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VIRUS OUTBREAK White House, Senate reach deal on $2T rescue bill

BY ANDREW TAYLOR, LISA MASCARO AND JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. The urgently needed pandemic response measure is the largest economic rescue measure in his- tory and is intended as a week- slong or monthslong patch for an economy spiraling into recession and a nation facing a potentially ghastly toll. “To the American people, we say, big help, quick help is on the way,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday morning on CNN. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Schumer said he expected ap- Ford conducts high-speed turns in proval by the Republican-led the Atlantic Ocean in October. Senate later in the day. That would leave final congressional CONNOR LOESSIN / U.S. Navy approval up to the Democratic- controlled House, where the timetable for votes is unclear and whose members are mostly scat- BY BROCK VERGAKIS date more than 4,000 people, tered around the country. The Virginian-Pilot the report said. Top White House aide Eric But there’s been unexpected Ueland announced the agreement The Navy’s two newest air- and frequent clogging of the in a Capitol hallway shortly after craft carriers have a problem system, causing the Navy to midnight, capping days of often Flush with with their toilets getting clogged determine it needs to acid flush intense haggling and mounting and it costs $400,000 to fix each each aircraft carrier’s sewage pressure. time there’s an issue with their system “on a regular basis.” sewage systems, according to a “According to fleet mainte- SEE DEAL ON PAGE 5 Congressional watchdog report nance officials, while each acid released Tuesday. flush costs about $400,000, the problems The Norfolk-based USS Ger- Navy has yet to determine how  Marine Corps ald R. Ford and USS George often and for how many ships H.W. Bush were both built with this action will need to be re- recruiters voice a new toilet and sewage system peated, making the full cost Report: Navy’s newest aircraft carriers that’s similar to what is used impact difficult to quantify,” safety concerns as have clogged toilets that cost $400K to fix on commercial aircraft, but the report said. increased in scale to accommo- SEE TOILETS ON PAGE 3 offices stay open Page 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES

Many flights nearly empty as virus cuts travel Military rates Thailand (Baht) ...... 32.78 Euro costs (March 26) ...... $1.06 Turkey (New Lira) ...... 6.4508 Dollar buys (March 26) ...... €0.900 (Military exchange rates are those BY DAVID KOENIG line, who asked that they and their The Wall Street Journal report- British pound (March 26) ...... $1.16 available to customers at military banking Japanese yen (March 26) ...... 108.00 facilities in the country of issuance Associated Press airline not be identified, ticked ed that government agencies were South Korean won (March 26)...... 1,197.00 for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the off more than a dozen flights considering ordering a shutdown Commercial rates Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3783 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Airline service in the United that departed Tuesday morning of virtually all passenger flights British pound ...... $1.1770 purchasing British pounds in Germany), States is teetering on the brink of with fewer than 10 passengers on within the U.S. The newspaper Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.4374 check with your local military banking China (Yuan) ...... 7.1028 facility. Commercial rates are interbank collapse, with near-empty planes board. said, however, that President Don- Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.9153 rates provided for reference when buying and coronavirus outbreaks that Egypt (Pound)...... 15.7485 currency. All figures are foreign currencies The official said the average ald Trump and his advisers are re- Euro ...... $1.0800/.9260 to one dollar, except for the British pound, have left some air traffic control flight was just over 20% full and luctant to order a shutdown partly Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7534 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, towers empty. Hungary (Forint) ...... 328.68 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) that figure is expected to drop into because passenger planes also Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.6344 Even with sharply reduced the teens by the weekend. carry U.S. mail and vital cargo. Japan (Yen)...... 111.61 Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3151 schedules, airlines are consolidat- Major airlines are drafting The FAA, which provides air Norway (Krone) ...... 10.9436 INTEREST RATES ing some of the remaining flights plans in case they must shut down traffic control across the country, Philippines (Peso) ...... 51.11 Poland (Zloty) ...... 4.24 Prime rate ...... 3.25 because passengers aren’t show- domestic flights because of a lack declined to comment on whether Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7550 Discount rate ...... 0.75 ing up. of air traffic controllers or airport the agency was considering order- Singapore (Dollar)...... 1.4482 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.09 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,229.31 3-month bill ...... 0.01 An official of one major U.S. air- screeners. ing a shutdown. Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9811 30-year bond ...... 1.37 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 17 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 16 Opinion ...... 18-19 Sports ...... 20-24 Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 WAR/MILITARY US condemns attack on Sikh temple in Kabul

BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 25 people were killed when a lone gunman at- tacked a Sikh temple in Kabul’s old town Wednesday morning, starting an hours- long firefight with Afghan special forces, local officials said. Women and children were among those who died in the attack, the Interior Minis- try said, adding that all of the victims were members of Afghanistan’s small Sikh mi- nority, which numbers in the thousands. The gunman was killed in a gunfight with the special forces that lasted until late afternoon, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul condemned the “fanatics and criminals who target a house of worship to harm innocents” and expressed condolences. “Peace will only come when people re- solve their differences through words, not guns,” the embassy said on Twitter. Afghan forces helped worshippers who were inside the temple when the attack began at 8 a.m. to escape, the Interior Ministry said . Several people who were wounded in the attack are being treated in hospitals. /AP Foreign troops from NATO’s U.S.-led PHOTOS BY RAHMAT GUL mission in Afghanistan provided advice Above: Afghan families leave and assistance to the Afghan soldiers the site of an attack in Kabul, who led the operation, a Resolute Support Afghanistan, Wednesday. A spokesman said. gunman stormed a religious The Taliban were quick to deny involve- gathering of Afghanistan’s ment in the assault. The SITE Intelligence minority Sikhs in their place Group, which tracks global terrorist activ- of worship in the heart of the ity, said the Islamic State affiliate in Af- Afghan capital’s old city , a ghanistan has claimed responsibility. minority Sikh parliamentarian The deadly attack came less than a said. month after the U.S. signed a deal with the Taliban, aimed at ending America’s longest Left: Family members cry after war and allowing U.S. troops to fully with- the attack, which left at least draw from the country by next year if the 25 dead and others wounded, Taliban and Afghan government adhere to including women and children. conditions spelled out in the pact — includ- A lone gunman was killed in ing that the Taliban not allow attacks to be a gunfight with special forces launched against the U.S. and its allies. that lasted until late afternoon, Bagram Airfield, the largest U.S. base in Interior Ministry spokesman Afghanistan, has been attacked three times Tariq Arian said. since the U.S.-Taliban deal was signed . [email protected] Twitter: @pwwellman Panel: Woman should be draft-eligible Toilets: Maintenance woes

BY NIKKI WENTLING nate male-only registration. The change would ex- Stars and Stripes pand eligibility to all Americans ages 18 to 26. have led to wasteful spending Over nearly three years, commissioners held WASHINGTON — A congressionally mandated meetings and hearings, spoke to people in 42 cities, commission recommended Wednesday that women consulted more than 530 organizations and collect- FROM FRONT PAGE toilets were included in a report should be eligible for the draft and required to sign ed 4,300 public comments. The topic of extending Both ships were built at New- that focused on how the Navy up at 18. the draft to women “evoked a range of passionate port News Shipbuilding, which could save by paying attention to Congress created the National Commission on and heartfelt views,” the commissioners wrote. also recently christened the fu- maintenance concerns when de- Military, National and Public Service in 2017 to de- In the end, they decided the male-only military ture aircraft carrier USS John F. signing and building ships. velop recommendations about the need for a mili- draft excludes women from a fundamental civic ob- Kennedy. Shelby Oakley, a direc- The GAO found 150 examples of tary draft and how to foster an interest in all types ligation, reinforces gender stereotypes about wom- tor in GAO’s Contracting and Na- systemic maintenance problems of national service among young Americans. In en’s roles and omits a skilled population from being tional Security Acquisitions team, throughout the fleet for all classes their final report, which was shared with the Pen- called into military service during emergencies. said the Kennedy has the same of ships, resulting in at least $130 tagon, White House and Congress this week, com- The commission found that 29% of men and system. billion more in maintenance than missioners recommend extending selective service slightly more women, at 29.3%, are qualified to “The issue is not with water the Navy planned. registration to women. meet the initial physical and educational standards pressure because the system is a The report was requested “Women are as likely as men to be qualified for to serve in the U.S. military, Wada said. pressurized vacuum system. The by the Senate Armed Services military service,” said Debra Wada, vice chair of “Ultimately it comes down to making sure that issue, essentially, is that the pipes Committee. the commission and the former assistant secre- at a time of critical need, we have access to highly are too narrow and when there “As we state in our report, the tary of the Army. “Ensuring they are part of the qualified individuals,” she said. are a bunch of sailors flushing quantity and breadth of the 150 registration pool will only make sure we’re more More than 224,000 women serve in the U.S. mili- the toilet at the same time, like problems we found — resulting in prepared. It signals that all Americans may be ex- tary. Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter or- in the morning, the vacuum pres- billions of dollars in unexpected pected to serve in a national emergency.” dered the opening of all combat roles to women five sure doesn’t work as effectively,” costs, maintenance delays, and Conscription into the military hasn’t been used years ago, and at least 30 women have successfully Oakley wrote in an email to The unreliable ships — suggest that in more than 45 years, but men are still required by completed Army Ranger School, according to the Virginian-Pilot. “Waste builds up existing policies and guidance law to sign up for selective service at 18. The com- report. because it isn’t sucked down and have not ensured that new ships mission proposed Congress introduce legislation to [email protected] then you need the acid wash.” are reliable and can be sustained amend the Military Selective Service Act to elimi- Twitter: @nikkiwentling The cost issues with the clogged as planned,” the report said. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 PACIFIC US military furloughs S. Korean workers

BY KIM GAMEL navirus pandemic, but negotiators would “USFK began issuing furlough notifica- missaries and post office services will Stars and Stripes continue talks via phone calls and video tion letters to (Korean National) employees see little to no effect thanks to mitigating conference calls. who are subject to the furlough today. Un- measures. SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. mili- The South has helped support U.S. fortunately, due to the continued absence The union called for the rules to be re- tary will put nearly half its South Korean troops under the so-called Special Mea- of an agreed upon SMA, USFK will be vised as part of the negotiations to better workforce on unpaid leave starting next sure Agreement since 1991, with most of furloughing a portion of our KN employees guarantee their labor rights. week after the two countries failed to reach the funds used for more than 9,000 South next week,” the public affairs office said in “The South Korean government should a new defense cost-sharing deal, the local Korean employees, logistical support and a statement. no longer allow the situation that laborers union said Wednesday as final furlough no- construction projects. It didn’t provide numbers, but a repre- are held hostage whenever the South Kore- tices went out. The previous contract expired at the end sentative of the USFK Korean Employees’ The allies met in Los Angeles earlier of 2019, but the United States had been pay- Union Son Gio and another union official an-U.S. SMA negotiations are held,” it said this month but remained deadlocked over ing the salaries with programmed funds said about 4,000 members had received during a news conference in Seoul. U.S. demands for a sharp increase in South that will run out at the end of this month. furlough notices. USFK officials have said the furloughed Korea’s contribution to offset the costs of U.S. Forces Korea said it has completed The issue doesn’t affect non-appropri- employees won’t receive back pay and stationing some 28,500 American troops its analysis to determine which local em- ated fund organizations such as on-base won’t be allowed to work on a volunteer on the divided peninsula. ployees can be retained with additional restaurants and exchange stores. basis. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Pentagon funds for critical operations re- Military officials also have said the hos- [email protected] plans for future meetings were on hold be- lated to “life, health, safety and readiness pital on Camp Humphreys, other medical Twitter: @kimgamel cause of restricted travel due to the coro- services.” facilities, law enforcement, schools, com- [email protected] Asian Bazaar scholarship fundraiser to be held online

BY THERON GODBOLD Stars and Stripes YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Yo- kota Spouses’ Club will not allow the global coronavirus pandemic to stifle a 40-year tradition. The club’s annual Asian Bazaar, which raises money for scholarships and other causes, has moved online as a virtual marketplace, the club president said this week. Normally the fundraiser is held in a hangar on base or at the Taiyo Commu- nity Center, allowing buyers to peruse the merchandise. “We really wanted to do the bazaar in person, but with corona, we knew we had to try a different avenue,” club president Erin Laskey said by phone on Tuesday. “Instead of postponing we put our think- ing caps on and figured a way to continue with the bazaar and ran with it.” Items for sale are posted on the spouses’ THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes club bazaar website, where eligible buyers Home decor items and furniture pieces can be found on the Yokota Spouses Club bazaar website and all proceeds got to their with Defense Department ID cards — in- philanthropies. cluding service members, Defense Depart- ment civilian workers and their families — may make a purchase, Laskey said. designed to help dependents and spouses Base, Naval Air Facility Atsugi and Camp for the delivery.” Furniture, home décor and other items further their education. In the past three Fuji — are also welcome to shop the bazaar For more information about the Yokota with Asian themes are available from ven- years the Yokota Spouses’ Club has given website. The club created a website for the Spouses’ Club scholarships, visit www.yo- dors throughout Japan. The online bazaar away $84,500 in scholarships; last year bazaar apart from the club website. kotaspousesclub.com/scholarships.html. concludes April 12 . alone the club doled out 13 scholarships of “Any local area bases can shop online, To see what the bazaar has to offer, go to A percentage of the profits from the $2,500 each, Laskey said. set a pickup time, show their ID and pick www.yscbazaar.com. sold merchandise goes toward the club’s Laskey said interested buyers from area up their items,” she said. “There is a deliv- [email protected] philanthropies, such as a scholarship fund bases — Camp Zama, Yokosuka Naval ery option online but there is an added fee Twitter: @GodboldTheron American soldier found dead in South Korea is 2nd in 2 days

BY KIM GAMEL sion said. His death was not related “Clay’s death affects every mem- The 2nd ID said investigations Stars and Stripes to the coronavirus outbreak in South ber in our formation. We are all were ongoing in both cases, but it Korea, it added. deeply saddened by the loss,” said took the unusual step of ruling out SEOUL, South Korea — A com- Welch was assigned to the Fort battalion commander Lt. Col. James the coronavirus because neither sol- bat medic died in his barracks over Riley, Kan.-based 2nd Armored Armstrong. dier had symptoms. the weekend at Camp Humphreys, Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Welch was the second soldier to The Army has imposed strict mea- the military said Wednesday, add- Division, which began a nine-month die over the weekend at Camp Hum- sures to prevent the highly conta- ing the cause of death was under rotation in South Korea last month. phreys, the main U.S. base in South investigation. He joined the Army from Detroit Korea. gious virus from spreading on base. Spc. Clay Welch, 20, of Dearborn in September 2017 and joined the bri- Pfc. Marissa Jo Gloria, 25, a com- Access is restricted and service Heights, Mich., was found unrespon- gade combat team in April 2018 after bat engineer with the 2nd ID sustain- members have been barred from sive on Sunday and pronounced dead finishing training at Fort Sill, Okla., ment brigade, was found dead in her nonessential travel or most off-post at the scene, the 2nd Infantry Divi- according to a press release. barracks on Saturday. social activities. Welch Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK Deal: Senate expected to pass historic economic recovery package

FROM FRONT PAGE will inject trillions of dollars of ernment’s top infectious disease federal disaster agency. cover 50% of workers’ paychecks. Some final pieces of the agree- cash into the economy as fast as expert, said pointedly at the Democrats said the package Companies would also be able to ment need to be finalized in de- possible to help Americans work- briefing, “No one is going to want would help replace the salaries defer payment of the 6.2% Social tailed legislative language. ers, families, small businesses to tone down anything when you of furloughed workers for four Security payroll tax. T he S enate wa s l i kely to pa ss t he and industries make it through see what is going on in a place like months, rather than the three In recent days, Trump has measure Wednesday afternoon. this disruption and emerge on the New York City.” months first proposed. Those sounded a note of frustration In the House, both Democratic other side ready to soar.” On Capitol Hill, five days of ar- workers would get the amount a about the unprecedented modern- and Republican leaders hope to At the White House on Tuesday, duous talks produced the bill, cre- state provides for unemployment, day effort to halt the virus’ march clear the measure for President even as the crisis deepened, Pres- ating tensions among Congress’ plus a $600 per week add-on, with by essentially shutting down pub- Donald Trump’s signature by a ident Donald Trump expressed top leaders, who each took care to gig workers like Uber drivers lic activities in ways that now voice vote without having to call eagerness to nudge people back tend to party politics as they ma- covered for the first time. threaten the U.S. economy. lawmakers back to Washington, to work in the coming weeks and neuvered and battled over craft- “It ensures that all workers Even though Trump’s adminis- but that may prove challenging, held out a prospect, based more ing the legislation. But failure was are protected whether they work tration recommended Americans as the bill is sure to be opposed on hope than science, that the never an option, which permitted for businesses small, medium or to curtail activities for 15 days, by some conservatives upset at country could return to normal in both sides to mark big wins. large, along with self-employed starting just over a week ago, the its cost and scope. Ardent liberals under a month. Even before the deal was and workers in the gig economy,” Republican president said that he were restless as well. “We have to go back to work, reached, news of the likely but Schumer said. may soon allow parts of the econ- The rescue package would give much sooner than people elusive agreement sent the stock Schumer also announced that omy, in regions less badly hit by direct payments to most Ameri- thought,” Trump told a Fox News market rocketing Tuesday. The businesses controlled by mem- the virus, to begin reopening. cans, expand unemployment ben- town hall. He said he’d like to rescue package would be larger bers of Congress and top admin- He continued on that theme efits and provide a $367 billion have the country “opened up and than the 2008 bank bailout and istration officials — including Tuesday as he weighed a relax- program for small businesses to just raring to go” by Easter, April 2009 recovery act combined. Trump and his immediate family ation of social distancing guide- keep making payroll while work- 12. But in a White House briefing The package would give one- members — would be ineligible lines after the 15-day period is ers are forced to stay home. later, Trump said that “our deci- time payments to Americans for assistance from receiving up. His suggestion that the pan- One of the last issues concerned sion will be based on hard facts — $1,200 per adult making up loans or investments from new demic could ease and allow a re- $500 billion for guaranteed, sub- and data.” to $75,000 a year, and $2,400 to Treasury programs. The New turn to normalcy in a mere few sidized loans to larger industries, Medical professionals have married couples making up to York Democrat immediately sent weeks is not supported by public including a fight over how much said that social distancing needs $150,000, with $500 payments out a roster of negotiating wins health officials or many others in to give airlines. Hospitals would to be stepped up, not relaxed, to per child. for transit systems, hospitals and government. get significant help as well. slow the spread of infections. At A huge cash infusion for hospi- cash-hungry state governments On Tuesday, top defense and “After days of intense discus- the White House briefing, the tals expecting a flood of COVID- that were cemented after Demo- military leaders warned depart- sions, the Senate has reached a public health authorities said that 19 patients grew during the talks crats blocked the measure in ment personnel that the virus bipartisan agreement on a his- it was particularly important for at the insistence of Sen. Chuck votes held Sunday and Monday to problems could extend for eight toric relief package for this pan- people in the hard-hit New York Schumer, the Democratic leader, maneuver for such gains. to 10 weeks or longer. Army Gen. demic,” said Majority Leader City metropolitan area to quar- while Republicans pressed for Republicans won inclusion Mark Milley, chairman of the Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a key antine themselves for 14 days and tens of billions of dollars for ad- of an “employee retention” tax Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during negotiator. “It will rush new re- for those who have recently left ditional relief to be delivered credit that’s estimated to provide a Defense Department town hall sources onto the front lines of our the city to do the same. through the Federal Emergency $50 billion to companies that re- meeting that the crisis could even nation’s health care fight. And it Dr. Anthony Fauci, the gov- Management Agency, the lead tain employees on payroll and extend into July. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Health threat level raised at Army bases globally

BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — The Army has placed crisis response forces under the highest “Delta” health threat level, requiring them to stay in their homes to protect their health as the coronavirus con- tinues to spread rapidly around the world, the ser- vice announced. ZACHARY T. BEATTY/U.S. Marine Corps The health threat level was also raised at Army Maj. Gen. James W. Bierman, commander of Marine Corps bases around the world to the second highest level Recruiting Command, speaks to Marine officer recruiters in San — “Charlie”— meaning only essential personnel Diego in 2019. Recruiters are voicing safety concerns over offices will be granted access, the Army said Tuesday. remaining open amid the coronovirus pandemic. Tougher measures were put in place for crisis re- JOY DULEN/U.S. Army sponse units, who may be needed on short notice for a global contingency, it said. The Army maintains U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Andre Lewis with the 7th forces, such as elements within the 82nd Airborne Mission Support Command, questions a driver in Marine recruiters and the 173rd Airborne, which is based in Vicenza, Kaiserslautern, Germany, on March 19. The virus Italy, that are ready to deploy worldwide within 18 has led the Army to raise the health threat level at hours. More than 6,800 people in Italy have died of bases around the world. voice safety concerns the lung disease caused by the coronavirus, giving the country the highest death toll of any country, in- our force,” the Army said. cluding China, where the virus originated. As of Tuesday, there were at least 321 coronavi- as offices stay open “To further protect our contingency response rus cases within the global U.S. military community, forces from exposure to the COVID-19 virus, we are compared to 59 on March 17, Pentagon data show. A taking extra precautions and placing them under little more than half of the cases – 174 – are in troops, BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON “The Marine Corps Recruiting an HPCON Delta status,” said Gen. James C. Mc- with the rest in family members, Defense Depart- Stars and Stripes Command remains steadfast in its Conville, Chief of Staff of the Army. “We are com- ment civilians and contractors. mission to find quality men and mitted to maintaining the Army’s fighting strength Cases overseas have also increased, particularly The Marine Corps is leaving women to serve as Marines, and by reducing the spread of this virus while simulta- in Europe, which the World Health Organization has recruiting offices open and con- during this national emergency, neously maintaining dynamic force employment said is the epicenter of the global pandemic. Seventy- ducting in-person interviews with directed specific steps be taken by capabilities.” two members of the military community overseen potential Marines, even as Army recruiting personnel as they inter- Health Protection Condition Delta is the highest by U.S. European Command were infected with the efforts move online and recruiters act with prospective applicants,” military threat level. In this case, it means soldiers virus as of Wednesday, EUCOM said. voice safety concerns tied to the command spokesman Gunnery are expected to remain at home for extended periods Most of the cases in Europe are in Stuttgart, coronavirus pandemic. Sgt. Justin Kronenberg said in a of time and movement in the community may be re- where EUCOM has its headquarters. As of Wednes- A Marine Corps Recruiting statement. stricted, the Army said. day morning, Army officials in Stuttgart reported Command memo March 17 called Large portions of the country Under HPCON Charlie, access will be restricted 44 coronavirus cases, up from 33 a day earlier. In for recruiters to “strike the dif- have been directed to stay home, to Army installations in the U.S. and overseas. addition, 441 members of the military community in ficult balance between mission which “has a dramatic effect” on “Installations will limit all access to essential Stuttgart are in self-isolation or self-quarantine, the and the protection of our team recruiting and limits “important personnel only and will limit the numbers of access command said. and families,” adding that travel in-person conversations” that help points. All unit personnel are expected to follow all [email protected] is limited to mission-essential determine an applicant’s future, social distancing guidance to continue protecting Twitter: @john_vandiver requirements. he said. “Where we can’t stay physically Recruiters are taking preven- connected to our target market, tive measures to protect them- we’ll stay connected through vir- selves and screening applicants tual means,” the memo said. heading to recruit training, Kro- Army deploys 3 field hospitals to However, recruiters who spoke nenberg said. with Stars and Stripes said the In Louisville, Ky., a March 16 threat posed by COVID-19, the memo from the recruiting office 2 states hit hardest by outbreak disease caused by the coronavi- there begins with a motivational rus, isn’t being taken seriously quote from Chesty Puller, a Ma- enough. rine Corps legend. It then says BY COREY DICKSTEIN “Recruiters are still expected that “the environment is changing Stars and Stripes ‘ to do interviews in their office and Protecting the health of the force and the rapidly but one thing [that] is not drive kids to (Military Entrance changing is our mission and we WASHINGTON — Army Sec- American people are our top priorities. Processing Station) where they ’ will make our mission.” retary Ryan McCarthy on Tues- Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy may not be able to practice pre- day ordered three field hospital ventive measures for COVID-19,” Making mission normally re- units to two states hit hard by the a Marine recruiter in Michigan quires working 16 or 17 hours a coronavirus pandemic, which has said on condition of anonymity, days, five to six days a week, said a sickened more than 55,000 people thy said in a statement. “Protect- rive in New York and Washing- because he was not authorized to Marine recruiter at the Louisville in the United States. ing the health of the force and ton within about seven days, the speak. station. Sometimes even that’s not The deployment will send sol- the American people are our top Army said. In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen enough. diers and “full hospital capabili- priorities.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper Whitmer issued a statewide stay- “I received a mission increase ties” from the Fort Campbell, Ky., All of the deploying field hos- on Monday said he expected to at-home order for three weeks that once because my peers could not 531st Hospital Center; the Fort pitals provide intensive-care-unit send Army field hospitals first to began Monday. However, Navy make their mission,” said the re- cruiter, who spoke on condition of Carson, Colo., 627th Hospital beds, intermediate-care beds, Seattle and New York City. Ad- and Marine personnel are exempt anonymity for fear of reprisal. Center, and the Fort Hood, Texas, operating rooms, emergency de- ditional hospital units could be from that order when conducting But the Louisville-Jefferson 9th Hospital Center to Washing- partments, X-ray facilities and deployed in the near future, he official business, a Naval Criminal ton state and New York. The units pharmacies, according to the Investigative Service memo stated County area had at least 35 con- added. firmed cases and one related provide deployable medical capa- Army. The units include about Health officials in New York Monday. bilities, which are typically outfit- death as of Tuesday, the Johns 300 soldiers each, service offi- reported 25,665 confirmed cases The threat posed by the virus ted to care for combat wounded cials said. Hopkins Coronavirus Resource of the coronavirus in that state as led the Army to shutter all of its service members, but top defense Those deploying soldiers are Center website said. of Tuesday afternoon, including recruiting offices and rely more officials have said in recent days all active-duty, according to the on social media. The Navy has In light of the situation, the local 14,909 in New York City. More that they could be used to unbur- Army. Pentagon officials have said it will continue in-person re- recruiter said business as usual den local hospitals of trauma and been reluctant to activate Reserve than 190 people had died of the cruiting, though they have closed should not continue. other patients to focus their care and National Guard medical units disease by Tuesday, they said. In their doors locally, the Michigan “The people [MCRC] is putting on coronavirus cases. on a large scale, as they worry Washington state, 2,469 people recruiter said. at risk are not just recruiters, it’s “Army health care profession- that could take medical profes- had tested positive for coronavi- The Marine Corps Recruiting their families with health prob- als are adequately equipped with sionals away from their civilian rus and 123 had died, state health Command did not specify how lems too,” the Louisville recruiter first-rate training, equipment and jobs, where they are likely already officials said Tuesday evening. many of its offices remain open, said. technology in order to deal with responding to the pandemic. [email protected] following a Stars and Stripes [email protected] emergent health issues,” McCar- The deploying units could ar- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC query. Twitter: Manny_Stripes Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Navy curbs movement for some sailors

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS AND SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes Japan — U.S. Navy installations in Japan moved Wednesday to re- Commuters check out the strict movements and activities in Summer Olympics countdown response to a state of heightened clock Wednesday outside Tokyo risk for the coronavirus declared Station. by the far-reaching Indo-Pacific Command. INDOPACOM increased its Olympic health-risk status to the Defense Department’s second-highest level as the pandemic worsens countdown across the globe. INDOPACOM is at Health Protection Level Char- lie, which indicates a substantial clocks in risk of the coronavirus, according to a message on the command’s website Wednesday. Tokyo stop Level C indicates that a dis- ease is spreading at a high rate and calls for measures such as Stars and Stripes limiting movement and meet- TOKYO — Many commuters ings, maintaining social distance, couldn’t help but gawk Wednes- self-isolating to avoid spreading day at special clocks erected or contracting the disease and around the city that had been even more stringent measures, counting down to the start of the if needed, according to informa- Summer Olympics. tion from Pacific Air Forces. The Instead of showing how many highest risk level, Delta, signals a days were left until the much-an- severe risk and widespread com- ticipated games, the displays read munity transmission. “25-3,” or March 25, the current The same day, Naval Forces date. Japan issued a memorandum to JASMINE IKUSEB/U.S. Navy The change was made a day sailors tightening down on lib- Malik Cooper, a recreation assistant for the fitness center at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, cleans after the International Olympic erty and travel for its service equipment Wednesday . Committee announced that the members. Those living off base event would be postponed due may travel only between the base use hand sanitizer, cough into to the coronavirus pandemic, a and their homes, according to the spokesman from the Tokyo Orga- your sleeve, no hand shaking, memo. Sailors’ family members ‘ These measures, consistent with those nising Committee for the Olym- and practice personal distancing are encouraged, but not required, pics and Paralympics told Stars taken in communities in the United States, (two arm’s length),” according to to comply with the restrictions. and Stripes on Wednesday. “All off-base restaurants, bars, are part of our commitment to protecting our INDOPACOM. “Do not come to The games, which will now cafes, night clubs and like estab- people, our readiness and our alliance. work if sick. Consider the limita- kick off at a yet-to-be-determined lishments, indoor fitness facili- ’ tion or cancellation of meetings, date next year, will still be called ties, onsens and public baths are Lt. Cmdr. David Levy training events, etc.; as well as the 2020 Olympics, said the IOC, Naval Forces Japan spokesman off-limits,” Naval Forces Japan implementing telework and stag- a symbolic gesture that it hopes commander Rear Adm. B. P. Fort gered shift options at supervisors’ will allow the event to “stand as a wrote in the memo. discretion.” beacon of hope.” The restrictions apply only to essential stop off-base, all are re- “We haven’t implemented any Such actions can dramatically Navy personnel, but “government minded to minimize risk of expo- changes, but this is a fluid situa- decrease the risk of infection and civilian employees and contrac- sure to COVID-19 by practicing tion and changes may be made at slow the spread of the virus, the tors and their dependents are social distancing and minimiz- any time,” he said. message stated. strongly encouraged to meet the ing exposure duration,” Stall- Commanders may order only Levy said that despite the Navy intent of this order,” Naval Forc- ings wrote on the base Facebook mission-essential personnel to reporting no positive cases of es Japan spokesman Lt. Cmdr. page. report to work, according to IN- coronavirus among its person- David Levy told Stars and Stripes U.S. Army installations on the DOPACOM. In that case, service nel in Japan, “there is no time for in an email Wednesday. main islands of Japan on Wednes- members should contact their complacency; we must remain “These measures, consistent day had already suspended non- chain of command to determine vigilant to prevent this disease with those taken in communities essential visitor passes. U.S. status and work requirements. from spreading among our force. in the United States, are part of Army Garrison Japan spokesman Some installations may impose Hawaii, where INDOPACOM is our commitment to protecting Timothy Flack said that the sus- further movement and travel re- headquartered, has experienced our people, our readiness and our pension would remain in effect strictions in addition to those al- a significant increase in corona- alliance,” Levy said. until at least April 8. ready imposed by DOD, and the virus cases, the message said. Individual commanders have “At that time, officials will re- movement of people potentially discretion to impose restrictions evaluate to determine if a continu- exposed to the virus may also be The Centers for Disease Control that mitigate the risks of sus- ing suspension is still necessary,” further restricted, the command and Prevention website reported tained community transmission he said, adding that the move said. 66 cases there as of Wednesday. of the virus, INDOPACOM’s mes- was made ahead of the upgraded “Mission-essential travel On Monday, Gov. David Ige is- sage said. Health Protection Condition to means remaining at home except sued a stay-at-home order effec- At Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, minimize potential health risks. to leave for work in critical jobs as tive through April 30. commander Capt. Brad Stallings Yokota Air Base, home of U.S. prescribed by unit chains of com- Additionally, the CDC has is- has imposed the naval forces re- Forces Japan in western Tokyo, mand; to buy groceries or other sued a level 3 travel advisory for strictions on travel and liberty, imposed no new restrictions important goods; to receive or many countries in the INDOPA- according to a post on the base of- Wednesday. provide health care; to drop off or COM area of operations, mean- ficial Facebook page. “The base is now in (Level C) pick up children from care; and ing that Americans should avoid Service members and their but has been preparing for the to get fresh air while observing nonessential travel to those des- families living off-base are per- change with the measures we 6-foot social distancing between tinations. As of Wednesday, level mitted to travel only between have already put in place,” 374th non-family members,” the mes- 3 countries include Australia, work and home, other than on Airlift Wing spokeswoman Capt. sage said. China, India, Indonesia, Japan, official business such as to off- Alicia Premo said in an email. Strict hygiene procedures Malaysia, the Philippines, Singa- base doctors, veterinarians, post Likewise, Phil Molter, a spokes- should be enforced, along with pore and Thailand. offices or for essential items such man for U.S. Army Garrison Oki- home quarantine or isolation pro- [email protected] as gas, groceries and household nawa, said that no changes have cedures as required, the message Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos items. been made to base entry proce- states. [email protected] “When making an official or dures there. “Continue to wash your hands, Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK 3 sailors first to test positive on deployed ship

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY being in contact with the sailors. time of the Roosevelt’s visit in early March, cessed, said Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Stars and Stripes The aircraft carrier has about 5,000 peo- there were only 16 cases of the virus in the Navy’s surgeon general. ple aboard, Gilday said. Vietnam, which were in the northern city The Navy is examining what happened WASHINGTON — Three sailors aboard The Roosevelt was last in port 15 days of Hanoi, Gilday said. The decision for al- on the Roosevelt to determine whether the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Philip- ago in Saigon in southern Vietnam. It was lowing the visit was made by Adm. Phil there needs to be changes to procedures pine Sea were flown off the ship Tuesday the second time that an American aircraft Richardson, the commander of U.S. Indo- for ships at sea, Gilday said. after testing positive for the coronavirus, carrier has made a port call to the country Pacific Command, he said. “Whenever we have a positive [test] on acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly since the fall of Saigon in 1975 at the end of Gilday said he believed most port visits any ship with any unit … we’re doing the announced. the Vietnam War. now in the Pacific are just for maintenance forensics on each one of those cases to try “These are our first three cases of [coro- Since Feb. 28, ships in the Pacific region or supplies, and only in rare cases would a and understand what kind of best practic- navirus] on a ship that’s deployed,” Modly under the command of 7th Fleet have been sailor need to be away from the pier to pick es, or the do’s and the don’ts that we can told reporters at the Pentagon during a directed to spend at least 14 days at sea be- up equipment. quickly promulgate fleet-wide,” he said. briefing on the Navy’s efforts to help com- tween port visits due to the virus outbreak The Navy is following the national Cen- As of Tuesday afternoon, the Navy had bat the virus. in nearby countries. ters for Disease Control and Prevention 86 active coronavirus cases, Modly said. The sailors were flown to a military hos- Gilday would not directly connect the guidelines to test only when a person has Out of the total, 57 are service members, pital in the Pacific region, according to cases to the Saigon port call, saying the symptoms associated with coronavirus. 13 are Navy civilian workers, 11 are de- Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval opera- Roosevelt has aircraft flying to and from The ship has the capability to test sailors, pendents, and five are contractors. tions. He said he did not know how many the ship, making it difficult to determine however it must still send samples to a [email protected] people are in isolation aboard the ship after where the infections originated. At the Defense Department laboratory to be pro- Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Guard adds 1K troops daily to fight virus

BY ROSE L. THAYER support to health care profession- Stars and Stripes als, logistics support, assisting with disinfecting and cleaning More than 9,000 National common public spaces, provid- Guard members are now activat- ing transportation for health care ed to fight the coronavirus pan- providers, collecting and deliver- demic, and their top general said ing samples, and assisting with Tuesday that troop increases will sample administration. continue to grow by 1,000 daily More than 900 Arizona Nation- for the next week. al Guard members will deploy by “It’s hard to predict what the the end of the week to communi- complete and total response ties where the greatest need for will be,” Air Force Gen. Joseph support has been identified, said Lengyel, chief of the National David Nunn, spokesman for the Guard Bureau, said during a Arizona National Guard. Those news conference. soldiers and airmen will work Every day, governors and ad- with grocery stores to unload jutants general are looking to the trucks until the stores are able to TONY DEJAK/AP National Guard as a resource to get more staff hired. fill gaps, he said. “We are bridging the gap,” he Members of The Ohio National Guard assist in repackaging emergency food boxes for food distribution Guard members are working said. at the Cleveland Food Bank in Cleveland, on Tuesday. Guard units are helping to transport medical in some capacity in all 50 states, More than 500 California Na- supplies, distribute food and even help direct traffic at drive-through testing sites. Washington and three U.S. ter- tional Guard troops are working ritories to combat coronavirus, in Amador, Monterey, Riverside, long as service members continue So far, 26 members of the Na- possible. Though Lengyel said which has now infected more Santa Cruz and Santa Clara coun- to feel healthy, there is no proce- tional Guard have reported test- sometimes it is unavoidable, as than 5 5,000 Americans, accord- ties at food bank warehouses, ac- dure in place to ensure when they ing positive for the virus. That is he pulled one National Guard ing to the Johns Hopkins Corona- cording to a news release from return home, they are not bring- a mix of troops on and off active officer onto his staff that works virus Resource Center. the state’s Guard. ing the virus with them. duty, he said. as a civilian emergency room “We are taking all the health The Guard is also taking into Other missions for the Guard As troops come onto active- doctor in Missouri to help with vary among the states. They in- duty status, Lengyel said they protection measures,” such as consideration that many of its clude response planners, response undergo a process to ensure they frequent hand washing and using members work in the medical decision-making. liaisons and support to state are healthy and not potentially protective equipment when nec- field in their civilian jobs and they [email protected] emergency operations centers, infected with the coronavirus. As essary, Lengyel said. should remain in place whenever Twitter: @Rose_Lori Fort Jackson Army recruit tests positive for coronavirus

BY COREY DICKSTEIN The Army in recent weeks has been Norton, a spokesman for Army Training cleaned thoroughly. Stars and Stripes screening recruits multiple times before and Doctrine Command, which oversees “I am grateful for everyone’s patience they arrive at their initial entrance training the service’s initial training at 17 installa- and empathy over the last month as we have WASHINGTON — An Army recruit at locations and conducting additional checks tions across the U.S. been fighting the spread of COVID-19,” Fort Jackson, S.C., has tested positive for before they begin their training, top service The recruit who tested positive was set Beagle said, referring to the formal name the coronavirus, marking the first known officials said last week. The screenings in- to train with Fort Jackson’s 3rd Battalion, of the disease caused by the coronavirus. case of the illness in the military’s initial clude temperature checks and a series of 13th Infantry Regiment, but has been iso- entrance training programs, service offi- questions designed to determine whether lated from other recruits after answers to “We need to continue to work together and cials said Tuesday. they had been at risk of exposure to the the coronavirus screening questions re- help each other as we navigate through this The recruit was among two positive cases virus in the past 14 days. vealed the recruit could have been exposed, health emergency.” announced at Fort Jackson, where about Even after the positive test of the recruit said Army Brig. Gen. Milford Beagle Jr., Top Army officials last week vowed to 50% of future soldiers are trained, post offi- this week, Army officials said they are con- Fort Jackson’s top commander. The recruit continue basic combat training and other cials said. The second soldier to test positive fident in the steps that they have taken to first showed symptoms related to the dis- initial-entry courses, which they said were was participating in the Adjutant General date to screen for the virus. Additionally, ease Friday before testing positive Monday, vital to keeping the service running. Gen. Basic Officer Leader Course, officials said. the service has canceled family day visits Beagle said in a video message posted to James McConville, the Army chief of staff, The soldiers who tested positive for the and closed its graduation ceremonies to the Fort Jackson’s Facebook page. told reporters Friday that only about half of virus have been placed in isolation and are public, including the family members of Post officials are now working to deter- receiving medical attention, according to a recruits. mine who was in contact with the recruit the typical number of recruits were ship- Fort Jackson statement. They will not be al- “We continue to assess our protective and the other soldier at Fort Jackson since ping to initial training. lowed to return to their training programs measures and they are currently working they arrived on post, he said. Locations that [email protected] until they are cleared by a doctor. extremely well,” said Army Col. Rich Mc- they were known to have visited are being Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK S. Korea: Trump asked for testing kits help

BY KIM GAMEL chemical reagents used to extract AND YOO KYONG CHANG genetic material during the diag- Stars and Stripes nostic tests, as long as it doesn’t have a negative effect on its own SEOUL, South Korea — South testing capabilities. Korea’s president said President The White House confirmed Donald Trump asked South Korea that the leaders spoke Tuesday for help with coronavirus testing but did not mention the request. kits and other equipment, and of- South Korea has drawn praise ficials offered to send what they for its aggressive approach to could as the United States strug- testing and tracking the virus as gles to cope with the pandemic. it was at the center of one of the Moon Jae-in’s comments come largest outbreaks outside of China as the South reported a slight up- for weeks. It pioneered the use of tick in the number of confirmed drive-thru clinics and employed a cases on Tuesday, raising the closed-circuit TV network to find total to 9,137 but remaining far and isolate other people who may below the peak of 909 infections have been exposed. on Feb. 29. Trump has insisted that the Authorities blamed a large U.S. is “doing a tremendous jump in imported cases, prompt- amount” to fight the virus despite ing them to impose a two-week criticism about shortages of test- quarantine on all visitors arriving ing capabilities and respirators from the U.S., in addition to that used for treatment. already imposed on Europeans. Defense Secretary Mark Esper Trump made the request dur- also said Tuesday that the mili- ing a 23-minute phone conver- tary is “making sure we have Blue House sation to discuss cooperation enough test kits.” against the virus, according to “It’s not perfect right now,” he South Korean President Moon Jae-in visits Seegene Inc., which is developing diagnostic solutions for the Blue House. told reporters. “But for the most fighting the coronavirus, Wednesday in Seoul . “Yesterday, U.S. President part, we’ve been able to — to test Donald Trump made a request to people and get results back in a us for the urgent provision of test timely manner.” kits and quarantine products,” U.S. Forces Korea, which USFK declares health emergency Moon said Wednesday during commands some 28,500 service a visit to Seegene Inc., a Seoul- members , relied on South Korean BY KIM GAMEL based company that develops di- tests for weeks before standing to enforce compliance and protect recent days, but health authori- agnostic solutions. up its own capabilities on March Stars and Stripes the force, I have declared a Pub- ties have warned that the threat The comment elaborated on a lic Health Emergency for all U.S. remains due to cluster outbreaks 8. USFK has had 10 infections, in- CAMP HUMPHREYS, South transcript of the phone conversa- commands and military instal- and imported cases. cluding one soldier. Korea — Gen. Robert Abrams, tion showing that Moon was will- lations” in South Korea, Abrams The public health emergency Moon credited the speedy de- the top U.S. commander in South ing to provide as much equipment said in a video announcement. will remain in effect through velopment of diagnostic solutions Korea, declared a public health as it could spare but noted possi- He said the new designation April 23 unless Abrams decides by local biotech companies for emergency on Wednesday, a ble limitations because of the U.S. applies to all service members, helping South Korea to slow the move that grants him more au- to change that, USFK said. family members, U.S. and South need for approval by the Food and pace of infections even as the U.S. thority to enforce restrictions Drug Administration. and other countries see the num- aimed at preventing the spread of Korean civilian employees, con- “When President Moon ex- ber of cases spike. coronavirus. tractors and Defense Department plained that FDA approval may South Korea said 126 people The decision came a day after retirees who have access to U.S. be required, President Trump have died from the virus, while U.S. Forces Korea reported its military installations. said he would take immediate 3,730 have fully recovered and 10th coronavirus case in an Violations will be subject to action to ensure that approval is been discharged. The number of American contractor who worked punishment including barring granted within the day,” accord- imported cases increased by 34 at the Eighth Army headquarters individuals from installations, he ing to the transcript. to 101 on Tuesday, marking the on Camp Humphreys. Only one added. Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of largest single-day rise. soldier has tested positive. The overall number of con- the Korea Centers for Disease [email protected] “In order to ensure I possess firmed infections in South Korea Control, also said Wednesday that Twitter: @kimgamel the necessary authorities needed has been on a downward trend in South Korea is willing to send [email protected] Leave after boot camp halted for new Marines BY STEPHEN FASTENAU Marine Capt. Bryan McDonnell The (Hilton Head, S.C.) said in the statement. Island Packet Recruit training is continuing with no plans to suspend it as of HILTON HEAD, S.C. — New Tuesday afternoon, McDonnell Marines won’t go home after boot said. He said the base had taken camp at Parris Island as a coro- steps to “harden our health pro- navirus precaution. tection posture against the im- The 10-day leave following pacts of COVID-19.” graduation from Marine Corps The announcement suspend- Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., ing leave follows a decision to has been suspended through at close graduation ceremonies to least May 11, the base announced. the public and suspend family ac- Marines will instead report di- tivities. Graduation events will be rectly to their next stop to con- streamed live on Parris Island’s tinue training. Facebook page during the cere- “While we understand this is mony and the video will be avail- challenging for new Marines and able later on the Depot’s website. their families, this policy protects The policy will be reviewed Marines, their families, Civilian again after May 11. Marines will Marines, and the community at- be able to use the 10-day leave at large from additional exposure,” a later time. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK First signs of virus disruption appear in housing

Associated Press were notably impacted by rising rates and the widespread eco- The outbreak of the coronavi- nomic disruption and uncertain- rus has dealt a shock to the global ty over household employment economy with unprecedented and incomes,“ Kan wrote. “Last speed as it continues to spread week’s purchase index fell 15% across the world. Here is a look at to its lowest level since August some of the latest developments 2019.” Wednesday related to the global While mortgage applications economy, particular economic fall, refinancing, which can be KELSEY BRUNNER, THE ASPEN (COLO.) TIMES/AP sectors, and the workplace: done from home, is soaring.  Housing: Economists have Lending Tree says the economic Construction on a building off the Hyman walking mall continues during the coronavirus outbreak in been waiting for the first signs of effects of the virus outbreak have Aspen, Colo., on Tuesday . The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday that mortgage virus-related disruptions in hous- led to unprecedented volatility in applications plunged last week. ing with the expectation that they mortgage interest rates and an will be seismic. Federal hous- overwhelming surge of borrower The Minneapolis company Yum increased borrowing and Marriott International have ing data looks further back for demand. The company’s data warned Wednesday that it is ab- under an existing credit facility single-digit gains. trends, meaning there is a lag in shows that refinance mortgage sorbing rising costs, including to $525 million from $425 mil-  Travel: The Associated Press real world activity. But details applications through its market- higher pay for workers. Target lion. The company also suspend- reported this week that airline have begun to emerge in private place tripled from a year ago in expects an additional $300 mil- ed its $2 billion stock buyback services are teetering on the surveys. each of the 50 largest cities and lion in costs this quarter from a program. On Wednesday, the Mortgage brink. Travel bans are rolling out in all but five states. In San Fran- $2 bump in hourly pay, and in- Yum said because the situation across the globe, businesses are Bankers Association reported that cisco, refinance loan requests creased investments in online op- is ongoing and the duration and cancelling travel, conferences mortgage applications plunged skyrocketed 417%. erations. The company withdrew severity are unclear, it’s difficult have been cancelled and vaca- 29.4% last week. People trying to  Retail: Local groceries and its annual and quarterly financial to forecast results. It expects sell homes have cancelled show- other mom-and-pop shops have guidance and suspended its share COVID-19 to impact its same- tioners are staycationing. ings during the outbreak and become a lifeline for millions of repurchase program to raise store sales for the quarter ended On Wednesday, American Air- because closings are done in per- people ordered by states or cities much-needed cash. June 30 more significantly than lines took out of circulation half son, economists expect sales will to shelter at home. Major retailers Fast food chains are offering in the current quarter due to the of all middle seats and all seats decline sharply. But the virus has are another, and the impact of the another lifeline, but at a cost. The increasing number of markets adjacent to flight attendant jump affected the market in other, un- virus has reordered priorities. owner of Pizza Hut, KFC and currently impacted. seats on every flight to provide foreseen ways as well. Target has been aggressively re- Taco Bell said in a regulatory fil-  Markets: Stocks were seesaw- more social distancing. The air- Despite additional cuts to modeling and opening new stores ing that 7,000 of its restaurants ing in Wednesday trading after line will also be able to proactive- benchmark interest rates by the as competition from Amazon.com worldwide are closed, including Congress and the White House ly reassign seats to create more U.S. Federal Reserve, mortgage grows increasingly intense. On over 1,000 Pizza Hut Express lo- reached a deal to inject nearly space between customers begin- rates have actually been rising. Wednesday, it significantly rolled cations in the U.S. and over 900 $2 trillion of aid into an economy ning March 24. Joel Kan, MBA’s Associate back those plans. Target said KFCs in the U.K. ravaged by the coronavirus. American will offer limited Vice President of Economic and it will remodel 130 stores this “In markets where govern- Travel-related stocks are a food and drink options from Industry Forecasting, said that’s year, less than half of 300 it had ments have imposed restrictions bright spot, bouncing back from partially because lenders amid planned. It will open only 15 to 20 on travel outside of the home or lows as investors bargain hunt. March 27 through April 30 to the outbreak are wrestling with smaller format stores this year, where customers are practicing Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line provide minimal contact between capacity issues, backlogs in the down from the 36 it had hoped to. social distancing, restaurant traf- and Royal Caribbean are up dou- flight attendants and customers pipeline, and the challenge of It will also push back plans to in- fic has also been significantly im- ble digits, while hotel operators and offer more social distancing. working remotely in real estate. corporate fresh food and alcohol pacted,” Yum Brands said in its including InterContinental Ho- The reduced service will be based “Home purchase applications in its online pickup service. filing. It too is compiling cash. tels, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts on flight length and destination. Some US leaders defy measures aimed at curbing spread

BY ERIC TUCKER contagious virus. Practice social distanc- behavior and decision-making. Paul went into quarantine Sunday after Associated Press ing? Daily White House briefings involve In Pompeo’s case, the State Department learning his results. His announcement Trump and other senior officials crowded says the unannounced trip — coming amid led Utah’s two GOP senators, Mike Lee WASHINGTON — The State Depart- around a podium. a near-global travel shutdown — was neces- and Mitt Romney, to place themselves into ment has advised against all international Even as the country has largely hun- sary and urgent because of political turmoil quarantine. travel because of the coronavirus, but that kered down, heeding the guidance of health in Afghanistan that U.S. officials fear could Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said in didn’t stop Secretary of State Mike Pompeo experts and the directives of state leaders, threaten a recent U.S.-Taliban peace deal an interview with Newsy, an online and from flying to Afghan- some powerful people in Washington have that calls for American troop withdraw- streaming news site, that Paul’s actions istan this week. defied preventative measures aimed at als. Pompeo left Kabul on Monday without were “irresponsible” and that senators in Gyms across the na- curbing the spread. Their business-as-usual being able to secure a power-sharing deal. general have been acting as if they were tion’s capital are shut- actions are at odds with the restrictions ev- Some of the behavior by other officials somehow immune to getting sick. tered, but Sen. Rand eryday Americans find themselves under, has drawn rebukes. Trump raised eyebrows among public Paul, an eye doctor, and with the government’s own messaging. Asked in a Science Magazine interview health specialists when he shook the hands still managed a work- Some human behavior experts say the about Trump shaking hands, Dr. Anthony of retail and health industry specialists at out at the Senate on “do as I say, not as I do” ethos seemingly Fauci, the director of the National Institute a Rose Garden news conference two weeks Sunday morning as he on display is common among powerful of- of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he ago. He acknowledged Monday that shaking awaited the results of ficials, who may be inclined to think they tells White House staff that “we should not hands has been a hard habit to break. a coronavirus test. It don’t have to follow rules for the general be doing that. Not only that — we should be Even now, he stands close to other of- came back positive. public in the same way or who can easily physically separating a bit more on those ficials at White House briefings, including Paul The guidance dissociate their own actions from what they press conferences.” Vice President Mike Pence. By contrast, against shaking hands? That hasn’t always say is best for others. Several senators, scolded Paul, R-Ky., for Defense Secretary Mark Esper began sepa- applied to President Donald Trump, whose “When we have high power, we think of refusing to self-quarantine after he’d been rating from his deputy as a precaution. penchant for pressing the flesh continued ourselves as exceptional as if the rules don’t tested. The doctor overseeing the govern- “The problem,“ said Schweitzer, the even after public health officials in his ad- apply to us,“ said Maurice Schweitzer, a ment’s coronavirus response suggested that Wharton professor, “is that the mixed mes- ministration were warning that such bodily professor at the Wharton School of the Uni- Paul’s actions fell short of model “personal sages sow confusion, and it seems disorga- contact could facilitate the spread of the versity of Pennsylvania who has researched responsibility.” nized, undisciplined, chaotic.” Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK Spain’s deaths leap; Prince Charles infected

BY ARITZ PARRA pleading for more staff and sup- AND DAVID RISING plies, including virus tests, after Associated Press 55 of its workers had been forced to take medical leave. MADRID — The death toll in National police also arrested Spain from the coronavirus shot two people in southern Spain on up by more than 700 on Wednes- Tuesday for throwing stones and day, surpassing China and now other debris at a convoy of ambu- second only to Italy as the pan- lances and police vehicles, as 28 demic spread rapidly in Eu- elderly people were being trans- rope, with even Britain’s Prince ferred from a nursing home with Charles testing positive for the a high number of infections to an- virus. other facility in their town. In India, the world’s largest de- With its health system over- mocracy, the government put its whelmed, Spanish hotels have 1.3 billion people on lockdown . been converted into hospitals and Spain recorded a record daily a Madrid ice rink is being used as increase of 738 deaths, pushing it a temporary morgue. Lawmakers to 3,434 overall and past China’s were set to extend the country’s 3,285, the Ministry of Health lockdown for two more weeks to said. The country’s infections April 12. rose by 20% to 47,610, and more Charles, 71, heir to the British than 5,000 have recovered. throne, is showing mild symptoms Fernando Simon, head of of COVID-19 and is self-isolating Spain’s health emergency coordi- at a royal estate in Scotland, his nation center, said that he hoped office said, adding that his wife, the numbers would peak soon. Camilla, has tested negative. “If we are not already at the Charles “has been display- peak, we are very close,” he ing mild symptoms but other- NARIMAN EL-MOFTY/AP said. “I cannot say that we have wise remains in good health and Municipal workers sanitize the walkways around the Giza pyramid complex in the hopes of curbing the reached it.” has been working from home spread of the new coronavirus outbreak in Egypt on Wednesday. Even once the numbers crest, it throughout the last few days as would be “counterproductive” to usual,” it said. think about relaxing restrictions India, where the massive lock- than 69,000 infections and 6,800 the spread of the illness and flat- Russia’s prime minister or- anytime soon, he added. down is underway, has only about deaths. ten the infection curve. China’s dered provincial governors to The elderly are among the 450 cases due to limited testing. Authorities are investigating Hubei province, where the out- move more quickly to ready most vulnerable to the corona- Prime Minister Narendra Modi if a hotly contested Champions break was first spotted late last hospital beds for patients as the virus, and Spain’s nursing home warned that if he didn’t act now, League soccer game in Milan in year, finally started lifting its outbreak spreads across the vast system has been hit particularly however, it could set the country February poured rocket fuel on lockdown. country, and President Vladi- hard. Prosecutors are investigat- back decades. the crisis that is overwhelming Some train stations and bus mir Putin ordered the military ing several homes after military His unprecedented move is Italian hospitals. Italian doctors services reopened in Hubei, and to train for helping handle the troops disinfecting them discov- aimed at keeping the virus from are being forced to choose who people who passed a health check pandemic. ered elderly people living among overwhelming its fragile health will receive desperately needed were allowed to travel for the first In New Zealand, the govern- suspected victims who had died. care system, as it has done in ventilators and who won’t. time since January. A similar ment declared an emergency be- Spanish media reported that 23 parts of Europe and threatens to Germany’s parliament was set easing in the hard-hit epicenter of fore an unprecedented lockdown residents of a Madrid retirement do in U.S. hotspots like New York. to approve a series of measures Wuhan is planned for April 8. began. home had died from COVID-19 Everything but essential services that will allow the government to Cases edged up in countries “I have one simple message for or symptoms related to the new like supermarkets were closed. offer aid totaling more than $1.1 with fragile health care systems. New Zealanders today as we head virus, news reports said. The Normally busy railway stations trillion for the country of 83 mil- Virus cases in South Africa rose into the next four weeks: Stay at residence hung up when called in New Delhi were deserted and lion people. to 709 as the country got ready to home,” Prime Minister Jacinda by The Associated Press, but its streets were eerily silent. There are signs that drastic go on lockdown Friday, and Rus- Ardern said. “It will break the management released a state- Italy has been the hardest- measures to keep people away sia reported 163 new cases over- chain of transmission and it will ment saying that it had been hit nation in Europe with more from one another can push back night for 658 total. save lives.” Aid group says Middle East lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts

Associated Press “If supermarkets and pharma- ister, himself an ultra-Orthodox tions when they held a rally to cel- 27,000 confirmed cases and a cies can remain operational dur- Jew. ebrate the release of a Palestinian death toll of at least 2,077, Health CAIRO — An international ing this crisis, then so should the Twenty-nine percent of those prisoner from an Israeli jail. Ministry spokesman Kianoush aid group said Wednesday that delivery of humanitarian aid,” he who contracted the virus in Israel Also late Tuesday, the Pales- Jahanpour said Wednesday. closures aimed at containing the added. were infected in a synagogue or a tinian Authority ordered all Pal- Afghanistan imposed a lock- coronavirus pandemic are pre- Countries across the Middle yeshiva, according to an analysis estinian workers to return to the down on its western Herat prov- venting it from reaching 300,000 East have imposed sweeping by the National Information and West Bank from Israel, which had ince, which borders Iran and people in conflict zones across the measures to prevent its spread, Knowledge Center for the Fight allowed around 65,000 to stay and where the largest number of Middle East, after authorities in including closing their borders, Against the Coronavirus, which work during the crisis. cases has been detected. Afghan Libya’s capital reported the first canceling flights and in some has been advising the Health In Libya, officials said that a authorities have reported 76 cases case in the war-torn country. cases imposing round-the-clock Ministry. 73-year-old man who entered and two deaths. The NATO-led The Norwegian Refugee Coun- curfews that confine people to The new restrictions in Israel from neighboring Tunisia on coalition in Afghanistan has re- cil said that it was unable to reach their homes. will bar most people from ventur- March 5 tested positive. The ported four cases among soldiers people in Syria, Yemen and the The Israeli government on ing more than 328 feet from their Libyan patient had recently trav- who recently arrived in Kabul. Gaza Strip, where authorities Wednesday approved new restric- homes. More than 2,100 Israelis eled to Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, ex- have imposed strict measures to tions, including the closure of all have been infected, with 37 in Libya’s National Center for Dis- panded its curfew hours in the cit- halt the spread of the virus. All synagogues. Authorities across serious condition. Five elderly Is- ease Control, and was receiving ies of Mecca and Medina, home to have fragile health care systems the region have already shuttered raelis with pre-existing medical medical treatment for his fever Islam’s holiest sites, as well as the that could be overwhelmed by an major holy sites sacred to Chris- conditions have died. and cough in isolation at a Tripoli capital, Riyadh. Residents must outbreak, and only Yemen has yet tians, Muslims and Jews. The Palestinian Authority, hospital. now remain inside their homes to report any cases. Many in Israel’s insular ultra- which governs parts of the Is- In neighboring Egypt, Prime from 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. The king- The group said that virus lock- Orthodox communities have raeli-occupied West Bank, has or- Minister Moustafa Madbouly said dom also banned travel in or out downs have also limited access to defied restrictions on public gath- dered a full lockdown and halted that a nationwide curfew from of the three governorates. Saudi parts of Africa and Asia. erings, despite the pleas of rabbis travel between cities, towns and 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. would go into Arabia has reported 676 cases. “While governments are taking and local authorities. That has led villages. Sixty cases have been effect Wednesday. Egypt has con- Pakistan halted all domes- tough, much-needed measures to to tensions with authorities and, reported in the West Bank and firmed 402 cases and 22 fatalities, tic passenger flights beginning prevent the spread of coronavirus, in at least one case, scuffles with another two in Gaza. including two senior military offi- Thursday after reporting nearly millions of refugees and displaced police. Late Tuesday, hundreds of cers who were involved in efforts 1,000 total cases, including seven people still depend on humanitar- The order to close the syna- people in the northern West Bank to disinfect public places. deaths and 19 who recovered. It ian assistance,” said Jan Egeland, gogues reportedly came over the town of Jenin, including dozens Iran is battling the worst out- had previously suspended train head of the aid group. objection of Israel’s health min- of armed men, defied the restric- break in the region, with over service and international flights. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Criminals capitalize on global fear, panic Associated Press he had a high fever. He was ar- one home before a resident con- rested after police said that he fronted him. A similar scam was WASHINGTON — Thieves threatened to give the employees steal surgical masks. A clinic sweeping through Germany. coronavirus. People in Pennsyl- sells fake COVID-19 tests. Hate The World Health Organiza- vania and Illinois were accused groups encourage sick members tion and other authorities are to infect law enforcement officers. of similar crimes. Texas pros- also working to debunk spurious Imposters pose as public health ecutors brought charges against claims about possible cures. They officials. Con artists peddle fake someone who falsely claimed on include false assertions that sil- cures and financial scams. social media to have tested posi- ver, bleach, and garlic could pro- As the coronavirus pandemic tive for COVID-19. tect against the coronavirus, or spreads, so too do the crimes re- In a memo issued Tuesday, that bananas prevent it. lated to it — transgressions that Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey In Uganda, the parliament capitalize on fear, panic and the Rosen told prosecutors that they speaker endorsed a businessman urge to lay blame, and add to the could charge people who threat- who said that he had discovered a burden on law enforcement agen- en to spread the new coronavirus chemical that “instantly kills” the cies trying to protect vulnerable under U.S. terrorism statutes virus. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga because the Justice Department citizens. announced that the businessman considers it a “biological agent” “It is really disheartening in a /AP had offered to produce the “treat- WILFREDO LEE under the law. In such cases, time like this that someone would ment” in Uganda and it would go suspects could be charged with take advantage of the community A health care worker prepares to collect a sample to test for COVID- on the market shortly. a number of offenses, including and take them in a time of need,” 19 at a drive-thru testing site in Miami. Kadaga’s comments were wide- Tucson, Ariz., Police Sgt. Pete possessing or developing a biolog- ical agent as a weapon, he said. ly mocked because the product is Dugan said. “It’s not racist at all,” Trump anti-Semitic messages, including actually a disinfectant, accord- Everyday life has essentially has said. suggesting that Jews are some- “Threats or attempt to use ing to the Ugandan firm that will stopped in many countries in a In Los Angeles, a 16-year-old how responsible for the pandemic. COVID-19 as a weapon against produce the chemical, not to be bid to slow the virus, and some boy of Asian descent said that Some hate groups have suggested Americans will not be tolerated,” ingested. crimes have been declining. But other students bullied him and ac- tainting doorknobs or other sur- Rosen wrote in the memo to U.S. reports of virus-related fraud are cused him of carrying the virus. faces with the virus so that FBI attorneys across the country and Fraudsters purport to col- on the rise, along with concerns In New York, a man on the sub- and police officers fall ill. the heads of all Justice Depart- lect contaminated banknotes in about hate crimes. way sprayed an Asian passenger “If any of you get this, I expect ment agencies, including the South Africa. And police busted a President Donald Trump and with Febreze and verbally abused you to spend as much time as FBI. clinic selling false testing kits in others have taken to calling the him. State Attorney General Leti- possible with our enemies,” one Meanwhile, police in Bowie, Kenya. virus the “Chinese coronavirus,” tia James set up a hotline for New wrote. M d., are investigating reports of In the U.S., the Justice Depart- even as scientists have said that Yorkers to report hate crimes in Hundreds of masks have been a man wearing an orange vest ment created a central fraud hot- the disease has nothing to do with the country’s outbreak epicenter. stolen in Portland, Ore., amid and blue surgical mask who ap- line (1-866-720-5721 or disaster@ Asian ethnicity. But the president The Anti-Defamation League, shortages for health care work- proached people at two homes leo.gov) and has ordered U.S. at- dismissed the idea that his com- which tracks hate groups, blames ers. A Missouri man who was claiming to be inspecting for the torneys to appoint special corona- ments could fuel hate crimes. the virus for elevating racist and coughing told two store clerks coronavirus. He actually entered virus fraud coordinators. Rare disease treatment status given to experimental drug

Associated Press years of exclusive U.S. marketing to generate billions in sales. for the drug and tax credits on its But Tyler Van Buren, a senior WASHINGTON — The phar- research and development costs. research analyst at the finan- maceutical giant that makes a Congress created the orphan cial services firm Piper Sandler, promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease drug program more than 35 years called Gilead’s filing “pretty treatment with U.S. regulators, ago to encourage companies to standard. a status that can potentially be develop drugs for niche diseases “It says nothing about profiting worth millions in tax breaks and and conditions that might not oth- off of the pandemic, but it does competition-free sales. erwise be profitable. But since provide protection if remdesivir What that specialty status will then, filing for orphan status has turns into a business in subse- actually mean for the marketing become a standard pharmaceuti- quent years,” he said. or profitability of Gilead Science’s cal industry tactic to extend the In recent years, the orphan drug experimental drug remdesivir profitability of drugs and block program has come under scru- isn’t clear. The drugmaker did competitors. tiny from the media, Congress not immediately respond Tues- “It seems like a misuse of the and government inspectors amid day to requests for comment. Orphan Drug Act, even though concerns that it is being misused technically it’s within the bounds to protect six-figure prices on Experts who have studied the ANDREW HARNIK/AP so-called “orphan drug” program of the law,” said Dr. Aaron Kes- specialty drugs. Roughly half of said that the company’s request selheim, a Harvard Medical the 48 new drugs approved by the Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day speaks at a meeting earlier this — and the Food and Drug Ad- School health policy expert. agency last year received orphan month with President Donald Trump, members of the Coronavirus ministration’s decision to grant it “There’s no expectation here that drug designation. Many were Task Force, and pharmaceutical executives in the Cabinet Room of — seem inappropriate given the this drug wouldn’t be able to gen- priced well above $100,000 for a the White House in Washington. rapidly expanding threat of the erate appropriate revenue for the year’s supply, including drugs for viral outbreak. manufacturer.” cancer, muscular dystrophy and gently concerned” with the af- with any governments how much The FDA granted the status on Kesselheim said that a number other genetic disorders. fordability of remdesivir. remdesivir will cost. Monday, according to the agen- of the early AIDS drugs also re- The nonprofit Public Citizen Gilead’s chairman and CEO, “The topic of pricing comes cy’s website. If approved, Gil- ceived orphan drug status in the group said in a statement that the Daniel O’Day, has previously said up once you know the medicine ead Sciences would receive seven 1980s and 1990s, but then went on U.S. government should be “ur- that the company hasn’t discussed works,” he said. Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 NATION Biden’s challenge is getting coverage Virus briefings are the new during virus crisis campaign rallies for Trump BY ALEXANDRA JAFFE troversy, Biden’s more measured BY JILL COLVIN cussion can go in many directions. AND BILL BARROW tone has sometimes struggled to Associated Press Trump’s disposition varies. On some days, he has break through. Associated Press struck an urgent tone, calling on Americans to come On Monday, Biden broadcast WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is together to defeat a common enemy. On others, he an address on the outbreak, new daily ritual now that the pandemic has put the working to reassert himself in na- has angrily defended his administration’s handling of but his remarks, which came at kibosh on the signature campaign rallies that helped tional politics three weeks after the pandemic and lashed out at reporters, including the same time as a briefing by him get elected four years ago: the coronavirus taking command of the Demo- those who have pressed him on the economic impact New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, briefing. cratic presidential primary. of mass closures, testing shortfalls and the struggles weren’t picked up live by any of Standing on the once-abandoned White House Like most Americans, Biden of doctors and nurses to find basic supplies. the major networks. On Tuesday, briefing room stage flanked by public health experts, has stayed close to home recently Some around Trump have suggested that less is when Biden appeared on “The Trump holds court with reporters and directly ad- to prevent the spread of the coro- more — that he only attend the briefings when there View,” some stations cut away to dresses the American people, providing updates on navirus. That — and a slow shift is big news to announce. briefings from local leaders on his administration’s efforts to combat the pandemic to the new online-only reality of “You want to keep the air of importance any time the virus. and trying to demonstrate that he’s in charge. the campaign — has left him with he steps into the room,” said former Trump com- Cecil acknowledged the dif- The updates are far more staid than his raucous a lower profile as much of the na- ficulty Biden and the broader munications aide Jason Miller. But Trump has told rallies and lack the adoring crowds and “Lock her tion has focused on the pandemic Democratic Party face getting people that he knows the nation is watching and that up!” chants of the political gatherings. But they in- and President Donald Trump’s coverage for their message and he doesn’t want to give up the stage to deputies, who clude many of the same features as his now-on-ice response to it. said it’s one of the reasons his in some cases have refuted his commentary in real mass rallies: plenty of self-congratulation and airing But from a newly constructed group recently launched a mul- time on stage. of grievances, press bashing, tirades against his crit- television studio in his Wilming- timillion-dollar advertising blitz ics and an ample dose of misleading information. The Trump briefings, which often include infor- ton, Del. , home, Biden sat for a around Trump’s coronavirus mation that is later clarified or corrected, stand in series of high-profile interviews response. That, combined with measured updates from pub- lic health officials, has created a sometimes confus- sharp contrast to those of New York Gov. Andrew Tuesday. The appearances were “In order for people to break Cuomo, which have been widely praised. While the a preview of a more public role through, in order to really hold ing split screen for Americans watching at home, many under stay-at-home restrictions and anxiously Democrat has generally tried to provide an even- he’s hoping to assume in the com- the president accountable, some- keeled, fact-based approach aided by endless Pow- ing weeks as he emerges as the times the best way you can do that tuning in to cable news for updates. “I don’t want to stand here for two hours and do erPoint slides, he was far more urgent Tuesday as Democratic counter to Trump. is simply by making sure you’re he pleaded with the federal government to do more In an interview with CNN, this,” Trump told reporters during Monday’s mara- on people’s TV screens, and pay- to help the state as it struggles to cope with a flood of Biden took an increasingly ag- thon briefing, which stretched to nearly two hours. ing for it,” he said. more than 25,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. gressive stance against the pres- Another challenge for Biden: “But I think it’s important. ... Give us any question “What am I going to do with 400 ventilators?!“ ident’s coronavirus response, remaining relevant and engaged about it because I think it’s important for the public Cuomo bellowed in response to the Federal Emer- urging him to “stop talking and in the conversation and response to know.” gency Management Agency’s latest offer. “You pick start listening to the medical from a notably peripheral posi- For the first few days of the crisis, the briefings experts.” tion as the likely-but-not-quite-of- were led by Vice President Mike Pence, who offered the 26,000 people who are going to die because you Guy Cecil, chairman of Priori- ficial nominee of the Democratic buttoned-up updates in a calming, paternal tone. But only sent 400 ventilators!” ties USA, the major Democratic Party, and one who is no longer Trump, who never likes to cede the spotlight, quickly Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Wash- super PAC, said he’s glad to see a serving in public office. decided to make himself the star of the daily show. ington Post, said Monday that the briefings were commitment from Biden to take While Bernie Sanders’ path to Now, every day of the week, including Tuesday, beginning to sound like substitutes for Trump’s cam- on a more robust schedule of pub- the Democratic presidential nom- when he sat down for a separate Fox News town paign rallies and were working against the goal of lic and media appearances. ination is increasingly mathemat- hall in the Rose Garden, Trump emerges from be- giving the public critical and truthful information. “We need to be holding this ically improbable, the Vermont hind closed doors and reads a summary of his ad- “They have become a daily stage for Trump to administration accountable, and senator isn’t exiting the race and ministration’s latest efforts. Then he invites other play his greatest hits to captive audience members,” there’s no way to do that if you’re has done his own online events administration officials to make remarks from the she wrote. not speaking out,” he said. and media appearances empha- often-crowded stage where social distancing recom- MSNBC star Rachel Maddow went even further. But with the major networks sizing his efforts in the Senate to mendations are flouted. “All of us should stop broadcasting it, honestly,” focused daily on crisis and con- respond to the virus. Then he opens things up for questions, and the dis- she said. “It’s going to cost lives.” PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTRBREAK As cases surge in Calif., link to teen’s death unclear Associated Press to temporarily close or reduce operations. LOS ANGELES — Los An- Nearly 17,000 people filed un- geles County health officials employment claims over just two backtracked Tuesday on their days — Sunday and Monday_ ac- announcement that a child died cording to preliminary numbers from coronavirus, saying it’s pos- given by Alabama Department sible the death was caused by of Labor spokeswoman Tara something else. Hutchison. During their daily briefing, Health officials have acknowl- the county health department edged the economic cost of man- said the unidentified child from datory closures, but say they’re Lancaster was among four new crucial to slow the outbreak as deaths. caseloads grow exponential- Hours later, after Gov. Gavin ly, threatening to overwhelm Newsom had cited the death of hospitals . the teenager as evidence the virus Republican Gov. Kay Ivey can strike anyone, the county is- said she was following the lead sued a new statement. “Though early tests indicated a of President Donald Trump, and positive result for COVID-19, the expressed reluctance on Tuesday case is complex and there may be to join other governors in issuing an alternate explanation for this a statewide order shutting down fatality“ and the case will need nonessential activities. evaluation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SC schools likely to the statement said. close through April Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said a 17-year-old boy had been COLUMBIA — South Caro- hospitalized with respiratory lina schools will likely be closed problems and died from septic through at least April because of shock. Parris said the boy’s father the new coronavirus, the gover- also has coronavirus and worked nor announced Tuesday. in a job where he had close con- State health officials report- tact with the public. ed two additional deaths from COVID-19. High NY infection rate Gov. Henry McMaster didn’t issue an order closing schools risky for health workers through April, but said he and NEW YORK — A “cacophony state Education Superintendent of coughing” in packed emergen- Molly Spearman see little choice cy rooms. Beds squeezed in wher- but to keep schools closed for four ever there is space. Overworked, more weeks for the safety of stu- sleep-deprived doctors and nurs- dents, teachers and the public. es rationed to one face mask a Schools were first closed March day and wracked by worry about 16. School districts are now hav- a dwindling number of available ing students access lessons on- ventilators. line or sending packets of work to Such is the reality inside New homes on school buses. York City’s hospitals, which have become the war-zone-like epi- 1st Alaskan victim was center of the nation’s coronavirus in high-risk group crisis. Faced with an infection rate JUNEAU — Alaska has re- that is five times that of the rest corded its first death from the of the country, health workers are coronavirus, state officials said putting themselves at risk to fight Tuesday evening. a tide of sickness that’s getting Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief worse by the day . medical officer, said the elderly sent Ducey, a Republican, a letter beginning and that obeying a new Trump OKs disaster “You’re on 100% of the time — person in a high risk group con- saying his executive order should stay-at-home order is necessary, no matter what,“ said Dr. Jolion tracted the virus and died in not have included golf courses even as President Donald Trump declaration for La. McGreevy, medical director of Washington state. and payday lenders in the defini- suggested restrictions around the The Mount Sinai Hospital emer- The person had not recently BATON ROUGE — President tion of “essential services” that country could be relaxed in little Donald Trump on Tuesday eve- gency department. “It’s been a traveled to Alaska and had been cannot be shut down in response more than two weeks. in Washington for a while. No ning granted a federal disaster month of full force, and that’s to the outbreak. They also re- The order from Gov. Eric Hol- other details about the person, declaration exists in Louisiana certainly very stressful.” quested a statewide moratorium comb takes effect Wednesday. Patients initially showed up including age or gender, were and ordered assistance to supple- on evictions and foreclosures. Indiana saw its number of con- with fairly mild symptoms, con- released. ment recovery efforts in the areas Ducey agreed to pause evictions firmed COVID-19 cases grow to cerned they contracted corona- Even though the death was in affected by COVID-19. for 120 days for renters who are 365 on Tuesday — more than 12 virus. That shifted over the past Washington state, Zink said the Louisiana Gov. John Bel Ed- quarantining or struggling from week, McGreevy said, and now death is counted for Alaska under times what state health officials wards on Tuesday asked the White hospitals are receiving far sicker rules from the U.S. Centers for the economic fallout. To qualify, reported a week earlier. Indiana’s House to declare a major disaster patients in need of life-saving Disease Control and Prevention renters must provide documenta- coronavirus-related deaths have in his state to free up more di- intervention. since the person was an Alaska tion that they’ve been ordered to gone from two to 12 during that rect federal aid to cope with the “We knew it was coming.“ he resident . quarantine, have a health condi- time. surging coronavirus outbreak, said. “We saw it in Italy and other tion that leaves them vulnerable Dr. Kristina Box, the state warning that the New Orleans places so we were prepared for it, Ariz. mayors slam edict or suffered a substantial income health commissioner, said the area could run out of hospital and now we’re seeing it.” loss. They’ll also have to acknowl- state’s hospitals were seeking beds by early April. Edwards’ regarding golf courses edge in writing that their lease additional sources of protective request came as the number of Ala. unemployment PHOENIX — Municipal lead- terms haven’t changed. equipment for health care work- people in Louisiana confirmed to claims skyrocket ers criticized Arizona Gov. Doug ers along with monitoring inten- have COVID-19 surged to nearly Ducey on Tuesday over his Ind. health chief warns sive care unit bed and ventilator 1,400 . Forty-six residents have MONTGOMERY — Thousands decision to classify some busi- cases will increase capacity at major hospitals for the died from the disease, according of Alabamians are filing for un- nesses like golf courses as “es- coming weeks. to the state health department. employment benefits, sometimes sential“ during the coronavirus INDIANAPOLIS — Top In- “We’re still in the very early Edwards issued a “stay at overwhelming the state applica- pandemic. diana officials warned Tuesday parts of this outbreak,” Box said. home” order for most of Louisi- tion system, as the coronavirus Mayors of five different cities, that the state’s rapid jump in “We will continue to see more ana’s 4.6 million residents that pandemic causes workplaces including Tucson and Flagstaff, coronavirus illnesses is just the cases.” began Monday evening. Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 FACES

Danny Clinch Pearl Jam, from left: Stone Gossard, Matt Cameron, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready. The band’s first album in seven years, “Gigaton,” comes out Friday. What to stream while staying put ‘Just Mercy,’ new albums from Pearl Jam and Dua Lipa among entertainment options during coronavirus isolation

Associated Press independent cinema” is how the Criterion Music 5 Seconds of Summer, “CALM”: The Channel aptly describes Zwigoff in this Australian pop-rockers did the unthinkable es, the coronavirus pandemic has series of four films that debuted Monday Dua Lipa, “Future Nostalgia”: While when their last album debuted at No. 1 on canceled concert tours, shut down on the streaming service. In sardonic non- most musicians have scrapped concert the pop charts, besting Beyonce and Jay- movie theaters and closed down fiction and fiction films, Zwigoff combed plans and changed album release dates due Z’s surprise collaborative release. 5SOS Ysome bookstores, but there’s still the land for American oddballs and pock- to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, Dua return with their fourth album this week, plenty to listen to, watch and read while ets of wry eccentricity. Included here is Lipa has moved up the date to her antici- continuing to showcase a more mature side self-distancing. Zwigoff’s 1995 indelible documentary por- pated sophomore project. Originally due to to the foursome that debuted on the music This week’s releases include new al- trait of comic-book artist Robert Crumb, be released April 3, “Future Nostalgia” is scene six years ago barely old enough to bums from Pearl Jam and Dua Lipa, sev- “Crumb,” and “Ghost World,” the deadpan now coming out Friday. It’s the follow-up drink alcohol in the States. Frequent Post eral worthwhile films available for rent 2001 teenage comedy that was an early to Lipa’s 2017 self-titled debut, which is the Malone collaborator Louis Bell and hit- and a new novel that tells a story of isola- breakout for Scarlett Johansson. most streamed album by a female artist maker Andrew Watt — who recently tested tion set against the backdrop of another “A Wrinkle in Time”: Disney Plus on in Spotify history and helped the British positive for the coronavirus — team back crisis. There are also some older offerings, Wednesday added Ava DuVernay’s adap- singer win two Grammy Awards last year, up with 5SOS on the new album, which including one of Scarlett Johansson’s early tation of Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi com- including best new artist. “Future Nos- also features songwriting and production films, all headed to TV or streaming de- ing-of-age tale about a girl’s self-discovery talgia” is already off to a powerful start work from Ryan Tedder, Charlie Puth and vice near you. across the space-time continuum. In her with the hit “Don’t Start Now,” which has Ali Tamposi. Here’s a collection curated by The Asso- review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck called it “all reached the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s Hot — Mesfin Fekadu ciated Press’ entertainment journalists of over the map, in every way possible,” but 100 chart. what’s arriving on TV, streaming services, praised the film’s diverse casting and new- Pearl Jam, “Gigaton”: It’s been seven Books music and book platforms this week. comer Storm Reid. years since rock icons Pearl Jam released — Jake Coyle a new studio album. They’re back with “The Glass Hotel”: It’s Emily St. John Movies “Gigaton,” tackling topics like lost Mandel’s first novel since “Station Eleven,“ Television friends, the environment and the her all-too-timely book about a devastating A few movies arrive to video-on-demand government — with particularly pandemic. “The Glass Hotel” may well slightly early this week, including the Har- “This Is Us” viewers who spent harsh words for President Donald prove just as timely — a story of isolation ley Quinn spinoff “Birds of Prey” and “The the season following the ups and Trump. In the AP’s review of the and displacement set against the financial Way Back,” a sports redemption tale about downs — many, many downs — of album, critic Mark Kennedy calls crisis of 2008. alcoholism featuring a deeply felt perfor- the extended Pearson family got one last episode when the fourth “Gigaton” a “fascinating and am- “The City We Became”: The latest novel mance by Ben Affleck. But don’t overlook season of the NBC drama wrapped bitious 12-track collection from award-winning science fiction-fanta- the sturdy legal thriller “Just Mercy,” Tuesday. Get tissue and the im- with a cleaner, crisper sy writer N.K. Jemisin may also prove too which became available to rent Tuesday, mediate longing for next season sound that is studded relevant. “The City We Became” is a sur- with Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx. ready by streaming it at nbc. with interesting tex- real and disorienting narrative set in New Adapted from the memoir by civil rights com/thisius. tures, topped by York City, where people lose their memo- attorney Bryan Stevenson, the film by di- “Star Trek: Picard,” which Eddie Vedder’s ries or discover graffiti with mysterious rector Destin Daniel Cretton (“Short Term heralded Patrick Stewart’s re- still-indignant power. 12”) is about the Harvard-trained lawyer’s turn as the stalwart retired voice.” — Hillel Italie efforts in a small Alabama town to defend Starfleet admiral and former death-row inmates. While it doesn’t break captain, concludes its first year much new ground, “Just Mercy” finds on CBS All Access on Thursday, plenty of power in its understated tone and with the season finale “Et in Patrick Stewart appears in a scene from the CBS All affecting performances. Arcadia Ego, Part 2.” A sopho- Access series “Star Trek: Picard.” The series concludes “Directed by Terry Zwigoff”: “The great more year is planned. its first season Thursday. counterculture curmudgeon of American — Lynn Elber CBS/AP Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Police: Man bit off part of girlfriend’s finger

ARTESIA — A New NM Mexico man face s charges after police said he bit off a piece of his girlfriend’s fin- ger following an argument over a cellphone in bed. Court records show Isiah Thompson of Artesia was arrest- ed for aggravated battery against a household member, the Carls- bad Current-Argus reported. According to a criminal com- plaint, when Artesia Police re- sponded to a report of a finger bitten off, an officer found nearly a quarter-inch of Aliah Enci- nias-Martinez left ring finger missing. Encinias-Martinez told offi- cers she asked Thompson, 26, to put down his cellphone and go to sleep for the night. After taking the phone from Thompson, Encinias-Marti- nez said she threw the phone and Thompson then bit her left finger. Officials warn to flush only toilet paper

NORFOLK — Toilet VA paper has become a scarce commodity as the corona- virus spreads. But sanitation offi- cials in southeastern Virginia are still warning people to flush only toilet paper and nothing else. The Virginian-Pilot reported that local officials were antici- ROBERT F. B UKATY/AP pating possible backups or over- flows at treatment facilities from people flushing items other than toilet paper. Spring is (not) in the air Lacie Wever, a spokeswoman for Hampton Roads Sanitation Ellen Werner enjoys the snow-covered landscape following an early spring snowstorm that dumped several inches of heavy, wet snow, District, said this is not the time Tuesday in Freeport, Maine. Werner, of New York City, was self-quarantining at a condo in Freeport to be near her children. She said she is for people to flush personal hy- not sick but wanted to be out of New York. giene wipes or cleaning cloths. She said that even if a package reported that the 42 digital traf- THE CENSUS Authorities arrested Caine Zan- says a product is flushable, do not fic boards along Interstate 15 and der Brown about two weeks ago flush it. U.S. Highway 95 were launched The record number of monk seal pups born in the main Hawai- in connection with the September this week. ian Islands in 2019. The Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Pro- 2018 defacing of the Northside Bicentennial book The LED signs will give real- gram’s 2019 population assessment found the number remained Jewish Congregation in the New highlights black heritage time driver information. This 48 about the same as the 2018 count of 1,400 seals, West Hawaii Orleans suburb of Mandeville. includes crashes, speed limit Today reported. The Hawaiian monk seal population faces con- He was charged with felony hate changes and lane restrictions. counts of hate crimes and crimi- MONTGOMERY — Al- tinuing threats including toxoplasma, fisheries interactions and intentional killings, The digital signs will allow the program said. nal damage to property. AL abama’s bicentennial is for fluctuations of speed lim- Brown told The Times-Pica- over, but a new book will high- its in hopes of reducing traffic yune/The New Orleans Advocate light 200 years of African Ameri- congestion. lion renovation as early as this in an interview that he now re- can history in the state. Gas leak may have fall, officials said. jects the neo-Nazi views he em- A coffee table book titled “The sparked home explosion Grand jury indicts 9 in The renovations of Gardner’s braced at the time. Future Emerges from the Past: Basin and the Atlantic City Celebrating 200 Years of Ala- vehicle title fraud case DETROIT — A 65-year- Aquarium are part of the city’s Policy will allow the bama African American History MI old man was killed and efforts to make the park more of and Culture” is being published PHOENIX — An Arizo- two other people injured following a tourist destination beyond the sale of alcohol to-go by the Alabama Bicentennial AZ na grand jury indicted a house explosion in Detroit that boardwalk and casinos, city offi- Commission . may have been sparked by a gas nine people accused of running cials said. TOPEKA — Kansas The book will look at the period leak and lit crack cocaine pipe. an illegal operation that produced The park’s renovations will in- KS bars, breweries and of slavery through the Civil War A woman “claimed she was tens of thousands of titles for ve- clude restroom updates, parking restaurants with liquor licenses and into the modern civil rights lighting a crack pipe when the hicles being sold in 42 states. improvements and electric vehi- will be temporarily allowed to movement. It highlight topics in- explosion happened,” Detroit sell bottled beer and wine to-go Prosecutors said the nine peo- cle charging stations. The aquar- cluding the recent discovery near Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave during the pandemic as long as ple indicted were accused of con- ium, which hasn’t undergone any Mobile of the Clotilda, the last ship Fornell told The Detroit News. the beverages are opened before spiring since 2015 to fraudulently major repairs in nearly 20 years, to bring African captives to the The 46-year-old woman suf- leaving the premises and sealed obtain Arizona car dealership li- will have several improvements, United States for enslavement. fered burns to her face, arms and in a proper to-go bag. censes and of consigning those including a new roof, replaced The book costs $19.95, and the legs and was in critical condition After strict restrictions due to dealership licenses to paying sub- windows and a renovated gift commission said proceeds will go at a hospital. A 42-year-old man the coronavirus effectively ended scribers via an online member- shop. to the United Negro College Fund ship service. suffered burns and abrasions dine-in service at most establish- Birmingham. Over 1,500 subscribers pur- and was in serious condition at a ments, Debbi Beavers, director chased thousands of vehicles in 42 hospital. Man says he regrets of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Highways set to debut states and the indicted defendants defacing synagogue announced the new policy , The digital messaging signs were accused of fraudulently ti- Aquarium, park to Kansas City Star reported. tling more than 30,000 vehicles undergo renovation MANDEVILLE — A The policy applies to restau- LAS VEGAS — More during the course of this scheme. LA man charged with rants with liquor licenses, bars, NV than 40 messaging Prosecutors say the amount of ATLANTIC CITY spraying anti-Semitic graffiti on clubs, farm wineries, micro- boards were set to begin operation illegal proceeds associated with NJ — A maritime park and a Louisiana synagogue said he breweries, micro-distilleries and on Las Vegas’ busiest highways. the scheme is alleged to be at least aquarium in New Jersey will un- regrets his actions and wants to liquor stores. The Las Vegas Review Journal $6.8 million. dergo an approximately $3.6 mil- apologize to the congregation. From wire reports PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander How the COVID-19 recession is like WWII Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY TYLER COWEN It is difficult to estimate the likelihood of Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff Bloomberg Opinion those risks, but they may help explain why the stock market has fallen so much — far EDITORIAL he COVID-19 collapse of the more than might be justified by a year or worldwide economy is prompting two of bad earnings. Terry Leonard, Editor comparisons with earlier major One significant difference between [email protected] Teconomic adjustments. And while World War II and the COVID-19 crisis is there is lot of discussion about the Great that people knew the war was going to last Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Recession of 2008, the current crisis has [email protected] a long while, and thus there was very little more in common with World War II. hesitation in committing significant eco- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content For the U.S. in World War II, an enemy [email protected] attacked and a significant portion of the nomic resources to the effort. Rather than economy was redirected to a wartime ef- trying to “prop up” troubled sectors, the Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation fort. With COVID-19, a virus has attacked U.S. encouraged factories to make tanks [email protected] and a significant portion of the economy instead of automobiles. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital has been redirected to enforced leisure at Today it is difficult to estimate when mat- [email protected] home. Time at home is better than having ters will return to normal. Is it good policy to fight on Pacific islands, but in some ways to prop up small restaurants, so as to en- BUREAU STAFF the economic effects are similar. able their full return within a few months? During World War II, the U.S. economy CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP Or will second and third waves of the virus Europe/Mideast produced many more tanks, guns and render rapid recovery impossible? In that Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief medical supplies, and GDP growth mea- A worker paints plywood covering the case it might be better for many of those [email protected] sured as robust — especially compared to windows of a restaurant set for potentially restaurant workers to switch to driving +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 the bad years of the preceding Great De- prolonged closure due to the coronavirus Amazon delivery trucks, as many of those Pacific pression. Yet those good GDP numbers are pandemic Monday in Kansas City, Mo. restaurants will not be reopening. Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief misleading. Data on personal consumption The course of the recession depends on [email protected] show that there were fewer goods and ser- this will resemble the boom that followed how accurate these estimates are, but of +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 vices to go around, and most people on the World War II. Americans will have spent course these kinds of projections are never home front felt a distinct sense of privation. months postponing their larger consumer very precise. And so far we are largely in Washington Many Americans feel the same right now. purchases. When the time comes, that Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief the dark. Many of the changes came in the form of pent-up demand will be unleashed, and [email protected] Economists are debating whether ag- diminished quality, so even the published producers of consumer durables will have (+1)(202)886-0033 gregate supply or demand is falling faster Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News consumption numbers understate the the inventory to satisfy it. In other words, [email protected] losses. During the war the mediocre can there is more intertemporal substitution right now. Again, the wartime experience of spam replaced the T-bone steak. Today than usual going on. is useful here. Aggregate demand can’t CIRCULATION “yoga by Zoom” is replacing the gym visit, On the downside, much of the lost con- come back until the supply problems are fixed. Furthermore, demand is suffering Mideast and that is also usually a lesser product. sumption will not be recovered, most of all Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager (Canned goods are making a comeback in the service sector. Foregone restaurant from (at least) two problems at once: Many [email protected] too.) meals and music concerts cannot be made people are losing their jobs, and a lot of de- [email protected] There are various forecasts circulating up. This will be a very painful recession mand is being deliberately suppressed (by, DSN (314)583-9111 for second quarter GDP (presented as an- for face-to-face services, which cannot be among other things, telling people to stay at Europe nualized rates of change), some of them as diverted to “wartime production.” home). The real issue is where to redirect Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager scary low as negative 24%. Obviously these As with World War II, one of the biggest demand. For that question, public health [email protected] are not good signs. But those numbers are dangers today is the risk of unpleasant and experts are of more use than Keynesian [email protected] not an entirely accurate representation of unexpected surprises. Those risks include economists. +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 what is going on. a Eurozone financial crisis and breakup, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tyler Cowen is Pacific One piece of good news is that America implosion in troubled states such as Iran, a professor of economics at George Mason Mari Mori, [email protected] is likely to see a boom once the uncer- a Saudi balance of payments crisis, or a University . 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BY HENRY OLSEN an additional $20 billion is earmarked to Special to The Washington Post reimburse the Postal Service for lost rev- enue. $600 million is reserved for new ouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, grants by the National Endowment for the D-Calif., famously said of Arts and the National Endowment for the Obamacare that Congress had Humanities — money that can be used by Hto pass the bill to learn what was recipients for general operating revenue. in it. Perhaps she’s hoping the same for her $300 million is set aside for new grants to coronavirus stimulus package, which her public television and radio stations. Should party unveiled on Tuesday. The document contractors and employees of these enti- is clearly an exercise in Kabuki theater, ties be preferred above contractors and since the massive proposal is full of par- employees of private businesses? tisan wish-listing and puzzling priorities The bill also prioritizes aid to foreign de- that will go nowhere. velopment banks. About $11 billion is set Others have already pointed out some of aside to recapitalize or purchase additional the worst aspects of the bill. Pelosi would shares in the International Development forgive all outstanding debts for the chron- Association, the African Development ically mismanaged U.S. Postal Service. Bank and Fund, and the North American She would also expand collective bargain- Development Bank. Again maybe worthy ing rights for union-represented employ- goals, but are they really a response to the ees and increase fuel emission standards U.S. coronavirus epidemic? for vehicles. Those might be worthy ideas, Then we get into some big-ticket items but they only serve as political hurdles to that reveal strong Democratic priorities. clearing the stimulus package. $100 billion is reserved for grants and Another provision would force Repub- funding to public or nonprofit health care licans to accede to longtime Democratic entities, as well as Medicaid or Medicare this bill at all? Pages 232 and 233 require probably right to insist that any grants to priorities on voting procedures. The so- enrolled suppliers, that can be used to reim- the labor secretary to promulgate new na- large companies be subject to oversight or called ACCESS Act, Division L of Pelosi’s burse for lost revenue. More than $1 billion tionwide standards on employers to prevent conditions set by Congress, to ensure that bill, requires states to have excuse-free is reserved to bail out Amtrak. $30 billion occupational exposure to pathogens. This funds are used by those in need to help early mail-in voting and same-day election is reserved for state and local education ex- can be a huge cost burden on employers those in need. Increasing the amount of registration. It also permits ballot harvest- penditures, and any grants given to states depending on who occupies that position. unemployment compensation available to ing, a procedure whereby third parties comes with a proviso that the state spend Is it necessary right now? Finally, Pages employees is also a good idea. But none of can collect absentee ballots for the voters at least as much on K-12 and higher educa- 258 and 259 temporarily repeal the work that detracts from the fact that Democrats and deliver them to the election author- tion as it spent on average over the three requirements for Temporary Assistance are using the crisis for messaging among ity. This procedure was involved in a no- prior fiscal years. One can easily imagine the left. torious voter-fraud case in North Carolina how any one of these provisions would lead for Needy Families recipients, a goal long The country needs unity right now. Both recently whereby a vendor to Republican to serious negotiations with Senate Repub- sought by the Democratic left. If the goal campaigns persuaded voters to give them licans. Include all of them, and surely oth- is to avoid sanctioning welfare recipients sides need to give and withhold the temp- unmarked ballots which they then marked ers I haven’t yet identified, and you have a during the crisis, a better approach would tation to use the crisis to leverage other for the Republican candidate. Extending recipe for prolonged negotiations. be to waive sanctions in regions with high objectives. The November election will this provision nationwide is an obvious Then there are the non-monetary provi- unemployment rather than simply repeal- determine how far the country wants to go nonstarter, and yet it still appears in her sions. Pages 162 and 163 of the Democrats’ ing the requirements altogether, even on a down one of those competing paths. Let’s bill. This is not a way to inspire biparti- bill amend the United States’ trade agree- temporary basis. use this time to deal with the emergency, san trust at a time when the nation sorely ment with Mexico and Canada. Are these This doesn’t mean that the bill doesn’t and defer the partisan battle for later. needs it. substantive changes or merely technical have worthwhile ideas or that the Senate Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a Other priorities puzzle me. For example, ones? Better question: Why include them in Republican bill is perfect. Democrats are senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Klobuchar is the best fit to be Biden’s running mate

BY GEORGE SKELTON list of speculators’ VP contenders. But se- was supported by 27% of Latinos and 20% But we’re getting way ahead of Los Angeles Times lecting her might not be the smartest play. of other nonwhite voters. ourselves. Biden commented after Harris gave up Biden doesn’t need a running mate’s Biden has other women of color he could oe Biden made a smart move by her own presidential bid in December that help to win over black voters. They have consider, including two Western Latinas: promising to choose a woman as his he would consider the senator for “any- been his strength. Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, 55, running mate. Next he needs to be thing she was interested in,” including Harris also didn’t exactly compile a stel- has a résumé similar to Harris’ — she is Jsmart again and choose the right the vice presidency. Selecting a woman lar record as state attorney general. She a former state attorney general and first- woman. of color could excite the Democratic base was risk-averse — for example, not taking term senator. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Pledging to select a female vice presi- — something Biden, 77, doesn’t do. He has positions on two ballot propositions to abol- Lujan Grisham, 60, is a former U.S. House dent was smart because it’s the right thing all but clinched the nomination because ish capital punishment and one to speed up member. to do. America, supposedly the land of Democrats consider him the most likely executions, despite her professed career- Stacey Abrams, 46, who is black, nar- equal opportunity, should have elected a candidate to beat Trump, the quality they long opposition to the death penalty. The rowly lost a 2018 race for Georgia governor woman president long ago. The veep spot deem most important, polls show. two abolition measures failed and the pro- and is frequently mentioned as a potential is just one step away. Harris, who is black, would be the first posal to expedite executions passed. VP. Get serious. Maybe someday, but so The right thing isn’t always the smart woman of color ever nominated for vice Her risk-averse trait carried over onto far the highest office she has won is state thing politically. But in this case it was for president by a major political party. A the presidential campaign trail where she the Democratic front-runner. Assuming legislator. Biden becomes the party’s presidential Biden-Harris ticket would reflect the often stumbled, most notably in waver- Some other women: nominee, the right female running mate growing diversity of Democratic voters. ing awkwardly on universal health care. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, 48, is should help the ticket appeal to swing-vote Those are the upsides. They’re out- This was despite aggressive, prosecutorial impressive. And she could deliver a vital suburban women in battleground states weighed by downsides. rhetoric. state that Hillary Clinton lost to Trump he must carry to oust President Donald For starters, Harris’ selection by Biden But if Biden did choose Harris and they four years ago. Trump in November. would look too cynical, too blatantly politi- were elected, it would significantly alter Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Moreover, by promising unequivocally cal to many voters. California’s political landscape. 70? Too far left. Not a good fit. to select a woman, the former vice presi- Moreover, a running mate should be able Harris would automatically become a Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 59, dent will avoid a heap of pressure to do just to deliver her home state for the ticket. potential president, stymieing Gov. Gavin could have broad appeal in the Midwest that leading up to the party’s nominating Harris isn’t needed for that. California’s 55 Newsom’s long-range White House ambi- and assure victory in her home state, convention in July. With the issue off the electoral votes — roughly 20% of the total tions. But in the short term, Newsom would which supported Clinton only narrowly in board, it won’t distract him from his main required to win the presidency — are in reap a political bonanza. The governor 2016. Her presidential race never gained message of anti-Trump, steady-handed, the bag for any Democrat. would choose Harris’ Senate successor. traction, but she’s smart, experienced, ar- moderate pragmatism. Anyway, she didn’t exhibit much lasting Or Newsom could grab the Senate seat ticulate, upbeat and her moderate ideology But it’s vital for Biden that he select a appeal as a presidential candidate, even himself by resigning and being appointed would be acceptable in battleground states. running mate who isn’t a campaign liabil- among voters of color in her own state. by the new governor . It’s doubtful he would She’s in sync with Biden politically. ity or distraction. He needs someone who A November poll of likely voters by the do that. Right now, Biden’s smartest choice will help the ticket attract voters, or at least Public Policy Institute of California found If Newsom named a statewide official, seems to be Klobuchar. not drive them away. Harris was the first choice for only 9% of he could also choose that person’s re- Political columnist George Skelton has covered For more than a year, California Sen. home state Latinos and 9% of other ethnici- placement and control a game of musical government and politics for nearly 60 years and Kamala Harris, 55, has been on the short ties, mostly black and Asian voters. Biden chairs. for the Los Angeles Times since 1974. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 SCOREBOARD/OLYMPICS/MLB

Sports on AFN Delay brings athletes new challenges

Go to the American Forces Network website for the most Olympic athletes must adjust training schedules; older competitors see windows closing up-to-date TV schedules. myafn.net BY JAMES ELLINGWORTH back what life was going to offer,” AND HOWARD FENDRICH said Cat Osterman, who turns 37 Associated Press next month and is the oldest play- Deals er on the U.S. softball team. Would-be Olympians and their “My husband and I have talked Tuesday’s transactions coaches have gone from days and about the possibility of having a weeks of mulling one sort of un- kid after July of 2020,” said Oster- FOOTBALL National Football League certainty raised by the coronavi- man, a pitcher who is one of two ARIZONA CARDINALS — Agreed to rus pandemic — Are the Tokyo holdovers from the team that col- terms with OL Max Garcia and S Charles Washington on one-year contracts. Games going to be held as sched- lected a silver medal at the 2008 ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms uled? — to a whole other set of with LB LaRoy Reynolds. Signed WR La- Olympics, “and now that has to go quon Treadwell. Signed DE Dante Fowler questions now that an indefinite into effect after 2021.” to a three-year contract. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Re-signed WR postponement is official. Or as Belgian cyclist Greg Van Chris Moore. To begin with: When, exactly, Avermaet, the 2016 Olympic road CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released QB Cam Newton. Signed WR Robbie Ander- are these Summer Olympics going race champion who turns 34 in son to a two-year contract. to be staged? All that’s known for May, put it, “The postponement CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR JoJo Natson and CB Donovan Olumba to sure as of now, based on Tues- means I will be another year one-year contracts. day’s announcement by the Inter- older, which isn’t ideal, but I know DETROIT LIONS — Agreed to terms with OL Oday Aboushi. national Olympic Committee and I will be as motivated as ever.” GREEN BAY PACKERS — Re-signed TE American fencer Kat Holmes /AP Marcedes Lewis. local organizers, is that instead of ELISE AMENDOLA JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Agreed to July 24 to Aug. 9, 2020, they will was an Olympian four years ago terms with LB Cassius Marsh. Agreed to be sometime — any time at all — and was on her way to earning Britain’s Andy Murray waves the British flag during the medal terms with CB Rashaan Melvin. Agreed ceremony for the men’s singles tennis tournament at the 2012 to terms with TE Tyler Eifert on a two- in 2021 (although, oddly enough, a spot this time, with an eye on year contract. they’re still going to be known as starting medical school in New Summer Olympics in London. The delay may allow Murray to NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed compete at the Olympics once his hip heals. LB Shilique Calhoun. the 2020 Games). York in the fall. She had every- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Re-signed DB Jimmie Ward to a three-year contract. What will the qualifying rules thing lined up, too: Holmes was Signed WR Travis Benjamin to a one-year be? Some sports already finished going to catch a flight from Japan changed just because the date timents Tuesday seemed to be contract. of the Olympics has changed,” a mix of disappointment and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed OT that process. Others are in a total to Newark Airport right after the Brandon Shell. state of flux. closing ceremony so she could Schmitt said. “Yes, this is time understanding . TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Re-signed filled with emotion. I don’t think S Andrew Adams and DL Rakeem Nunez- Will the delay force athletes make it to her first day of school “My first thought was I was Roches. orientation. it would be smart to make an relieved. Now there’s more of TENNESSEE TITANS — Re-signed TE to contemplate abandoning the Michael Pruitt. Olympics altogether, because Now everything becomes more immediate decision with these a chance that we can beat this WASHINGTON REDKSINS — Acquired complicated, including the pros- emotions.” and can do what we need to do to QB Kyle Allen from Carolina for a fifth- retirement beckons? And, if so, round pick. Traded CB Quinton Dunbar what will they decide? pect of missing a bunch of class To be sure, there also are those save as many lives as possible,” to the Seattle Seahawks for 2020 fifth- who could benefit from the delay, said Michael Phelps, the retired round draft pick. “More than anything, it pushes time if the Tokyo Olympics are HOCKEY shifted to May 2021, for example. because it offers extra months to swimmer who collected a record National Hockey League let injuries heal. 23 golds. “I was happy to see MINNESOTA WILD — Signed F Mitchell “I have to postpone the rest Chaffee to a two-year contract. of my life for a year and kind of Basketball stars Kevin Durant them logically making a smart confront what the rest of a quali- and Kyrie Irving come to mind , decision. It’s just frustrating it NFL fication means. We don’t know,” as do such reigning Olympic took this long.” Holmes said. champions as South African 400- Three-time beach volleyball NFL calendar “I didn’t come this far not to meter runner Wayde van Niekerk gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jen- give 100 percent at the Olympics. and British tennis player Andy nings called the postponement April 17 — Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets. ... And it’s kind of the same thing Murray. Others have financial the “responsible choice.” April 23-25 — NFL Draft, Las Vegas. with med school,” she said. “I fi- concerns. “Can you imagine making this May 19, 2020 — Spring owners meet- nally got into med school just like Baseball is returning to the decision after how many years ing, Marina del Rey, California. Late July — Training camps open. two or three weeks ago. It seems Olympics for the first time since and how much blood and sweat on Aug. 6 — Hall of Fame game, Canton, like a decade ago.” 2008, and former New York Mets a global level? People are having Ohio. Aug. 8 — Hall of Fame inductions, Can- U.S. swimmer Allison Schmitt minor leaguer Jeremy Wolf was a problem calling off weddings, ton, Ohio. might need to reconsider her set to play outfield for Israel. Now and calling off little tournaments, Sept. 5 — Final roster cutdown to 53. the 26-year-old Wolf will try to Sept. 10 — Kickoff game to open regu- plans. Schmitt — who owns eight so imagine with all the billions lar season. medals, including four golds — get a non-baseball job this sum- of dollars that’s gone into this,” Sept. 13 — First full regular-season has dealt with depression and left mer and has no idea if he will be Walsh Jennings said. schedule. her sport for two years after the able to play in 2021. Ellingworth reported from Dusseldorf, Baseball 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. But “It changes a lot of things for a Germany; Fendrich reported from Washington. Also contributing DAVE MARTIN/AP she returned to training under lot of guys,” Wolf said. “Who can coach Bob Bowman in hopes of still play, who can afford it (’cause were Tales Azzoni, Ronald Blum, Jay Cohen, Jimmy Golen, Will Graves, MLB calendar Three-time Olympic beach making her fourth Olympic team we’re not being paid), who will Pete Iacobelli, Gerald Imray, Mattias TBA — Opening day, active rosters re- volleyball gold medalist Kerri this year. still be in game shape? A year- Karen, Daniella Matar, Janie McCauley, duced to 26 players. Walsh Jennings said the She’ll turn 30 in June and said and-a-half is an eternity in base- Brian Mahoney, Mutwiri Mutuota, June 3-4 — Owners meeting, New postponement of the Games was Paul Newberry, Eric Olson, Anne M. York. it’s too soon to make a choice. ball time.” Peterson, Tim Reynolds, Jake Seiner June 10-12 — Amateur draft, Omaha, the “responsible choice.” Neb. “I know that our goals have not The overwhelming initial sen- and Dave Skretta. June 13-14 — Chicago Cubs vs. St. Lou- is at London. June 15 — International amateur sign- ing period closes. July 2 — International amateur sign- ing period opens. July 10 — Deadline for drafted players Syndergaard needs surgery, won’t pitch this season to sign, except for players who have ex- hausted college eligibility. July 14 — All-Star Game at Los Ange- BY RONALD BLUM hander on Thursday. Angeles Dodgers head team phy- Porcello and Steven Matz. les. July 26 — Hall of Fame induction, Coo- Associated Press “After experiencing discomfort sician Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Syndergaard turns 28 in Au- perstown, N.Y. in his elbow before spring train- Altchek operated Feb. 25 on the gust and currently is eligible to July 31 — Last day during the season to trade a player. NEW YORK — Mets right- ing was suspended due to the pan- right-handed Severino. The Red become a free agent after the Aug. 13 — New York Yankees vs. Chi- hander Noah Syndergaard be- cago White Sox at Dyersville, Iowa. demic, Noah and our health and Sox said last Thursday that Sale, 2021 season. He agreed in Janu- Aug. 23 — Boston vs. Baltimore at Wil- came the latest big-name pitcher performance department have their hard-throwing left-hand- ary to a $9.7 million, one-year liamsport, Pa. to need Tommy John surgery, Aug. 31 — Last day to be contracted to been in constant contact,” Mets ed ace, will have Tommy John contract. an organization and be eligible for post- joining the Yankees’ Luis Sever- general manager Brodie Van Wa- surgery. Syndergaard was acquired in season roster. Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 28 ino and Boston’s Chris Sale. genen said in a statement. “Based Nicknamed Thor, Syndergaard the December 2012 trade that players. New York said Tuesday that on the persistence of his symp- was projected as the No. 2 starter sent NL Cy Young winner R.A. Sept. 29-30 — Wild-card games. Oct. 20 — World Series starts. Syndergaard needs reconstruc- toms, Noah underwent a physical in a strong rotation behind two- Dickey to Toronto. An All-Star October TBA — Trading resumes, day tion of his ulnar collateral liga- examination and MRI that re- time NL Cy Young Award winner in 2016 when he went 14-9 with after World Series. November TBA — Deadline for teams ment and will miss the season vealed the ligament tear.” Jacob deGrom. a 2.60 ERA, Syndergaard has an to make qualifying offers to their eligible that’s been put on hold because Syndergaard, the hardest- New York has for now suffi- ERA that has climbed to 2.97 in former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series. of the coronavirus outbreak. throwing starting pitcher in the cient starters to make up for Syn- 2017, 3.05 in 2018 and 4.28 last November TBA — Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th Mets medical director Dr. David major leagues last season, re- dergaard’s absence, with Marcus year, when he was 10-8 in 32 day after World Series. Altchek will operate on the right- ceived a second opinion from Los Stroman, Michael Wacha, Rick starts. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, March 26, 2020 NFL/SOCCER NFL briefs Goodell orders facilities closed

Associated Press NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in- structed the 32 teams to close their facili- ties to all but a select few employees by 6 p.m. Wednesday. In a memo to the teams, Goodell said the restrictions meant as a safeguard against the new coronavirus will be in force until at least April 8, when the league will re- CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP evaluate, using advice from medical ex- Cindy Parlow Cone, the newly installed perts and health authorities. U.S. Soccer Federation president, said in The NFL has gotten some pushback for a news conference Tuesday that settling not postponing the draft scheduled for a lawsuit filed by women’s national team April 23-25 while the rest of the sports players is the top priority for her and Will world is largely shut down. Several teams Wilson, the new chief executive officer. have suggested there could be a competi- tive disadvantage in keeping those dates and have cited the inability to perform physical exams on draft prospects. But the draft remains on schedule and the league US Soccer is developing a new format because it has scrapped the public events set for Las Vegas. Federation Goodell told the teams only the following employees can be at team facilities for the /TNS next two weeks: ANTHONY BEHAR, SIPA USA  Trainers or doctors who are providing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell instructed all 32 NFL teams to close their facilities resets goal ongoing medical treatment to players. to all but a select few employees by 6 p.m. Wednesday.  Directors of facilities, security person- BY RONALD BLUM nel and independent contracts who main- were moving on from Newton by giving Jaguars sign Eifert for 2 years tain physical security of the facilities. him permission to seek a trade and then Associated Press  Technology personnel necessary to agreeing to a three-year, $63 million con- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Oft-injured NEW YORK — The newly installed pres- maintain security and operational capa- tract with free-agent quarterback Teddy tight end Tyler Eifert and the Jacksonville ident and chief executive officer of the U.S. bilities of a team’s IT network that enables Bridgewater about 90 minutes later. Jaguars agreed to a two-year contract in Soccer Federation used their first news remote work by team staff. On Monday night, Newton posted on his free agency Tuesday night. conference to state that settling a lawsuit Instagram account that he was “hungrier” Eifert played in 16 games last year for filed by women’s national team players is Panthers release Newton now because he is “unemployed.” the first time in his seven NFL seasons, all a top priority. Given the inevitable outcome of a New- with Cincinnati. He caught 43 passes for “A lot of damage has been done, and I CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Cam New- ton-Panthers breakup, it was not surpris- 436 yards and three touchdowns. think we are going to have to rebuild that ton era is over in Carolina, as the Panthers ing that no teams were willing to trade for He has 185 receptions for 2,152 yards trust and rebuild the relationship. It is released the 30-year-old quarterback after Newton. and 24 touchdowns. His best year came in not going to happen overnight,” President nine seasons. Newton now becomes a free agent 2015, when he had 52 catches for 615 yards Cindy Parlow Cone said Tuesday. “It’s The move became a mere formality after and can sign with another NFL team and 13 scores. But he’s missed more games going to take a lot of effort and time and the Panthers made it clear last week they immediately. (34) than he’s played (30) since. energy from the U.S. Soccer side to rebuild that trust, not only with our U.S. women’s national team players, but with our fans Tip: Players can’t get paid until new deals are registered and everyone engaged in the sport.” Players claim they have not been paid equally to the men’s national team and FROM BACK PAGE to the Bills, who haven’t had such an ac- spring would seem minor — most every- asked for more than $66 million in dam- doctors mutually agreed upon between complished receiver in years. thing about the machinations of sports ages under the Equal Pay Act and the Civil  franchises and players. Signed contracts Todd Gurley, merely the league’s best right now can feel that way — but they are Rights Act of 1964. A trial is scheduled for must be registered with the league before running back from 2015-17 but now with important to teams in several ways. May 5 in federal court in Los Angeles. anything becomes official and players can knee issues, cut by the Rams and landing If a new coaching staff is in place, those “The solution here is clear, simple, and get paid on their new deals. in Atlanta. get-togethers are when players begin unequivocal: equal pay,” responded Molly That led to dozens of leaks of deals  Calais Campbell, one of the best edge grasping new playbooks and philosophies Levinson, spokeswomen for the players. without teams being able to confirm them rushers around, dealt by Jacksonville to and strategies. Not to mention getting to In legal papers filed this month ahead of when the NFL business year began last Baltimore. know the coaches they’ll be working under. the trial, the USSF claimed the women’s Wednesday. And new teammates. team didn’t have the physical abilities Through all that, million-dollar pacts The draft Team chemistry begins to build during or the same responsibilities as the men’s emerged everywhere — some of them still those sessions. Fitness can be gauged. So team. That sparked a furor that included unannounced by teams. With the huge extravaganza the draft can dedication and perseverance. an on-field protest by players wearing Brady leaving New England has been has become scrapped, the NFL soon will Out-of-shape players will be the norm their warm-up jerseys inside out to hide the mind-blowing move, naturally. Sud- announce its altered format. this summer, and getting them back the USSF crest. The outcry led to the resig- denly, a franchise that hasn’t seen the post- Look for something resembling a stu- into football fitness will present a real nation of USSF President Carlos Cordeiro season in a dozen years has some cachet. dio TV show with much of the information challenge. and caused the federation to change its And the most dominant team of the past (and misinformation) flow fans are accus- lead law firm. two decades, with Brady leading the Pa- tomed to. There’s even chatter about pro- The schedule Chief legal officer Lydia Wahlke has triots to six championships in nine Super spective picks being asked to allow camera been placed on administrative leave, which Bowl trips, has lost its essence. crews in their homes for reactions to being The schedule might not be in flux for was first reported Tuesday by ESPN. Par- And the other relocations through free selected. the regular season set to begin on Sept. low Cone said an outside firm has been agency and trades will require some By far the biggest effect of the pandemic 10, probably in Kansas City. But the pre- retained to review USSF decision-making studying up by fans. The biggest moves so on the draft is the elimination of pro days season, from when training camps can that led to the briefs “to see where that pro- far, and with several big names still on the at various schools. While some see those as open and what restrictions exist — caused cess broke down.” She hopes to schedule market, seem to be: outings manufactured and managed by the by the new coronavirus or by the labor settlement talks.  All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins collegians and their representatives, many agreement that went into effect this month A 41-year-old World Cup and Olym- dealt to Arizona by Houston. NFL teams find significant value in them. — to actually playing exhibition games pic champion, Parlow Cone had been the  QBs Teddy Bridgewater to Carolina As for Las Vegas, it will get another could be in question. USSF vice president before Cordeiro quit and Philip Rivers to Indianapolis as free draft, perhaps the 2022 selections that are We’ve already seen how shoddy Septem- on March 12. agents. unspoken for right now. Next year will be ber contests can be with so many regulars “The comments and the language in the  Standout cornerback Darius Slay in Cleveland, 2023 in Kansas City. sitting out August games. What if the NFL last filing,“ Parlow Cone said, “I think not leaving Detroit for Philadelphia, which re- needs to cancel preseason games? only hurt our relationship with our women’s leased star safety and leader Malcolm Jen- Offseason programs Then again, many fans might applaud national team, but hurt women and girls in kins, who returned to New Orleans. that, eager for the real stuff, no matter how general, and as a former national player,  WR Stefon Diggs dealt by the Vikings Losing OTAs and minicamps in the sloppy it might be early on. they were personally hurtful to me.” Thursday, March 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL/PRO SPORTS/NHL Reverse play: NCAA permits charity effort Clemson’s Lawrence, girlfriend can resume webpage for virus victims

Associated Press NCAA said it will continue work- ing with its member schools to en- CLEMSON, S.C. — It turns out sure athletes and those affected Trevor Lawrence and his girl- by the virus are supported. friend didn’t do anything wrong “We applaud Trevor for his ef- when they were trying to help coronavirus victims and their forts,” the NCAA statement said. families. Clemson spokesman Ross Tay- What sounded like a noble lor said school compliance of- effort but might have been an ficials correctly applied NCAA NCAA violation is OK after all. guidelines against athletes using The NCAA said Tuesday the their names, images and like- couple can resume their fundrais- nesses for crowdfunding — but ing efforts after Clemson officials that was before the NCAA con- had shut down their gofundme. tacted the school. com page — “Covid-19 Family “We applaud and appreciate Relief and Support” — for fear their swift action in permitting the quarterback was committing this activity,” Clemson’s athletic a violation. department said in a statement. Lawrence and his girlfriend The couple had raised $2,670 Marissa Mowry received the go- before Clemson officials in- ahead from the governing body formed Lawrence the page vio- for the page after Clemson’s com- lated NCAA rules. pliance office had halted their ef- Before the NCAA contacted forts Monday afternoon — hours Clemson, Mowry had posted a after they launched it. video on Instagram Tuesday ex- The roller-coaster ride had plaining the situation, thanking left Lawrence — one of the lead- those who donated and apologiz- ing Heisman Trophy candidates ing for any confusion. heading into next season — and “Our intentions were to try Mowry, a soccer player at Ander- and help everyone,” Mowry said. son (South Carolina) University, “That’s changed a little bit, but apologizing for trying to do what we’re still going to do our best to they thought was right before the love on on y’all and support one NCAA stepped in. another during this hard time.” CHRIS CARLSON/AP The NCAA said in a statement it Taylor said he did not know if Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his girlfrield, Anderson soccer player Marissa Mowry, will be did not ask Clemson to take down Lawrence and Mowry would re- allowed to continue their gofundme.com page to benefit coronavirus victims, the NCAA said. the gofundme.com page. The start their fundraising page. Leagues, NHL extends isolation teams try period for players, staff

BY STEPHEN WHYNO DID YOU KNOW ? new plans AND JOHN WAWROW Associated Press The NHL asked that players and The NHL is extending its rec- staff extend their self-quarantine on the fly ommendation for players and 10 days beyond the original March staff to self-isolate and stay away 27 timeline to April 6, pushing BY TOM CANAVAN from team facilities during the back when facilities can open. Associated Press ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly SOURCE: Associated Press Major sports leagues and teams on Tuesday confirmed the NHL across the United States are being MICHAEL DWYER/AP has asked that players and staff Commissioner Gary Bettman forced to write a new game plan said recently the decision to re- Pedestrian traffic on March 14 in front of TD Garden, where the extend their self-quarantine 10 on how to pay employees and keep sume play would be made in ac- Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins play. The Jacobs Family has days beyond the original March the franchises solvent in the wake cordance with health officials. established a $1.5 million fund for the Bruins and TD Garden part- 27 timeline to April 6 — further of a coronavirus pandemic that The league is working on various time game-day associates who will be financially burdened if the six pushing back the earliest team has all but stopped revenue and scenarios about what a potential remaining regular-season Bruins games are not played. facilities can reopen. brought competition to a halt. The league over the past two return to play could look like. Major League Baseball, the days has held conference calls Bettman said he remains opti- NFL and NBA have not made em- rescinded Tuesday. and teams are attempting to keep with its Board of Governors and mistic about resuming this season ployee cuts at this point. NASCAR PGA Tour Commissioner Jay people employed with a decent general managers to inform them and awarding the Stanley Cup. announced major cuts across the Monahan has suspended his sal- level of income. The problem is, about and to take questions re- That could mean playing games board Tuesday. The NHL is cut- ary indefinitely while golf tourna- things can change almost daily garding the current situation. into the summer or early fall. ting salaries for league employ- ments are not being played. on political and financial fronts. Daly told The Associated Press The NHL said it plans to stage ees 25%, starting next month. “You are going to see people NASCAR made the biggest the calls provided updates . a full 2020-21 season, even if Individual teams seemingly experiment, trying out different news Tuesday, ordering staff pay There is still no clarity when it means starting as late as are having a hard time making formulas with all that is going cuts across its entire company the NHL might resume its sea- November. up their minds. The New Jersey on,” said Andrew Zimbalist, an until the series returns to racing. son, though the Center for Dis- Two Ottawa Senators players Devils of the NHL and Philadel- economist at Smith College in NASCAR President Steve eason Control’s recommendation tested positive for COVID-19, phia 76ers of the NBA — who Northampton, Mass. “There is Phelps sent a late-afternoon of no gatherings of 50 or more and six others were tested with have the same co-owners, flip- not some major algorithm out memo to employees saying all of- people until mid-May is expect- results pending. The league has flopped in the past two days. there that tells you what to do in ficers will have a 25% reduction ed to factor into the timing. The said its medical experts do not Employees making more than this circumstance. They have not in salary, while all other employ- league and Players’ Association recommend mass testing for $100,000 had their salaries cut by faced it before.” ees will have their salary reduced told players they could self-isolate players or staff unless they ex- 20% on Monday. The decision was Zimbalist said most leagues by 20%. until the end of March. hibit symptoms. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, March 26, 2020 F3HIJKLM Shelved for the season Mets’ Syndergaard must undergo SPORTS Tommy John surgery » MLB, Page 21 UpheavaNFL l Brady to Bucs only tip of changing landscape

BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press ajor changes are everywhere in the NFL. They won’t likely end soon. A free agen- Mcy frenzy that has seen steady player movement — yes, players beyond Tom Brady have changed addresses — has been the focal point. With little to nothing else going on in sports, the NFL has grabbed headlines with busi- ness deals between players and teams. Those transactions have TONY AVELAR/AP changed the league landscape. The Los Angeles Rams released But so have many other moves in- running back Todd Gurley, who volving the draft, offseason pro- promptly signed a one-year deal grams and perhaps the upcoming with the Atlanta Falcons. season itself as the new corona- virus pandemic affects every as- ers from visiting teams courting pect of our lives. them and banned club personnel Here’s a look at all of those ele- from traveling to meet with the ments in America’s most popular free agents — both wise and nec- and lucrative sport. essary moves. Physicals on which contract Free agency agreements are reliant could only be performed locally or by Awkwardness might be the keyword. The NFL barred play- SEE TIP ON PAGE 22

KELVIN KUO, ABOVE, AND STEPHEN B. MORTON, RIGHT/AP Above: The Minnesota Vikings traded wide receiver Stefon Diggs, right, and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick to the Buffalo Bills for the 22nd pick in this year’s draft along with a fifth- and sixth-rounder this year and a fourth-rounder in 2021. Right: The Baltimore Ravens acquired 6-foot-8 defensive end Calais Campbell last week from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a fifth-round draft pick.

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