Total US coronavirus deaths have topped 30,000, after a record single-day increase in COVID-19-related fatalities
Governors of about 20 states with few coronavirus cases believe they may be ready to start the process of reopening their economies by US President Donald Trump's May 1 target date, a top US health official said on Wednesday.
New York state and some other hard-hit areas continue to report sharp decreases in hospitalisations and numbers of patients on ventilators, although front-line healthcare workers and resources remained under extraordinary stress.Officials have also cautioned that coronavirus-related death figures are likely an undercount due to people dying at home or in nursing homes who were never tested for the virus.
Trump said he plans to have a conference call on Thursday with the nation's governors, who he insisted are "champing at the bit" to reopen their economies. He again argued that some states with low numbers of COVID-19 cases might be able to begin restarting some activities before the end of April. "Each of these governors and each of these mayors will have to make decisions after generalised guidelines are put out, so that they can do what is best for their communities," Birx said. "They are at the front line."
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