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The eyes of the nation are on the state of Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would reopen large swaths of the state. Sunday coronavirus news.NFL superstar Vernon Davis (C) and restaurateurs Sahil Rahman (L) and Rahul Vinod (R), through a partnership between the Vernon Davis Foundation and RASA Restaurant, help to prepare free meals for frontline healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic at the George Washington University Hospital on April 24, in Washington, D.C.
SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of Italians were allowed to return to work this week after nearly two months in lockdown because of the coronavirus. Children are free to play outside in Spain again after the pandemic kept them indoors for six weeks.
About half the states in the U.S. have taken similar steps to loosen the social distancing measures imposed to keep the virus from spreading, and others are considering it.
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Armed protesters storm Michigan’s State Capitol and demand that businesses reopen as national stay-at-home advice expires.The January timeline represents a fast pace for vaccine development but still means there would be no fail-safe protection from the novel coronavirus until long after most Americans are likely to have returned to work or school and until after the November presidential election.
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But whereas those two hard-hit European countries – second and third behind the U.S. in case totals – have considerably slowed their rate of infection and started to bend their respective curves, the trajectory of U.S. cases looks straight like an arrow shot into the sky, with no sign of its descent in sight.
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The U.S. has had at least 20,000 cases of COVID-19 each day since mid-March, and a government projection raised that figure to 200,000 – with 3,000 daily deaths – by June 1, according to the New York Times.
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President Donald Trump looks at an assembly line machine manufacturing protective masks being shown to him by Honeywell's Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Tony Stallings during a tour of Honeywell's facility manufacturing masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Phoenix, Arizona on May 5, .
Patient Armando Mendoza, who spent 45 days at St. Joseph's Hospital battling COVID-19, is released to applause and celebration from hospital workers who helped save his life during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Orange, California on May 5.
Counselor to the President Hope Hicks follows White House senior adviser Jared Kushner after they arrived with President Donald Trump at Sky International Airport prior to touring a Honeywell mask production facility manufacturing protective masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Phoenix, Arizona on May 5.
People keep a social distance as they wait in line for free walk-in coronavirus testing at the Bread for the City social services charity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, D.C. on May 5. The charity is able to test about 100 people each week.
A funeral home worker (L) waits outside before taking a casket to the cemetery for burial amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quincy, Massachusetts on May 5.
A woman wears a mask as she leaves a store during the coronavirus pandemic in Deerfield, Ill. on May 5. New Illinois rules about wearing a face mask over age 2 start Friday, May 1, when they can't maintain a 6-foot social distance in public.
A U.S. Army National Guard soldier walks outside a temporary morgue, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York on May 5.
A mural on a Northwell Healthcare building features first responders and healthcare workers who are on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 5 in New Hyde Park, New York.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Phoenix to visit a Honeywell plant that manufactures protective equipment on May 5 in Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
Richmond City Health District workers check in residents for COVID-19 testing at a site set up by the Virginia National Guard on May 5 in Richmond, Virginia.
Angela Beauchamp fills out an absentee ballot at City Hall in Garden City, Michigan on May 5. People in about 50 Michigan communities are participating in largely mail-based local elections that might be a blueprint for the presidential battleground state in November.
A grocery worker, wearing a protective mask and gloves, helps checking out a customer from behind a plexiglass barrier at the 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles on May 5.
A man walks along a street closed to vehicle traffic as the city expands areas for pedestrians to walk and to keep a recommended safe distance on May 4 in New York City, New York.
Dr. Sabrina Solt prepares an appointment-only coronavirus drive-thru swab test in the parking lot at Impact Church, on May 4 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 2-day testing site for both the coronavirus and the antibody test was made possible by a partnership with Arizona Cardinals' NFL football player Jordan Hicks and Impact Church, hoping to test 500 people.
(L-R) Sarah Bloom Raskin and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) listen as a group of Maryland residents, calling themselves the 'Pandemic Comforters,' sing in the front yard of his home on May 4 in Takoma Park, Maryland.
A sign reminds shoppers of social distancing guidelines at the reopening of Schnee's Boots, Shoes and Outdoors on Main Street on May 4 in Bozeman, Montana.
Mercedes Mejia, left, and Coralia Hernandez pose for a selfie in front of the still-closed courtyard of the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, May 4, 2020, on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. Shutdown orders continue in California due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Alexis Lamoreaux goes to her hospital shift after graduating from the nursing school of the Ohio State University during an online commencement ceremony amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
Crowds gather at Buffalo Bayou Park as social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are relaxed in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, center, speaks at a news conference regarding the latest updates on the coronavirus as Cara Christ, left, Arizona director of Public Health Services, and Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, right, Arizona Army National Guard, listen on May 4 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Workers change signage to reflect positive messages on the marquee at the Quarry Cinema, which is set to reopen in June, in San Antonio, Texas on May 4.
Eric Egelund cleans at Lotus Nail Spa on May 4 in Stansbury Park, Utah. Nail salons, gyms and restaurants are among some Utah businesses that were allowed to open their doors under new guidelines.
Seattle Police officers and other workers look on as a homeless man wheels away a cart of his belongings from a homeless encampment being cleared on May 4 in Seattle.
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro speak with firefighters following the handout of donated meals on International Firefighters Day on May 4 in New York City.
Thousands of white markers, are seen on the lawn, placed by Senior Pastor the Rev. Patrick Collins, at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich on May 4 in Greenwich, Connecticut to honor the many lives lost as result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ken Gilenwater hits on the driving range at the Orchard Golf Center on May 4 in Greenwood, Indiana as the state started relaxing coronavirus restrictions, with the goal of allowing nearly all activities to resume on July 4.
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A lack of evidence has complicated hope COVID-19 antibody tests will provide quick answers about immunity and when social distancing orders can relax.A blood test that can detect whether a person’s had the virus has been heralded as an important tool for policymakers. Not only would it help answer critical questions such as how widespread it is, the test would inform them when people can safety return to work or school and not worry about becoming ill.
People visit Clearwater Beach after Governor Ron DeSantis opened the beaches on May 4 in Clearwater, Florida. Restaurants, retailers, beaches and some state parks reopened with caveats, as the state continues to ease restrictions put in place to contain COVID-19.
Ambulnz paramedics and Aurora firefighters salute as the casket carrying the body of paramedic Paul Cary is removed from a plane at Denver International Airport on May 3 in Denver, Colorado. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City.
People queue to get free masks distributed by Urban Park Rangers at Grand Army Plaza, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York on May 3.
President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox News Channel virtual town hall called "America Together: Returning to Work" with hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum about the response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic being broadcast from inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on May 3.
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A sign thanking healthcare workers is hung from a balcony at a downtown apartment building on May 3 in Kansas City, Missouri. The city is under extended stay-at-home orders until May 15 in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
New Jersey residents enjoy a sunny day at Branch Brook Park in Newark on May 3, after the all-state parks were reopened for the first time since April 7th.
Health workers rest near the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York on May 3.
Masked customers walk through the West Seattle Farmers Market during its first opening in nearly two months, on May 3, in Seattle. Farmers markets in Seattle were initially closed, but are reopening with guidelines that include fewer vendors allowed, a limited number of customers with a single direction of movement, additional hand washing and sanitizing stations and signs and markings urging customers to maintain distance from each other.
Employees prepare takeout orders at DJ's Deck restaurant, on May 3, in Port Orange, Florida. Florida can reopen restaurants with proper spacing outdoors and with 25% capacity indoors.
Lisa Fascilla, with children Nina and Alex receive a beer delivery from Karen and Mark Heuwetter and their two dogs Buddy and Barley on May 03, in Huntington Village, New York. Mark and Karen Heuwetter own the Six Harbors Brewery and have trained their two Golden Retrievers, Buddy, and Barley, to help them deliver beer to their customers. The dogs are fitted with a four-pack of empty beer cans around their necks and meet customers at their doorstep while Mark and Karen carry the beer to deliver behind them. It has been comforting for the dogs who are enjoying the exercise and meeting people along the way. The customers love seeing Buddy and Barley and enjoy petting and greeting them to go with their beer delivery.
People practice social distancing while enjoying the weather at Central Park's Sheep Meadow, on May 2, in New York. New York City police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing as warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine.
A CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) volunteer checking appointments and directing cars lining up for coronavirus testing in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, California, on May 2.
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The influential model from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation nearly doubled its national death projection Monday, from 72,000-plus to 134,475 by Aug. 4.
And a new model from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania projects almost 117,000 deaths by June 30 – up from the current 71,000-plus – even without states reopening. If states fully reopened, the death toll would rise to a staggering 466,000 by the same date, the model predicts.
Except for notable outliers like New York state, the American pandemic epicenter that has shown a dramatic decrease in its daily cases over the last 10 days, the country in general seems to have plateaued. Only 12 states are currently showing a sustained case reduction, although some have had dwindling followed by a rise. Another 15 states have experienced sustained increases.
Still, with dire models and a curve that hasn’t bent, the U.S. is pushing toward reopening and to dissolve the task force that has headed up the federal government’s response to the pandemic. What happens next?
Given the less-than-encouraging data, many experts ponder warily the consequences of much of the country reopening for business — even with some conditions.
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An Indiana University student is suing the school, looking for a partial reimbursement on tuition and fees paid for the spring semester.Democratic state Sen. Jamescita Peshlakai wears a mask as she tells member how the coronavirus has devastated the Navajo Nation while urging members to approve a move to end the legislative session at the state Capitol in Phoenix, on May 8. The Senate by a 24-6 vote approved a move to adjourn pending approval by the House.
“It's possible that this phenomenon reflects a recent ramp-up in testing rather than continued linear growth in cumulative infections,’’ Penn Wharton senior analyst John Ricco said of the U.S.’s inability to flatten the curve. “But as our analysis suggests, it's a real possibility that the virus’s (transmission rate) remains above 1 in many states, which would mean that the virus will continue to spread indefinitely. Inadequate social distancing — whether as a result of official restrictions or noncompliance — is likely to blame.”
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Added fellow senior analyst Alex Arnon: “Distancing policies in general have been less strict and less strictly enforced in the U.S. than other hard-hit countries, though there are a lot of regional differences. There has also clearly been some partial reversal of social distancing in the second half of April. I can see it in the data and I can see it out my front window.’’
Predictive models have adjusted for the loosening of restrictions, some of it likely prompted by growing protests as the constraints have devastated the economy. The IHME model relies on cell phone data from four sources to track mobility, which institute director Chris Murray said increased even before states started reopening.
That was a major part of why death totals in the model skyrocketed, Murray said, adding that social distancing unquestionably works in curbing the virus’ spread.
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“The challenge, of course, is there’s enormous economic turmoil created by that,’’ Murray said. “I think the premier discussion in terms of policy is what’s the right trade-off, and that’s where some of these models may be helpful in thinking that through.’’
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The Penn Wharton one, for example, forecasts that by June 30 the gross national product would be 11.6% lower than one year earlier – and 18.6 million jobs would be lost in May and June – if states did not reopen before July.
If they fully reopened right away, the GDP on June 30 would increase by 1.5% relative to not reopening, and job losses in May and June would essentially be wiped out. A partial reopening would result in a 1% GDP increase year over year and 14 million job losses in those two months, but would cost an additional 45,000 lives, for a June 30 total of 162,000.
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Dr. George Rutherford, head of infectious disease and global epidemiology at the University of California-San Francisco, points out the balancing act decision makers must perform does not automatically fall on the side of keeping people safe.
“There’s always a tension between the economy and sheltering in place,’’ he said. “Bad economies are as hurtful to health as viruses."
Rutherford has been put in charge of training the 10,000 contact tracers California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to have in place as the state moves to its next phase in confronting the pandemic, with an emphasis on testing, tracing and isolating.
Because of its size and diversity of states and cultures, Rutherford said it’s not fair to compare how the U.S. has done in responding to the pandemic to much smaller countries. The strict measures implemented in Italy or someplace like the semiautonomous region of Hong Kong, where the government went as far as requiring those on home quarantine to wear monitoring bracelets, would likely prompt intense backlash in the U.S.
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A 20-year-old U.S. man was deported from Germany after trying to sneak into the country disguised as a janitor to see his girlfriend, authorities say.The incident, which occurred on May 10, began when the man flew from Washington, D.C. to Frankfurt Airport to meet his Germany-based girlfriend, German Federal Police told USA TODAY Thursday. The man's identity was not disclosed due to data and privacy concerns, a police spokesman confirmed.
“There are 100 different epidemics in the United States, and you have to manage each one separately,’’ he said. “These kinds of big, broad sweeping policy declarations can be overly generalized. You want stuff that’s specific for your area.’’
Though some analysts believe the virus may recede in the heat of the summer, Rutherford is among those who expect cases to multiply quickly as people get complacent about mitigation and distancing.
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Steven Gjerstad, presidential fellow in the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University in California, said it may be possible to increase economic activity while maintaining social distance. Online shopping is one example.
However, he warns against people letting their guard down, and notes that high temperatures did not keep the virus from resurging in Singapore.
If reopening is done carelessly, then the effect on case growth will show up with a lag: "The increased rate of new diagnosed cases will begin to show up about 10 to 12 days later,’’ Gjerstad said. “We all remember that diagnosed cases in the U.S. went from seven community transmitted cases on March 1 to 68,000 24 days later. That kind of growth can happen again if we aren’t careful about how we begin to reopen businesses.’’
Medical staff claps and waves from the balcony of the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje on May 5, 2020, in support for the invaluable work that nurses and midwives do to ensure clean care for patients, mothers and babies, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Migrant worker and stranded travellers wave through a window of a bus as they leave to their hometowns after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on May 5, 2020.
A family peers from their home's window before receiving boxes of free food during a lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, May 4, 2020. The city government is distributing food to poor people who can't go out to work.
Refugees and migrants wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, wait to get on a bus after their arrival at the port of Piraeus, near Athens on Monday, May 4, 2020. Greek authorities are moving 400 migrants, mostly families, to the mainland to help ease overcrowded conditions at the camp Moria in Lesbos island.
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A staff member waits to welcome students back to the Marie Curie school, as a statue of Nobel laureate Marie Curie is seen wearing a facemask in the background, in Hanoi on May 4, 2020, as schools re-opened after a three-month closure to combat the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
A barber wearing a protective face mask works in a barber's shop in Athens on May 4, 2020 as Greece gradually eases its lockdown against the COVID-19 coronavirus.
A commuter looks out the window inside the Gautrain moments after leaving the Hatfield Station in Pretoria, South Africa on May 4, 2020. The Gautrain reopened for commuters on May 4, 2020 with health and safety measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. F
Traditional Thai dancers wearing protective face shields perform at the Erawan Shrine, which was reopened after the Thai government relaxed measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Bangkok on May 4, 2020. Thailand began easing restrictions related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus on May 3 by allowing various businesses to reopen, but warned that the stricter measures would be reimposed should cases increase again.
A woman holds a yoga posture as she exercises by the Colosseum monument in Rome on May 4, 2020, as Italy starts to ease its lockdown, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks on May 4, 2020 as Europe's hardest-hit country eases back the world's longest nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
An employee works to set up a medical facility to accomodate COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at the Nippon Foundation Para Arena in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. Japan's government prepared on May 4 to extend its nationwide state of emergency to the end of May as it braces for a lengthy battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Immigration officers wearing full protection suits prepare at a coronavirus locked down area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says the economy needs to be revived as billions have been lost during the partial lockdown that began in March.
A woman walks home with groceries next to barbed wire in the coronavirus locked down area of Selayang Baru, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says the economy needs to be revived as billions have been lost during the partial lockdown that began in March.
A man takes a selfie photo with healthcare workers in protective suits at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, encouraging people who exercise outside, early on May 2, 2020, during the hours allowed by the government to exercise, for the first time since the beginning of a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
Board Chair of Kenyatta National Hospital George Opondo Ooko, right, speaks to a patient in a ward for those who have tested positive for the new coronavirus, at the infectious disease unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, located at Mbagathi Hospital, in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, May 1, 2020.
A municipal employee, wearing a special suit to protect against coronavirus, cleans and disinfects an almost empty of pedestrians Garden Ring during a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 1, 2020.
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Municipal workers clean and disinfect the surroundings of the Caqueta market in the north of Lima on April 30, 2020 amid the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
A residents from the Alexandra township gets tested for COVID-19 , in Johannesburg, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. South Africa will begin a phased easing of its strict lockdown measures on May 1, although confirmed cases of coronavirus continue to increase.
A visitor in a plexiglass lock talks to a resident at Les Jardins d'Astrid, a rest home in Maurage, La Louviere, on April 29, 2020, as the visits to residents of rest homes are possible from today in Wallonia.
Health workers walk out from the Convention Center, where the municipality set up a field hospital for people infected with the new coronavirus, in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 28, 2020.
Nursery S. Schouten created a message of support in times of the coronavirus reading "#StayStrong" by cutting of the flower heads in a field of tulips in Bant, Netherlands, Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Israeli policemen wearing protective face masks, scuffle with merchants in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, on April 26, 2020, protesting against the continued closure of the landmark open air market, after authorities reduced some lockdown measures imposed in order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, by allowing shops to reopen.
A security personnel wearing protective gear checks the passports of British nationals before check-in for a special flight to London during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, India on April 25, 2020.
A boy tries to wear a face mask as members of coalition for grassroots human rights defenders Kenya (CGHRD'S Kenya) work for their food distribution, a bag contains 2kg of maize flour, 1kg each of sugar and rice, soap, tea, salt and a face mask, to vulnerable families that have lost their income in the menace of the COVID 19 coronavirus in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya on April 25, 2020. President Kenyatta announced to the nation to extend another 21 days of night curfew.
South Koreans wear masks and sit according to social distancing as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19), as they prepare for an insurance planner examination of General Insurance Association of Korea at Seokyeong University playground on April 25, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea has called for expanded public participation in social distancing, as the country witnesses a wave of community spread and imported infections leading to a resurgence in new cases of COVID-19. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 new cases were reported. The total number of infections in the nation tallies at 10,718.
Inmates from Villa Devoto Prison burn mattresses during a riot demanding measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after Covid-19 cases were allegedly confirmed inside the prison, in Buenos Aires on April 24, 2020.
Biology teachers Maike Hoener (L) and Michaela Bauer wear face masks as they prepare the Biology Abitur examination in the main hall of the Paul-Natorp-Gymnasium secondary school in Berlthe start of the Biology Abitur (high school graduation) examination in the assembly hall of the Paul-Natorp-Gymnasium secondary school in Berlin on April 22, 2020, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Students wearing face masks attend a lecture on preventative measures against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at the Pyongyang University of Medicine in Pyongyang on April 22, 2020.
Families affected by unemployment following lockdown measures to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus line up for food donations at Wat Bowonniwetwiharn in Bangkok, Thailand on April 22, 2020.
A paramedic sprays Minister of Information Manal Abdul-Samad with disinfectant as she arrives for a parliament meeting, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2020. Lebanon's parliament began a three-day legislative session Tuesday at a Beirut theater so that legislators can observe social distancing measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, as protests against the country's ruling elite in the crisis-hit country resumed.
People in need wait for their turn to collect a free ration and groceries distributed by the Karnataka State Congress during the government-imposed nationwide lockdown against the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, in Bangalore, India on April 21, 2020.
A resident living close to a boarding house, which housed foreign students from Malaysia, gets his temperature taken by an Indonesian health officer amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on April 20, 2020.
Novice monks wearing face shields as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus attend religious studies at Wat Molilokkayaram Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand on April 20, 2020.
An employee of the municipal corporation drives through a disinfection tunnel outside their office building during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Faridabad, India on April 20, 2020.
A nurse wearing protective clothing and face mask, takes care of a COVID-19 patient at the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) department in the Karolinska hospital in Solna, near Stockholm, Sweden, on April 19, 2020 during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
An Indian wearing a face mask looks out from a gate during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, April 18, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the world's largest coronavirus lockdown to head off the epidemic's peak, with officials racing to make up for lost time.
A man reacts as a medical staffer tests shoppers who volunteered at a pop-up community COVID-19 testing station at a supermarket carpark in Christchurch, New Zealand, April 17, 2020. New Zealand is into week four of a 28-day lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
Police personnel try Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Amritsar on April 16, 2020.
A civic worker sprays disinfectant on a policeman standing guard after a protest by migrant workers against the extension of the lockdown, in a slum in Mumbai, India, April 14, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the world's largest coronavirus lockdown to head off the epidemic's peak, with officials racing to make up for lost time.
A municipal vehicle cleans Nikolskaya street in downtown Moscow on April 13, 2020, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
A man pushing a shopping cart asks a woman kneeling in prayer to get out of the way because she is obstructing people trying to get into a supermarket, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, April 11, 2020. The woman was praising God for cleansing the earth of heathens using the new coronavirus.
Catholic believers, wearing face masks and practicing social distancing to protect from coronavirus, are blessed by priest outside a church as religious services continue in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, April 11, 2020. The Catholic community in predominantly Orthodox Christian Belarus prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
A technician sprays disinfectant along the streets of the French Riviera city of Cannes France, on April 10, 2020, on day twenty-five of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus.
A woman stands next to a makeshift checkpoint, part of a community safety initiative in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on April 9, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus epidemic.
This photo taken through a glass window at a maternity ward shows nurses putting a face shield on a newborn baby, in an effort to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Praram 9 Hospital in Bangkok on April 9, 2020.
An employee of France's biggest coffin-maker, OGF group pushes a coffin in a storage room in Jussey, eastern France, on April 8, 2020, amid the spread of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
A mariachi band serenades the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) in Mexico City, on April 7, 2020 to give hope to those fighting COVID-19 and the medical personnel during the coronavirus pandemic. The serenade was organized by the Tequila and Mezcal Museum with the aim of encouraging the sick and medical personnel and the whole of Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Volunteers from Sonko Rescue Team, an NGO privately funded by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, fumigate a street to curb the spread of COVID-19 during a joint operation with Nairobi county during curfew at a residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 6, 2020. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on April 6 imposed a three-week ban on movement in and out of four main coronavirus "infected areas," including the capital Nairobi, ahead of the usually busy Easter weekend. Kenya currently counts 158 cases and six deaths from the virus, most of them in the capital, with a few cases also along the coast.
An honor guard wearing protective masks due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus prepare for the arrival of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the King Rama I monument to mark Chakri Memorial Day that honors the founding of the ruling Chakri Dynasty in Bangkok on April 6, 2020.
An Indonesian woman walks through a disinfection chamber as a preventive measure amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at the Harmony bus station in Jakarta on April 6, 2020.
Iranian women, members of paramilitary organisation Basij, make face masks and other protective items at a mosque in the capital Tehran, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis on April 5, 2020.
A Sri Lankan fire brigade person disinfects his colleagues after they assisted transporting the coffin of a person who died not because of the new virus during a curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 5, 2020.
Moroccan patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease celebrate with the medical staff as they leave the hospital in the city of Sale, north of the capital Rabat, on April 3, 2020.
Migrant workers wait for lunch at a camp set up by Delhi Government during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on April 1, 2020.
A medical staff watches from a platform of the Gare d'Austerlitz train station on April 1, 2020 in Paris through the window of a medicalized TGV high speed train before its departure to evacuate patients infected with the COVID-19 from Paris' region hospitals to other hospitals in the western France Brittany region where the outbreak has been limited so far. France has been on lockdown since March 17 in a bid to limit the contagion caused by the novel coronavirus, a situation it has extended until at least April 15.
New employees of Japan's defense ministry sit on chairs spaced apart for social distancing due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, as they watch a video message of Defense Minister Taro Kono during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 1, 2020.
A volunteer sprays disinfectant in Shwedagon Pagoda compound as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Yangon on March 31, 2020. Myanmar reported its first coronavirus death a 69-year-old man who returned to the country in mid-March after receiving cancer treatment in Australia.
Motorists are sprayed with disinfectant in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak at the gate of a housing complex in South Tangerang, Indonesia, March 31, 2020. Indonesia will close its doors to foreign arrivals in an attempt to curb the coronavirus spread while the country plans to bring home more than a million nationals working abroad.
Police use riot shields to practice social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a police station in Bangkok, Thailand on March 30, 2020.
Police inspector Rajesh Babu, wearing coronavirus-themed helmet, speaks to a family on a motorbike at a checkpoint during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai, India, on March 28, 2020.
A member of the South African Police Service enforces social distancing as he makes shoppers hold their hands out in front of them to ensure that they are at least one meter apart from one another while they wait outside a supermarket in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on March 28, 2020.
Members of the Charitable Brotherhood of Saint-Eloi de Bethune, each wearing a face mask, carry a coffin towards a grave, at Pierrette cemetery in Bethune, on March 27, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Founded in 1188, the Charitables have for eight centuries taken care of funerals for the inhabitants of Bethune regardless of religion or wealth. Rarely, though, are they done behind almost-closed doors.
A doctor (L) shows the welcome desk of a consultation center dedicated to covid19 suspected patients in Tinteniac, France on March 27, 2020. The consultation center is located in an intermunicipal venue to remove patients at risk of infection from doctors' offices in order to continue caring for other patients.
The iconic Matterhorn mountain is illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter aiming to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to people suffering from the global coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic in the alpine resort of Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020.
An Armenian Syrian volunteer sews masks to distribute to the poor for protection against the coronavirus pandemic, in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on March 27, 2020.
People in protective clothing walk past rows of beds at a temporary 2,000-bed hospital for COVID-19 coronavirus patients set up by the Iranian army at the international exhibition center in northern Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
An opera tenor singer performs the song O sole mio from his window in Paris on March 26, 2020 on the evening of the tenth day of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus.
The just married couple Laila and Boualem Bellil walk in the Stall Courtyard, a most frequented tourist spot, in Dresden, eastern Germany, Thursday, March 26, 2020. They celebrate today without wedding guests because of the government regulations and want to make up for the party next year. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life and asked the citizens to stay at home. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
Members of the Danish Parliament stand in line to vote one by one on another emergency law to combat the coronavirus pandemic, outside the Parliament at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 26, 2020.
Barber Eugenio Lafargue, reflected in a mirror wearing a protective face mask against a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, styles a customer's hair, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
Egyptian municipality workers disinfect the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on March 25, 2020 as protective a measure against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
Medical staffers wearing protective gear, part of a special unit performing house calls, work in Bergamo, northern Italy, one of the areas worse-affected by coronavirus, March 25, 2020.
A Serbian military personal wearing a protective mask walks amongst beds set up inside a hall at the Belgrade Fair to accommodate people suffering from mild symptoms of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 on March 24, 2020. More than 200,000 coronavirus cases have been declared in Europe, according to an AFP tally on March 24, 2020.
People practice social distancing as they sit on chairs spread apart in a waiting area for take-away food orders at a shopping mall in hopes of preventing the spread of the coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
A temple worker wearing a mask to protect himself from the coronavirus COVID-19 attaches a name card with a wish to a lantern at Jogyesa Temple as Buddhists prepare to celebrate Buddha's birthday on March 23, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea has called for expanded public participation in social distancing for the next two weeks, as the country witnesses a wave of community spread and imported infections leading to a resurgence in new cases of COVID-19. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, 64 new cases were reported. The total number of infections in the nation tallies at 8,961.
A replica of an elephant with a face mask is driven on trailer pulled by a car to bring awareness during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed by the government amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Chennai on March 22, 2020.
A woman prays while sitting alone at an empty closed church live-streaming a church service at Nairobi Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya on March 22, 2020.
Don Giuseppe Corbari, parson of the Church of Robbiano, adjusts prints of selfies sent by his congregation and glued to empty pews before celebrating Sunday mass in Giussano on March 22, 2020. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on March 21, 2020, ordered all non-essential companies and factories to close nationwide to stem a coronavirus pandemic that has killed 4,825 people in the country in a month. "The decision taken by the government is to close down all productive activity throughout the territory that is not strictly necessary, crucial, indispensable, to guarantee us essential goods and services," Conte said in a late-night TV address.
Muslim men perform Friday prayer at the distance of about one meter (3 ft) to each other as a social distancing effort to prevent the spread of new coronavirus outbreak at Al Akbar mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, March 20, 2020.
Passengers ride the tube on March 19, 2020 in London, England. Transport for London announced the closure of up to 40 stations as officials advised against non-essential travel. Bus and London Overground service will also be reduced.
A passenger wears a face mask and plastic food bags on her face as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus after landing at Hong Kong's international airport on March 19, 2020. On March 18, Hong Kong authorities began ordering all arrivals from overseas to wear electronic bracelets, connected to an app to mark your location, and two weeks self-quarantine.
Health personnel measure the temperature of a visitor at the entrance of the Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya on March 18, 2020. The Government of Kenya confirmed new positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 18, 2020, bringing the total official number of cases in the East African country to 7. African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.
Thousands of Muslims attend a prayer session asking for safety amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, near Raipur in Lakshmipur district on March 18, 2020.Thousands of Muslims have joined a special prayer in a southern Bangladesh town seeking protection from the coronavirus to almighty, officials said on March 18 as the south Asian nation confirmed its first casualty by Covid-19.
Volunteers pack hand sanitizer and disinfectant that will be distributed for free in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on March 18 2020, as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
A deliveryman wearing a protective face mask pauses by a double-deck tourist bus decorated with a huge mask in the center of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on March 18, 2020. Ukraine late on March 16 announced shutdowns of public transport, bars, restaurants and shopping malls to stem the spread of the coronavirus after President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to act "harshly, urgently, perhaps unpopularly". The government supported Zelensky's proposals and introduced restrictions on domestic movement, including full closure of the country's three metro systems in Kiev, Kharkiv and Dniprom until April 3.
A man sprays commuters with hand sanitizer as a preventive measures in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 18, 2020. African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.
The UME (Emergency Army Unit) attend the train station in Granada, Spain March 17, 2020. Police checked passports and IDs at the Pyrenees' border with France and along the 1,200 kilometer shared border with Portugal, as Spain re-established controls for incoming and outgoing travellers to stem the new COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
A resident wearing a face mask amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walks past a graffiti of Buddha wearing face mask, in Mumbai on March 16, 2020.
A street vendor wears a plastic bag as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 16, 2020. The Sao Paulo stock exchange closed down 13.9 percent Monday and the Brazilian real closed below five to the dollar for the first time ever in further fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Peruvian army soldiers control traffic in Lima on March 16, 2020, in an attempt to persuade the population to stay at home, one day after President Martin Vizcarra announced a State of Emergency and a two-week nationwide home-stay quarantine together with the closure of all borders to fight the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. No fatalities have been recorded of the 86 cases of Covid-19 detected in the country.
A Catalan Autonomous police officer, Mosso d'Esquadra, halts a woman who was jogging through Las Ramblas on March 15, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. As part of the measures against the virus expansion the Government has declared a 15-day state of emergency which will come into effect today.
People clap their hands and wave, in Rome, Saturday, March 14, 2020. At noon in Italy, people came out on their balconies, terraces, gardens or simply leaned out from open windows to clap for several minute in a gesture of thanks for the doctors, nurses, other hospital staff and ambulance crews who have been treating and helping infected patients.
Employees of the Istanbul Municipality wearing protective gear disinfects a subway carriage to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, in Istanbul on March 12, 2020. Turkey announced on March 11, 2020 its first coronavirus case, a man who had recently travelled to Europe and is in good health.
Workers place a mask on the figure of the Fallas festival in Valencia, Wednesday March 11, 2020. The Fallas festival which was due to take place on March 13 has been cancelled over the coronavirus outbreak. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
A disinfectant worker sprays anti-septic solution against COVID-19 aboard a firetruck along a street on March 11, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday declared a state of public health emergency as the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the country rose to 33 from just 3 cases last week. With over 115,000 confirmed cases around the world, the coronavirus has so far claimed over 4,000 lives.
Medical staff celebrate after all patients were discharged at a temporary hospital set up to treat people with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 9, 2020. China closed most of its makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work on March 9 as normality slowly returns to the country after weeks battling the epidemic.
A protester sprays protesters with sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus during a rally demanding women's right during the International Women's Day in Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 8, 2020.
Medics treat a patient infected with the new coronavirus, at a hospital in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2020. With the approaching Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, officials kept up pressure on people not to travel and to stay home. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, who gave Iran's new casualty figures Sunday, reiterated that people should not even attend funerals.
Volunteers spray disinfectant with a robot at a residental area in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 3, 2020. The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new infections dropped dramatically in China on March 3 but surged abroad with the US death toll rising to six.
A worker wears protective clothing as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as she watches over customers in a supermarket in Beijing on March 3, 2020.
Medical personnel attend to a patient in critical condition at a hospital designated for coronavirus patients in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Sunday, March 1, 2020. China on Sunday reported a slight uptick in new cases exceeded 500 over the past 24 hours. They remain almost entirely confined to the hardest-hit province of Hubei and its capital, the epicenter of Wuhan.
Mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2020. Tokyo's key Nikkei index plunged nearly three percent at the open on February 28 after US and European sell-offs with investors worried about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a bus garage in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 26, 2020. The number of new virus infections in South Korea jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military reported its first case among its soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected to a southeastern city with an illness cluster.
A shopper wearing face mask pushes a shopping cart in front of an empty shelves inside a grocery store on Feb. 9, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong has 29 confirmed cases of Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), with over 37,500 confirmed cases around the world, the virus has so far claimed over 800 lives.
A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she has her temperature checked before entering a park with her child on Feb. 9, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to more than 37000 in mainland China Sunday, days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global public health emergency. China continued to lock down the city of Wuhan in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts have confirmed can be passed from human to human. In an unprecedented move, Chinese authorities have put travel restrictions on the city which is the epicenter of the virus and municipalities in other parts of the country affecting tens of millions of people. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to over 810 on Sunday, mostly in Hubei province, and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and several others. The World Health Organization has warned all governments to be on alert and screening has been stepped up at airports around the world. Some countries, including the United States, have put restrictions on Chinese travelers entering and advised their citizens against travel to China.
A Chinese girl wears a plastic bottle as makeshift homemade protection and a protective mask while waiting to check in to a flight at Beijing Capital Airport on Jan. 30, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to over 7000 in mainland China Thursday as the country continued to lock down the city of Wuhan in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts have confirmed can be passed from human to human. In an unprecedented move, Chinese authorities put travel restrictions on the city which is the epicenter of the virus and neighboring municipalities affecting tens of millions of people. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to over 170 on Thursday, mostly in Hubei province, and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and France. The World Health Organization has warned all governments to be on alert, and its emergency committee is to meet later on Thursday to decide whether to declare a global health emergency.
Chinese police officers wearing masks stand in front of the Tiananmen Gate on Jan. 26, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of coronavirus rose to 1,975 in mainland China on Sunday. Authorities tightened restrictions on travel and tourism this weekend after putting Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, under quarantine on Thursday. The spread of the virus corresponds with the first days of the Spring Festival, which is one of the biggest domestic travel weeks of the year in China. Popular tourism landmarks in Beijing including the Forbidden City, Badaling Great Wall, and The Palace Museum were closed to the public starting Saturday. The Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced it will delay reopening schools from kindergarten to university. The death toll on Sunday rose to 56. The majority of fatalities are in Wuhan where the first cases of the virus were reported last month.
Chinese children wear protective masks as they wait to board trains at Beijing Railway station before the annual Spring Festival on Jan. 21, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to nearly 300 in mainland China Tuesday as health officials stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts confirmed can be passed from human to human. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to six on Tuesday and cases have been reported in other parts of Asia including in Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.
Disinfection professionals wear protective suits whilst spraying an anti-septic solution against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a National Assembly on Feb. 24, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea.
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A 20-year-old U.S. man was deported from Germany after trying to sneak into the country disguised as a janitor to see his girlfriend, authorities say.The incident, which occurred on May 10, began when the man flew from Washington, D.C. to Frankfurt Airport to meet his Germany-based girlfriend, German Federal Police told USA TODAY Thursday. The man's identity was not disclosed due to data and privacy concerns, a police spokesman confirmed.
The eyes of the nation are on the state of Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would reopen large swaths of the state. Sunday coronavirus news.NFL superstar Vernon Davis (C) and restaurateurs Sahil Rahman (L) and Rahul Vinod (R), through a partnership between the Vernon Davis Foundation and RASA Restaurant, help to prepare free meals for frontline healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic at the George Washington University Hospital on April 24, in Washington, D.C. 
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The eyes of the nation are on the state of Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would reopen large swaths of the state. Sunday coronavirus news.NFL superstar Vernon Davis (C) and restaurateurs Sahil Rahman (L) and Rahul Vinod (R), through a partnership between the Vernon Davis Foundation and RASA Restaurant, help to prepare free meals for frontline healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic at the George Washington University Hospital on April 24, in Washington, D.C.
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