Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 04-24-2020 COVID-19 AM Alert

This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Friday April 24th, 2020. The House approved the 484-billion-dollar relief bill to assist small businesses, hospitals and testing. The bill heads to The President for a signature. Results from New York’s antibody study showed that 13.9% of the random 3,000 tested had the antibody, suggesting that 2.7 million may have been infected throughout the state. The Health Director of LA County said COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in Los Angeles, with an average of 44 a day. Tyson Foods is dealing with a number of COVID-19 closures. They have temporarily stopped production in some Washington, Tennessee and Iowa plants. United Airlines will require flight attendants to wear a face covering while on duty starting today. The Governor of Minnesota said some businesses will reopen starting Monday, allowing 80 to 100,000 to return to work.

Three former Brazilian Health Ministers, have denounced President Bolsonaro to the UN Human Rights Commission for failing to protect the people of Brazil from COVID-19, reports The Washington Post. A backlog of tests in Ecuador has led to a 50% jump in number of cases there, to over 22,000. Malaysia has extended their lockdown through May 12th. Dubai has loosed some restrictions on residents, as of today. The Czech Republic will allow some non-essential businesses to reopen Monday.

The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment.

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