Coronavirus By The Numbers, Space Force First & Meghan Markle's New Job - Friday, March 27th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, March 27th, 2020!
We're breaking down the latest numbers to help highlight the impact of the new coronavirus: from how the U.S. is leading in a way we don't want to which area is now considered the newest "hot spot."
Plus, a few other things going on, including a first for the new Space Force, a new job for the Duchess of Sussex, and a heartwarming change of heart.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
U.S. Has Most Diagnosed Cases in the World: Johns Hopkins
New York Impacts: Bloomberg, NY Times
Navy Ships En Route: DOD News
Hospital Supplies Donated: NY Times, LA Times
NOLA Cases Growing: USA Today, Fox News
Texas Orders Quarantine on Tri-State, NOLA Travelers: Press Release
New Social Distancing Guidelines: NBC News, CNN
Record Number of Unemployment Claims: ABC News, Fox News
Stock Enters Bull Market: NYT, CNBC
House to Vote on Stimulus Package: Bloomberg, WSJ
Actor Mark Blum Dies: Fox News, Deadline
Globetrotter "Curly" Neal Dies: USA Today, The Week
Severe Weather & Record 'Heat: CNN, USA Today, ABC News
Space Force Rocket Launch: TechCrunch, Engadget, Cnet, Space.com
Internet Slowing in the U.S. and Europe: NYT, Vox
Slack Sees Surge in Users: The Verge, Mashable
Houseparty Surge: VentureBeat, Digital Trends
Twitch Streaming Benefit: The Verge, Variety
Elton John Charity Benefit: Deadline, Fox News
Megan Markle to Narrate Disney Feature: Variety, Mashable
Feel Good Friday – From Hate Comes Friendship: NBC News, CNN
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, March 27th. |
| 0:02.1 | We're breaking down the latest numbers |
| 0:03.5 | to help highlight the impact of the new coronavirus |
| 0:05.8 | from how the US is leading in a way we don't want, |
| 0:08.9 | to which area is now considered the newest hotspot. |
| 0:11.8 | Plus, a few other things going on, including a first for the new hotspot. Plus a few other things going on including a first for the new |
| 0:14.4 | space force, a new job for the Duchess of Sussex, and a heartwarming change of heart. |
| 0:18.8 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:23.4 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:25.7 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:28.4 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:29.4 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:31.0 | You ready? |
| 0:31.9 | Let's do this. We start today with the United States |
| 0:38.0 | reaching a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. The country has now |
| 0:41.7 | reported more cases of COVID-19 than any other nation. |
| 0:45.2 | More than 85,000 Americans have reportedly tested positive. That's more than China, where the |
| 0:49.8 | virus originated, and other hard- hit areas like Italy. |
| 0:53.0 | Though keep in mind in the US, far more people recover from the virus than die from it. |
| 0:57.0 | In total around the world, more than half a million people have been infected |
| 1:01.0 | and more than 24,000 have died. |
| 1:04.1 | And another sobering statistic. |
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