National and global coronavirus news for Friday, May 22, 2020

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This daily live blog will provide the latest updates, news and details of COVID-19 from media outlets and social media sources nationally and internationally.

8:48 p.m.

New on @Reuters wire: @USDOT grants tentative OK for 15 airlines to suspend service to 75 airports, including 11 points for both @Delta @United https://t.co/6I4ClhWsbB
— davidshepardson (@davidshepardson) May 23, 2020

8 p.m.

JUST IN: 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica.

5 of the 10 new cases are from the batch of Jamaicans who were on the Royal Caribbean Vessel which docked in Falmouth this week.

Also 10 new recoveries in the past 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/41uDWmr49r
— Nationwide90FM (@Nationwideradio) May 22, 2020

4 p.m.

.@LouisianaGov: State set to receive its third batch of #remdesivir today, containing 3,828 vials. Those will be sent to 47 hospitals. #COVID19 #Coronavirus @FOX8NOLA
— Cody Lillich (@CodyLillich) May 22, 2020

3 p.m.

The confirmed COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 19,394 as of May 22, 2020 including 315 deaths, 1,560 hospitalizations and 12,566 recovered. For more information: https://t.co/Psc3HfgZ8j ... Questions or need assistance? Call the Public Information Line (833) 556-2476. pic.twitter.com/McZSTCHTFA
— TN Dept. of Health (@TNDeptofHealth) May 22, 2020

2:30 p.m.

We're getting ready to re-open!

Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay will welcome guests beginning 6/5. Everyone must follow UOR and CDC guidelines: https://t.co/5IA1TCnsfX pic.twitter.com/2pnrg2Lxkr
— Universal Orlando Resort (@UniversalORL) May 22, 2020

2:25 p.m.

.@PressSec says Pes. Trump is donating a portion of his salary to HHS to develop new therapies for treating and preventing #COVID19. Holds up a check amounting to $100,000 from his more than $400,000 salary that will go to HHS.
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 22, 2020

1:53 p.m.

Trump: The governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now. For this weekend. If they don’t do it, I will override the governors. In America, we need more prayer, not less. pic.twitter.com/Tmd2T5zB16
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 22, 2020

1:50 p.m.

Trump: "At my direction" the CDC is issuing Coronavirus guidance for religious gatherings. The President deems houses of worship as "essential," demands immediate opening by states
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 22, 2020

1:49 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE-U.S. plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline https://t.co/gmJxeeONLX
— Devdiscourse (@dev_discourse) May 22, 2020

12:25 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Alabama prisons to release some inmates early amid COVID-19 outbreak - #alpolitics #coronavirus https://t.co/In7IA2g88c
— Eddie Burkhalter (@BurkhalterEddie) May 22, 2020

11:11 a.m.

Miami Beach commissioners voted unanimously this morning to open beach and hotels on June 1. City spokesperson tells me this vote is contingent on County approval. @CBSMiami pic.twitter.com/9BNqNQLAlr
— Brooke Shafer (@BrookeShaferTV) May 22, 2020

11:08 a.m.

@GovRonDeSantis has announced there will be no more restrictions on youth programs and summer camps, citing the smaller risk of COVID-19 in youth. @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/KSklsWPGDh
— Josslyn Howard (@JosslynFCN) May 22, 2020

10:48 a.m.

Latest reported Florida COVID-19 cases:

-49451 total cases (up from 48675 yesterday)
-9117 hospital admissions (up from 8946)
-2190 deaths (up from 2144)
-16522 in Dade (up from 16367)
-6580 in Broward (up from 6514)
-5072 in Palm Beach (up from 4968)
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) May 22, 2020

8:22 a.m.

"Absolutely it's possible," to have a vaccine at scale by the end of the year Defense Secretary Mark Esper says on @todayshow.“We will deliver on time the vaccines”
— Jeannie Baumann (@MedResJourno) May 22, 2020

7:15 a.m.

U.S. states and countries around the world are loosening restrictions, as coronavirus infections jump by more than a million in less than two weeks https://t.co/RlqrP8ayUS
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 22, 2020

6:42 a.m.

SURVIVOR: 100-year-old World War II veteran officially declared coronavirus-free and discharged from the hospital after a 58-day battle with COVID-19, defying the odds after losing his wife of 74 years to the illness. https://t.co/MK4fgvdgzG pic.twitter.com/rjriZhvja3
— ABC News (@ABC) May 22, 2020

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