CORONAVIRUS LATEST: • The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 40,000 people in the United States. • Pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 165,000 people across the globe. • Over 2.4 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
3:45 a.m.: US death toll tops 40,000 as stay-at-home protests continue
The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 40,000 people in the United States, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.Demonstrators gather in front of the Colorado State Capitol building to protest coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders during a "ReOpen Colorado" rally in Denver, Colorado, on April 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gather in front of the Colorado State Capitol building to protest coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders during a "ReOpen Colorado" rally in Denver, Colorado, on April 19, 2020.Meanwhile, opposition to stay-at-home orders has continued to build from coast to coast amid growing resentment against the crippling economic cost of confinement. Protests took place over the weekend-- Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Tennessee and Washington.
Many of the demonstrations flout the social distancing guidelines put in place by the White House to stem the spread of the virus. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump has spoken out in support of the protesters, describing them as"great people" who"love our country" and"have got cabin fever." "Their life was taken away from them," Trump said at a press briefing Sunday."They want to get back to work."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Coronavirus updates: Over 7,000 dead in nursing homes: State recordsCORONAVIRUS LATEST: —The U.S. has more than 705,000 diagnosed cases and at least 37,079 deaths. —African American Mayors Association asks Trump to fund collection of racial data —Illinois food plant forced to close after outbreak
Read more »
US coronavirus death toll tops 40,000 as researchers call for more testing before reopening economyHarvard researchers have warned that if the country wants the economy to open back up — and stay that way — testing must go up to at least 500,000 people per day.
Read more »
Europe's coronavirus death toll tops 100,000 as lockdown protests erupt in U.S. statesEurope's coronavirus death toll nears 100,000 as lockdown protests erupt in U.S. states
Read more »
Protests draw thousands over state stay-at-home orders during coronavirus pandemicThousands of protestors gathered across the country this week to protest their governors' stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more »
U.S. stay-at-home frustration spreads; coronavirus-battered New York says may be past the worstDemonstrations to demand an end to stay-at-home measures that have pummelled the U.S. economy spread to Texas on Saturday as the governor at the epicentre of the U.S. coronavirus crisis said his state of New York may finally be past the worst.
Read more »
Inside nursing homes, coronavirus brings isolation and 7,300 deaths; Outside, families yearn for newsAs shocking reports of new clusters surface, lawmakers are demanding answers and advocates for the elderly are pleading for action to halt a rising death toll they called 'absolutely devastating.'
Read more »