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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 $30 million in debtFor the Record‘By theend ofApril, ourhealth caresystem willcollapse.’LUIZ HENRIQUE MANDETTA,
Brazil’s Health Minister,
as the number of confirmed
COVID-19 cases rose
45% to a total of
904 on March ‘Yes, I’m Asian. Andyes, I have coronavirus.But I did not getit from China. I got itin America.’DANIEL DAE KIM,
actor, in a March 19 video, speaking out against anti-Asian
racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic‘We who don’tbelong to arisk grouphave anenormousresponsibility,our actionscan be thedifferencebetween lifeand death formany others.’GRETA THUNBERG,
climate activist, announcing on
Instagram on March
that it’s “extremely likely”
she had COVID-‘WE ARE NOT OWED
OUR DREAMS.’
ALLYSON FELIX, sprinter and six-time Olympic gold medalist, in a
TIME op-ed on coming to terms with disappointment after the 2020 Olympics
were postponed on March 24 in the name of public health‘I was justtrying tolighten them o o d.’ANTHONY CRAPANZANO,
New Jersey restaurant
owner, on including a free
roll of toilet paper—which
has been in short supply—
with takeout orders; the
state imposed a broad
shutdown on March 150,
New jobs Walmart, the U.S.’s
largest employer, said on March
19 it will need to fill because of
COVID-19; as states across the
country shut down nonessential
businesses, retailers like
Walmart have seen major
increases in demand$ 875 , 369 , 840. 07
GOOD NEWS
of the weekFigures published on
March 19 indicate
an increase in the
population of wild
black rhinos, a win for
conservation efforts
for the critically
endangered speciesILLUSTRATIONS BY BROWN BIRD DESIGN FOR TIME
SOURCES: NPR; ASBURY PARK PRESS; THE HILL; THE GUARDIAN
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