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Tony Evers said Wisconsin had been thrown into "chaos" by four judges as coronavirus lockdown restrictions no longer applied in the state.

Preliminary findings from a study conducted by researchers at New York University suggested Abbott Laboratories' rapid diagnostic test yields a significant number of false-negative results.

America's had more than 230,000 people recover from the virus, the most of any country worldwide.

"I do think recovery will be months long, based on the tools we have at hand today," Director Ferrer said Tuesday.

For the most part, states have relied on people voluntarily complying with quarantine policies, but in Hawaii arrests are being made.

WHO's "solidarity" trial is testing four different potential treatments in more than 100 countries.

While a vaccine would quell some concerns about reopening schools for in-person lessons, Fauci said it wasn't realistic to expect one to be available.

Fauci and his NIH colleagues said multiple coronavirus vaccines may be required due to limited production abilities and overwhelming demand caused by the pandemic.

Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization, implored countries to implement sufficient contact tracing to break the chain of transmission.

There are ways to facilitate contact tracing in the hopes of preventing new deadly spikes of the coronavirus. But it may feel like a choice between your privacy and your life.

Pangolins are missing two genes that alert mammals to invading viruses. Scientists suggests understanding how they tolerate the virus without these genes could pave way for COVID-19 treatments.

An immediate increase in cases may indicate a state moved too fast, too soon.

An April 29 projection estimated there would be 72,433 deaths in the United States by August 4. They've already surpassed 73,000.

Texas salon owner Shelley Luther has received nearly $500,000 in GoFundMe donations after being given a $7,000 fine and one-week jail sentence for operating despite public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new poll indicates that 70 percent of American voters are more concerned about an increased spread of COVID-19 due to a relaxing of social distancing they are about any potential additional damage to the economy.

As of Wednesday, the U.S. had more than 1.2 million cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 71,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by it.

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo suggested that leaders deciding to reopen the economy against the advice of public health experts and despite rising death tolls amid the COVID-19 pandemic were choosing to value money over human life.

A majority of polled voters also felt the president's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic had been "chaotic" and "unprepared."

The leading infectious disease expert on the White House coronavirus task force also said he was "very sensitive" to the economic impact of COVID-19.

The former New Jersey governor told CNN that he also wanted people to keep wearing protective equipment when the country was reopened.

U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus numbered nearly 70,000 as of Monday, by far the largest total in the world, although some other countries do have higher per capita death rates.

"Everyone is killing themselves," Cuomo said Monday. "People are working 24 hours a day, show some respect."

The Republican state leader said his failure to wear a face mask was a "lapse in my usual vigilance."

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director told CNN that he was concerned about some states "leapfrogging over the first checkpoint" as they looked to reopen.

Northeastern California's Modoc county is expected to reopen nonessential businesses on Friday in defiance of orders from Governor Gavin Newsom that are intended to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said Thursday that his stay-at-home order, which had been set to expire on Friday, will be extended for an undetermined time, although many retail stores will be able to reopen on May 12.

Organizers plan to hold "drive for freedom" rallies in several major cities on Friday, the latest protests against pandemic shutdown measures.

The White House coronavirus response coordinator also said ventilator and coronavirus test production would need to "accelerate" before the fall.

The government agency has also urged manufacturers to steer clear of false claims as more than 1,500 companies register to develop hand sanitizers.