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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Saturday May 2nd, 2020.   The FDA has authorized the emergency use of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug, that has shown some promise in speeding recovery of the virus. The Governor of New Mexico has closed roads to all non-essential traffic to the city of Gallup.  As the virus outbreak sees rapid growth there.  The Washington Post found that around 300 publicly traded companies received more than one billion dollars in funding meant for small businesses through the “Paycheck Protection Program”. While unemployment has hit all of the states hard, Hawaii, seems to have taken one of the hardest, with 29% of the workforce filing for unemployment, according to CBS News.   Russia reported another record number of daily cases with over 9500. Moscow contributed over 5,000 of them. After 7 weeks, Spain has lifted some confinement rules, allowing those over 14 outside for exercise. The state of emergency in Spain continues for another week. JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, will donate 1.25 million to COVID-19 related charities.  The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.