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On Memorial Day, lifting of pandemic restrictions brings both relief and concern
PBS News Hour - World
English - May 25, 2020 22:55 - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This Memorial Day, as the U.S. honored those who gave their lives in service to the country, the national death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic topped 98,000. Still, more areas loosened their coronavirus restrictions over the holiday weekend, and President Trump ramped up his push to reopen the country even more. He also levied new limitations on travel from Brazil. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders