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| Coronavirus US live: Biden doubts Democratic convention can happen in July | Coronavirus US live: Biden doubts Democratic convention can happen in July |
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| Democratic frontrunner acknowledged the party’s nominating convention, scheduled for July, will likely have to be postponed. | Democratic frontrunner acknowledged the party’s nominating convention, scheduled for July, will likely have to be postponed. |
| Here is a visual to help conceptualize the scale of US job losses, as covered in this morning’s unemployment claims report: | |
| A record 6.65 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the two-week total of unemployment claims to 9.95 million as businesses lay off workers in the face of the pandemic. | |
| Trump is again putting the onus on states to have adequate medical supplies to deal with the pandemic, as many hospitals warn they are running dangerously low on personal protective equipment. | |
| The president said some states “have insatiable appetites & are never satisfied.” “The complainers should ... have been stocked up and ready long before this crisis hit,” Trump wrote in a tweet. | |
| In recent days, Trump has repeatedly tried to shift focus away from the federal government and toward the states as the country grapples with how to respond to coronavirus. | |
| But a number of governors from both parties have said that they need more leadership and supplies from the federal government to protect their residents. | |
| LA mayor Eric Garcetti is urging all of the city’s four million residents to wear masks when they go outside, although that recommendation does not currently apply to the rest of the state. | |
| The AP reports: | The AP reports: |
| Trump said during yesterday’s press conference that Americans can consider wearing masks or scarves to cover their faces when they go outside. | Trump said during yesterday’s press conference that Americans can consider wearing masks or scarves to cover their faces when they go outside. |
| “It doesn’t have to be a mask. It can be a scarf,” Trump said. “What I do see people doing here is using scarves. And I think in a certain way, depending on the fabric, I think in a certain way, a scarf is better, it’s actually better.” | “It doesn’t have to be a mask. It can be a scarf,” Trump said. “What I do see people doing here is using scarves. And I think in a certain way, depending on the fabric, I think in a certain way, a scarf is better, it’s actually better.” |
| Other administration officials have said the CDC is examining whether to recommend more widespread usage of face masks after originally saying masks should be reserved for medical professionals. | Other administration officials have said the CDC is examining whether to recommend more widespread usage of face masks after originally saying masks should be reserved for medical professionals. |
| As the number of unemployment claims surges, Trump has turned his attention to mocking Democratic senator Chuck Schumer and criticizing New York’s response to coronavirus. | As the number of unemployment claims surges, Trump has turned his attention to mocking Democratic senator Chuck Schumer and criticizing New York’s response to coronavirus. |
| The president’s tweet comes a day after Schumer told CNN that the country is facing “a dramatic shortage of all the needed supplies” and complained that “we have no one really in charge.” | The president’s tweet comes a day after Schumer told CNN that the country is facing “a dramatic shortage of all the needed supplies” and complained that “we have no one really in charge.” |
| Schumer called on the administration to select “one person, a military person, a general who knows how to deal with logistics and order mastering, who knows command and control” to coordinate the federal government’s use of the Defense Production Act to speed up the production of medical equipment. | Schumer called on the administration to select “one person, a military person, a general who knows how to deal with logistics and order mastering, who knows command and control” to coordinate the federal government’s use of the Defense Production Act to speed up the production of medical equipment. |
| Trump belitted Schumer as “Cryin’ Chuck,” one of the president’s oft-repeated taunts, and claimed New York had “got off to a late start” responding to the virus, while still crediting governor Andrew Cuomo for “working hard.” | Trump belitted Schumer as “Cryin’ Chuck,” one of the president’s oft-repeated taunts, and claimed New York had “got off to a late start” responding to the virus, while still crediting governor Andrew Cuomo for “working hard.” |
| Trump first made this “late start” claim earlier this week, and it prompted pushback from Cuomo’s communications director, who said it was the federal government that had fumbled its early response. | Trump first made this “late start” claim earlier this week, and it prompted pushback from Cuomo’s communications director, who said it was the federal government that had fumbled its early response. |
| The latest unemployment numbers paint a devastating picture of a country facing mass job losses as a pandemic kills thousands of Americans. | The latest unemployment numbers paint a devastating picture of a country facing mass job losses as a pandemic kills thousands of Americans. |
| According to the latest report from the labor department, 6.65 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, doubling the record-setting 3.3 million figure a week earlier. | According to the latest report from the labor department, 6.65 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, doubling the record-setting 3.3 million figure a week earlier. |
| The Guardian’s Dominic Rushe and Lauren Aratani report: | The Guardian’s Dominic Rushe and Lauren Aratani report: |
| Because many Americans’ health insurance is tied to their employment, these job losses also mean millions of people are losing coverage as the number of coronavirus cases continues to steeply rise. | Because many Americans’ health insurance is tied to their employment, these job losses also mean millions of people are losing coverage as the number of coronavirus cases continues to steeply rise. |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| The coronavirus pandemic has completely upended the American healthcare system, economy and presidential election, and the tumult is just beginning. | The coronavirus pandemic has completely upended the American healthcare system, economy and presidential election, and the tumult is just beginning. |
| Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden acknowledged last night that the party’s nominating convention, which is scheduled to begin 13 July, will likely have to be postponed. | Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden acknowledged last night that the party’s nominating convention, which is scheduled to begin 13 July, will likely have to be postponed. |
| “I doubt whether the Democratic convention is going to be able to be held in mid-July, early July,” Biden told Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show. “I think it’s going to have to move into August.” | “I doubt whether the Democratic convention is going to be able to be held in mid-July, early July,” Biden told Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show. “I think it’s going to have to move into August.” |
| The Republican nominating convention is scheduled to begin 24 August, and Donald Trump has dismissed questions about whether it should be postponed or made into a virtual event. | The Republican nominating convention is scheduled to begin 24 August, and Donald Trump has dismissed questions about whether it should be postponed or made into a virtual event. |
| If Republicans move forward with their convention, Democrats will almost certainly try to find a way to still hold theirs, or they will risk conceding a major campaign opportunity to Trump. | If Republicans move forward with their convention, Democrats will almost certainly try to find a way to still hold theirs, or they will risk conceding a major campaign opportunity to Trump. |
| But with some projections saying America will continue to see coronavirus deaths into July, there’s real skepticism about how these major events will happen at all. | But with some projections saying America will continue to see coronavirus deaths into July, there’s real skepticism about how these major events will happen at all. |