Italian death toll passes 20,000; more than 1.87m Covid-19 cases reported worldwide –as it happened
by Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Kevin Rawlinson from Science | The Guardian on (#522BK)
Spain records another drop in daily death toll; Singapore sees biggest daily jump in infections; China reports highest daily cases in over five weeks. This blog is now closed
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Dr. Fauci opens by saying he does not claim to know anything about economics. "But the one thing we do know as health experts is... some people think it will be like a light switch on and off. But it won't be."
Each state is different, he says. There will be a "rolling re-entry," says Dr. Fauci. "It's not one size fits all."
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