Confirmed Covid-19 cases in US: 529,843Confirmed cases in worst-hit state, New York: 181,825Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 2.52pm BST Transcripts from the later shows are starting to come in, which is always handy.On NBC’s Meet the Press, FDA commissioner Dr Stephen Hahn faced similar questioning to Dr Anthony Fauci on CNN’s State of the Union, specifically about whether a 1 May reopening or partial reopening of the US economy, which Trump hopes for, might prove possible. Related: Hydroxychloroquine: how an unproven drug became Trump’s coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ 2.40pm BST Next up on CNN is Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, who like seven other Republican governors has not issued a stay-at-home order. Are those who have issued such orders wrong?No, says Hutchinson, saying New York and New Jersey and other states are more densely populated than Arkansas, which he says is pursuing a targeted policy which is working. “I’d like to think we’re at the peak but we’re at least flat,” he says, adding that there is optimism that things will be getting better. Continue reading…
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