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Coronavirus updates: George Floyd protests could fuel COVID cases, Trump postpones G7 summit - USA TODAY
May 31, 2020 2 mins, 8 secs
Cuomo will give families of frontline workers death benefits and United Airlines announces executive cuts as coronavirus rages on.

Nationwide protests sparked by the deaths of African Americans in police custody could fuel the pandemic, and President Donald Trump postponed the G7 summit until at least September amid coronavirus concerns.

Health experts fear carriers of the virus who have no symptoms could unwittingly infect others at protests where social distancing is simply not taking place. The merits of the protesters' cause "doesn’t prevent them from getting the virus,” said Bradley Pollock, chairman of the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of California, Davis.

Andrew Cuomo on Saturday signed a bill into law that creates a death benefit for the families of state and local government workers who have been on the front lines of the state's coronavirus response, according to a statement.  Those workers "gave their lives for us," Cuomo said.

On Saturday, Cuomo also confirmed 1,376 new cases of the virus.

President Donald Trump has pushed the G7 summit to at least September, according to multiple reports Saturday.

Trump originally had floated the idea of a virtual summit in June, when it was originally scheduled, to ease coronavirus concerns.

He then suggested it would take place later this summer. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, however, has declined to attend any in-person summit during the coronavirus pandemic.

It’s a very outdated group of countries," Trump said, per a press pool report.

A deeply divided Supreme Court refused Friday night to allow churches in California and Illinois to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic with more worshippers than allowed by state restrictions

Chief Justice John Roberts, who cast the deciding vote in the more consequential California case, said choosing when to lift restrictions during a pandemic is the business of elected officials, not unelected judges

School districts around the nation are scrambling to respond to a double whammy: a reduction in money from states and an increase in costs to operate safely as the pandemic wears on. A $3 trillion House bill backed by Democrats in early May included nearly $1 trillion for states and local governments, but Republicans are balking. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said lawmakers would decide in the next few weeks whether there would be another relief bill, according to CNBC

Kevin Rathel deals with vision problems and memory issues even after beating coronavirus

USA TODAY interviewed more than a dozen COVID-19 survivors to capture their thoughts on beating the virus that has infected more than 6 million people worldwide and learn how their lives have changed. Read their stories here. 

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