March 12, 2020


Trump 'not concerned' after Bolsonaro aide who stood next to him 'tests positive for
Fabio Wajngarten (top right) is Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications secretary. He accompanied the far-right leader on a visit to Florida that included dinner with President Trump (seen center next to Vice President Mike Pence and Wajngarten) at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday. In response to the article by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, Wajngarten wrote on Twitter that he is healthy. However, he did not deny that he tested for the virus after returning to Brazil. The newspaper also reported that Bolsonaro and his staffers are being monitored for possible signs of the disease. President Trump on Thursday told reporters that he wasn't concerned about contracting the coronavirus after he was asked about the report on Wajngarten.


The recent decline has been one of Wall Street's swiftest retreats of this magnitude. The fastest the S&P 500 has ever fallen from a record into a bear market was over 55 days in 1987.

Broadway theatres to shut

New York governor Andrew Cuomo is also about to announce the closing of Broadway shows in New York city.
Theatre industry meetings were underway earlier and it’s now about to be official, Broadway theatre, the famous “Great White Way” of lights and razzle dazzle and world-leading drama and musicals, will go dark for several weeks.
The Guardian’s Adrian Horton reports:
New York’s Broadway theatres have become the latest mass entertainment venues to temporarily shut down for coronavirus.
State governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to suspend shows as part of new regulations to prevent public gatherings over 500 people. Carnegie Hall, one of New York’s premier concert venues, will also suspend performances through 31 March, and the Metropolitan Museum of New York will close indefinitely from 13 March.