Biden reached the threshold three days after the primaries because several states, overwhelmed by huge increases in mail ballots, took days to tabulate results.

Hordes of guests flocked to casinos for their June 4 reopenings, but gambling is looking very different now.

The urgency of finding a way to stem outbreaks was evident as India on Thursday reported yet another record number of new infections, at 9,304, with 260 deaths in the previous 24 hours.

Any uptick in cases in the weeks ahead could slow the economic rebirth that Donald Trump’s advisers believe he needs before he faces voters again in five months.

In-person voting numbers were down in every state as many voters were encouraged to vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Health experts fear that silent carriers of the virus who have no symptoms could unwittingly infect others at gatherings with people packed cheek to jowl and cheering and jeering, many without masks.

Strong safety-net programs in many European countries are underwriting the wages of millions of workers and keeping them on the payroll instead of adding them to the ranks of the unemployed. But the limits are starting to show.

As of May 27, there are more than 5.6 million cases of the coronavirus around the world, and more than 353,000 deaths. Almost 1.7 million cases have been recorded in the U.S.

The testing report from the White House comes as the U.S. death toll from the pandemic is approaching 100,000.

In an order posted online, the U.S. Transportation Department noted Delta Air Lines and United Airlines want to resume flights to China in June, even as Chinese carriers have continued U.S. flights during the COVID-19 pandemic.