The White House announced Thursday evening that the government's coronavirus task force, led by Vice President Mike Pence, will hold a briefing on Friday.

Texas and North Carolina on Friday reported their highest hospitalization rates since the pandemic began, but officials in both states said reopenings will likely still go ahead.

One by one, states are weighing the health risks from the virus against the economic damage from the stay-at-home orders that have thrown millions out of work over the past three months.

Rats are being pushed to cannibalism, turf battles and infanticide because restaurant waste has died up during coronavirus lockdowns.

The deceased worker was among dozens of Maple Leaf Foods employees with COVID-19 at seven different plants across its North American network.

The CDC originally also authored a document for churches and other religious facilities, but that wasn’t posted Thursday. The agency declined to say why.

The guidance, which was shelved by Trump administration officials, also offered recommendations to help communities decide when to shut facilities down again during future flareups of COVID-19.

Evan Herbert is deeply concerned for the thousands of cruise ship crew members still trapped at sea.

Fauci, the 79-year-old director of that institute, has tested negative for COVID-19 and he will continue to be tested regularly, the official said in an emailed statement.

The files also show that after reports that the guidance document had been buried, the Trump administration ordered key parts of it to be fast-tracked for approval.