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As coronavirus cases rise in US hot spots, governors tell Donald Trump it's too soon to reopen America
•Governors in US states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus sparred with President Donald Trump over his claims they have enough tests and should quickly reopen their economies as more protests are planned over the extension of stay-at-home orders.
From Texas to Indiana, US governors feel heat to ease restrictions from President Donald Trump and protesters
•Governors eager to rescue their economies and feeling heat from President Donald Trump are moving to ease restrictions meant to control the spread of the coronavirus, even as new hot spots emerge and experts warn that moving too fast could prove disastrous.
Donald Trump announces $19 bn relief for US farmers facing 'unprecedented losses' during COVID-19 pandemic
•The programs follow rising pressure from the US farm lobby for government purchases as growers and ranchers struggle to get their goods to market because of disruptions caused by the pandemic, forcing some to throw out food supplies.
80-yr-old US man's 'social distance dance-off' with granddaughter during COVID-19 outbreak melts hearts around the world
Trendingdesk •To overcome the lockdown phase during COVID-19, the duo decided to have fun together by performing daily dance-offs across the street.
Strict restrictions, stay-at-home orders and shutdowns are slowing down spread of coronavirus, finds new data
•At least 248 million Americans in at least 29 states have been told to stay at home. It had seemed nearly impossible for public health officials to know how effective this measure and others have been in slowing the coronavirus. But the new data offers evidence, in real time, that tight social-distancing restrictions may be working, potentially reducing hospital overcrowding and lowering death rates, experts said.
US surges past China, Italy in highest confirmed coronavirus cases with over 85,000 infections so far, says report
•US President Donald Trump attributed the spike in the confirmed COVID-19 cases to the large-scale testing of the deadly disease. "I think it's a tribute to our testing," he said, adding "no one knows what the numbers are in China".