WHAT'S BREWING
GOV. CUOMO: VIRUS WAVE IS ABOUT TO BECOME A TSUNAMI New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is warning that the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak is yet to come. And the health care system, he said, simply isn’t ready for what’s about to happen. Cuomo told CNN’s Chris Cuomo, his brother: “I don’t see a curve; I see a wave. And the wave is going to break on the health care system, and I am telling you, my little brother, it is going to be a tsunami.” [HuffPost]
ITALY HAS BEEN TRYING TO WARN US. WILL WE LISTEN? Italy’s coronavirus infections have surpassed 24,000. Over the weekend, the country reported 368 deaths in 24 hours ― a toll that exceeded China’s highest single-day number at the height of its outbreak. Humbled by the experience of showing the world what not to do, quarantined Italians, including health care workers, are sharing what they’ve learned, admonishing people to take the virus seriously and to heed advice not to gather. [HuffPost]
NATIONAL TEACHERS UNION CALLS FOR SCHOOL SHUTDOWN The National Education Association is calling on all schools to shut down immediately for at least two weeks to combat the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “has recommended banning all gatherings of more than 50 people, but exempted schools. We are calling on the CDC to update their guidance,” said a statement from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. [HuffPost]
OHIO POSTPONES PRIMARY Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) declared a statewide health emergency in order to postpone Tuesday’s primary election due to the coronavirus, overriding a judge’s ruling just hours earlier that blocked the governor’s request to delay the election until June 2. “To conduct an election tomorrow would force poll workers and voters to place themselves at an unacceptable health risk of contracting coronavirus,” DeWine tweeted. [HuffPost]
TRUMP ON HIS RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS: 'I'D RATE IT A 10' During the White House’s daily coronavirus news briefing, Yahoo News reporter Hunter Walker brought up the president’s previous comments about not being responsible for the country’s lack of testing. “Very simple question: Does the buck stop with you?” Walker asked. “And on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your response to this crisis?” “I’d rate it a 10,” answered Trump, whose leadership during the crisis has been marked by disinterest, lies and inaction. “I think we’ve done a great job.” [HuffPost]
WHY IS HOSPITAL FOOD OFTEN SO BAD? The terrible food in hospitals has long been one of the greatest contradictions in health care. Over the past few years, several doctors have spoken out about the lack of healthy food options and how frustrating it can be to tell their patients to make dietary changes, only to have that guidance undermined by the very hospital treating them. But now, some hospitals are taking note. [HuffPost] | 
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