How Many Americans Could Die From COVID-19? What the Latest Projections Show

Plus: The View From a Field Hospital in Italy

Mar 31, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump touts a surge in COVID-19 testing for Americans made possible by the private sector. Fred Lucas reports. How high could the coronavirus death toll go? Dr. Kevin Pham analyzes the numbers. On the podcast, we talk to a leader of medical volunteers in Italy. Plus: Trump's new chief of staff, feminists' bad math on "equal pay," and women go to bat for their country. On this date in 1776, Abigail Adams writes to her husband, John Adams, urging him and other members of the Continental Congress "to remember the ladies" in fighting for America's independence from Great Britain and passing new laws.     Commentary How Many Americans Could Die From COVID-19? What the Latest Data, Projections Show By Kevin Pham The worst flu in four decades killed 80,000 Americans. Now experts predict COVID-19 could take the lives of 81,000 to 2.2 million Americans. More Analysis The View From a Field Hospital in Italy By Rachel del Guidice Bev Kauffeldt, a team leader for the Christian aid organization Samaritan's Purse, talks about what she's seeing in the organization's field hospital for COVID-19 patients in Cremona, Italy. More News 1 Million Americans Tested for Coronavirus, says Trump By Fred Lucas During the press conference, President Trump also chose to duel with a longtime antagonist, CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta. More News Mark Meadows to Start as White House Chief of Staff By Fred Lucas Meadows is a vocal member and former chairman of the Freedom Caucus, made up of some of the most conservative Republicans in the House. More News Anti-Malaria Drugs Receive Emergency Authorization for Coronavirus Patients By Mary Margaret Olohan "President Trump is taking every possible step to protect Americans from the coronavirus and provide them with hope," says Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. More Commentary America's National Pastime: Remembering the Role of Women By Angela Sailor As Women's History Month draws to a close with Americans deprived of baseball for the first time in a quarter-century, it is worth remembering that women have worked for over a century to carve a place for themselves in the great American pastime. More Commentary Feminists' 'Equal Pay Day' Compares Apples and Oranges By Romina Boccia Women and men have different earnings in large part because of the choices they make about how much to work, in which jobs and industries to work, and which aspects of a job are important to them. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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