Coronavirus live updates: May 1 too soon to reopen, says a Johns Hopkins director, UK PM Johnson discharged

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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. 

  • Global cases: More than 1.78 million
  • Global deaths: At least 109,800
  • US cases: More than 530,000
  • US deaths: At least 20,600 

The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

11:28 am: WHO envoy says coronavirus ‘will stalk the human race for a long time to come’ 

The special envoy to the World Health Organization doesn’t expect the coronavirus to disappear entirely until a vaccine is developed. 

“We think it’s going to be a virus that stalks the human race for quite a long time to come until we can all have a vaccine to protect us,” Dr. David Nabarro, a representative for the WHO, told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” 

Nabarro was asked what the United States should expect in the fall from the coronavirus as countries around the world continue to struggle with overcoming the pandemic. 

“There will be small outbreaks that will emerge sporadically and they will break through our defenses,” he added. –Brian Schwartz  

11:15 am: May 1 will be too soon to reopen the country, says a Johns Hopkins University director

Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that it will be too soon to reopen the country on May 1.  

He said parts of the country may be able to reopen in May if there is enough testing available and if the number of cases plateau.

“It’s important to know that the U.S. has more cases than any country in the world and no country has reopened all together in the way that is being considered.” 

He added that when social-distancing restrictions are eased, “we need to be very careful. Because if we’re not careful, we’ll recreate the conditions that existed back in early March.” –Melodie Warner 

10:54 am: Mark Cuban says economic recovery to be slower than expected by Trump

Mark Cuban told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that he doesn’t expect a V-shape economic recovery as predicted by President Donald J. Trump. 

“I think it’s going to be slower,” the entrepreneur and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks said.

“People are not going to feel confident right off the bat. There’s going to be a lot of trepidation. That concern is going to lead to people holding back in spending money,” Cuban said.

On the subject of reopening businesses by May 1, Cuban said, “When the scientists say it’s safe for my employees to come back to work, that’s when I’ll feel confident enough to let them go back to work.” –Melodie Warner

9:30 am: Fauci expresses ‘cautious optimism’ coronavirus outbreak is slowing, US could start reopening in May

White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed “cautious optimism” that the deadly coronavirus outbreak is slowing down in the U.S., and said that parts of the country may start to reopen as soon as May.

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the entire country won’t suddenly turn back on like a “light switch.” But there are “indications” that some of the metrics used to gauge the crisis “are starting to level off” in some areas, he said.

Asked when parts of the U.S. could start to relax some of their strict social-distancing measures, Fauci said that the process could probably start “at least in some ways, maybe next month.” –Kevin Breuninger

9:20 am: England’s coronavirus death toll rises by 657 to 9,594

The death toll from the novel coronavirus in English hospitals rose by 657 to 9,594, officials said. Of the 657, there were 42 patients aged between 30 and 98 who had no known underlying health condition.

Figures for the whole of the U.K. were expected to be published later on Sunday. –Reuters 

9:06 am: Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose for the first time in three days

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose for the first time in three days, as some businesses prepared to reopen under an easing of the country’s strict lockdown regime. 

A total of 619 people died over the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed, bringing the cumulative toll to 16,972. Confirmed cases increased by around 2.6% to 166,019. –Reuters 

8:53 am: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQs at the House of Commons on 25 March, 2020 in London, England.

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