Despite US COVID-19 deaths approaching 100,000, crowds still gathered in many parts of the United States over the Memorial Day weekend, as the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced a pause on global hydroxychloroquine studies that it is leading.Crowds flock to US vacation spotsAfter states began lifting coronavirus restrictions ahead of the holiday weekend, even as cases are still rising in different parts of the country, the Washington Post reported people crowding yacht clubs, outdoor bars, and hotel pools in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks.On the East Coast, where Washington, DC, reported a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths after 12 days of declines, the Washington Post published photos of a crowded Ocean City, Maryland,