Latin America is struggling to stop the coronavirus from spreading, which some worry may launch repeated outbreaks that could reach the U.S. Brazil’s president has been criticized for dismissing the threat, and has been accused of underreporting the country’s over 25,000 confirmed cases. In Ecuador, caskets were left in the streets as the country struggled with its mounting cases. Manuel Bojorquez looks at how the pandemic is playing out in South America. Source

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expects 80 million Americans to get emergency federal payments this week. Source

After over three years of near silence, former President Barack Obama unloaded on Republicans in Congress and the administration in a Tuesday video. Without naming names, Mr. Obama accused them of denying “the science of pandemics” while also formally endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden. Ed O’Keefe breaks down Mr. Obama’s message to American voters. Source

Health experts are working on a COVID-19 blood test that would determine if a person who had the coronavirus is now immune. Dr. Matthew Sims, who is leading a blood sample study of over 40,000 health care workers, said the test’s accuracy rate is believed to be “in the high 90s.” But, there are still questions about its true success rate and how long immunity would last. Dr. Tara Narula speaks to Sims about why widespread testing is important. Source

Nearly 9,300 health care workers have been infected by the coronavirus as of last week, according to a new CDC study. At least 27 have died. Also hard-hit is a pork processing plant in South Dakota, where nearly 440 employees of the now-closed facility have tested positive, along with over 100 people they have come in contact with. Despite the state’s rising cases, Governor Kristi Noem has not ordered people living in the hardest-hit counties to stay at home. David Begnaud provides an update on how the rest of the country is battling the pandemic. Source

After several heated remarks this week, President Trump seemingly reversed course and conceded that governors could decide when their states reopen themselves. He promised at Tuesday’s task force briefing that the White House would issue revised social distancing guidelines, and said he is singling out over 20 states to reopen first, potentially before May. Paula Reid is at the White House, where some health experts in Mr. Trump’s own task force warn that the president’s goal could be overly optimistic. Source

President Trump announced he is cutting U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, accusing the agency of mismanaging the pandemic and covering up data. Also, former President Barack Obama endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden, in the 2020 election. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Officials say workers and family members were infected but it appears no customers were. Source

In this episode of “Intelligence Matters,” the White House homeland security adviser for President Obama weighs in on pandemic preparedness and response. Source