By Ben Westcott, Amy Woodyatt, Adam Renton, Meg Wagner and Veronica Rocha, CNN
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the curve of hospitalizations for coronavirus continues to flatten.
"Here's the good news: The curve continues to flatten," he said. "It appears we have a plateau."
However, he added, it's hard to predict what will happen next.
"Nobody knows how long because nobody has been here before," he said.
Gov. Cuomo also noted that there are still about 2,000 people coming into the hospital system daily.
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From CNN’s Yoonjung Seo
South Korea will begin sending Covid-19 testing kits to the US as soon as tomorrow afternoon, an official with South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNN.
Earlier today, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said in an interview with France 24 said the country will send 600,000 test kits to the US. It is unclear how many kits of the 600,000 could be sent tomorrow.
South Korea’s ability to test large numbers of people in a short period of time has been a major contributing factor in its success in combating the virus.
Kang said the tests received preliminary FDA approval "as a result of conversation between my president and President Trump last month. I think the contracts have been signed and they should be ready for shipment anytime soon. “
Trump and Moon Jae-in spoke on the phone last month about the pandemic, and Trump had requested assistance procuring medical equipment from South Korea.
SolGent, the first South Korean coronavirus test kit manufacturer to register for stockpile procurement by FEMA, told CNN on Monday that the company had already shipped 150,000 new coronavirus test kits to the US last week. SolGent could not comment if these kits were included in the 600,000 Foreign Affairs Minister Kang referred to, and it is unclear how many of the 600,000 will be sent tomorrow.
From CNN’s Taylor Romine
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the coronavirus death toll has made him cry.
On Howard Stern's radio show this morning, Cuomo reiterated that President Trump has been accessible and quick to provide the state what it needs, adding that the President has also asked about the health of his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.
He said of Trump: "He can be vicious in attacks. Again, he's a New Yorker, right? And he has felt the sharp end of the spear as a New Yorker, and he can attack," Cuomo said.
"The President has always makes a point of saying to me, 'how is Chris, is he doing okay,' and that's not in his usual character, you know. We are not chit-chatty when we are on the phone. But he always makes a point to say that about Chris and always remembers my mother," he said.
Cuomo said he talks to the President several times a week.
He was also asked about the conflicting messages on school closures between him and the New York City mayor Bill de Blasio – who has said he wants to keep schools closed until the end of the year – and reiterated that there is always a bit of tension between local and state government.
While he understands the position, Cuomo echoed his weekend comments that overall a uniform school closure policy is ideal.
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
Black Americans are at a higher risk for coronavirus. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to begin addressing this by collecting the data first.
“There was a recorder of the information being put out by providers where they essentially skipped filling in race, ethnicity and other demographic information that was important for us to really measure the full impact,” she said.
Providing that information is now mandatory.
A racial-equity rapid response team comes next, where health care providers, public health officials and community-based organizations go into hyperlocal communities to research.
Lightfoot also criticized the Trump administration for its efforts to “kill the Affordable Care Act,” saying that coronavirus claims those with underlying conditions so health care should be more accessible to people.
“If you want to help this community, what you do is you expand access to affordable high-quality health care. You don’t try to kill it.”
From CNN's Jim Acosta
A source close to the White House tells CNN that President Trump has been calling allies and associates all weekend, complaining about recent media reports about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump thinks "everybody is trying make themselves look good," the source said. In particular, Trump has been fixated on two government officials at the center of the response: Dr. Anthony Fauci and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
"He's been fretting about Fauci for a while," the source said of Trump's focus on the popular public health expert. The source summed up Trump's comments about the doctor as, "Why isn't Fauci saying nice things about me?"
Trump is clearly trying to make Fauci uncomfortable, a tactic he uses with many of his top officials, the official said. Part of the problem, the source said, is that some in the president's circle have been criticizing Fauci, paining the doctor as somehow aligned with the Clintons.
Trump surrogates have been spreading negative stories about Fauci in recent days, attempting to portray the doctor as party responsible for the government's response to the virus, to deflect criticism from the president. White House officials have insisted Trump has confidence in Fauci. Last Friday, Trump defended his medical experts at the coronavirus task force press conference. But he stopped short of telling his allies to cease their political attacks on Fauci and the other top doctor on the task force, Deborah Birx.
The source went on to say that Trump is quickly losing patience with Azar, who has been the subject of speculation for weeks that the cabinet member may be on thin ice with the White House. Trump believes Azar's aides were partly behind a scathing New York Times piece on Trump's response to the virus, the source said. This source added Trump is particularly frustrated with the criticism that he could have acted sooner.
From CNN's Amanda Watts
According to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases in the United States, there are at least 557,663 cases of coronavirus in the US.
At least 22,116 people have died in the US from coronavirus.
The totals includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other U.S. territories, as well as all repatriated cases. Wyoming is the only state or territory that is not reporting a death from coronavirus.'
So far on Monday, Johns Hopkins has reported 363 new cases and 37 reported deaths.
From CNN's Ariane de Vogue
The Supreme announced today that it would hear a handful of cases — including two concerning President Trump’s bid to shield his financial documents from release — by telephone sometime time next month.
"In keeping with public health guidance in response to Covid-19, the justices and counsel will all participate remotely," the Court announced in a statement.
There will likely be a "live audio feed of these arguments to news media," the Court said.
The cases had originally been slated for oral arguments on March 31 but were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The court’s move comes as lower federal courts are using audio and teleconference capabilities to conduct business.
From CNN's Fidel Gutierrez in Mexico City and Claudia Dominguez in Atlanta
Mexico's Stock Exchange announced the death of its president Jaime Ruiz Sacristan on Sunday.
Sacristan had tested positive for coronavirus last month after traveling to Vail, Colorado.
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
While Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he plans to issue an executive order this week with guidelines to reopen businesses in the state, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said his city is not ready.
“If you ask now if we’re ready to open up today or next week, the answer is no. We haven’t reached the peak yet,” he told CNN’s Poppy Harlow.
The city has more than 2,000 positive cases and 16 deaths from coronavirus. Turner said that despite urging people to stay home and social distance, "we know there’s more community spread than what the numbers indicate."
“We know that there’s more community spread out there, and we are expecting more deaths,” he said.
Remember: Earlier today, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the United States is "nearing the peak right now" of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I think we'll sometime, hopefully this week, we'll be able to say — you'll know when you're at the peak when the next day is less than the day before," Redfield said.