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View in your browser     Fauci: US could have 'saved lives' if social-distancing restrictions were enforced earlier By JUSTIN WISE "Obviously, no one is going to deny that. But what goes into those kinds of decisions is complicated," he said. "I mean, obviously, if we had, right from the very beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. But there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then.” Read the full story here     Public health expert: If White House had acted on some officials' warnings earlier, 'we'd be in a much better position' By ZACK BUDRYK   “If we’d acted on some of those warnings earlier, we’d be in a much better position in terms of diagnostics and possibly masks and possibly personal protective equipment and getting our hospitals ready,” Inglesby told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.” Read the full story here     Fauci: Gradual rollback of coronavirus restrictions could 'probably' start next month By REBECCA KLAR   Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that some parts of the U.S. could possibly begin rolling back restrictions put in place in response to the coronavirus as early as next month.  Read the full story here     FDA commissioner on coronavirus testing: 'We need to do more, no question about that' By JUSTINE COLEMAN    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn said Sunday that the U.S. needs to do more coronavirus testing, adding there’s “no question about that.” Read the full story here     New Jersey governor: 'We're fighting to stay ahead' on bed capacity, ventilators, PPE By REBECCA KLAR   New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said Sunday his state is trying to stay ahead of the need for hospital beds and equipment as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.  Read the full story here     FDA commissioner: US 'very close to the peak' of pandemic By JUSTINE COLEMAN   "The models do show that we are very close to the peak, so I think that information is accurate," Hahn responded. "This has been a really fast-moving outbreak, so we really have to take this day by day." Read the full story here     Maryland governor calls disproportionate coronavirus deaths among African Americans 'very disturbing' By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday called the disproportionate coronavirus deaths among African-Americans in his state “very disturbing” on Sunday. Read the full story here     NJ governor: Any reopening 'depends first and foremost on a complete health care recovery' By ZACK BUDRYK    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) warned on Sunday that the U.S. could not pull back on social distancing measures put in place to stem the spread of coronavirus without first restoring the health care system’s capacity. Read the full story here     New Mexico governor says state faces 'unique challenges' responding to COVID-19 in Native American communities By REBECCA KLAR   “Some of these areas, particularly in Navajo nation, you're in a situation where you've got folks living without access to water and electricity and this creates unique challenges,” Lujan Grisham said.  Read the full story here     DC mayor says local peak in coronavirus cases likely in June By ZACK BUDRYK    Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) projected Sunday that the city’s coronavirus peak will likely come in June. Read the full story here     Arkansas governor says shelter-in-place 'always an option on the table' By REBECCA KLAR    Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) defended his decision to hold off on issuing a statewide stay-at-home order, arguing on Sunday that the state’s “targeted approach” has been effective but adding further measures are still an option going forward.  Read the full story here     Chicago mayor: 'Hyper-local focus' needed to address coronavirus racial disparities By ZACK BUDRYK    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) on Sunday addressed racial disparities in coronavirus mortality, which have emerged nationwide but have been particularly pronounced in Chicago, where it has killed black residents at nearly six times the rate of white residents. Read the full story here     WHO special envoy says COVID-19 will be a virus that 'stalks the human race for quite a long time' By REBECCA KLAR   World Health Organization (WHO) special envoy David Nabarro said Sunday there will likely continue to be small outbreaks of the novel coronavirus until the development and widespread distribution of a vaccine. Read the full story here     Guiliani slams WHO, China for coronavirus response By MARTY JOHNSON    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who also serves as President Trump's personal lawyer on Sunday took a swipe at China and the World Health Organization (WHO) over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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