NBC 5 May 10, 2020 COVID19 Update
Health officials across the country warned Americans to refrain from celebrating Mother’s Day in large crowds this year, urging that continued social distancing is still key to preventing more coronavirus cases. The warning came as more states announced plans for the first phases of reopening their economies. Meanwhile, an uptick in cases in China and South Korea have some health officials worried about a feared second wave of cases. In Seoul, more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots were shut down because of the new cases. Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and in Italy, authorities feared people got too close in the first weekend of eased restrictions.
Here’s what else you need to know about COVID-19 in the U.S.:
• There have been more than 1.3 million coronavirus cases, and nearly 80,000 people have died.
• President Donald Trump tweeted that the U.S. will purchase $3 billion worth of food from farms to provide to food banks.
• The U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday — by far the most sudden and largest decline since the government began tracking the data in 1939.
Posted: May 10th, 2020 under Heathcare News.