US coronavirus death toll tops 23,000FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers transfer the body of a deceased person onto a stretcher at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, April 8, 2020. There were a total of nearly 570,000 US cases as of Monday with over 1.8 million reported cases globally. SEE ALSO: Japan cruise ship coronavirus cases climb to 174Sweeping stay-at-home restrictions to curb the spread of the disease, in place for weeks in many areas of the United States, have taken a painful toll on the economy. With businesses closed and curbs on travel, officials and lawmakers are debating when it might be safe to begin reopening some sectors. The Trump administration has indicated May 1 as a potential date for easing the restrictions while urging caution.

Source: Standard Digital April 13, 2020 19:07 UTC