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COVID US News One Year Ago Flashback
March 10, 2020
Now Hindsight
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At least 849 cases of coronavirus reported across the US.

Top US health official: Americans "can't be doing the kinds of things we were doing a few months ago"

Planning for a Trump rally is underway.

Earlier today, the Biden and Bernie Sanders' campaigns announced that they were canceling rallies in Cleveland tonight out an abundance of caution over the coronavirus outbreak.

President Trump did not attend the coronavirus news conference Tuesday, despite telling reporters Monday that he would return to brief this afternoon.

Former Vice President Joe Biden plans to speak about coronavirus in his address tonight, his senior adviser tells CNN.

Google recommends US employees work from home.

Lawmakers in DC advised to use "Star Trek" greeting instead of shaking hands.

US stocks rally following historic losses.

Coachella will be postponed because of coronavirus concerns, sources say.

President Trump said he did not get tested for coronavirus even after he met with some lawmakers who had been exposed to the virus because the White House doctor said he didn't need to. "I don't think it's a big deal.," Trump said.

March Madness will go on as planned.

Trump administration downplays concerns about coronavirus' effect.

Trump says administration will help airline and cruise industry during crisis.

CDC director says there's not enough staff and equipment in public health labs.

In his opening floor remarks today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was upbeat about the ability of the “well-equipped” United States to overcome the coronavirus.

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Forward to the Present Time US COVID News
March 10, 2021
Current Events
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More than 525,000 Americans dying from Covid-19 “would have really been unimaginable” one year ago, Dr. Anthony Fauci says as he reflects on the past year of the coronavirus pandemic.

If schools aren’t open, other places shouldn’t be, CDC director says.

Coronavirus cases in the US are dipping and the number of daily vaccinations is rising. But public health experts are pressing two key concepts they say show that Americans still need to mask and distance for a while longer: First, case levels are still as bad as they were during a difficult summer. Second, clues increasingly suggest a more transmissible variant is about to cause trouble.

Newly published data suggests coronavirus variant first identified in UK appears to be more deadly.

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About the Photograph:
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Nature continues on with her normal, seasonal cycle. The Silver Maples are currently in flower. However, our area has had sustained winds of 32 mph all day today; with frequent & prolonged gusts close to 60 mph. The high wind stripped a lot of the flowers off the trees before the flowers were able to complete their life cycle to make seed pods.

That’s what you see in the photo above.

We also had lawn furniture blow off our deck today & had to retrieve things before they went into the neighbors’ yard to never been seen again. Temperatures were nice, but the high wind made it not a good day to be outside.