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Pizzas are being prepared for home delivery at the Caputo pizzeria in Naples, Monday, April 27, 2020. Region Campania allowed cafes and pizzerias to reopen for delivery Monday, after a long precautionary closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pizzas are being prepared for home delivery at the Caputo pizzeria in Naples, Monday, April 27, 2020. Region Campania allowed cafes and pizzerias to reopen for delivery Monday, after a long precautionary closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A magnificent view of the Coastal Range, just outside Langley, B.C. The Coastal Range extends from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and B.C. (Mike Luedey/Amateur Photography Entry)

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A magnificent view of the Coastal Range, just outside Langley, B.C. The Coastal Range extends from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and B.C. (Mike Luedey/Amateur Photography Entry)
COVID-19 world update: Restrictions to ease in various countries

COVID-19 world update: Restrictions to ease in various countries

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COVID-19 world update: Restrictions to ease in various countries
Anti-government protesters shout slogans, while wearing masks with the colors of the Lebanese flag to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, during a driving convoy protest through the streets to express rejection of the political leadership they blame for the economic and financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Lebanon’s parliament began Tuesday a three-day legislative session at a Beirut theater so that legislators can observe coronavirus social distancing measures, as protests against the country’s ruling elite in the crisis-hit country resumed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Anti-government protesters shout slogans, while wearing masks with the colors of the Lebanese flag to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, during a driving convoy protest through the streets to express rejection of the political leadership they blame for the economic and financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Lebanon’s parliament began Tuesday a three-day legislative session at a Beirut theater so that legislators can observe coronavirus social distancing measures, as protests against the country’s ruling elite in the crisis-hit country resumed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A city worker crosses a main avenue to disinfect a bus stop amid the spread of new coronavirus in Montevideo, Uruguay, early Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

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A city worker crosses a main avenue to disinfect a bus stop amid the spread of new coronavirus in Montevideo, Uruguay, early Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Local seasonal workers work at a strawberry field in Bottrop, Germany, Friday, April 17, 2020. Thousands of seasonal workers from Eastern Europe arrive with special flights to work in in secured groups at German farms because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Farms across Europe are facing a labour deficit as a result of the closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Local seasonal workers work at a strawberry field in Bottrop, Germany, Friday, April 17, 2020. Thousands of seasonal workers from Eastern Europe arrive with special flights to work in in secured groups at German farms because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Farms across Europe are facing a labour deficit as a result of the closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Mt. Baker, the third-highest peak in Washington State, dominates the skyline in Abbotsford, B.C., which is on the Canada-U.S. border. (File Photo/Abbotsford News)

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Mt. Baker, the third-highest peak in Washington State, dominates the skyline in Abbotsford, B.C., which is on the Canada-U.S. border. (File Photo/Abbotsford News)
In this photo taken April 7, 2020, Zach Stamper holds the U.S. flag while his sister Juliette and parents Jennifer and Tim recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the driveway of their home, as next door neighbor, Ann Painter, left, participates in Kettering, Ohio. The Pledge has become a morning ritual in their neighborhood since schools closed due the COVID-19 threat. (AP Photo/Mitch Stacy)

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In this photo taken April 7, 2020, Zach Stamper holds the U.S. flag while his sister Juliette and parents Jennifer and Tim recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the driveway of their home, as next door neighbor, Ann Painter, left, participates in Kettering, Ohio. The Pledge has become a morning ritual in their neighborhood since schools closed due the COVID-19 threat. (AP Photo/Mitch Stacy)
A mural decorates a closed store, where a pedestrian using a face mask walks by in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The use of face masks became mandatory in the capital starting Wednesday, to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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A mural decorates a closed store, where a pedestrian using a face mask walks by in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The use of face masks became mandatory in the capital starting Wednesday, to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Indian policemen stand guard after a protest against the extension of the lockdown, at a slum in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Indian policemen stand guard after a protest against the extension of the lockdown, at a slum in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
COVID-19 world update: “Lockdown light” in one area of Italy; Russia prepares for worst
COVID-19 world update: “Lockdown light” in one area of Italy; Russia prepares for worst
COVID-19 world update: Electronic bracelets for quarantine violators; Massive police presence in France

COVID-19 world update: Electronic bracelets for quarantine violators; Massive police presence in France

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COVID-19 world update: Electronic bracelets for quarantine violators; Massive police presence in France
COVID-19 world update: U.S. to start antibody tests; drones enforce lockdown in Italy

COVID-19 world update: U.S. to start antibody tests; drones enforce lockdown in Italy

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COVID-19 world update: U.S. to start antibody tests; drones enforce lockdown in Italy
COVID-19 world update: 6.6 million U.S. jobless claims; alcohol sales banned in Bangkok

COVID-19 world update: 6.6 million U.S. jobless claims; alcohol sales banned in Bangkok

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COVID-19 world update: 6.6 million U.S. jobless claims; alcohol sales banned in Bangkok
Chinese youths record a dance routine on the streets of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Streets in the city of 11 million people were clogged with traffic and long lines formed at the airport, train and bus stations as thousands streamed out of the city to return to homes and jobs elsewhere. Yellow barriers that had blocked off some streets were gone, although the gates to residential compounds remained guarded. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Chinese youths record a dance routine on the streets of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Streets in the city of 11 million people were clogged with traffic and long lines formed at the airport, train and bus stations as thousands streamed out of the city to return to homes and jobs elsewhere. Yellow barriers that had blocked off some streets were gone, although the gates to residential compounds remained guarded. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
COVID-19 world update: 1,000 cases hit U.S. military; Good news in Spain, Portugal

COVID-19 world update: 1,000 cases hit U.S. military; Good news in Spain, Portugal

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COVID-19 world update: 1,000 cases hit U.S. military; Good news in Spain, Portugal
Full World COVID-19 update: National Guard collect ventilators in New York; Spain, Italy improve

Full World COVID-19 update: National Guard collect ventilators in New York; Spain, Italy improve

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Full World COVID-19 update: National Guard collect ventilators in New York; Spain, Italy improve
Workers erect a building which will be a new hospital, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Denis Voronin, Moscow News Agency photo via AP)

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Workers erect a building which will be a new hospital, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Denis Voronin, Moscow News Agency photo via AP)
A driver gets tested for COVID-19 at a drive-through point in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

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A driver gets tested for COVID-19 at a drive-through point in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
FILE In this file photo taken on Monday, March 23, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right shakes hands with the hospital’s chief Denis Protsenko during his visit to the hospital for coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia. The chief doctor of Moscow’s top hospital for coronavirus patients says he has tested positive for the virus, a statement that comes a week after his encounter with President Vladimir Putin. Putin visited the Kommunarka hospital on March 23. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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FILE In this file photo taken on Monday, March 23, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right shakes hands with the hospital’s chief Denis Protsenko during his visit to the hospital for coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia. The chief doctor of Moscow’s top hospital for coronavirus patients says he has tested positive for the virus, a statement that comes a week after his encounter with President Vladimir Putin. Putin visited the Kommunarka hospital on March 23. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)