Springfield “Stay-at-Home” Order:

A stay-at-home order has been issued for 30 days for people in Greene and Christian counties.

• 30 Day Stay At Home Order Issued In Greene, Christian Counties (KSGF)
• Official Stay-at-home Order PDF (Greene County Gov)

The Office Kitty:

Dee Wampler gives us an update on the office kitty. She now has a name… “Stop and Friskie.”

Preparedness:

The United States was ranked the best-prepared country in the world to handle a pandemic in late 2019 by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHCHS).

• US was more prepared for pandemic than any other country, Johns Hopkins study found (Fox News)

America is Open in April:

Gallup Poll:

MSNBC retracted a tweet that inaccurately quoted one of its anchors as claiming half of the population in the United States could die from the coronavirus.

• MSNBC issues correction over tweet alleging 50% of US population could die from coronavirus (Washington Examiner)

Teaching Joe to Cough:

CNN anchor Jake Tapper took Joe Biden to school on Tuesday, showing the 2020 Democratic front-runner how to properly cough during an on-air interview.

• CNN’s Jake Tapper teaches Biden how to cough properly in awkward interview moment (Fox News)