An internal Trump administration report expects about 200,000 daily cases by June. The White House bars coronavirus task force officials from testifying to Congress without approval.Published May 4, 2020Updated May 5, 2020, 12:26 a.m. ETImageA burial in New Jersey last week.Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York TimesA Trump administration projection and a public model predict rising death…
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Accuses China of a Cover-Up – The New York Times, Nytimes.com
Tensions between Washington and Beijing escalated as President Trump said the U.S. death toll could reach 100,000. The Supreme Court will hear cases remotely for the first time.Right NowJ. Crew filed for bankruptcy protection, the first major U.S. retail business to fall victim to the pandemic.ImageSwimming in Wuhan, China, on Sunday.Credit...Getty ImagesPresident Trump stepped up…
Read More »Coronavirus updates: Italy relaxes lockdown as number of deaths falls – BBC News, BBC News
SummaryItaly - the first country in the world to order a nationwide lockdown - is easing some restrictionsThe number of deaths there is at its lowest level since just after its lockdown began two months agoPresident Trump says he is confident of a vaccine by year's end but admits this is optimisticUS Secretary of State…
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Warmer Weather and Relaxed Rules Bring New Tests for States – The New York Times, Nytimes.com
Warmer weather lures people outdoors, and protests continue over restrictions.Warmer weekend temperatures and fatigue over weeks of confinement lured millions of Americans outside on Saturday, adding to the pressure on city and state officials to enforce, or loosen, restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.In New York City, where the temperature hovered around…
Read More »Coronavirus live updates: Trump pushes theory virus came from Chinese lab; OSHA investigating worker deaths; airlines require masks – USA TODAY, USA Today
Ryan W. Miller and Jessica Flores USA TODAYPublished 8:42 AM EDT May 1, 2020President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month to travel to Camp David, the day after the expiration of federal social distancing guidelines.As many states move toward reopening after a horrific April…
Read More »Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 1 million – CBS News, CBS News
12m ago Trump invokes Defense Production Act to keep meat processing plants open President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday invoking the Defense Production Act to keep meat processing plants open, a senior White House official told CBS News. Plants owned by some of the country's largest food companies have struggled with outbreaks…
Read More »Coronavirus updates: More states easing lockdowns as U.S. deaths near 55,000 – CBS News, CBS News
25m ago Afghan leader orders release of more than 12,000 prisoners to help curb spread of COVID-19 To help control the spread of the coronavirus, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani ordered the release Monday of 12,399 prisoners from prisons across the country. The release will happen as soon as possible, with prisoners being identified for…
Read More »Live updates: European leaders weigh easing coronavirus lockdowns; Birx says social distancing will continue through summer – The Washington Post, The Washington Post
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Read More »Coronavirus updates: Global cases near 3 million as CDC flags new symptoms – CBS News, CBS News
22m ago U.S. naval destroyer reports jump in virus cases The Navy reports that the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 on Friday to 33. The destroyer with its crew of 350 are off the Pacific coast of South…
Read More »Live updates: As deaths surpass 200,000 worldwide, WHO says no evidence recovery prevents second coronavirus infection – The Washington Post, The Washington Post
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