This Week's UPDATES
I had a day yesterday, it starts with taking a cab to the subway station, then a ride on the E and the 7, on my way to my appointment to get my first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine from Rite Aid. Like I said before, or maybe I'm saying it now, the Rite Aid I went to was blocks and block and blocks and blocks away from my soon-to-be-former school LaGuardia Community College, and despite a slight setback with the transportation, I made it a few seconds late. Since being injected with the Moderna vaccine, I've had soreness in my left arm where the needle sticked me, I had stomach craps yesterday where are kinda normal, and today I can't help by notice that my right foot is in pain, but other than I'm fine. Who knows if the side effects will catch later over the next couple of days, I've been by Rite Aid that I will get the second dose of vaccine on May 29th which is about a month away. I have also been told from several other sources that this week's 7-Day Round-Up is full of groundbreaking news, check it out.
The NBA and NHL regular seasons are coming to a close soon, in fact, if there are no more delayed games in either league, they could end their seasons a day or two apart from each other. Over in the NBA, the Jazz, the Nets, the 76ers and the Suns are the first teams to clinch a spot in the NBA Playoffs, and there could be more trams clinching this week. While in the NHL, ten teams have clinched their way into the Stanley Cup Playoffs including the defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning. No matter what happens during playoff time, these are going two events to remember for years to come, and if anyone doubts that, they should at the newest Max Sports rundown the results and upcoming games from this weekend.
MLB
Yesterday
Yankees 6, Tigers 4
Nationals 7, Marlins 2
Royals 11, Twins 3
White Sox 7, Indians 3
Orioles 8, Athletics 4
Cubs 3, Reds 2
Astros 3, Rays 1
Mets 5, Phillies 4
Cardinals 12, Pirates 5
Rangers 8, Red Sox 6
Blue Jays 6, Braves 5 in 10 Innings
Brewers 6, Dodgers 5 in 11 Innings
Rockies 14, Diamondbacks 6
Padres 6, Giants 2
Angels 10, Mariners 5
Today
Tigers vs Yankees at 1:05PM
Marlins vs Nationals at 1:05PM
Cardinals vs Pirates at 1:05PM
Braves vs Blue Jays at 1:07PM
Cubs vs Reds at 1:10PM
Astros vs Rays at 1:10PM
Indians vs White Sox at 2:10PM
Royals vs Twins at 2:10PM
Dodgers vs Brewers at 2:10PM
Red Sox vs Rangers at 2:35PM
Orioles vs Athletics at 4:07PM on ESPN+
Angels vs Mariners at 4:10PM
Rockies vs Diamondbacks at 4:10PM
Giants vs Padres at 4:10PM
Mets vs Phillies at 7PM on ESPN
Tomorrow
Brewers vs Phillies at 7:05PM
Dodgers vs Cubs at 7:40PM
Rangers vs Twins at 7:40PM
Mets vs Cardinals at 7:45PM
Indians vs Royals at 8:10PM
Giants vs Rockies at 8:40PM
Rays vs Angels at 9:38PM
Blue Jays vs Athletics at 9:40PM
Orioles vs Mariners at 10:10PM
Pirates vs Padres at 10:10PM
NBA
Last Night
Hornets 107, Pistons 94
Warriors 113, Rockets 87
Hawks 108, Bulls 97
Heat 124, Cavaliers 107
Magic 112, Grizzlies 111
Pelicans 140, Timberwolves 136 in Overtime
Pacers 152, Thunder 95
Mavericks 125, Wizards 124
Jazz 106, Raptors 102
Nuggets 110, Clippers 104
Today
Nets vs Bucks at 3:30PM on ABC
Trail Blazers vs Celtics at 7:30PM on NBATV
Heat vs Hornets at 8PM
Kings vs Mavericks at 8PM
Knicks vs Rockets at 8PM
Suns vs Thunder at 8PM
76ers vs Spurs at 8PM
Raptors vs Lakers at 10PM on NBATV
Tomorrow
Magic vs Pistons at 7PM
Pacers vs Wizards at 7PM
Warriors vs Pelicans at 7:30PM on ESPN
Trail Blazers vs Hawks at 9PM
76ers vs Bulls at 9PM
Knicks vs Grizzlies at 9PM
Spurs vs Jazz at 10PM
Nuggets vs Lakers at 10PM on ESPN
NHL
Yesterday
Bruins 6, Sabres 2
Red Wings 1, Lightning 0
Islanders 3, Rangers 0
Devils 4, Flyers 1
Penguins 3, Capitals 0
Hurricanes 2, Blue Jackets 1 in Overtime
Canadiens 3, Senators 2 in Overtime
Maple Leafs 5, Canucks 1
Panthers 5, Blackhawks 4
Wild 4, Blues 3 in Overtime
Predators 1, Stars 0 in Overtime
Avalanche 4, Sharks 3
Oilers 4, Flames 1
Golden Knights 3, Coyotes 2 in Overtime
Ducks 6, Kings 2
Today
Lightning vs Red Wings at 3PM on NBC
Tomorrow
Islanders vs Sabres at 7PM
Bruins vs Devils at 7PM
Capitals vs Rangers at 7PM on ESPN+
Penguins vs Flyers at 7PM on ESPN+
Blackhawks vs Hurricanes at 7PM
Predators vs Blue Jackets at 7PM
Maple Leafs vs Canadiens at 7PM
Jets vs Senators at 7PM
Stars vs Panthers at 7PM
Ducks vs Blues at 8PM
Golden Knights vs Wild at 8PM
Kings vs Coyotes at 10PM
Oilers vs Canucks at 10PM
Avalanche vs Sharks at 10PM
Our Main Story this week centers on the relationship of the United States and India, and if you think I'm about go full John Oliver mode on this, well that's not entirely true. I'm going to explain what has happened before this story broke out and what's gonna happen afterwards, in fact this piece could be used in a video on FakeTV Box, my own channel show on YouTube; so stay tuned for more information. Anyway, the White House announced last Friday that the United States is restricting travel from India beginning May 4th; this was done on advice from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The White House would then cite the reason why this needs to be done, and it brings us to the "Before" portion of our story. Before the call for new restrictions of traveling from India, there has been a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country of India and potentially new and dangerous variants of the coronavirus. To get into a fe numbers, India has reported 401,911 new coronavirus cases, as it is by far the biggest one-day increase on record than any other country suffering from COVID-19, and even more so, India has reported 3,521 new deaths. The '"Indian strain" of the Coronavirus is often referred as the B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', and aside from India, it's been found in at least 17 other countries. There are more variants found in India such as:
- B.1.1.7 from the United Kingdom.
- the P1 variant from Brazil.
- E48K which helps the virus dodge antibodies.
- B.1.351 from South Africa.
- the N501 mutation which makes the virus more contagious.
- E484K which can dodge a person's immune system.
- the L452R variant which helps the virus escape a body's natural immune response.
All of these have cause a second wave of COVID in India much bigger than the last, and for the White House to reveal that there will be Immediate U.S. Emergency COVID-19 Assistance arriving by flight to India beginning last Thursday and continue into this week, which leads into the "After" portion of our story. After receiving their deliveries, India has had:
- 1,100 refillable oxygen cylinders
- 1,700 oxygen concentrators
- Oxygen generation units
- 15 million N95 masks
- Supplies for 20 million doses of vaccine
- 1 million rapid tests
- 20,000 courses of remdesivir
- CDC expertise
With as vaccination centers in India running out of shots and thousands of people gasping for air, the country's government may need to acknowledge that things are going to get worse before they get better. A deadly oxygen shortage is not something to be taken lightly, the Indian government has been warned censuring information and grievances posted by Indian citizens on social media about the official coronavirus response. In my belief, this means that India may need to start facing the devastating truth about COVID-19 and then explained it with its citizens, much like how America was told the same truth from our commander-in-chief who is trying to rally the citizens and government of the US in the fight against the virus. For more on this, please scroll down to a new #TwitterTrend with some of the facts we just discussed.
The New York Times @nytimes
In India, people are dying while waiting to see doctors as the second wave of the coronavirus rapidly evolves into a devastating crisis, with mounting evidence that the actual death toll is far higher than officially reported. https://t.co/aWkyHU3qyF?amp=1
Samantha Power @SamanthaJPower
emergency assistance for people of #India, including PPE, oxygen, tests, & more. First shipments have arrived in New Delhi, more leaving from US today too. Teams coordinating very closely with Indian officials & consulting "nonstop." https://t.co/iDg4Pi0jtK?amp=1
Alfons López Tena @alfonslopeztena
Immediate US assistance for India:
1,100 refillable oxygen cylinders
1,700 oxygen concentrators
Oxygen generation units
15 million N95 masks
Supplies for 20 million doses of vaccine
1 million rapid tests
20,000 courses of remdesivir
CDC expertise
https://t.co/bsxsyloD7u?amp=1
Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam
BREAKING: US Imposes Travel Restrictions on flights from #India due to Covid-19 + variants.
Bars most non-US Citizens, starts on Tuesday:
CNN International @cnni
Travel to the US from India will be restricted starting due to Covid variants, "extraordinarily high" caseloads, a White House official says https://t.co/UrDElo1TJx?amp=1
BNO Newsroom @BNODesk
UPDATE: India reports 401,911 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record, and 3,521 new deaths
Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins
News — A White House official tells CNN that on the advice of the CDC, the Biden administration will restrict travel from India starting May 4.
Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins
This does not apply to American citizens, and travel restrictions (like a negative Covid test before getting on the plane) are still in place. It also doesn’t apply to humanitarian workers.
Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand
Another source adds that the travel restrictions from India beginning next week will not apply to US citizens or permanent residents. Congressional offices were briefed on this a short time ago.
The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: The White House says the U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus. https://t.co/bx3B2xxLNg?amp=1
CELEBRITY of the WEEK
Zach Wilson
Born: August 3, 1999
Played college football at BYU
Selected No. 2 by NY Jets in 2021 NFL Draft
That's your Celebrity of the Week, anything new these days?
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