COVID-19 Update, April 24, 2020: Lysol, Sunlight, and Other Illusions Good morning. By the time you read this, 50,000 Americans will have died from the coronavirus. The president horrifies medical experts by suggesting the coronavirus can be beat with injections of disinfectant or bursts of UV rays: tinyurl.com/y7cdshtj. Lysol responds: tinyurl.com/ybbweamp. But the House passed the stimulus bill: tinyurl.com/y8c97y8g. Meanwhile: How three governors are unilaterally choosing to reopening their states, leaving their staffs in uproar: tinyurl.com/y89ycga5. Illinois' stay-at-home order is to remain in place, with some modifications, through May 30: tinyurl.com/ybzx9mbm. The flight attendants' union wants leisure travelers grounded: tinyurl.com/yddyg288. A preliminary study suggests that 21% of New York City residents are infected with the coronavirus: tinyurl.com/yboqll2k. The president urges restoration of tax deductions that could help Broadway: tinyurl.com/y8n68ft4 London's West End is functionally closed until September: tinyurl.com/ybuppz2e. In Las Vegas: MGM Resorts International reports a revenue drop and warns that the worst is yet to come: tinyurl.com/yddeo7h5. Treasure Island plans to reopen on May 15: tinyurl.com/y7o22xus. Company news: Westview Productions offers an update on its status: tinyurl.com/ycsft8mb. Cancellations/Postponements: The Paper Mill Playhouse production of Sister Act, in Millburn, New Jersey, is off: tinyurl.com/y9cuuoos.
A West End revival of Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg, is off until July 2021: tinyurl.com/y87dmrfy. Entertainment: Starting tonight at 7:30pm, you can catch the LA-based band Vintage Trouble performing at Afropunk at Lincoln Center Out of Doors: tinyurl.com/y8xblzfk Massachusetts' Great Barrington Public Theater announces a series of online readings that includes a new play by David Mamet: tinyurl.com/y99q8k3z London's National Theatre will stream its acclaimed production of Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller: tinyurl.com/yclm28fd. Check out New York City Ballet's digital spring season: tinyurl.com/y8v36mov. The New York Philharmonic is offering a Mahler festival: tinyurl.com/y9dwayn5. That's all for today. Have a good weekend. Stay safe. And stay away from Lysol and Clorox. To receive your LSA copies at home (no charge), please email LSA@plasa.org or go to www.ezsubscription.com/lsa/mysubscription. 
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