Coronavirus Watch: US nears 1 million cases
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases neared 1 million Monday morning, Dr. Deborah Birx warned that social distancing "will be with us through the summer."
While some areas of the U.S. have reached their peak of cases and since come down, social distancing will be needed to "protect one another," the White House coronavirus task force coordinator said Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press."
It's Monday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network.
Here's the latest news, as of 1:00 p.m. ET:
- Dozens of states have announced plans to relax social distancing restrictions, but few have yet to enact major changes. Here is a list of states making moves to roll back social distancing regulations.
- Almost 3 million confirmed cases have been reported globally and the virus has killed more than 206,000 people, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
- In the U.K., Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday after recovering from coronavirus and spending a week at a London hospital, including several days in intensive care.
- Stocks opened higher on Wall Street on Monday as governments around the world prepared to gradually lift stay-at-home restrictions.
- Attorneys and advocates are scrambling to get young detainees released from juvenile facilities, especially those serving time for nonviolent offenses and probation violations, or who have underlying health conditions.
- Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is planning to put forward legislation to stop President Donald Trump's name from appearing on stimulus checks.
- A joint flyover by the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, is planned for Tuesday in the New York area to honor front line and essential workers.
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— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Trending News Reporter, @NdeaYanceyBragg