Latest coronavirus news: President Trump gave mask mandate at White House
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4:50 p.m. President Donald Trump says he was the one who decided all White House staff should wear masks due to COVID-19 coronavirus.
4:30 p.m.
The president says the U.S. has “prevailed” against COVID-19 coronavirus. He added the country needs “total victory” and “transition into greatness.”
3:13 p.m.
Memo to WH staff says everyone who enters West Wing required to wear "mask or facial covering." Staff not required to wear a facial covering while at desks if they're socially distanced from colleagues. But people are to avoid unnecessary visits to West Wing, memo says.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 11, 2020
3:03 p.m.
The confirmed COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 15,544, including 251 deaths, 1,344 hospitalizations and 8,038 recovered. That's an increase of 559 new cases since yesterday. https://t.co/qsBlj7ZAzA pic.twitter.com/JnIBBul8VW
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) May 11, 2020
12:51 p.m.
173 NEW COVID-19 CASES and 5 NEW DEATHS as of May 11, 2020 | TOTAL CASES: 9,674 | DEATHS: 435 - SOURCE: MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH https://t.co/xCxFxf2mH5 #Mississippi #MPB50 #COVID19MS
— (@MPBOnline)May 11 2020
11:39 a.m.
161 new deaths in New York in the last 24 hours.
— Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) May 11, 2020
488 new coronavirus cases per day, "about where we started this horrific situation," @NYGovCuomo said.
10:55 a.m.
Latest reported Florida COVID-19 cases:
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) May 11, 2020
-40982 total cases (up from 40596 yesterday)
-7224 hospital admissions (up from 7171)
-1735 deaths (up from 1721)
-14167 in Dade (up from 14007)
-5882 in Broward (up from 5858)
-3889 in Palm Beach (up from 3870)
10:50 a.m.
#BREAKING: North Carolina now reports more than 15,000 coronavirus cases as virus-related deaths reach 550. Three more deaths and 281 additional cases were reported on Monday. https://t.co/dtAveCTLUo
— WBTV News (@WBTV_News) May 11, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Abbott Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test on Alinity™ i System- Data shows reliable results with 99.6% specificity and 100% sensitivity for patients tested 14 days after symptoms began
— (@fxmacro)May 11 2020
7:35 a.m.
AUTONATION CEO MIKE JOHNSON SAYS COMPANY FURLOUGHED 7000 WORKERS- CNBC INTERVIEW$AN
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaOne) May 11, 2020
6:55 a.m.
Wuhan, the Chinese city that was ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, is experiencing a cluster of new coronavirus cases for the first time in a month, health officials say. https://t.co/9MrHJe3Vfd pic.twitter.com/TSTEzKRfjh
— ABC News (@ABC) May 11, 2020
6:45 a.m.
The nation’s supply chain isn’t anywhere close to ready to meet the overwhelming demand for a successful coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/1q4UGoQN9i
— POLITICO (@politico) May 11, 2020
