The push to reopen in places like Georgia has set off warnings from health authorities that relaxing the stay-at-home orders too quickly could enable the virus to come surging back.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said congressional leaders reached a deal Tuesday to revive a program geared to keep small businesses from shuttering and their employees from going on unemployment because of the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The nearly half-trillion deal will provide more funds to the Paycheck Protection Program, which was halted last week after it ran out of money. McConnell, R-Ky., lauded the deal as a"bipartisan agreement.
The victims"died at home during a time when very limited testing was available only through the CDC," Dr. Michelle Jorden said in a statement. She said criteria set by the CDC at the time restricted testing to only individuals with a known travel history and who sought medical care for specific symptoms.President Donald Trump said his executive order would halt new green card awards for at least 60 days and would be reevaluated after that period.
Cuomo called the meeting "functional and effective." He described the president as"inquisitive" about New York's timeline for reopening but said Trump did not attempt to impose a deadline for that milestone. Trump said they had a"very productive" session in which he and the governor signed off on a plan to double testing in New York over the next few weeks.
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