Trump wants to reopen US businesses in weeks 'not months' even as deaths rise – follow live

What to know about the US bailoutDr Anthony Fauci counters Trump’s claimsTrump signals change in strategy that could clash with health expertsPanic-buying disrupts food distributionSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 1.32am GMT In his tweets announcing Washington’s new stay-at-home order, governor Inslee urged residents against a run on the grocery stores. For the sake of our neighbors, our health workers, our seniors and others: No one should make a run on the grocery stores to overstock. If each of us maintains our normal shopping habits, we will avoid the problem of empty shelves.As coronavirus spreads in the US, many people are stockpiling essentials for what they believe will be periods of home confinement and panicked shoppers have stripped many US grocery stores of staples ranging from bread and milk to meat and toilet paper.But, in fact, the virus currently poses little threat to the integrity of the US food supply. It is panic-buying itself that is causing the real disruption. Related: ‘Could you buy a little less, please?’: panic-buying disrupts food distribution 12.54am GMT An extraordinary television interview tonight with a Texas Republican, Lt Governor Dan Patrick, who is 69 years old and will turn 70 this week.Patrick and said he is concerned that public health measures to prevent coronavirus will end American life as he knows it, and said he would rather risk death than having the country continue with tough public health restrictions that hurt the economy. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick:“What I’m living in fear of is what’s happening to this country…‘Are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?’ And if that’s the exchange I’m all in” pic.twitter.com/2vIleMB1jPTx Lt Gov Dan Patrick says grandparents would be willing to die to save the economy for their grandchildren pic.twitter.com/wC3Ngvtsbj Continue reading…
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