Remain At Sea.

Friday News Items.

1. As of 6:30 am this morning, the World Health Organization (WHO) ​is still avoiding  using ​the word “pandemic” to describe the burgeoning Covid-19 crisis, instead talking about “epidemics in different parts of the world.” But many scientists say that regardless of what it's called, the window for containment is now almost certainly shut. “It looks t…