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According to NBC News, as of Wednesday afternoon, the death toll in the United States has exceeded 100,000, making it the first country to reach a severe milestone.

The United States ranks first in the world in terms of deaths and confirmed cases, with 1.69 million infections. Among the infected

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. At least 291 people died.

Chiara Sottile

When Berlin's famous Berlin Ensemble Theater Company reopens in September, the appearance of the auditorium will be very different from before the coronavirus pandemic. In order to comply with the rules of social distancing, the historic building Theatre am Schiffbauerdamm where the theatre company performed will have only 200 of its usual 700 seats.

Oliver Reese, the artistic director of the Berlin Song and Dance Ensemble, called the temporary seating arrangement a "creative solution" that allows theater audiences to enter their seats and maintain a safe distance from others. Reese wrote in an email: "This is not only our main mission and obligation as a public theater, but also our sincere wish to return to the stage." "We all desire normality. But I am absolutely sure that our The ensemble can at least make the energy performance of 200 and 700 people the same."

Due to the cancellation of tours and performances, the theater suffered huge financial difficulties, and this new seating plan allowed them to resume performances and refurbish theater seats. The theatre was founded in 1892 and has been the seat of Bertolt Brecht’s famous theatre company since 1954.

Reese wrote: “I’m pretty sure that this will connect actors and audiences in different ways, thereby creating a new intimacy between the auditorium and the stage.”

Erika Edwards

A study from China shows that new estimates of the number of asymptomatic coronavirus infections indicate that the prevalence of "silent" COVID-19 is much more common than previously thought, but these people may not be symptomatic. Of patients spread the virus.

The report, based on 78 people in Wuhan, China, was published in the magazine on Wednesday. 

. All patients were confirmed to have COVID-19; slightly more than half of the patients (58%) had symptoms, while 42% had no symptoms.

Janelle Griffith

A police officer in Louisiana was fired for a comment on Facebook that said it was "unfortunate" that more blacks did not die from the coronavirus.

The chief of the Kaplan City Police Department, about 87 miles southwest of Baton Rouge, said that Officer Steven Aucoin was on the scene of the Governor’s Coronavirus press conference held on May 15 by the local news station. Comments were made in the live broadcast. Okee was fired later that day.

Another commentator wrote: "Killing all black viruses is death."

According to the screenshot displayed by KLFY, Aucoin wrote: "This does not work, it is unfortunate."

Joe Murphy

From the first reported death of COVID-19 on March 1 to the 100,000 deaths, all states and territories in the United States have lost residents of the coronavirus pandemic except American Samoa. Watch the reported daily increase in the number of deaths in this animated map:

Ahiza García-Hodges

The Walt Disney Company announced plans on Wednesday to reopen some parks in Orlando, Florida, in phases starting later this summer. 

The plan has been approved by the Orange County Recovery Working Group and approved by the Mayor of Orange County, but still needs approval from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are scheduled to open on July 11. Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood studios will open on July 15. This is more than a month longer than other parks in Orlando, such as SeaWorld, are planned to open. Open to the public on June 10th and June 11th.

Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek (Bob Chapek) said in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday morning that the park will "significantly reduce visitors" when it first opens. Although he did not give a specific capacity, he said that "the number of us in the park" will be "the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in guiding the six-foot-tall social evacuation."

The temperature of guests and employees will be checked, and everyone over the age of three in the entire park will need to wear a mask. 

When the park reopens for the first time, some Disney attractions that attract large group gatherings, such as parades and night events, will no longer appear. High-touch experiences such as playgrounds and character meetings are temporarily unavailable. 

Associated Press

According to a recent poll, only about half of Americans said that if scientists work madly to create success, they will get a COVID-19 vaccine. 

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Considering the effort to be put in, this is really too low 

 Since its first emergence from China in the second half of last year, the virus has caused a pandemic. But more people may end up standing idly by: a poll released on Wednesday found that only 31% are unsure whether they will be vaccinated. One in five said they would refuse.

A large federal trial 

Now in the next stage, researchers will test the effect of combining antiviral drugs with pills to reduce inflammation.

The pill called Baricitinib was approved in 2018 for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Remdesivir, produced by Gilead Sciences, is the only therapy that has been shown to have an impact on COVID-19 in clinical trials so far. The preliminary results of the trial (including global sites) were published on Friday 

It was found that the drug reduced the patient’s hospital stay from an average of 15 days to about 11 days, a reduction of about 4 days. More than 1,000 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 received redesivir or placebo treatment.

Lucy Bayly

Boeing announced plans to lay off 6,770 workers this week as the coronavirus crisis continues to hit aircraft manufacturers.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun wrote in a letter to employees on Wednesday: "Unfortunately, we had to start involuntary layoffs. This week, we notified 6,770 Americans in the United States. Team members, they will be affected." "Update workforce actions."

Calhoun cited the "spurs" of the global pandemic, saying, "It will take several years for the aviation industry to return to the state it was two months ago."

Since the coronavirus attack, air travel traffic has dropped by 95%, with major airlines canceling flights, evacuating airports and laying off large numbers of staff. 

In March, Chicago-based Boeing canceled its record of canceling orders for its passenger aircraft, setting a record high. In April, there were zero new orders, exacerbating the company's financial difficulties. The troubled 737 Max aircraft has been grounded globally in two fatal crashes since March last year.

Erik Ortiz

Two Democratic lawmakers including Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts are asking the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to update its

 Given the coronavirus pandemic, how did the federal government fail to adequately fund Native American communities?

The report "Tattered Promises: The Continuing Shortage of Federal Funds for Native Americans" described the huge gaps in healthcare, housing and education, and stated: "The efforts made by the federal government over the past 15 years have been small improvements at best., For the entire indigenous people."

Warren of New Mexico and Rep. Deb Harland wrote in their book: “The government’s failure to insist on providing adequate relief, health care and public safety resources to tribal communities’ fiduciary responsibility has exacerbated the impact of the pandemic. This failure requires the voice of the committee." A request was made to the committee, and the committee made recommendations to the competent authority.

The legislator pointed out that the pledge to provide federal funds to tribal states and Indian city organizations is

. Tribal leaders said the funding issue is still an ongoing issue.

David Lee

New York City currently processes approximately 20,000 coronaviruses per day and hopes to increase this rate to 

Mayor Bill de Blasio (Bill de Blasio) said Wednesday.

The country’s largest city has the capacity

The mayor said that more than 180 stations are open every day or will be operational soon.

The mayor told reporters in a brief daily speech: "More and more New Yorkers are getting tested more and more easily." New York City's efforts to fight the global epidemic. "This will help us move forward." 

New York City has always been the epicenter of the US coronavirus,

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