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Trump extends 15-day anti-virus campaign
 

President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended his “15 days to slow the spread” campaign by another two weeks, warning of a spike in deaths from the coronavirus that’s just ahead.

 
US has most virus infections, 85K; British PM infected

The worldwide death toll has surpassed 25,200 with more than 558,500 cases. In the U.S., 1,353 have died and 91,255 have been infected.

 
Trump: Expanded tests will assess coronavirus risks

President Donald Trump said his administration will use “expanded” testing capabilities to advise high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk communities whether to increase, maintain or relax their social distancing guidelines.

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California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order

He said infection rates are doubling every four days in some parts of the state and issued the dire prediction that 56% of California’s population could contract the virus over the next eight weeks.

 
Trump: Feds should take equity in firms it bails out

President Donald Trump said the government should take an equity stake in companies that need bailouts because of the effects of coronavirus on the U.S. economy.

 
Walt Disney Company closing theme parks around world

The company said that the decision was made “in an abundance of caution” to protect guests and employees amid the global outbreak of the new coronavirus.

 
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers thought they would never see.

 
Coronavirus declared a pandemic by World Health Organization

By reversing course and using the charged word “pandemic” that it had previously shied away from, the U.N. health agency appeared to want to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops.