Broadway is dark. All Smithsonian museums are shut. All Universal theme parks are closed. The Mouse has shut down Disneyland and Disneyworld. There will be no fans allowed at NASCAR races and the Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled. The NBA, MLS, MLB, NHL has postponed all games. The NCAA has cancelled all sports including March Madness. California wants no events over 250, New York allows 500 or half of the fire marshal limit – whichever is smaller.

Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada and his wife are under quarantine. The President of Brazil and his immediate staff are under quarantine. Trump may have had contact with a COVID-19 victim at CPAC, and is pictured standing next to the Brazilian press secretary who has tested positive for COVID-19.

The only reason we don’t know what is going on is because the FUBAR introduction of test kits from the Trump administration. South Korea tests more people every day than the US has tested so far.

Folks, the Iditarod just postponed the “Meet the Mushers” and Awards Banquet in Nome for this year’s race. These people don’t tend to overreact.

Oh, about the Covid virus going away with warmer weather, the weather is warmer in Australia as it is the end of summer in the Southern Hemisphere and they have the virus down there.

Standings at 9:00PM CDT (6:00PM AKDT):

Beyond Cripple
1 Jessie Royer (31)
2 Aaron Burmeister (25)
At Cripple
3 Brent Sass (44)
4 Michelle Phillips (33)
5 Lance Mackey (12)
6 Paige Drobny (58)
7 Mitch Seavey (27)
8 Kelly Maixner (22)
9 Aliy Zirkle (23)
10 Thomas Waerner (40)
11 Richie Diehl (16)
12 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (35)
13 Ryan Redington (37)
14 Wade Marrs (7)
Beyond Ophir
15 Peter Kaiser (9)
16 Jessie Holmes (34)
17 Aaron Peck (36)
18 Matthew Failor (29)
19 Jason Campeau (19)
20 Tim Pappas (3)
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