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'Challenging Times Are Ahead' MLB MILITARY FACES Players voice safety US, South Korea New this week: Hear concerns over toll close in on defense Sam Hunt’s latest, of post-virus season cost-sharing deal binge on James Bond Back page Page 3 Page 16 Online: Get the latest news on the virus outbreak » stripes.com/coronavirus stripes.com Volume 78, No. 248 ©SS 2020 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ‘Challenging times are ahead’ New York makes plea for help as DOD halts Aviano volunteers shop, deliver announcing new world virus infections top 800K cases in ranks groceries to those stuck at home Associated Press In New York, the epicenter of Page 5 BY KENT HARRIS She picked up the items on the American outbreak, Cuomo Stars and Stripes the list she had and headed to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and health officials warned that the checkout, where the cashier begged for health care reinforce- AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — the crisis unfolding there is just called the customer and took ments, saying up to 1 million more Schools in Senior Airman Sherraye Carter a preview of what other U.S. cit- their payment information. Then workers were needed to fight the went shopping Monday at the ies and towns will soon face. New Carter delivered six or seven gro- coronavirus, as the world total Japan, S. Korea commissary. It wasn’t much dif- York state’s death toll climbed by cery bags to a home not far from climbed to more than 800,000 ferent than a normal trip, she more than 250 people in a day to extend closures where she lives. cases. said, except that none of the items over 1,200, most of them in the “I would definitely do it again,” The plea came a day after Pres- Page 8 she bought were for her. city. she said. “I’m just waiting for an- ident Donald Trump warned, Carter, a member of the 606th other email.” “Challenging times are ahead “We’ve lost over 1,000 New Air Control Squadron, was one A worker moves items at a Carter is one of more than 150 for the next 30 days.” During the Yorkers,” Cuomo said. “To of the first people to participate federal medical station for people who have volunteered to Rose Garden press conference, me, we’re beyond staggering in an on-base grocery shopping hospital surge capacity set pick up and deliver groceries the president said the nation already.” and delivery program for those up at Temple University in for those who can’t go out them- should prepare for a coronavi- New York City’s Health De- whose movement is limited under Philadelphia on Monday. selves, said Senior Master Sgt. rus death toll that could exceed partment recorded the city’s first Italy’s sweeping coronavirus 100,000. SEE VIRUS ON PAGE 9 MATT ROURKE/AP restrictions. SEE DELIVERY ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, April 1, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................0.9650 Macy’s, Kohl’s, Gap to furlough most workers Euro costs (April 1) ............................... $1.07 Thailand (Baht) ..................................... 32.74 Dollar buys (April 1) .........................€0.8892 Turkey (Lira) .........................................6.5727 British pound (April 1) .........................$1.21 (Military exchange rates are those BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO minimum workforce” needed to berg said the furloughs affect Japanese yen (April 1) .......................105.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (April 1) ...........1,192.00 Associated Press maintain basic operations. Ma- nearly 80,000 out of 129,000 work- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3783 cy’s said that it has lost the bulk ers across all brands, including Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound .....................................$1.2404 NEW YORK — Macy’s, Kohl’s nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., of its sales due to the temporary Banana Republic and Old Navy. Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.4333 purchasing British pounds in Germany), and Gap Inc. all said Monday closing of more than 600 stores The furloughed workers will China (Yuan) ........................................7.0864 check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ................................6.8134 that they will stop paying tens of starting March 18. continue to get health benefits. facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ....................................15.7612 thousands of employees who were Kohl’s, based in Menomonee The moves are perhaps the Euro ........................................ $1.0954/0.9129 rates provided for reference when buying thrown out of work when the Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7533 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Falls, Wis. , said that the furloughs most dramatic signs that even to one dollar, except for the British pound, chains temporarily closed their Hungary (Forint) .................................328.46 will apply to 85,000 of its 120,000 big-name retailers are seeing Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.5462 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, stores and sales collapsed as a re- employees at stores and distribu- their business evaporate and that Japan (Yen) ...........................................108.23 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) sult of the pandemic. tion centers. It will continue to the $2 trillion rescue package Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3138 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) .................................10.5451 Macy’s said that the majority ship products and do curbside passed by Congress and signed Philippines (Peso).................................50.98 Prime rate ................................................3.25 of its 125,000 employees will be pickup from most stores with a by President Donald Trump last Poland (Zloty) ..........................................4.14 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7650 Federal funds market rate ................... 0.10 furloughed this week and that it limited number of staff. week may only have a limited Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.4256 3-month bill .............................................0.05 is transitioning to an “absolute Gap’s spokesman Sandy Gold- impact. South Korea (Won) ..........................1,219.97 30-year bond ...........................................1.28 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 44/40 Kabul 55/43 Seoul 56/35 Baghdad 86/62 Kandahar 70/50 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 61/33 57/46 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 46/30 42/28 56/42 Iwakuni 55/48 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 75/69 Brussels 43/27 Guam 75/64 48/29 Ramstein 57/50 81/77 Lajes, 45/24 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 88/64 85/62 60/56 47/29 44/25 Aviano/ Vicenza 44/31 Naples 50/41 Okinawa Morón 69/65 60/47 Sigonella Rota 61/46 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 87/77 58/50 60/56 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 17 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 15 Crossword ................. 15 Faces ........................ 16 Opinion ................ 18-19 Sports ...................21-24 Wednesday, April 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 PACIFIC 2nd ID: Foul play not fully ruled out in 2 Negotiator: US, S. Korea Humphreys deaths close on cost-sharing deal BY KIM GAMEL Stars and Stripes ‘ There is no danger BY KIM GAMEL but that money was due to run on readiness and our ability to AND YOO KYONG CHANG out Tuesday. The Defense De- deliver services at an acceptable SEOUL, South Korea — The to the public or the Stars and Stripes partment said it will continue level.” recent deaths of two American Camp Humphreys additional funding to support The issue doesn’t affect non- soldiers were not connected to SEOUL, South Korea — The “critical” logistics cost-sharing each other or the coronavirus, but community in regard United States and South Korea appropriated fund organizations contracts and other key positions. such as on-base restaurants, ex- foul play has not been completely are close on reaching a defense Gen. Robert Abrams, the to these deaths. change stores, bowling alleys ruled out as investigations are on- ’ cost-sharing deal, a negotiator USFK commander, told Stars and and other community activities going, the military said. Chris Grey said Tuesday in Seoul on the eve Stripes that he had secured ap- The 2nd Infantry Division sol- Army Criminal Investigation Command of American military plans to put proval to keep more people due to that receive money from other diers — Pfc. Marissa Jo Gloria spokesman half of its local work force on un- complications from the coronavi- sources. and Spc. Clay Welch — died in paid leave. rus pandemic. Military officials also have said their barracks rooms on Camp U.S. Forces Korea was able to U.S. service members also will previously that the mitigating Humphreys over two consecutive keep about 4,500 South Korean fill in for some of the vacated measures would ensure “limited days earlier this month. employees determined to be es- “She entered active duty on positions, he said Friday during to no observable reactions” for Seeking to stave off speculation sential for maintaining “life, January 2nd, 2019 and got her an interview. He wouldn’t say amid the coronavirus pandemic, health, safety and minimum the hospital on Camp Humphreys castle pinned April 2019. It was how many and acknowledged officials took the unusual step of readiness.” But the others will be and other medical facilities, law one the proudest moments of her the troops would have a learning immediately announcing that nei- furloughed beginning Wednesday enforcement, commissaries, life,” her obituary said, referring curve in their new roles. ther soldier had been ill nor ex- after the two sides failed in seven schools and post offices. to the Army Abrams said it was “heart- hibited symptoms of COVID-19.
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