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The 5:30 A.M. Warrior Call: How a Tiger at the Bronx Zoo Tested Positive for COVID-19 (4/06/2020) Joe De Sena's morning conversation breaks down the coronavirus's global impact.

By Joe De Sena

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Every morning, Joe De Sena, CEO and founder of Spartan, connects with his worldwide network of leaders and experts to get first-person accounts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These calls are happening in real time, and Entrepreneur has not independently verified the speakers' reports.

Today's discussion included New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent statement that the pandemic could be reaching a plateau in his state, the state of oil production in Saudi Arabia, and among the first animals to test positive for COVID-19 — a tiger at the Bronx Zoo who came into contact with an asymptomatic caretaker and developed a dry cough.

Related: The 5:30 A.M. Warrior Call: How Are the Markets Faring Against COVID-19? (4/03/2020)

Joe De Sena

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Founder & CEO, Spartan Race, Inc.

Joseph De Sena has been an entrepreneur since his pre-teens. From selling fireworks at age eight, to starting a t-shirt business in high school, to building a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, to creating a Wall Street trading firm, De Sena is a living definition of the word “entrepreneur.” 

A full-time resident of Pittsfield, Vt., he knows what it feels like to succeed outside the office – and that’s the feeling he seeks to bring to the world’s athletes with Spartan Race. He’s competed in any extreme sports adventure he could find, testing his mental and physical endurance against nature.

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