Political leaders and health experts urged Americans celebrating Good Friday and the Easter weekend to avoid church gatherings, with more than 90% of the country under stay-at-home orders
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, and other health officials pointed to declining rates of coronavirus hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units - particularly in hard-hit New York state - as signs that social distancing measures are paying off.
The New York Times cited separate forecasts from the U.S. departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services projecting the death toll could reach 200,000 if stay-at-home orders are lifted after 30 days. The outbreak there seemed at odds with promising data presented by California Governor Gavin Newsom showing that social distancing has worked so far to flatten the arc of infections in his state.
Volunteers with Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, hand out boxes of food to LAX workers in the parking lot of The Forum during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Inglewood, California, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kyle GrillotAt his daily White House briefing, President Donald Trump said he was receiving fewer calls from governors urgently seeking equipment and help.
Swindle said she planned to watch a livestream of Good Friday evening prayers - normally “a huge gathering of worshiping God” - and to promote her church’s online Easter service on her Facebook profile.
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