To ensure that everything gets back to normal, i.e. his re-election campaign, Alt-Science-Trump wants to lift all federal CV-19 restrictions by Easter. This will coincide with the expected peak of the epidemic in New York. Would he see the irony in this?

The Anxious are stockpilers of items in addition to toilet paper and food. They probably still have the can of baked beans left over from Y2K. And who sterilise every door handle before use. The Relaxed are relaxed.

Wry & Dry's man had his microphone at the White House keyhole:
"So, what am I going to announce?"
"Well, sir, your actions so far have been outstanding: decisive, proportionate and reasonable. You will go down as one of the great presidents."
"I know that."

This pesky corona-virus thingy has taken on a life of its own. And public statements that would make Barnaby Joyce ramblings look sensible are swirling across the globe in a self-sustaining vortex of speculation.

Virus-What-Virus-Trump showed greater spin than Shane Warne in blaming the Democratic presidential debate for the plunge in US stock prices. The debate happened after the market's plunge.

Media tears confirm the impression that most people were brought up believing that Holden was indeed an Australian owned company. PM Jimmy Morrison fed into this, and shed what was arguably the most crocodile of crocodile tears.