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Army general helping lead vaccine effort: "Herculean task"; number of new cases trending lower in 28 states; but new Texas cases up double digits since restrictions relaxed; America's retail sales completely collapsed in April; NY, NJ, CT beaches opening for Memorial Day with restrictions; President Trump: "vaccine or no vaccine, we're back"; Death toll now tops 87,000 as cases surpass 1.4 million; Trump touts new CDC guidance, but appears to be watered down; Oxford researchers finish first human vaccine trial; Oxford studies vaccine on monkeys, finds those with vaccine had less of virus after exposure; Oxford researchers aim to know by Sept. whether vaccine works; TX sees rise in cases after reopening, GA on the decline; Georgia among 28 states on downward trend with number of cases, Texas among seven states that are on the rise; Number of Texas cases on the rise after reopening, reported single day highs of cases and deaths yesterday; Trump again avoids wearing mask, says he te

Ousted vaccine chief says he warned admin. About need for personal protective gear "Lives were lost"; we don't have a "single point of leadership" or a "master plan" for this response; Ousted vaccine chief casts doubt on Trump admin's goal of having a vaccine in 12-18 months: "Usually takes up to 10 years"150+ Children in U.S. suspected to have inflammatory syndrome; Trump says kids "are very little affected" by virus as doctors treat 150+ cases of inflammatory syndrome; Doctors keep discovering new ways the virus attacks the body: What could be next?;Trump keeps up criticism of Fauci after top CDC warned reopening U.S. too soon could lead to virus resurgence;36.5 Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March; Fed report: Nearly 40% of low-income workers experienced a job loss because of the pandemic; More than 36 million Americans, about 22% of the labor force, filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March; Democrats propose $3 trillion re

Trump pushes to reopen schools as Fauci urges caution; Trump: Fauci's comments on reopening schools "unacceptable", Fauci urged caution, said vaccine by fall "bridge too far"; United States coronavirus cases top 1.38 million, death toll surpasses 83,000; Sources: Trump questioning whether virus death toll is inflated; Sources: Senior officials have raised questions during task force meetings about how the CDC compiles coronavirus data; Trump repeats claim United States has "more" and "better" tests; States ramp up contact tracing, some restaurants will ask people for contact info in case someone tests positive; Studies show how virus spreads through restaurants, workplaces; How to protect yourself as states reopen; New study: virus droplets could remain in air for 8 minutes after talking loudly in a confined space; How one person infected 94 coworkers in South Korea; Passengers question safety on crowded airplanes as air travel climbs to level not seen since March;

Dr. Fauci: Reopening too soon could "trigger an outbreak" that lead to "suffering and death that could be avoided"; CDC chief warns "not out of the woods" as Trump pushes to reopen; Los Angeles County: "No way" stay-at-home order will be lifted for the next three months without dramatic change in virus; Fauci warns United States can't be "cavalier" that kids are immune after Senator Paul says schools should reopen in fall; Governor Cuomo: About 100 New York kids have mysterious illness linked to coronavirus, likely in other states as well; Second Kentucky child diagnosed with rare coronavirus-linked illness; Study: More than 80 percent of kids with coronavirus who need intensive care have underlying health conditions; California State Universities, largest 4-year public system in United States, to cancel most in-person fall classes; CNN poll: Most Americans would be uncomfortable returning to their regular routines today; CNN poll: 41 percent want to retu

Top health official: Anyone who "needs" a test can get one; Trump: United States conducting 300,000 coronavirus tests daily, Harvard institute: 900,000 tests daily needed by May 15; Trump says asymptomatic people have "no reason" to want to be tested, but a person can be infected without symptoms; Key model raises projected United States death toll to 137,000 by August as states see "explosive increases in mobility"; Trump claims Americans will be able to get tested daily "very soon"; FDA issues first emergency use authorization for antigen test; White House orders staffers wear a mask after scrambling to deal with two staffers who tested positive; Vice President Pence, Mnuchin enter White House without masks; Trump accuses Obama of a crime, but doesn't specify when asked; Trump abruptly ends press conference after Chinese American reporter presses him on rhetoric; Chinese American reporter questions Trump on coronavirus response, Trump tells her to "ask China

Pence aide Katie Miller, wife of Trump aide Stephen Miller, tests positive for virus; Trump forgoes mask during visit with vets in their 90's after his valet and a Pence aide test positive for virus; Trump on why he didn't wear mask during visit with vets: I was "very far away" & wind was blowing hard in one direction; WH Official: West wing nervous after Katie Miller, VP aide and wife of Trump senior adviser, test positive for virus; NY investigating 70+ cases of severe illness in children; U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 77,000; Oxford researchers: Will have millions of vaccine doses by September; Oxford researchers: Could know if vaccine works by early June; Trump predicts "jobs will all be back very soon" as U.S. hits worst unemployment rate since Great Depression; Churches feel financial impact: "tremendous strain"; Reverend: This is a "make or break moment" for houses of worship which are struggling due to lack of donations; Churches fear they&

White House rejects CDC recommendations for reopening, Senior administration official: Draft document was subject of heated internal debate; Trump's personal valet tests positive for coronavirus, a few staffers, including valets haven been wearing masks inside White House; White House rejects CDC guidance for safe reopenings across six categories, including schools, restaurants and mass transit; NIH director: Abbott testing system has a 15 percent false negative rate, same rapid test used by White House to test the president; 44 states will partially reopen by Sunday as United States cases rise; New study finds no evidence hydroxychloroquine helps coronavirus patients, Trump touted the drug; Trump predicts quick turnaround for economy ahead of jobs report, which may be worst since Great Depression; Trump predicts "incredible" economy in 2021 as top United States investor warns 10-12 years for pre-pandemic employment; Schumer calls for "big" and "bold" stimulus package ahead

United States coronavirus cases top 1.2 million, death toll tops 73,000; Health expert: No state has met White House criteria for reopening; Trump: "People won't stand for" continued shutdowns, health expert: No state has met White House criteria for reopening; Ex-CDC director: New York City is seeing twice as many coronavirus deaths than deaths from all other causes combined; Trump reverses course, says White House coronavirus task force will continue "indefinitely", "I had no idea how popular" it is; Governor Cuomo: Most new coronavirus patients in New York are people who had been staying home; New human vaccine trials underway in United States as Pfizer predicts " 20 million" doses could be ready by year's end; April likely the worst month for jobs since the Great Depression; Trump still pushing to "terminate" Obamacare amid pandemic; Democrats push for new round of Coronavirus stimulus as economists warn more than 20 million jobs lost in April; N

White House plans to phase out coronavirus task force; Ousted vaccine doctor: Early virus warnings were met with "Indifference which then developed into hostility"; Trump blocks Dr. Fauci from testifying before house: "House is a bunch of Trump haters"; Herd immunity: A way to end the pandemic or far too risky?; New Human vaccine trials underway in the United States, Biotech CEO: "Millions" of doses could be ready by year's end; White House adviser: 20 percent unemployment possible, nearing depression numbers; White House adviser: Unemployment could hot 20 percent this week, unemployment among Asian Americans in New York up 6.900 percent; Asian Americans hot especially hard as unemployment soars; The comfortable power of music; via Knit

Key model predicts 134,000 deaths, nearly double last estimate; New York Times: New internal Trump administration document projects up to 200,000 cases and 3,000 deaths per day in June; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 68,000; Sources: Intel Assessment contradicts Trump's claim that coronavirus leaked from lab in China; Chinese state media calls Pompeo "evil" for suggesting virus originated in Chinese lab; Trump: "We think we'll have a vaccine by the end of this year"; French doctors say they found a coronavirus patient from December, weeks before first known cases in France; United Airlines asks employees to "seriously consider" voluntary exits; United memo: A third of pilot jobs may be at risk; Airline stocks tumble after Warren Buffett cashes out, warns recovery will take years; Mnuchin: "Too hard too tell" when international travel opens up; Brazil has 100,000 cases, President calls pandemic "fantasy" and "little flu"; Bed

Experts predict pandemic will last up to 2 more years; up to 70% of population may need to be infected to halt crisis, Experts warn of a scenario where there's a larger virus wave this fall/winter and smaller waves in 2021, Restaurant owner: staying healthy more important than reopening: I would rather close for good than reopen and put my customers at risk, Study: people with cancer have a nearly three-fold risk of death from Coronavirus, Seattle study giving all patients Remdesivir, none on placebo after the first trial showed benefit, FDA allows emergency use of Remdesivir to treat Coronavirus, Senior administration official says "majority" of intel community believes virus originated in Chinese lab, White House blocks Fauci from testifying on Capitol Hill, Trump takes aggressive tone on China's virus response after praising their efforts long after outbreak, North Korean state media releases photo it claims is of Kim Jong Un amid speculation that his health is failing, North Korea cla

Dr. Fauci: Millions of vaccine doses could be ready by January; Researchers developing Oxford University vaccine expect first results from human trials by mid-June; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 62,000; At least 31 states moving to reopen despite deaths, warnings; California county to defy state's stay-at-home order, Governor Newsom warns move could "set us back"; White House weighs CDC recommendations on how institutions can reopen; Group of scientists and business leaders working on coronavirus plan they compare to a Manhattan project; Lebron James on NBA: "We would like to finish our season"; Trump says he's seen evidence virus came from Chinese lab; Sources: Administration officials pushing intel agencies for evidence linking coronavirus to Wuhan lab; Detroit doctor received 5 experimental treatments for virus; Doctor recovering after month-long battle with virus; Veteran who raised millions to combat virus turns 100; via Knit

Dr. Fauci: New data shows Remdesivir has promise against virus; Dr. Fauci: Early trial results show Remdesivir has a "significant, positive effect" in treating coronavirus; New York Times: FDA expected to issue emergency authorization for remdesivir; Trump touts testing that will be "astonishing," then says "I don't know that all of that is even necessary"; Trump touts coronavirus testing and downplays it at same time; Florida will start to reopen May 4, excludes 3 biggest counties, restaurants and retail shops will open at 25 percent capacity; Florida Governor Desantis announces plan to start reopening next Monday, excludes about 30 percent of state's population; Report: Florida officials asked state's medical examiners to withhold coronavirus death figures; Sweden says it's fighting virus by learning to live with it; Can the United States learn anything from Sweden's anti-lockdown strategy?; CEO of Wynn Resorts tells Trump he thinks Las Vegas strip coul

United States surpasses 1 million coronavirus cases, deaths top 58,000; Key model raises projection: 74,000 deaths by August; Trump to order meat processing plants to stay open; Trump to order meat processing plants to stay open after Tyson Foods warned "food supply chain is breaking"; United States coronavirus deaths surpass United States Vietnam War casualties; Trump: "Worst days" of coronavirus are "behind us"; Trump: United States will conduct 5 million tests a day "very soon", currently about 200,000 per day; Pence defies rules, tours Mayo Clinic without a mask; CNN investigation: Many labs facing critical shortage of testing supplies, leading to major testing delays; Study: United States behind in testing compared to other countries; Trump: "We're very prepared to handle" second eave in Fall; White House official: Goal is to help each state reach ability to test at least 2 percent of its resident; Colleges face tough choice of whether to reopen in f

United States coronavirus cases near 1 million, deaths top 55,000; States move to reopen as United States cases near 1 million; White House official: Goal is to help each state reach ability to test at least 2 percent of its residents; Trump refuses to take responsibility for spike in calls to poison control center after his disinfectant comment; Washington Post: Trump's intel briefing repeatedly warned of threat as he downplayed the virus; Source: White House coronavirus task force may soon begin scaling back number of meetings; Texas government will allow some businesses to reopen Friday at 25 percent capacity, order supersedes local restrictions; Texas governor reopens some retail as Houston mayor larges caution; White House economy advisor warns of unemployment rivaling Great Depression; Houston mayor warns of economic fallout as oil-rich city takes hit; Heartburn drug being studied as coronavirus treatment patients in study are taking mega-doses at New York hospital; WHO: Not enough research to know

Trump falsely claims he was being "sarcastic" when he talked about injecting disinfectant to kill Coronavirus, LA county health director on Trump's disinfectant comment: "people die from ingesting some of these products", LA County health director: if Trump was being sarcastic about using disinfectant, "it doesn't really matter", Dr. Birx absent from White House briefing as her reaction to Trump's comment about using disinfectant as a treatment goes viral, some states begin to reopen despite warnings and a rising U.S. death toll that has already topped 51,000, congressman fears people are buying "faulty" antibody tests that could lead to "dangerous life decisions", house subcommittee report: lack of FDA enforcement allowed antibody testing manufacturers to make fraudulent claims, Oxford has started human trials of its coronavirus vaccine, Biden thinks Trump will try to delay the presidential election via Knit

Top vaccine doctor says he was removed from federal post after questioning drug Trump touted; Source: Coronavirus task force had to convince Trump to denounce Georgia governor's reopening decision; Fauci: "I am not overly confident right now at all" about United States testing capacity, Trump: "I don't agree with him"; Trump clashes with top doctors on virus testing, timeline; Key model now projecting 67,000+ United States deaths by August, says some states should wait longer to safely reopen; Key model: Georgia needs to wait until June 22 to safely reopen; Antibody testing suggests 1-in-5 New Yorkers may have had virus; Food supply concerns grow, 15 percent of pork production shutdown; Tyson closes largest pork plant linked to 182 cases in Iowa; Pood supply concerns grow; CDC recommends all Americans wear masks in public, but only a handful of states make masks mandatory; Dr. Sanjay Gupta on which masks work and which don't; California town trying to test all residents for

Trump: Chance there will be no Covid-19 in fall, Fauci: We will definitely have Covid-19 in the fall; Doctor says he was removed from federal post after questioning drug Trump praised; Trump says he disagrees with Georgia governor opening barber shops. nail salons, spas on Friday; Key model shows Georgia, 11 other states should wait until at least June 8 to reopen; Dr. Fauci pleads with governors to open economies in more measured way; CNN correspondent returns to Wuhan after 76-day lockdown, hotel staff spray us down and check our temperatures; CNN visits wet market and lab in Wuhan, China that are among the theories of where virus originated; United States coronavirus cases top 846,000, deaths surpass 46,000; Bank of America economists estimate government will need to spend nearly $1 trillion on small business loan program; In one community, only 4 of 83 minority-owned small businesses that applied for loan relief program received loans; via Knit

CDC director warns of a "more difficult" second wave this winter that could coincide with the flu season; United States coronavirus cases top 820,000, deaths surpass 44,000; CDC director on protests against stay-at-home orders and calls for states to be "liberated", "It's not helpful"; Dr. Birx: We're seeing improvements in several big cities, but don't see a decline in DC metro area yet; Trump on Cuomo meeting: "We have an understanding on testing"; Trump to speak with Georgia governor as state plans to reopen; Senator Graham on reopening: "I worry that our friends and neighbors in Georgia are going too fast too soon"; Dr. Sanjay Gupta shares the results of his antibody test; Restaurant owner shares his struggle trying to get funds from small business loan program; Restaurant owner frustrated with government's loan process; Trump: Will ask big companies to give back small business loans; Medical adviser for "Contagion" movie cont

United States death toll doubles in a week; Georgia and Tennessee to begin easing restrictions, neither has seen 14-day decline in cases, per White House guidelines; Frustrated by lack of testing, Maryland governor secures 500,000 test kits from South Korea; Pence tries to reassure governors about helping with test supples even as Trump says "testing is local"; Birx: We have asked every Governor to follow the guidelines; Georgia governor approves of gyms, bowling alleys, body art studios and salons opening as early as Friday; Protests erupt in multiple states against stay-at-home orders; Fauci: No real economic recovery without virus under control; Germany eases lockdown restrictions, but Merkel cautions "it would be tragic if we knowingly relapsed"; Professor: United States is just at the beginning of this pandemic; 29-year-old gets last rites but makes miraculous recovery; 29-year-old with no known pre-existing conditions nearly dies from virus, but makes miraculous recovery; 29-year-old