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Coronavirus /COVID-19

By Anthony Boyce, Gr. 7, Middle School

COVID 19 is a disease that has spread from Wuhan China to nearly every country in the world. The virus has killed many people and caused a stay-at-home order in many countries. Here is some more information on COVID 19.

Impact on Trade

• The US and China have traded about $659.8 billion both ways

  • The US exports about $120.3 billion

    • Soybeans and commercial aircraft are largest exports

  • China exports about $539.5 billion

    • Technology, shoes, sporting goods and clothing are largest exports

  • President Trump and China's chief trade negotiator put the two-year-old trade war on halt on January 15.

  • China's exports went down 17.2% and 7.1 billion from that time last year.

Stay at Home Order

• Maine gave the stay at home order on April 2.

• The first state to order people to stay home was California on March 19.

• All states except for Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Arkansas had given a stay at home order as of April 20

  • Wyoming, Utah and Oklahoma had not given a statewide stay at home order as of April 20

• 18 states are partially reopening including Maine

  • 6 are opening soon

  • 26 are staying shut down

Maine

• Through the quarantine, Maine has allowed pharmacies, grocery stores, financial institutions, home repair services, car repair services and child care for essential workers to stay open.

• People are required to wear cloth masks in public.

• No gatherings of over 10 people.

• Drive-in movie theaters, barber shops/ hair salons, pet grooming, health care, stay-in-your-car religious services, car washes, golf / disk golf and some state parks or historic sites reopened on May 1.

• If COVID 19 does not spike again, on June 1:

  • Gathering size may rise to 50 people.

  • State employees will return to the workplace.

  • Coastal state parks, campgrounds, fitness centers, retail stores, day camps for children and restaurants will reopen

• If COVID 19 continues not to spike on July 1:

  • Bars, spas, hotels, summer camps and rv parks can reopen.

Statistics as of March 1

• 3,050 deaths

  • 73 new deaths

  • The US had 1 death

• 88,585 cases

  • The US had 65 cases

Statistics as of May 12

• 4,297,461 total cases

  • 1,390,476 cases in the US

    • 4,642 new cases

    • 104,5683 active cases

• • 45,171 new cases

  • 2,462,246 active cases

• 1,546,114 total recovered

  • 180,470 in the US

• 46,722 critical cases

  • 16,501 in the US

Maine Statistics ( as of May 12)

• 1,462 total cases

• 65 deaths

  • 6 in Kennebec County

• 689 recovered

  • 39 Kennebec County

• 525 active cases

  • 14 in Kennebec County

Works Cited

Amadeo, Kimberly. “The Real Reason American Jobs Are Going to China.” The Balance, The Balance, 26 Feb. 2020, www.thebalance.com/u-s-china-trade-deficit-causes-effects-and-solutions-3306277.

“COVID-19 Pandemic in Maine.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 May 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Maine.

“Coronavirus Cases:” Worldometer, www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/.

“Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.

“Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu.” Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu | Johns Hopkins Medicine, Http://Www.wikidata.org/Entity/Q50363516 , www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu.

“Division of Disease Surveillance.” Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) | Airborne Disease Surveillance Epidemiology Program | MeCDC | Maine DHHS, www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/coronavirus.shtml.

“Here Are the Dates When Businesses and Public Spaces Can Reopen.” Press Herald, 29 Apr. 2020, www.pressherald.com/2020/04/28/read-gov-mills-timeline-on-reopening-maine-businesses-public-spaces-and-activities/#.

“Is China the World's Top Trader?” ChinaPower Project, 17 Mar. 2020, chinapower.csis.org/trade-partner/.

Mervosh, Sarah, et al. “See Which States Are Reopening and Which Are Still Shut Down.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-map-coronavirus.html.

Mervosh, Sarah, et al. “See Which States and Cities Have Told Residents to Stay at Home.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order.html.

Mistreanu, Simina. “COVID-19 To Further Dampen U.S.-China Trade.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 14 Mar. 2020, www.forbes.com/sites/siminamistreanu/2020/03/13/COVID-19-to-further-dampen-us-china-trade/#703a238e668b.

kevin_stank. “Trade War and Coronavirus Show Retail Supply Chains Are Too Dependent on China, Ex-Macy's CEO Says.” CNBC, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2020, www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/trade-war-coronavirus-show-retail-too-reliant-on-china-ex-macys-ceo.html.

“ United States.” Worldometer, www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/.

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