Chicago, Other Cities Now Coronavirus "Hotspots"

Above, the Chicago skyline from Rosemont, Illinois last summer. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The last time I checked, my home county, McKinley County in New Mexico, reported 5 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

At least we're not in the Chicago metropolitan area as it has become a "hotspot" for the coronavirus.

According to the Chicago Tribune:

As the United States led the world with confirmed coronavirus cases, cities such as Detroit, Chicago and New Orleans grew as hotspots Saturday, while the virus continued to pummel New York City and made its way into rural America. 

Elsewhere, Russia said its borders would be fully closed as of Monday, while in parts of Africa, pandemic prevention measures took a violent turn, with Kenyan police firing tear gas and officers elsewhere seen on video hitting people with batons. 

Worldwide infections surpassed 640,000 with nearly 30,000 deaths as new cases also stacked up quickly in Europe, according to a tally by John Hopkins University. The U.S. leads the world in reported cases with more than 112,000, but five countries exceed its roughly 1,700 deaths: Italy, Spain, China, Iran and France. Italy alone now has 10,023 deaths, the most of any country.

Asya, my Russian artist friend, is currently stuck in Denmark as there are no flights to her hometown of St. Petersburg.

As of 2 days ago, the Navajo Nation reported 69 cases.

Although it is a boring assignment, but just stay home. The more everyone stays at home, the quicker this pandemic will end.

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