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Coronavirus: Protests in U.S. over lockdowns increase pressure to reopen economy
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WASHINGTON — The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to more than 20 million in just four weeks, an unprecedented collapse fueling widening protests and propelling U.S.
President Donald Trump‘s push to relax the nation’s social distancing guidelines. Trump planned to announce new recommendations later in the day, despite warnings from business leaders and governors that more testing and protective gear are needed first.
The government said 5.2 million more people applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the running total to about 22 million out of a U.S.
work force of roughly 159 million — easily the worst stretch of U.S. job losses on record. Some economists say the unemployment rate
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COVID-19
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
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