COVID-19 Update, June 30: Out of Control

Increasingly, the lack of coordinated policy is allowing the coronavirus to rage on; we're in this for the long haul. Consider the following:

The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly in the US to be controlled, says the CDC: tinyurl.com/y9oft5lp.

The US joins Russia and Brazil as being banned from traveling to Europe: tinyurl.com/y8n39w7e.

Food for thought:

How Germany lead the way in COVID-19 testing: tinyurl.com/y9youuv3.

Around the country:

In Arizona:

The state reverses its reopening, as COVID cases spike: tinyurl.com/y7b5ofmc.

In California:

The state struggles with a newly resurgent pandemic: tinyurl.com/yc9lcqgx.

The state sets a new record, with 8,000 cases in a single day: tinyurl.com/y6vklw2g.

In DC:

The Paycheck Protection Program ends with $130 billion unspent: tinyurl.com/y7vuyzct.

In Florida:

The state reports 6,093 new infections, the fourth-highest figure so far: tinyurl.com/y7vw5a92.

The governor vetoes $1 billion from the state budget, ravaged by the coronavirus: tinyurl.com/y9bf28jx.

Miami to impose ten-day shutdown for businesses that violate COVID-19 restrictions: tinyurl.com/ya4y9v54.

Seminole County mandates the wearing of masks in businesses and other public places: tinyurl.com/yapxvdyg.

In Kansas:

The AMC cinema chain delays reopening by two more weeks: tinyurl.com/yb4t2qdb.

In Nevada:

Employees of the Cosmopolitan in Vegas say the resort isn't disclosing the spread of COVID-19 among them: tinyurl.com/yasoark9.

In Tennessee:

Chase Rice has no apologies or regrets for that widely criticized concert: tinyurl.com/y75bnb7w.

In Texas:

As the pandemic continues unchecked, an unmasked chorus of 100 serenades the vice-president: tinyurl.com/yb8rykvu.

Around the world:

In Canada:

Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy, cuts 3,500 jobs: tinyurl.com/y7mf9qtk.

Training:

Chauvet Professional's next Tech Talk happens July 2 at 2:00pm, ET on Facebook LIVE, YouTube Live, and IGTV. This week's topic is "IP Fixture & Maintenance/ What IP Ratings Mean." A live Q&A is hosted by the company's product managers.

On July 2, d&b audiotechnik will be chatting to sound designer Jessica Paz, the first woman to win a Tony Award for sound design. Paz will talk about the Delacorte Theater's free summer sessions in Central Park, and how she used the d&b V-Series, and E-Series with standard weather resistance to deliver exceptional sound to the audience. It happens at 1:00pm EDT on Instagram by following @dbaudiotechnik_gmbh.

New from JBL: "Performance Manager 2.x Advanced" with Juan Soothill, July 7 at 6:00pm CT; register at tinyurl.com/yatyxt6l. "Performance Manager Applications for Concerts & Festivals with Juan Soothill", July 8 at 6:00pm CT; register at tinyurl.com/y7uqa9om. "Audio Engineering: Setting up a Vocal Template for Recording Session" with Tiffany "Delilah" Miranda, July 10, at 1:00pm CT; register at tinyurl.com/y79wh4ut.

New from Martin by Harman: "Basic Introduction to Martin P3" with Wouter Verlinden, July 2 at 10:00am CT; register at tinyurl.com/ybwmvxp7. "P3 -- Ask the Experts with Wouter Verlinden and Bjoern Stolt," July 9 at 10:00am CT; register at tinyurl.com/y7gz8tsm.

New from Studer: "Studer VISTA 1 Class from Hungary Part 1" with Mihály András and Dávid Rikk, July 21, 11:00am; register at tinyurl.com/yajlq929. Part II is July 23 at 11:00am; register at tinyurl.com/y8oyk263.

Entertainment:

The Mint Theatre Company is producing a summer stock season online, featuring George Kelly's The Fatal Weakness, Harold Chapin's The New Morality, and Hazel Ellis' Women Without Men: tinyurl.com/yc626ygl.

The latest list of productions being streamed by Metropolitan Opera: tinyurl.com/yawt4858.

Tanglewood's Online Festival 2020 starts this week; for more information, go to www.bso.org/.

For your pleasure:

Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper, Stark Sands, Annaleigh Ashford, and Harvey Fierstein join international casts members of Kinky Boots to "Raise You Up:" tinyurl.com/y7984xfl.

That's all for today. Stay safe. -- DB.

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