The number of U.S. coronavirus cases edged slightly lower for the third consecutive day as President Donald Trump prepared to announce a new task force Tuesday that will develop plans for reopening the country and awakening its economy.
Monday's U.S. death toll was 1,509, down 48 from the previous day. The toll peaked Friday at more than 2,000, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Recent declines in hospitalizations and other COVID-19 issues have prompted governors in six Northeast states and three Western states to form their own groups to begin talks toward rolling back stay-at-home orders.
Trump, however, claims he has "total" authority on such matters and promised to name a task force to advise him that will include "very great doctors," business people and potentially Congress members and state governors.
"The president of the United States calls the shots," Trump said. "That authority is total."
Not so, says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, who urged the president to put politics aside.
"We don't have King Trump, we have President Trump," Cuomo said Tuesday in a CNN interview. "I know it's red versus blue. Not anymore. It's red, white and blue. I have 10,000 deaths in my state. This virus did not kill Democrats or Republicans, it killed Americans."
The pandemic has claimed almost 24,000 lives across the nation, with almost 600,000 confirmed cases. Worldwide, the death toll was over 120,000, with 1.92 million cases. Almost half a million have recovered worldwide according to the data, although not all health departments provide numbers of patients who have recovered.
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Connecticut governor gives 'shoutout' to Pence task force
Vice President Mike Pence's coronavirus task force deserves a "shoutout" for its good work despite "verbal hand grenades" being tossed at some governors by President Donald Trump, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday. Lamont, a Democrat, said he and governors of five other states – New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island – will make decision together on how best to roll back stay-at-home orders in their region. The president maintains that opening up the economy is his call.
Lamont, in a CNN interview, said coronavirus cases remain on the rise in his state. He said he was at least a month away from loosening any restrictions.
"The governors ... were early in taking care of social distancing, and we're going to take care of getting our economy open again, but in a thoughtful and safe way," Lamont said.
On the West Coast, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is preparing to share his plan to transition back to normalcy with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as part of a “shared vision.”
Politics endangers stimulus plan for small businesses
Billions of dollars in additional relief for small businesses has been left in the crossfire as congressional leaders fight over what should be included in a fresh package of coronavirus aid. At the center of the fight is $250 billion to replenish quickly evaporating funds for the Paycheck Protection Program, a fund for small businesses. That would be added to the nearly $350 billion Congress approved last month as part of the $2.2 trillion pandemic response known as the CARES Act.
The PPP provides business owners with 500 or fewer workers low-interest loans to stay afloat. Those loans will be forgiven by the government if at least 75% of the money goes to keeping employees on the payroll. Democrats, however, insist that more money for hospitals and state and local governments must be included in the legislation.
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Some will get stimulus checks Wednesday, others face long wait
Many Americans will begin to receive stimulus payments of up to $1,200 in their bank accounts on Wednesday, according to the Treasury Department, and the IRS has launched a portal on its website that allows Americans to input their direct deposit information to speed up getting the cash. Those who require a paper check in the mail face a longer wait, and some new parents and others may have to wait until next year to get part of their payouts.
“The intent (of the law) is to get the money out as fast as you can, but when you do that, you can’t possibly anticipate every possible situation,” said Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s Tax Policy Center. “So there are going to people who fall through the cracks and are going to have to wait until next year to get their money.”
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Wyoming reports first coronavirus death, the last of the 50 states
The coronavirus scourge in the U.S. has reached another dark milestone: All 50 states have now reported at least one death. After nearly two weeks as the only state without a fatality, Wyoming on Monday reported the death of an “older man” in the north-central part of the nation’s least-populated state. He had “health conditions that put him at a higher risk,” according to the Wyoming Department of Health, amid a public health crisis that has killed more than 23,000 Americans.
The Cowboy State had been the only in the U.S. without a death since Hawaii reported the first of its now nine fatalities on March 31.
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Utah’s ‘bold experiment’ fails: State turns off emergency alert system
Utah has turned off and canceled a first-of-its-kind messaging system aimed at travelers entering the state amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The emergency alert system, which was being used to send messages including a travel declaration that asked people for their health status and travel history, was ordered last week by Gov. Gary Herbert ahead of Easter weekend.
“Using the wireless emergency alert is a great and powerful system, however, it didn’t work exactly as we had hoped,” Joe Dougherty, a spokesperson for the Utah Division of Emergency Services, said Monday at the state’s daily coronavirus press briefing.
Utah was the first state to try such a system, with Dougherty calling it a “bold experiment.” The system had targeted nine entry points across the state – including the Virgin River Gorge into St. George.
– Lexi Peery, The Spectrum & Daily News (St. George, Utah)
US stocks point higher
U.S. stocks were poised to open higher Tuesday after Asian shares showed gains despite a sobering first look at how the coronavirus pandemic has hurt global corporate earnings and the Chinese economy, the driver of growth for the region. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.2% in morning trading, while South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.4%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged up 0.4% and the Shanghai Composite added 0.5%.
Market players are were awaiting Chinese trade data for March. The customs agency in Beijing said exports fell 3.5% in Chinese currency terms to 1.3 trillion yuan ($183 billion). It didn't immediately report figures in U.S. dollars, in which all of China's trade is conducted, or give a year-on-year comparison, its standard measurement of growth.
Exports sank 17.2% in February in U.S. dollar terms as anti-virus controls closed factories, shopping malls and other businesses. The customs agency said trade will face further pressure due to weakness in the global economy.
Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt dies from coronavirus complications
A USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam last week died Monday of COVID-related complications, the Navy said. The sailor, whose name was not immediately released, tested positive March 30, was removed from the ship and placed in an isolation house. He was found unresponsive Thursday, CPR was administered, and he was rushed to the hospital where he died, the Navy said.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Guam on March 27 for a scheduled port visit. Since then, the crisis on the ship has rocked the Navy. Almost 600 members of the 4,800-member crew have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Navy fired the aircraft carrier's captain after he pleaded with the Navy for help in a letter obtained by the media. Days later the Navy secretary was ousted.
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