Coronavirus disaster update, Trump’s USA

This 28 April 2020 video from the USA says about itself:

Anti-Lockdown Protest Organizer Tests Positive For COVID-19

In US news and current events today, protests against stay-at-home orders have continueddespite a top right-wing organizer of such protests falling ill with COVID-19 herself.

MORE WHITE HOUSE WISHFUL THINKING ON TESTING The White House released new guidelines aimed at answering criticism that America’s coronavirus testing has been too slow, and President Donald Trump tried to pivot toward a focus on “reopening” the nation. Still, there were doubts from public health experts that the new testing targets were sufficient. The president is refusing to accept any blame for touting a made-up coronavirus cure that has led to a rise in people ingesting disinfectant. [HuffPost]

Top ER doctor who treated virus patients dies by suicide.

The coronavirus reveals everything that’s wrong with work in America.

Inmate with cancer wins prison release during pandemic.

THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS PLAN MAY 1 RENT STRIKE Thousands of Californians are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom (Democratic) cancel rent and mortgage payments during the coronavirus crisis. If he doesn’t, they plan to strike by not paying rent on May 1. Around 200 to 300 people have signed up to organize their buildings to strike, according to Jorge Rivera, a regional coordinator for the California housing rights group Tenants Together. While most people will be striking because they can’t afford to pay, some plan to withhold rent in solidarity. [HuffPost]

CONSERVATIVE LEGAL GROUP URGES CHURCHES TO REOPEN A conservative Christian law firm is calling on churches across the country to resume in-person Sunday services on May 3. Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver said that churches must reopen to meet the “burgeoning needs of the community.” “Churches are now more essential than ever to bring comfort, hope, and help to the people they serve,” Staver said in a statement about the campaign he’s calling “ReOpen Church Sunday.” [HuffPost]