Testing Roadblocks, Stay-at-Home Protests & New Wedding Rules- Monday, April 20th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, April 20th, 2020!
We're updating you on several things to know about COVID-19, including the new warnings about testing and social restrictions from the world's leading experts.
And how does America really feel about social distancing?
Plus, there's a new project from the Instagram founders, why some wedding rules are changing, and the free way to watch some Netflix.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes.
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Sources:
Cases & Death Toll: Johns Hopkins
W.H.O. on Easing Lockdowns: UN, Bloomberg
Testing Debate: COVID Tracking, NY Times, Politico
Protests Against Restrictions: NY Times, Reuters
States Starting to Reopen: USA Today, FOX News
Small Businesses Denied PPP: WSJ, FOX Business, CNN
Next Relief Bill Progress: AP, WaPo
Canada Mass Shooting: BBC, Reuters
25 Years Since OKC Bombing: NY Times, Oklahoman
WNBA Honorary Draft Picks: ESPN, NBC News, LA Times
Kobe and Gigi Advocacy Award: WNBA, Yahoo Sports
Instagram Founders COVID Tracker: Rt Live, TechCrunch, The Verge
Googling Testing Centers: Engadget, The Verge
Rite Aid New Testing Sites: USA Today, CNN, Press Release
New York Relaxes Wedding Rules: Engadget, CBS News, NY Gov
Netflix Free Documentaries: The Verge, Press Release
Monday Monday - Payment Problems: Check Status with IRS, Forbes, Washington Post, CNBC
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, April 20th. |
| 0:01.7 | We're updating you on several things to know about COVID-19, |
| 0:04.4 | including the new warnings about testing |
| 0:06.2 | and social restrictions from some of the world's leading experts. |
| 0:09.1 | And how does America really feel about social distancing? |
| 0:12.1 | Plus, there's a new project from the |
| 0:13.6 | Instagram founders why some wedding rules are changing and the free way to watch |
| 0:17.7 | some Netflix. Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:23.2 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:25.4 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:28.2 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:30.8 | You ready? |
| 0:31.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:36.0 | Well, the number of reported COVID-19 deaths topped 40,000 in the US, but the |
| 0:41.0 | spread of the virus appears to be slowing in some states and |
| 0:43.8 | governors are facing pressure to re-evaluate lockdowns. That part is not going to be easy. |
| 0:48.4 | The head of the World Health Organization warned countries if they ease their |
| 0:51.9 | lockdowns, they need to be |
| 0:53.2 | ready to respond to a second round of COVID-19 cases. So that means countries need to |
| 0:57.6 | detect, test, isolate, and care for every case. As for the testing part, there's some mixed messages here in the U.S. |
| 1:05.1 | Vice President Mike Pence has insisted the U.S. has enough testing to start reopening, |
| 1:09.8 | but some experts disagree. |
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