Hertz is the latest corporate casualty of the coronavirus amid mounting death tolls in the U.S.

President Donald Trump said he ordered the flags to be lowered Friday through Sunday "in memory of the Americans we have lost to the CoronaVirus." Flags will be at half-staff Monday "in honor of the men and women in our Military who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice for our Nation," Trump tweeted.

The Justice Department is warning state and local officials that stay-at-home orders aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus may be illegal if they become too strict.

Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband said in a letter Friday to Los Angeles officials that their recent comments suggesting that stay-at-home orders may be extended "may be both arbitrary and unlawful." The Justice Department also said Illinois Gov.

"Simply put," Dreiband said in his letter, "there is no pandemic exception to the U.S.

The letter was addressed to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.

A county official later said that Ferrer's comments were "taken out of context," according to CBS Los Angeles.

Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order easing the ban on nonessential gatherings of any size, which took effect March 23 as the coronavirus rapidly spread through New York.

Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, unable to withstand the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled global travel and with it, the heavily indebted, 102-year-old car rental company.

Nevada was hit especially hard by coronavirus shutdowns because so many of its jobs are tied to the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors, according to David Schmidt, chief economist for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. 

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Despite high-profile incidents of Americans refusing to wear face masks, an overwhelming majority of Americans say they have worn a face covering due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey

More than four out of five Americans — 84% — said they have worn a mask in public in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to a survey from the Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape Project. 

Roughly three out of four (78%) Americans ages 18 to 29 say they've worn a mask, while 90% of Americans 65 and above say they have

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will order U.S

flags to be lowered over federal buildings to honor those who have died from the coronavirus

The order, which Trump said would continue into the Memorial Day weekend, comes as the nation approaches 100,000 deaths from the virus

Trump's decision came hours after congressional Democrats sent a letter requesting flags be lowered when the coronavirus death toll hits 100,000

About a third of coronavirus cases are asymptomatic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in guidance for mathematical modelers and public health officials