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Coronavirus live updates: FDA authorizes remdesivir; thousands of deaths tied to nursing homes; Over 65K have died in US

Coronavirus live updates: FDA authorizes remdesivir; thousands of deaths tied to nursing homes; Over 65K have died in US

Nursing homes, long-term care facilities, prisons and meatpacking plants are all facing increasing scrutiny heading into the weekend as sobering reports of outbreaks at each made news late in the week.
Even as questions are raised about how to contain those outbreaks, states across the nation are constantly changing their social distancing restrictions, slowly relaxing an uneven patchwork of regulations and making moves to reopen ravaged economies. The weekend will again bring challenges as some worry nice weather will cause crowding, especially at beaches in states including Florida and California.
Our live blog is being updated throughout the day. Refresh for the latest news, and get updates in your inbox with The Daily Briefing. 

Here are the most significant developments to get your weekend started:
  • The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued emergency authorization for use of remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug, to treat hospitalized coronavirus patients.
  • Roughly a quarter of the nation’s overall deaths are nursing home and long-term care facility residents and staff  more than 16,000 people. More states are releasing information to help track which facilities are effected, but the patchwork of data can make it hard to know what is happening at a loved one's nursing home. A USA TODAY database can help.
  • Production at meat processing plants has been hit by coronavirus outbreaks, leading to concerns of shortages. But experts believe meat won’t likely follow the path of toilet paper, with totally empty shelves and consumers clamoring to find it. Shoppers might find local shortages instead.
     What we're talking about today: Should we worry about a meat shortage?
Some good news: Don't feel pressure to exercise too much as you're stuck at home — "Whatever your regular exercise routine was, I wouldn't lter it," one expert recommends. 

Spaniards pour into streets as parts of Europe ease lockdowns

Spaniards flocked to the streets and parks Saturday to end seven weeks of a strict coronavirus lockdown while Italy and France are poised to ease rules for businesses on Monday.
Spanish authorities, however, remained cautious, keeping beaches closed and requiring face masks on public transport from Monday. Some small businesses will reopen Monday on a limited basis. In mid-May, each province will begin gradually reopening more broadly every two weeks, as long as individual provinces do not experience a reversal in coronavirus cases.

Italy will begin lifting its nationwide lockdown Monday by allowing some key businesses  primarily construction and manufacturing  to reopen under strict social distancing rules. Funerals will also be permitted, with participation restricted to no more than 15 people. Barring a reversal, Italian retail shops will be able to reopen later in May with restaurants, cafes, hair salons and barber shops to follow on June 1. Schools will not reopen until September.
Meannwhile in France, kindergartens and primary and secondary schools will reopen May 11, followed by cafes, restaurants and bars.  Germany will allow hair salons to reopen Monday.

State reopenings: Ohio takes small steps, Colorado OKs hair salons

Ohio's loosening of stay-at-home orders Friday represents Gov. Mike DeWine's cautious approach, starting with an easing of rules for hospitals, dentists and veterinarians, followed Monday with the opening of construction and manufacturing. Retail and customer service shops will remain shuttered until May 12.
Meanwhile, to usher in the first of May, more than a dozen states  like Louisiana and Colorado  have allowed restaurants, stores or some other business to reopen, but under tight restrictions to keep people apart. Find the latest on your state here.

Virus spares one ZIP code, ravages the next

The coronavirus has left one Chicago neighborhood reeling. Blocks away, residents are living life largely as normal. The difference? Income and race. 
USA TODAY took an exclusive look at how the pandemic has been felt in neighborhoods across the nation by collecting the ZIP code-level data from health departments in 12 states. The results paint a grim picture of COVID's devastation in places just miles or blocks from communities experiencing far less harm:
  • In the poorest neighborhoods, where median household income is less than $35,000, the COVID-19 infection rate was twice as high as in the nation’s wealthiest ZIPs, with income more than $75,000.
  • Infection rates were five times higher in majority-minority ZIP codes than in ZIPs with less than 10% nonwhite population.
Read the report here.
- Grace Hauck, Mark Nichols, Miriam Marini and Andrew Pantazi


The Kentucky Derby would've been today

For Kentuckians and many across the horse racing industry, the first Saturday in May is a sacred holiday reserved for one thing: The Kentucky Derby.
Today would have marked the 146th running at Churchill Downs, which postponed the race until September due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event annually draws 150,000 people to the Louisville racetrack who come dressed in their best spring attire – colorful hats, seersucker suits, linen pants and bow ties – all to catch a glimpse of the fastest 2 minutes in sports, drink a Mint Julep and maybe to spot a celebrity.
The last time the Derby wasn't held on the first Saturday in May was in 1945, when the U.S. government temporarily banned horse racing because of World War II. 
And while racetracks in California, Kentucky and New York are closed, all eyes are on the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, which rescheduled its race for 3-year-olds from April 11 to May 2. 



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