All 50 states have now taken steps to ease stay-at-home restrictions. In some states, that effort includes reopening beaches for the weekend, the unofficial start of summer. But officials have issued social distancing restrictions and capacity limits to keep beachgoers and communities safe due to the threat of the coronavirus. In New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware, beaches reopened Friday with certain restrictions. Most beaches will be open in Florida, while those in hard-hit areas such as Fort Lauderdale and Miami-Dade County will remain closed.
Here’s what else you need to know about COVID-19 around the world:
• There have been more than 1.6 million coronavirus cases and more than 96,000 deaths.
• A large study published Friday found that seriously ill COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were more likely to die or develop dangerous heart arrhythmias.
• In an interview with NPR this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said he was encouraged by the early results of a vaccine trial by biotech company Moderna. |
