Summary:
Elon Musk: "Give people their freedom back"
Japan plans to extend state of emergency
de Blasio threatens Williamsburg Jews with arrest after mass gathering
Italy's recoveries outnumber new cases for 4th time
Starbucks to reopen 90% of US stores
North Carolina pug tests positive for COVID-19
Texas sees deaths surpass 700
Italy reports another slowdown in deaths
Florida reports promising drop in new cases
NY sees deaths steady at 335, latest 'surveillance' data shows 17% of FDNY/EMS in NYC likely infected
EU consumer sentiment plunges
UK industrial production at ~50% capacity
Trump asks governors to 'consider' reopening schools before end of academic year
UK launches massive study of 6 potential COVID-19 treatments
Poland joins growing list of EU states with plans to reopen
China reopens Beijing to outsiders
Update (1325ET): Following this afternoon's dismal announcement of the thousands of additional deaths in the UK caused by COVID-19 outside of hospital settings, the UK reported 4,076 new cases of the virus, and 4,419 new deaths (only 765 of which were from the last 24 hours and the rest were part of the total announced earlier). Britain's totals were 165,221 cases and 26,097 deaths.