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It has been one month since President Donald Trump announced that the corona virus is a national emergency.

Much has changed since March 13, when there were fewer than 2,000 confirmed cases.

What has not changed, however, is Trump's determination to "reopen" the United States to act as soon as possible. He plans to announce a new task force on Tuesday that will focus on plans to either broaden social distance guidelines or reopen the nation.

This will not be an easy decision, said Dr. Anthony Fossey, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

"You want to make sure not to do something prematurely and recklessly, but at the same time you pay attention to the need to try to get back to normal," Fauci told CNN.

Meanwhile, Americans will start receiving stimulus checks this week. The IRS started depositing money into taxpayers' bank accounts on Saturday, and will prioritize the first waves of payments for low-income Americans and social security beneficiaries, according to Lisa Greene-Lewis, a certified public accountant at Turbo Tax.

Worldwide, there are more than 114,200 deaths and 1.85 million corona virus infections early Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left the country, and he did not immediately return to work

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his office said in a statement Sunday that he was discharged from hospital where he was being treated for corona virus.

Johnson, will continue to recover in Checkers, a 16th-century manor house in the English countryside and the official sanctuary of the Prime Minister.

Statement 10 Downing Street said, “On the advice of his medical team, (the Prime Minister) will not immediately return to work. He would like to thank everyone at St. Thomas (Hospital) for the wonderful care he received.

Johnson was diagnosed with COVID -19 on March 26 and is still suffering from coughing and fever after 10 days.

He entered the hospital a week ago and spent three days in intensive care.

Dr. Anthony Fossey: Reopening the country "will not be a light switch"

In an interview with CNN "State of the Union", Dr. Anthony Fauci said that reopening the country "would not be a light switch" and would depend on the severity of the disease in different regions.

"You want to make sure nothing is done prematurely and in a hurry, but at the same time you pay attention to the need to try to get back to normal," he said.

"It will not be a light switch," he said, noting that the severity of the epidemic varied across the country.

He said, "I think it should be something that is not one size that fits all." Fauci had hoped that by the end of April, some parts of the country would be ready to begin a "retreat", but if they were not, social tele-recommendations would remain in place.

He started spreading the stimulus money

After weeks of uncertainty, the US Tax Agency announced on Saturday that the first stimulus payments of up to $ 1,200 were deposited into eligible bank accounts of taxpayers.

#IRS deposited the first economic impact payments into taxpayer bank accounts today. We know that many people are eager to get paid, and we will continue to issue it as soon as possible, ”according to a tweet on Saturday.

The Tax Authority said that qualified taxpayers who submitted tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 and chose direct deposit to recover their money would automatically receive a incentive payment of $ 1,200 for individuals or $ 2,400 for spouses and $ 500 for each eligible child.

The agency said that individuals who receive retirement benefits or a social security deficit or who receive railroad retirement benefits but who have not provided returns for 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive a payment in the "near future".

According to Lisa Green Lewis, a public accountant accredited at TurboTax, the government prioritizes the first few waves of payments in the coming weeks towards low-income Americans and social security beneficiaries.

Some Americans have been confused after conflicting reports from various parts of the government in recent weeks. The IRS said at the end of March that the stimulus payments would begin to circulate within three weeks.

Survey: Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the economy

Survey: Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the economy

As unemployment continues to rise due to the coronary virus pandemic, Americans' perceptions of the economy are getting worse and nearly a quarter say they have had difficulty paying rent or mortgage, according to a new survey.

65 percent of Americans think the economy is getting worse - a 40 percentage point jump from the previous four weeks, when only 25% thought it was worse, according to the Democracy Fund + UCLA Nations-cape Project with USA TODAY.

In the four weeks between the polls, the economy came to an end as most of the country was put under orders to stay at home and forced non-core companies to close. Since then, millions of people have been demobilized or cleared. On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that about 6.6 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, bringing the total of three weeks to more than 17 million.

Amid the economic turmoil, Americans are also having trouble paying bills like student loans or car payments. The respondents also show an increase in income and job losses compared to roughly the same period last year.

Florida nursing homes require the governor to be immune from lawsuits, Florida's largest advocacy group for long-term caregivers is seeking protection from lawsuits for health care workers involved in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Florida Health Care Association sent a letter to Governor Ron Descants earlier this month requesting "immunity from any liability, civil or criminal" under certain conditions for nursing homes, hospitals and other facilities.

The group is the latest in a series of health care societies seeking legal immunity in the midst of an epidemic, when work hours are long and staff and equipment are short.

Brian Lee, CEO of Families for Better Care, a nonprofit group that advocates for nursing home residents, said the message was equivalent to "asking for forgiveness in advance."

Recently a USA TODAY analysis of federal inspection data found that the majority of U.S. aged care homes (75%) have been cited for failing to properly control and control infection in the past three years - a higher percentage than previously known.