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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Saturday April 18th, 2020. The U.S. total has reached more than 700,000, reporting over 30,000 cases yesterday.  Mississippi has extended their shelter in place order through the 27th. New York City has cancelled all events for the month of May. A study out of Stanford University, found that the virus could be 50 to 85 times higher than official numbers indicate. Many states are laying out there plans to re-open. Including Texas, Wisconsin, Idaho, Minnesota, Alaska and Vermont.  Michigan hopes to loosen regulations on May 1st. In New York State, Governor Cuomo said that hospitalizations due to the virus are undeniably on the decline.  Spain’s death toll crossed 20,000. Russia recorded over 4700 new cases in 24 hours, Singapore had 942 new infections reported on Saturday, a new daily high for both countries. In Northeast China, where they share a border with Russia, cases are on the rise. Ventilators are in short supply in Africa, there are 2,000 among 41 countries on the continent. About 2% of South Koreans who had recovered from COVID-19 have retested positive, relays CNN. The Guardian reports around 850 UK citizens will be repatriated from Bangladesh on 4 charter flights. Public health officials across Europe are cautiously optimistic, that the first wave of the virus may be ending, relays The Washington Post.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.