CORORNAVIRUS: News Roundup

A Virginia pastor who defied shelter-in-place orders to hold services has died of the coronavirus. (New York Post)

The governors of six Northeastern states, including New York and New Jersey, have created a task force to come up with plans for reopening things safely and strategically. (WNBC-TV)

The White House insists President Trump is not going to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci. (NBC News)

Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York has had more than 10,000 coronavirus deaths, but that "the curve continues to flatten." (NBC News)

For the first time ever, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases via telephone beginning next month. All justices will work from home. (The Hill)

A Navy sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, who was taken off the ship and admitted into the intensive care unit with COVID-19 last week, died today. 

The IRS began direct depositing stimulus payments on Saturday. More will be deposited over the next couple of days. (CBS News)

Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos revealed this morning that he has tested positive but is asymptomatic. His wife,Ali Wentworth, has been sick for more than 10 days and is recovering.

There are now more than 1.8 million cases of coronavirus worldwide, with more than 114,000 deaths. (Johns Hopkins)

In the U.S., there are more than 557,500 cases, with more than 22,000 deaths. (Johns Hopkins)

Pope Francis' Easter services were live-streamed from an empty St. Peter's Basilica. (Reuters)

Donald Trump retweeted a post that saidDr. Fauci should be fired after he appeared on CNN. (New York Post)

Some experts say re-opening the U.S. economy by May 1st may be unrealistic. (The Washington Post)

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been released from the hospital after a bout with coronavirus. (FOX News)

New York Governor Cuomo and New York City Mayor de Blasio clashed over New York City school closures. (The New York Times)

Feds are investigating a scam deal involving 39 million face masks. (New York Post)


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