Pork producer Smithfield Foods says it’s evaluating next steps to open plants shut down by outbreaks of COVID-19. Source

More state and city leaders are gambling to ease restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19, in spite of warnings that doing so too soon could bring new waves of disease. Source

Nation’s biggest mall operator seeks to ease coronavirus concerns, but shoppers won’t be required to wear masks. Source

“The ability to respond will be severely hindered,” one expert warned. Source

Kids are used to playing with superhero and G.I. Joe action figures — but these days, there are new heroes. Source

The group of former Democratic presidential hopefuls who have now put their presidential dreams to rest were still sitting on nearly $45 million cash on hand at the end of last month. Source

The anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine gained widespread attention after President Trump started touting it as a possible “game changer” in the fight against COVID-19. Internal documents obtained by Vanity Fair show how Trump administration officials sought the nationwide distribution of tens of millions of doses, even as evidence mounted of both serious side effects and low efficacy against the novel coronavirus. Investigative journalist Katherine Eban joins CBSN to discuss her findings. Source

Autograph signings, memorabilia sales and corporate endorsement deals OK’d by NCAA board. Just no school logos, please. Source

New efforts are underway to help track New York’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The City is a nonprofit local news outlet and its tracking confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths across all boroughs. The City’s senior data reporter, Ann Choi, joins CBSN to explain. Source

More than 1,300 people in the New York City jail system have tested positive for the virus. Three inmates have died, along with 10 staffers. Source