Coronavirus Watch: Busy beaches and a viral pool party

President Donald Trump put travel restrictions on Brazil, while some Americans flocked to beaches for the holiday weekend. 

It's Memorial Day, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's the latest news, as of 1 p.m. ET. 

• President Trump issued a proclamation on Sunday banning individuals who have been in Brazil within 14 days prior to attempting to enter the United States
• Memorial Day weekend brought Americans outside, though not everyone practiced social distancing. A bustling pool party in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks went viral on social media, with some decrying the behavior and others praising it.
• Photos emerged of busy beaches from California to Florida as officials were tasked with enforcing social distancing measures.
• President Trump tweeted Sunday night that schools should reopen "ASAP."
• The U.S. was nearing 98,000 coronavirus deaths and 1.65 million cases, per Johns Hopkins University data.
• Worldwide, there are 5.4 million cases confirmed and 345,000 deaths.
• The World Health Organization said it is temporarily dropping hydroxychloroquine, a drug touted by Trump, from its study into experimental COVID-19 treatments.
• At least half of states are not going to meet White House’s deadline to test every nursing home resident and staff member for the coronavirus within 14 days, according to a review by the Associated Press. Some states aren't bothering to try. 
• Trump participated in a brief ceremony to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider Monday at the Arlington National Cemetery, which remains closed to the public.
• What started as a Second Amendment rally at the Kentucky State Capitol turned into a protest of coronavirus restrictions and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear being hanged in effigy.
• Activities once viewed as mundane, like gathering for church or grabbing a burger at a local restaurant, have become subjects of a federal lawsuit. More than 1,300 state and federal lawsuits have been filed over COVID-19.

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