9
Amount spent, through February, by Michael Bloomberg’s
failed campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination,
according to filings made public on March 20; the campaign
also amassed more than $30 million in debt
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‘By the
end of
April, our
health care
system will
collapse.’
LUIZ HENRIQUE MANDETTA,
Brazil’s Health Minister,
as the number of confirmed
COVID-19 cases rose
45% to a total of
904 on March
‘Yes, I’m Asian. And
yes, I have coronavirus.
But I did not get
it from China. I got it
in America.’
DANIEL DAE KIM,
actor, in a March 19 video, speaking out against anti-Asian
racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic
‘We who don’t
belong to a
risk group
have an
enormous
responsibility,
our actions
can be the
difference
between life
and death for
many others.’
GRETA THUNBERG,
climate activist, announcing on
Instagram on March
that it’s “extremely likely”
she had COVID-
‘WE ARE NOT OWED
OUR DREAMS.’
ALLYSON FELIX, sprinter and six-time Olympic gold medalist, in a
TIME op-ed on coming to terms with disappointment after the 2020 Olympics
were postponed on March 24 in the name of public health
‘I was just
trying to
lighten the
m o o d.’
ANTHONY CRAPANZANO,
New Jersey restaurant
owner, on including a free
roll of toilet paper—which
has been in short supply—
with takeout orders; the
state imposed a broad
shutdown on March
150,
New jobs Walmart, the U.S.’s
largest employer, said on March
19 it will need to fill because of
COVID-19; as states across the
country shut down nonessential
businesses, retailers like
Walmart have seen major
increases in demand
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GOOD NEWS
of the week
Figures published on
March 19 indicate
an increase in the
population of wild
black rhinos, a win for
conservation efforts
for the critically
endangered species
ILLUSTRATIONS BY BROWN BIRD DESIGN FOR TIME
SOURCES: NPR; ASBURY PARK PRESS; THE HILL; THE GUARDIAN
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