Today's coronavirus update

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.

New York Times: Coronavirus Live Updates: As Threat of Virus Persists, Trump Administration Signals It Will Wind Down Task Force

Washington Post: Trumpers are resistant to experts — even their own

Lexington Herald-Leader: UK Hospital sees drop in COVID-19 patients, but faces $131 million budget shortfall

LA Progressive: Reopening the Economy Will Send Us to Hell

AFL-CIO Press Clips: Los Angeles Times: Coronavirus energizes the labor movement. Can it last?

Forward Kentucky: KY Black Legislative Caucus condemns ‘rally’ at Capitol

Daily Kos: Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Trump slump looking like garbage dump

Daily Kos: Across party lines, 70% of Americans support the option of voting by mail amid coronavirus pandemic