US Capitol closed to general public over coronavirus
Brooke Singman
By Brooke Singman | Fox News

The U.S. Capitol and nearby congressional office buildings are being closed to the general public over coronavirus concerns, with Congress announcing Thursday that they are allowing access only to lawmakers, staff, press and official business visitors.

House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving and Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger, in a joint statement, said that the temporary closure would begin at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday and last through April 1. It also extends to the visitor center.

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“Following the guidance of the medical community, particularly the recent recommendation of DC Health, and in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, the Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives and Senate have issued a temporary closure of the Capitol Visitors Center to all tours,” the statement read.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

How Christians Can Respond To A World Anxious About Wuhan Coronavirus
Leaving the medical advice to the professionals, I can still offer one piece of guidance for Christians: Rest in the care of your Creator.

By Daniel Torkelson
March 12, 2020

Watching the nation as it struggles to understand any pandemic has always given me pause to consider whether Christians really know how to think like Christians in a matter such as this. We, as God’s people, seem all too easily carried up in the same speculative panic that rules the minds of many when a crisis such as the Wuhan coronavirus manifests itself.

In the Bible’s book of Matthew chapter 6, Jesus says, “Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

This seems to indicate Christ does not want us to panic. We have opportunities during this time to model the Christian difference and to demonstrate how this gospel of ours is a better message than any other.

The Difference Between Concern and Worry

The Wuhan virus is serious, and those who got seriously sick — or -- excerpt, rest at link above --

That was very, very good!

Quote: EdJames wrote in post #412

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That was very, very good!

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Good, maybe common sense will prevail on this topic, and seep into others....

There looks to be a very comprehensive set of data available at this link: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

{I have no idea about the entity (worldometers?) that is compiling this data, so I am not personally vouching for it.}

Some screen caps below..... also note, most of the tables seem sortable by the various columns (ascending and descending)....

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Biden gave a scripted speech about Wuhan virus and slammed Trump, then laid out the Biden plan which coves everything Trump is doing. I think it's odd how he can appear coherent and speak forcefully for several minutes at a time, then becomes befuddled at other times and has those angry outbursts. I think his doctors have found a way to medicate him for those short bursts of clarity.

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Quote: austingirl wrote in post #418

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I've gone to the worlsometer website today because the Johns Hopkins site isn't "fully configured" so the data isn't there.

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