“What we’re seeing is there will be a new normal that will involve thermal screening as a frontline tool,” Chris Bainter, director of global business development at FLIR Systems, said. Source
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Pentagon’s DARPA races to find “temporary fix” to COVID-19
A Pentagon agency known as DARPA is hunting for the three most potent antibodies to combat COVID-19. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency set an ambitious goal three years ago, to stop a disease outbreak in just 60 days. Catherine Herridge goes inside the innovative agency as they ready for clinical trials. Source
Eye Opener at 8: Trump pushes for schools to reopen
A look at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source
North Carolina pug becomes first dog in U.S. to test positive for coronavirus
A pug named Winston is believed to be the first dog in the U.S. to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. His family says the dog was coughing and sneezing and refused to eat his breakfast, but recovered after a few days of being sick. Source
Breaking down the coronavirus’ toll on the movie industry
The more than $700 billion entertainment industry has taken a huge hit — with movie theaters closed, release dates on hold and production shut down, tens of thousands of workers have lost their jobs. Carter Evans speaks to Deadline Hollywood’s box office editor and actress Gabrielle Carteris about what changes they think the movie industry will have to go through over the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Business owner says PPP loan program created “unfair situation”
The second round of federal small business loans designed to help them survive during the coronavirus pandemic got off to an uneven start. Banks claimed they had problems getting their loan applications into the government’s overwhelmed computer system, while the L.A. Lakers basketball team was able to receive over $4 million, which they are returning. Ed O’Keefe hears from Americans who applied to the program, including a brewery owner who said the program is creating an “unfair situation.” Source
Michigan, Louisiana families share stories of COVID-19 loss
A Michigan family lost three members across two generations to the coronavirus. Minnie Head, died along with two of her daughters, just two weeks apart. All three attended the same church. In Louisiana, a 39-year-old married father of two, Keenan Duffy, died on April 14, having battled the virus after he also took his mother to the same hospital when she contracted the virus — though it is unknown where he contracted it himself. David Begnaud hears from members of the two families about their loved ones’ stories. Source
Kentucky reopens some health care operations as virus cases top 4,000
Kentucky is starting to reopen its economy as more states look to return to work. Some health care and hospital operations are back up and running with restrictions in place. This comes as coronavirus cases have topped 4,000 in the state. Lexington Herald-Leader political reporter Daniel Desrochers joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments. Source
Trump’s new strategy leaves coronavirus testing largely to states
President Trump’s new blueprint for COVID-19 testing leaves it up to states to create and manage their own testing programs, leaving the federal government as “a supplier of last resort.” CBS News has learned that the federal government plans to send each state enough test kits to screen 2% of their population monthly. Ben Tracy breaks down where the president and his administration stand with testing, nearly 14 weeks after the U.S. first reported cases. Source
Texas to reopen businesses at 25% capacity Friday
Despite daily COVID-19 cases hovering in the high triple digits for most of the last week, Texas is allowing restaurants, retailers and other businesses to reopen at 25% capacity on Friday. In Georgia, which has already begun reopening, many restaurants sat empty despite the precautions they took to put customers’ minds at ease. Janet Shamlian speaks to business owners about how they are faring with the guidelines. Source