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Newsday: 12/05/2020 04:06 GMT: US warned not to re-open economy too fast

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12/05/2020 04:06 GMT: US warned not to re-open economy too fast

US warned not to re-open economy too fast

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Anthony Fauci to tell Senate today that re-opening economy could lead to more deaths

US health official Anthony Fauci to tell Senate later today that re-opening economy could lead to needless suffering and death

A key figure in the US response to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci, is expected to warn the Senate that reopening the economy too soon could result in what he calls needless suffering and death. 

Meanwhile, electric carmaker Tesla has defied local health officials in California and restarted production at its factory there.

We hear from South Korea, which after suppressing the virus, now has the most confirmed Covid cases in South East Asia

And we have a report from people in Spain, where rules regarding lockdown have been eased this week, but only in some parts.

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