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Most Americans support stay-at-home orders, CBS News poll finds

Protesters showed up outside the home of Georgias Governor Brian Kemp on Friday, concerned about him lifting coronavirus restrictions on some businesses in the state. Oklahoma and Michigan followed suit with limited openings on Friday, while Tennessee, Minnesota and Colorado will join them on Monday. Michael George reports on how some Americans feel about the loosening restrictions. Source

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Breaking down the nearly $500 billion coronavirus stimulus package

This week saw another significant spike in unemployment claims. Just over 4 million Americans filed for unemployment, bringing the pandemic’s five-week total to roughly 26 million people without jobs. President Trump recently signed off on nearly $500 billion extra in addition to the initial coronavirus stimulus package, designed to help mitigate the pandemic’s blow to the economy. Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss what all of this means for the U.S. and American workers. Source

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4-year-old boy with COVID-19 fights for his life

Dr. Anna Zimmermann says her family did everything right when it came to taking precautions against the coronavirus. They canceled their spring break plans, kept their shopping trips to a minimum and kept their kids home. Yet she said her 4-year-old son still contracted COVID-19 and struggled to breathe for weeks. Source

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