Los Angeles will allow zoos, museums and film production to reopen Friday
From CNN's Cheri Mossburg
The Warner Bros. Studios lot in Los Angeles, California. Amy Sussman/Getty Images
New TV shows will be coming your way soon, as Los Angeles will allow many sectors, including film and entertainment production, to resume Friday.
Zoos, museums, swimming pools and hotels can reopen Friday as well, according to the county's Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer.
Outdoor recreation as a whole has been given the green light to reopen, but all sectors require certain safety protocols, which will be publicly released Thursday.
Visitors and employees will need to wear face coverings and maintain physical distancing, Ferrer said.
4:34 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
At least 24 West Virginia Covid-19 cases linked to 4 churches
From CNN's Molly Silverman and Hollie Silverman
There have been four churches in West Virginia linked to an outbreak of coronavirus that infected 24 people, Gov. Jim Justice said during a news conference Wednesday.
Justice said that since churches have resumed services, there have been at least four church-related outbreaks across the state, each with five to eight cases.
Justice asked that congregations follow guidelines for social distancing and wearing masks.
"We love our church activities and we treasure them the most of all and there is the number one thing in our lives that should be always," Justice said.
Reopening plans: Outdoor concert venues will be allowed to open on July 1, he announced Wednesday. Outdoor open air concerts at fairs and festivals can also resume the same day.
The guidelines for fairs, festivals, and outdoor concert venues will be the same, Justice said.
4:18 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
Arkansas will move into phase 2 of reopening next week
From CNN's Pamela Wessmann
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced today that the state will move into phase two of its reopening plan on Monday.
“We have [already] opened gyms, bars, casinos tattoo parlors, and we are now wide open with certain restrictions on size and spacing limitations, but we have reopened youth activities, camping, and many outdoor and indoor venues as well,” Hutchinson said.
Nate Smith, director of the Arkansas Department of Health, said venues have been limiting capacity to a third. Those places will go to two-thirds "as long as they can maintain that six-foot physical distancing," he said.
Hutchinson said there were at least 288 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. But, he said, “the state is best served moving together even though we have various regions with a current spike in cases.”
The governor stated there will be “additional support to target the surge, assigning additional testing, training and public health support to those areas.”
“Americans are on the move and they can't be tied down and they can't be restrained,” Hutchinson said.
He said that the emergency order in place now expires in mid-June, and he will continue it for an additional 45 days.
2:47 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
Rhode Island governor announces all school districts to open for in-person classes on August 31
From CNN's Sara Turnbull
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo arrives for a news conference on May 12. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday that all school districts in the state will reopen for school on August 31.
“I'm announcing this today so we can all start to think about what different might look like. It's gonna look like a lot more cleaning in the schools, it's going to look like kids desks further apart, it could look like staggered start times, it'll look like fewer kids on a bus and more buses and more transportation," Raimondo said during a news conference.
She continued: "It'll probably involve mask wearing of some kind, certainly for the adults in some way. It's also going to mean, we all have to understand, no one can go in the school building sick."
3:04 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
UK records new Covid-19 deaths, health officials
From CNN's Lauren Kent and Mick Krever
At least 245 people with Covid-19 have died in the past 24 hours in the United Kingdom, the country's Health department reported.
This brings the official government total number of deaths in the UK to 41,128.
In addition, 170,379 Covid-19 tests were carried out on June 9, with another 1,003 positive test results returning. In total, 290,143 people have tested positive in the UK.
However, according to statistic bodies from all the nations within the UK, the Covid-19 death toll is higher. The total number of deaths with Covid-19 listed on a death certificate is at 50,413, according to data from the Office of National Statistics of England and Wales, combined with data from statistics bodies in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
One thing to note: The ONS figure exceeds Johns Hopkins University’s estimate because JHU’s number comes from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). That figure does not include all deaths that occurred outside hospitals and does not include cases that were diagnosed post-mortem. Additionally, the ONS only reports deaths a week after they occur, which allows them to capture a more comprehensive picture.
2:21 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
Top DHS official says Trump administration is closely monitoring Covid-19 impact in Latin America
From CNN's Priscilla Alvarez
Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli. Alex Brandon/AP
The Trump administration is closely monitoring the impact coronavirus is having on economies in Latin America, Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said Wednesday.
“We are worried about Covid-19 south of the border, all the way to South America,” Cuccinelli said during a webinar hosted by The Heritage Foundation. “We’re worried about what it’s doing to their economies, just like we worry about what it’s doing to ours. The difference being when their economies have struggles, their migration — illegal migration — to our country expands. So we’re watching that very closely and tracking the intelligence in that area as well.”
CNN reported over the weekend that Latin America recorded nearly 1.2 million coronavirus cases and more than 60,000 deaths.
2:14 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
At least 112,000 people have died from coronavirus in the US
From CNN's Amanda Watts
There are at least 1,988,491 cases of coronavirus in the US and at least 112,311 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases in the United States.
The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
On Wednesday, Johns Hopkins reported 2,821 new cases and 22 deaths.
2:01 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
New York Philharmonic cancels all performances this year
From CNN’s Javi Morgado
A banner advertising the New York Philharmonic hangs on the exterior of Lincoln Center in New York. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
The New York Philharmonic has canceled all performances through early January 2021, according to a letter from President and CEO Deborah Borda.
“After careful deliberation, we have decided to cancel performances through January 5, 2021, as it has become clear that large groups of people will not be able to safely gather for the remainder of the calendar year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the letter read.
New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra that performs at the David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center in the city.
1:47 p.m. ET, June 10, 2020
New Jersey will hire an additional 1,600 contact tracers in June
From CNN's Julian Cummings
As New Jersey enters phase two of reopening next week, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that the state will bring on additional contact tracers.
The state will hire up to 1,600 additional contact tracers this month. New Jersey currently employs 900 contact tracers.
“We are fully prepared to bring on as many as 4,000 or more should we see the need and should Covid-19 begin to make a second tour of New Jersey,” Murphy said.
New Jersey reported 611 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the statewide total to at least 165,346. At least 74 new fatalities related to Covid-19 were reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 12,377, Murphy announced.
