March 17, 2020
It’s hard to imagine how much has changed in one week.
Seven days ago, Michigan was packing the polls for the presidential primary and the Detroit Tigers were nearing the end of spring training in Florida.
Today, streets are empty, schools and public spaces are closed and fear has gripped the state as the public health and economic threat of the coronavirus is shaping up as a defining generational event.
The latest: Michigan coronavirus locations, updated COVID-19 news
The stock market has plunged. Thousands are at least temporarily out of work. And public health experts wonder if Michigan has enough hospital beds for the virus that has overwhelmed Italy and other nations.
Bridge photographers have spent a week chronicling a scene that has largely played out behind closed doors.
But as it continues, we need your help. Send us your photos of how you are managing at home, what you are seeing outside and other images that tell how this resilient state is faring.
Send them to jkurth@bridgemi.com. And stay safe.
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Coronavirus is now a global pandemic. This continuously updated post includes Michigan's confirmed cases, maps of locations, what the state is doing to contain the spread, and expert suggestions on how you can stay safe.
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Comments
Hey, for week two, can you show us those very same stores with ALL of the shelves re-stocked? I see that Mr. Lanzilote didn't bother focusing too clearly on the obviously stocked dairy section clearly shown at the end of the aisle in the image above.
Yes, it does ruin the narrative which you're attempting to portray to further scare readers, but it would be a nice contrast showing how capitalism works, compared to the Venezuelan stores which still cannot replenish themselves after all of these months.
Which economic system does that country represent, again?
Kevin,
What are you going to do if this lasts more than 2 weeks? Or 3 months? That is 3 months @ 4 weeks per month, that means 12 weeks?
My bet?
I"ll be asking you this question AGAIN before the incident is over.
Wanna take my bet?
It will only be bragging rights. You know, conservative policy vs liberal policy!
I know what I am voting for. So place your bet Kevin.
Using the previous "pandemics" as a metric (i.e. H1N1, Swine Flu, etc.), I'm not going to do anything. Especially given the numbers for Influenza and Pneumonia deaths which Wuhan isn't even close to coming to (55,672 IN THE US ALONE according to the latest stats jest in case anyone is interested).
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
The panic certain politicians and the media are over promoting with a vengeance is a disservice to not only our state, but our country as well.
Feel free to clutch tightly onto your blankey and hide in the corner of your closet if the big, bad boogeyman scares you too much.
I'm going to do what Real Americans before me have done, and most of us still continue to do; we're going to go out any continue our daily activities as best as we can (especially given the current amped-up paranoia).