Global death toll rises to 159,000: Covid-19 has killed more than 159,500 people, as the total number of infections rises to 2.3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Opening up the US: The US CDC released new details on how communities can contain the virus, as part of the White House Task Force’s plan to «get and keep America open.» Meanwhile, President Donald Trump says the response to the coronavirus “…should not be a partisan witch hunt» but attacked three Democratic governors, who he said «have gotten carried away» with social distancing. Protesters gathered in several US states to oppose stay-at-home orders. At least 732,197 people have coronavirus in the US including 38,664 people who have died.

More testing needed: The US needs to conduct at least 500,000 tests for Covid-19 every day to be able to successfully open the economy and stay open, according to three Harvard researchers. Currently, about 150,000 tests per day are completed, and about 20% of those tests have been positive. The positive test rate needs to fall to 10%.

Japan cases surge: Reported cases have surpassed 10,000 as medical workers warn the country’s health system isn’t prepared for an outbreak. The spike has led Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to extend the state of emergency from seven prefectures to be nationwide.

Spain to extend lockdown: Another 15 days of lockdown are looming, with the restrictions set to extend until May 9. That means Spain will have endured eight week of strict lockdown and comes after deaths in the country surpassed 20,000.