Coronavirus Watch: States begin to lift restrictions

The White House stay-at-home guidelines expired yesterday, leaving the nation with a wide array of changing regulations.

As dozens of states prepared to partially reopen over the next few days, Ohio and Michigan extended their stay-at-home orders, and California temporarily closed some beaches.

It's Friday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network.

Here's the latest news, as of 1:45 p.m. ET:

• More than 1.07 million people have tested positive for the virus in the U.S., and more than 63,000 have died. See a map of confirmed cases here.
• The maker of remdesivir, an experimental drug that is reportedly showing promise for treatment of the coronavirus, is "moving very quickly with the FDA" to get approval, its CEO said Friday.
• President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month to travel to Camp David, one day after the expiration of federal social distancing guidelines.
• Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, suggested social distancing could continue in some form through the summer.
• A new report warns the pandemic could last up to two years, until the world hits the threshold for herd immunity. 
• Trump's director of national intelligence issued a statement on behalf of the U.S. intelligence community stating there was broad agreement that the virus was not man-made or genetically modified. But that statement left open the question of whether the virus was accidentally released by a laboratory in China or whether it came from animals and then jumped to humans.
• Trump administration officials are racing to develop a vaccine by January in an effort dubbed "Operation Warp Speed," media reports say.
• Delta, United, JetBlue and Southwest will start requiring passengers to wear face masks.
• Layoffs amount to 1 in 6 American workers and encompass more people than the entire population of Texas. Some economists say the U.S. unemployment rate for April may be as high as 20% – a figure not seen since the Depression of the 1930s, when joblessness peaked at 25%.

Have a question about the coronavirus? Ask us through this form! Amy in Tallahassee, Florida, asks: What is the CDC criteria to register for a test at CVS or Walgreens?

Drugstore chains CVS and Walgreens are expanding coronavirus testing services. But in order to receive a test, you must first complete an online health assessment to determine eligibility. The online forms take about a minute to complete and ask a series of questions about your symptoms, exposure, travel and more.

"Because of limited supplies and in accordance with CDC guidelines, testing is limited to high-risk patients," CVS says on its website.

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— Grace Hauck, Breaking News Reporter, @grace_hauck