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80M Americans to receive stimulus checks after deadliest day in US


More than 80 million Americans will receive stimulus payments of up to $1,200 in their bank accounts Wednesday as the federal government works to reboot the country’s economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/15/coronavirus-live-updates-stimulus-checks-us-deaths-donald-trump/2990712001/

Stanford professor claims coronavirus death rate ‘likely orders of magnitude lower’ than first thought


Stanford University professor of medicine Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Tuesday that he believes the actual death rate from the coronavirus pandemic is “likely orders of magnitude lower than the initial estimates.”

https://www.foxnews.com/media/stanford-professor-jay-bhattacharya-coronavirus-death-rate

Trump Says He’ll Speak To All 50 Governors And Will Be ‘authorizing’ Reopenings. States Disagree On His Role


WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump embraced a less confrontational tone with the nation’s governors Tuesday, asserting he wouldn’t “force” states to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic a day after he claimed he had “absolute authority” to do so.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/14/coronavirus-governors-not-trump-have-total-authority-re-open/2989205001/

CDC guidance says some essential workers exposed to coronavirus can return to work


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new coronavirus guidance Wednesday saying some essential workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 but are not showing symptoms can return to work.

Mississippi doctor uses garden hose, lamp timer and electronic valve to create makeshift ventilators


JACKSON, Miss. — As states across the country beg for ventilators to help patients suffering with respiratory issues from COVID-19, the University of Mississippi Medical Center is building its own makeshift ventilators with supplies found at a hardware store.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/07/coronavirus-ventilators-mississippi-medical-center-charles-robertson/2966719001/