Riley Beggin
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Most Americans aren’t ready to reopen the country. But across the US, a vocal movement is demanding social distancing end immediately.
A Pew survey found 65 percent of Americans think Trump responded to Covid-19 too slowly.
The contamination is believed to have led to tests giving false positives.
Florida reopened its beaches, Minnesota is allowing outdoor activities. But the US isn’t testing enough to scale back social distancing yet.
When asked about how many masks the federal government has left, and how many it has sent out, FEMA’s administrator said, “I can’t give you a rough number.”
The request has been rejected on a bipartisan basis, with Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez coming out against it.
Ohio says abortions are “nonessential” surgeries. Advocates say all abortions are essential.
By Sunday, about 20 percent of the US will be under shelter-in-place orders.
Trump promoted an unproven coronavirus treatment Saturday — but Dr. Anthony Fauci said much more research is needed.
As Trump reportedly received intelligence reports about the seriousness of the coronavirus threat, he continued to downplay its severity in public.