As of Sunday, May 10, in the afternoon, the US' death toll
from the coronavirus had climbed to 80,033, with the total number of infections
in the country exceeding 1.3 million (1,323,051). The states with the highest
number of coronavirus deaths in the US are: New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Michigan, Connecticut and
California.
A number of health officials in the US (some members of the
White House coronavirus task force) are going into self-quarantine after
"low-risk" exposure to a White House aide who tested positive for the
virus. These are: Dr. Anthony Fauci - director of the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the
Centers for Disease Control, and Stephen Hahn, the head of the Food and
Drug Administration.
In Europe, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced that Britain
would start relaxing its lockdown measures. Britain has been on lockdown for 7
weeks now. In Australia which has 6,900+ cases and 90+ deaths, the lockdown is
rendering thousands jobless, leading to a huge increase in the number of people
calling the national suicide help line, Lifeline Australia. The organization's
chairman, John Brogden, said it receives up to 3,200 calls per day, a
close to 30% increase from the usual numbers.
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