Half of US states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow

CORONAVIRUS | This follows as some 30 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits since March 21.

CORONAVIRUS | The White House let its two-week-old economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all US states forged ahead with their own strategies for easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus crisis.

The enormous pressure on states to reopen, despite a lack of wide-scale virus testing and other safeguards urged by health experts, was highlighted in new Labor Department data showing some 30 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits since March 21...

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