Thursday’s death toll at 4,591, nearly double previous recordTrump defers to governors in guidelines for reopening USLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 2.54pm BST The number of coronavirus tests being conducted each week in the US has hit a wall, just as public health experts warn the country needs to substantially ramp up testing to reopen the economy.Axios reports:Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, said he thinks we need to be doing 500,000 tests a day for the foreseeable future.Nationwide testing capacity steadily increased for weeks, but has appeared to hit a wall around 145,000 tests a day. Several factors are holding it back: 2.36pm BST Joe Biden told donors in a virtual fundraiser last night that he is already considering his potential cabinet if he wins the election in November.“I promise you that has already begun,” the assumed Democratic nominee said. “Sounds presumptuous. … I don’t want it to sound like that, but it has to happen and that’s why the transition team is already being put together.” Continue reading…
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