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Coronavirus: Dallas hair salon owner jailed for week for defying lockdown


A hair salon owner in Texas has been jailed for a week for staying open despite coronavirus restrictions that have shut all non-essential businesses.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52557297

‘Sporadic for you but not sporadic for a lot of other people’: Trump contradicts nurse on PPE availability


WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump contradicted a nurse who mentioned that the availability of personal protective equipment has been “sporadic” during an Oval Office event Wednesday to recognize National Nurses Day.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/06/coronavirus-trump-contradicts-nurse-ppe-availability/5178504002/

US economy shrinks; Los Angeles offers free testing for all residents


The U.S. economy suffered its worst decline in more than a decade and economists fear the worst may be yet to come, while Los Angeles emerged Wednesday as the nation’s first major city to offer free coronavirus testing for all residents.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/29/coronavirus-updates-trump-us-deaths-california-beaches-schools/3044623001/