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Coronavirus live updates: Trump extends social distancing rules; Liberty University pushes back against NYT; US death toll tops 2,500


The nation’s premiere public health expert on Monday vigorously defended President Donald Trump’s decision to extend social distancing and self-isolation measures, saying coronavirus infections and deaths have not begun decreasing “within the time frame that was originally estimated.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/30/coronavirus-updates-deaths-cases-social-distancing-rules-fauci/2936249001/


Trump extends federal social distancing guidelines to April 30


“The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end,” the President said Sunday at a White House news conference. He said he would be finalizing a new plan and strategy early this week and announcing the details on Tuesday.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/29/politics/trump-coronavirus-press-conference/index.html


Trump says coronavirus ‘peak in death rate’ likely in 2 weeks, extends social-distancing guidelines through April 30


Speaking at a contentious White House coronavirus news briefing on Sunday that involved testy standoffs with multiple reporters, President Trump declared that “the peak in death rate” in the coronavirus pandemic “is likely to hit in two weeks,” and said the federal government will be extending its social-distancing guidelines through April 30.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-briefing-death-rate-social-distancing

Coronavirus: Testing rolled out for frontline NHS staff


Frontline NHS staff in England will start being tested this weekend to see whether they have coronavirus.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52072568