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More than 5.2 million people worldwide -- including more than 1.6 million in the United States – have been infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of deaths from the outbreak continues to rise. While efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak continue, states have begun to shift their focus toward reopening their economies. Live…

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 338,000 people worldwide.Over 5.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to…

CLOSE Many restaurants and bars around the country reopened this past weekend, and they turned out to be very busy. StoryfulAs the world reached 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said he can't guarantee whether a second round of lockdowns is coming as a…

Coronavirus updates in Louisiana: 35,316 COVID-19 cases, 2,485 deaths reported Here's a look at some of the latest information and headlines on coronavirus in Louisiana.35,316 cases across the state.2,485 deaths reported.More than 26,249 recovered.Phase 1 now in effect.Restaurants can reopen at 25% capacity.Casinos not allowed to reopen in New Orleans.Large events, groups still restricted.Masks required…

C.D.C. releases guidance that the White House had shelved.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly released more detailed guidance for schools, businesses, transit systems and other industries hoping to reopen safely amid the coronavirus pandemic after fear that the White House had shelved the guidelines.The 60-page document, which a C.D.C. spokesman said was uploaded…