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Today's coronavirus update

Berry Craig
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Overwhelmed by the flood of news stories and commentary about the coronavirus pandemic? Who isn't? For the duration of the crisis, we're going to add two features to the website, "COVID-19 News" and a regular roundup of breaking news stories. Most of our coverage will focus on how the pandemic is affecting Kentuckians, especially union members and their families. We will regularly update "COVID 19 News" at the top of the page.

From the THE Lexington Herald-LeaderKentucky reports 206 new cases of COVID-19 and 7 deaths on Saturday CLICK HERE TO READ.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Rapid coronavirus testing at St. Stephen Church fills urgent need in the West End CLICK HERE TO READ.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Courier Journal to host COVID-19 Q&A with Gov. Andy Beshear. Here's how to submit questions CLICK HERE TO READ.

From the AFL-CIO: The Impact of COVID 19 on Latinos in the U.S. CLICK HERE TO READ.

From the Washington Post: Covid-19 is forcing us to dwell in uncertainty. History can help. CLICK HERE TO READ.

From the Washington PostFirst, the coronavirus pandemic took their jobs. Then, it wiped out their health insurance. CLICK HERE TO READ.

From The New York Times: An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis CLICK HERE TO READ.

From The New York Times: Trump Encourages Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions CLICK HERE TO READ.

From LA Progressive: Called to serve CLICK HERE TO READ.

From Daily Kos: Trump's plan for reopening: Governors take all the blame, he gets all the credit. Any questions? CLICK HERE TO READ.

From Daily Kos: With a series of 'LIBERATE' tweets, Trump shows support for coups in states with Democratic governor CLICK HERE TO READ.