) Chen, Richard Mrozinski, Adam Gallaher, Aaron Adams, Ashley Benitez Ou) in the Department of Geography at UCONN, created a COVID-19 tracker per town for Connecticut. The team is in the process of adding more maps such as testing locations and accessibility, charts showing … Read more