COVID-19 Update, July 22, 2020: Getting Worse Before Getting Better As several unwanted milestones are reached, the president offers a nod to reality. The next stimulus is bill is bogged down because Republicans can't agree on what to ask for. And everybody pins their hopes on a fast and effective vaccine. The latest: As 1,000 people die in one day in the US, the country reaches four million cases: cnn.it/2WIMIMo. Meanwhile, the global caseload reaches 15 million: reut.rs/3eOwKGL. The president, resuming daily briefings, warns that the pandemic will get worse before it improves: cnb.cx/3eNXJlT. The president revives the briefings without the benefit of professional scientific assistance: bit.ly/2ZUPfFD. The CDC reports that most states fail to report key data for controlling the pandemic: wapo.st/32KD5kc. The US agrees to pay Pfizer and BioNTech $2 billion for 100 million doses of the vaccine: cnb.cx/3fSb5Pw. "It's acting like Europe." The Northeast stands out, compared to the rest of the country, in virus control: nyti.ms/2OLxBgZ. The EU adopts a massive plan of coronavirus relief: nyti.ms/3jtfBpK. Is there a connection between the severity of infections and blood types? bit.ly/2ZQbwUP. Two theatres plan to reopen, one with Actors Equity approval and one without: tinyurl.com/yxkwlxng. Around the country: In Florida: The state adds 9,785 cases and 139 deaths: bit.ly/3jwinKQ. In Idaho: The state sees a surge in infections: yhoo.it/2WNV2uB. In Illinois: In Chicago, 4,440 businesses have been shuttered by the coronavirus: 2,400 say they won't reopen: bit.ly/2ZUPfFD. United Airlines loses $1.6 billion in the second quarter: cnb.cx/30z80NK. In New York: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visits PRG to check out its new temperature-scanning gear: bit.ly/2WMByX3. Off Broadway's Playroom Theatre closes for good: bit.ly/2OP4E3E. The governor expands the quarantine to 31 states: dailym.ai/30CGwXx. The Movement Theatre Company unveils its second round of digital commissions to help designer waylaid by the epidemic: bit.ly/3fTHPaZ. In North Carolina: Lowe's hardware store won't make its staffers enforce customers wearing masks: bit.ly/2WMvuOq. In Oklahoma: Hundreds camp out in unemployment lines: wapo.st/30CJpHR. In Texas: Dallas County reports 734 daily cases, a heartening drop: bit.ly/2OOFJgB. Around the world: In Brazil: The president tests positive for COVID-19 a second time: bit.ly/2Bkyb24. In Germany: In what is either an intriguing experiment or a public health disaster, scientists are hosting a concert for 4,000 audience members to see how the coronavirus spreads and how to combat it: bit.ly/39lIVtv. In the UK: PLASA warns that the events supply chain is "on the brink of collapse:" bit.ly/2ONwM7i. A Granada TV report about the state of the industry: bit.ly/3jtbdHp. Mobilization: Check out PLASA's new state-of-the-industry video: bit.ly/2WMFJCd. Entertainment: A production of Aeschylus' The Persians will stream, for free, from the ancient theatre at Epidaurus, Greece, July 25. The stream starts at 1:00pm ET with the performance commencing at 2:00pm: tinyurl.com/yygtxcou. For your pleasure: Katie Finneran performs "Not Getting Married Today," from Company: bit.ly/3jtdjqL. That's all for today. Stay safe. -- DB To receive your LSA copies at home (no charge), please email LSA@plasa.org or go to www.ezsubscription.com/lsa/mysubscription. Previous LSA COVID-19 Updates: plasa.me/lsacovid19resources. ![](/std_images/blank.gif)
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