Governments Face Pressure to Ease Coronavirus Lockdowns

Noted coronavirus fatalities topped 40,000 in the U.S. Sunday as the pandemic confirmed early indicators of easing in some states, ramping up strain to re-evaluate lockdowns.

Aspect of the challenge authorities face in gauging whether or not to loosen lockdown restrictions is deciding how to interpret studies that they say current a combined photo of the virus—contained in some regions but considerably from defeated.

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