NEW: First lady Melania Trump sends her prayers to 'all of the families who have lost loved ones. Even though we are physically apart, we are all in this fight together.”
11:30 a.m.: WHO announces effort to accelerate vaccines
The partnership for the ACT Accelerator includes the help of French President Emmanuel Macron, EU President Ursula von der Leyen and Bill and Melinda Gates.11:08 a.m.: US death toll surpasses 50Kcompiled by Johns Hopkins University.The grim milestone was reached Friday morning, five days after the number of fatalities hit 40,000.Michael Neel, funeral director of of All Veterans Funeral and Cremation, wearing full PPE, looks at the U.S.
"With new COVID-19 cases leveling off, however, we are lifting some of the restrictions put in place in the previous order," Whitmer said."I want to be crystal clear: the overarching message today is still the same. We must all do our part by staying home and staying safe as much as possible.”New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday offered what he called"just plain good news" on the virus's spread in the city.
De Blasio also spoke about the disproportionate ways the virus appears to affect communities of color. His Equity Action Plan includes active testing sites in those communities and advertisements that are broadcasted in 15 languages in 88 zip codes.People walk round Times Square as some screens are illuminated in blue as part of the "Light It Blue" initiative to honor healthcare workers, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in New York City, April 23, 2020.
There were also only six new cases as of Friday, the KCDC reported. The total number of confirmed cases in South Korea is at least 10,708, according toPeople wearing masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease walk on a track as they work out at a park in Seoul, South Korea, April 24, 2020.
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