For covid19 across all 50 states, and 154 have died. Closures are ramping up nationwide as federal and state officials work to flatten the curve. Unemployment claims spiked this week. Jobless claims are now at 281,000. That is the highest rate since 2017. Cnbc predicts the Unemployment Rate will double from last month. Ian shepherdson says we could see 2 million americans without work by next week. Its not just the economy. A crisis of this magnitude is putting enormous train on health care. In a harrowing New York Times oped, a surgeon warns, yes, the sky is falling. She says theyre already running short on key equipment including gloves, masks and vechbt lairts. One tweeted this picture, shes told this is the very last mask available in her hospital. Shes being instructed to reuse protective equipment. The cdc is not hopeful that new supplies will be coming soon. In recent guidance it recommends in settings where face masks are not already available, Health Care Professionals might u