Speaking to members of Wilmington's African-American community, Joe Biden says, 'We're going to make sure that the economic recovery deals with the institutional structures and institutional racism, but also economic structures that needs to be fixed.'
11:51 a.m.: New York state reports fewer than 75 new deaths for 7th straight day New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that at least 54 people in the state had died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
"That number is dramatically different than what we were looking at for many, many weeks," Cuomo said at Monday's press briefing. New York state recorded its highest single-day increase in coronavirus-related fatalities on April 7, when 799 died from COVID-19. Patrons wear protective face masks during the coronavirus pandemic while standing at tables placed outside of restaurants in New York City on May 28, 2020. Patrons wear protective face masks during the coronavirus pandemic while standing at tables placed outside of restaurants in New York City on May 28, 2020.Hospitalizations and intubations in the state are also on the decline, which the governor said is"really good news." Cuomo said the Western New York region, which includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, Jamestown and the neighboring suburbs, is on track to move to the second phase of reopening on Tuesday, noting that the data so far"looks very good." A decision will be announced later Monday. He said he also expects the Capital District, the metropolitan area surrounding the state capital, Albany, to enter phase two on Wednesday.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top medical expert on the coronavirus pandemic and a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, said his meetings with President Donald Trump"have been dramatically decreased" in recent days., an American health-oriented news website, Fauci said the task force used to hold meetings every single day, even on the weekends, and would usually meet with the president afterwards. "But as you probably noticed, that the task force meetings have not occurred as often lately," he told Stat."And certainly my meetings with the president have been dramatically decreased." U.S. President Donald Trump is flanked by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, while speaking about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump is flanked by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, while speaking about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2020.Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made the comment when Stat asked whether the president talks to him often about vaccine development, to which Fauci replied,"No." He also told Stat that idea of having a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year is"aspirational, but it’s certainly doable."France will enter its second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday after two months of lockdown. Cafes and restaurants will be allowed to reopen in the country's so-called green zones, areas where the novel coronavirus is deemed least actively circulating. Parks, gardens and restaurants terraces only will reopen in Paris, now an orange zone, as inside dining rooms must remain closed. France no longer has any red zones, which denoted areas where the virus was actively circulating. People wear face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus while walking at the Tuileries Garden in Paris on June 1, 2020, as France gradually lifts its lockdown. People wear face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus while walking at the Tuileries Garden in Paris on June 1, 2020, as France gradually lifts its lockdown.Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has released a list of streets that can be closed to traffic to allow bars, cafes and restaurants to expand their seating outdoors. "In this crisis, Paris needs to support its restaurants and bars," Hidalgo told French daily newspaper Le Parisien on Sunday."They are the heart of our city."France began the initial easing of lockdown measures on May 11. The European nation has reported more than 189,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 with at least 28,805 deaths, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.Russia's coronavirus headquarters said Monday it had registered 9,035 new cases of COVID-19 and 162 deaths in the past 24 hours. It's the second straight day that the country has reported more than 9,000 new infections during the coronavirus pandemic. The latest daily caseload is still down from a peak of 11,656 new infections reported on May 11, during which Russia registered over 10,000 new cases per day over a 12-day period. Nearly 2,300 of the new cases reported Monday were in Moscow, the hardest-hit city in the nation's outbreak. The Russian capital has accounted for about half of all coronavirus infections in the country. An ice cream seller wearing a face mask to protect against the novel coronavirus waits for customers as GUM welcomes its first visitors after reopening in Moscow, Russia, on June 1, 2020. The reopening of retail stores along with dry cleaners and repair shops comes as the pace of contagion has stabilized in the Russian capital that has accounted for about half of the nation's infections. An ice cream seller wearing a face mask to protect against the novel coronavirus waits for customers as GUM welcomes its first visitors after reopening in Moscow, Russia, on June 1, 2020. The reopening of retail stores along with dry cleaners and repair shops comes as the pace of contagion has stabilized in the Russian capital that has accounted for about half of the nation's infections.Nevertheless, parks, shopping malls and small businesses such as dry cleaners and repair shops reopened in Moscow on Monday after two months of lockdown. The relaxed restrictions follow Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that the country's epidemic had passed its peak. Cafes, cinemas and restaurants will remain closed in the capital for now, and mass gatherings won't be allowed through June 14 when the citywide quarantine is set to expire. Russia has conducted 10.9 million tests for COVID-19, including 279,000 in the last 24 hours, according to the country's public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor. With more than 414,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, Russia has third-largest total in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University. Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novel coronavirus with the full ABC News team, including the latest news, context and analysis.Armenian Prime Minsiter Nikol Pashinyan revealed Monday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.."I decided to take a test as I was planning to visit the front line." Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends the Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia, on Oct. 1, 2019. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends the Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia, on Oct. 1, 2019.Armenia, which has a population of around 3 million, has reported more than 9,400 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 with at least 139 deaths, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.Sweden has reported zero coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 13. Just last week, the Scandinavian nation reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Europe per capita over a seven-day period.People sit in a restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 29, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.Sweden has drawn both international praise and criticism byMore than 37,000 people in Sweden have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and at least 4,395 have died, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
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