National Guard Called Up To Provide Mortuary Assistance

 In case you were wondering how bad the COVID-19 pandemic is, consider this:  the Texas National Guard has sent troops to El Paso to help the morgues in the city deal with all the people who have died recently.  (See https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/us/el-paso-national-guard-morgue-coronavirus-trnd/index.html.)  The National Guard is replacing nine inmates from the county jail who had volunteered to help move bodies.  (See https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/us/el-paso-inmate-covid-bodies-trnd/index.html.)  Back in Washington, President Trump skipped the G20 Summit meeting on the pandemic and played golf instead. (See https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/politics/trump-g20-saturday-sessions/index.html.)  It's no wonder America had close to 200,000 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. (See https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-19-updates-possible-thanksgiving-case-spike_n_5fb56468c5b66cd4ad413505.) There is hope.  Joe Biden will be sworn in as the new President on January 20, 2021.  Until then, a chill wind will blow.  Hold onto your hats, wear masks, maintain social distances, and stay home as much as possible, because right now, you're pretty much on your own.