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Good morning. I'm James Helmin from the Washington Post and this is the Daily 202 for Friday, April 10.

In today's news, President Trump wants to reopen most of the country next month.

America has entered a depression. The

challenge now is making it short-lived. And with Holy Week hushed by the pandemic,

the Pope does social distancing his own way. But first, the big idea.

Hospitals across our country have deferred or cancelled non-urgent surgeries to free up bed space and equipment for coronavirus patients.

But that triage maneuver cut off a main source of income, causing huge losses that have forced many

hospitals to let go of health care workers as they struggle under the weight of

the surge in cases. Hospital executives and analysts emphasize that not all the

fur load or fired workers are directly involved in treating COVID-19 patients.

Others say the furloughs have helped reduce the number of people in hospitals thereby slowing the

spread of the virus. But the absences have put a strain on doctors, nurses, and other

frontline health care workers that has already stretched some systems to the breaking point.

Remaining frontline workers face longer hours and some have seen their pay cut and benefits reduced.

For hospitals that were already in bad financial shape before the outbreak,

the loss of income has raised doubts about their ability to keep treating patients.

In Michigan, there are reports of patients dying of the coronavirus in hallways as hospitals run out of

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