COVID-19 Pandemic Update: All 50 States Have Begun to Lift Draconian Quarantine Restrictions

Summary: 

• Beaches reopen in Portugal as lockdown slowly eased
• Kuwait raises fine for not wearing a facemask to 16k
• Washington Post cites a study claiming 24 states at risk for ‘second wave’
• Texas leads the US at coronavirus spread
• Italy ways reopening different regions at different speeds
• Many more young people dying in Brazil, developing world vs. US
• PM Johnson pressured to fire top advisor for ‘violating’ quarantine rules
• Japan to completely lift the state of emergency nationwide on Monday
• Cali court upholds state order to close churches
• Brazil in No.3 spot with 333,890 confirmed COVID-19 cases after Russia No.2 spot (335,882 cases) and the U.S. No.1 spot (1,613,476 cases)
• Brazil also has recorded more than 21,000 deaths, 6.36% fatality rate, though experts believe the true numbers are higher
• In Brazil, 15% of Covid-19 deaths have been people under 50, a rate of more than 10x greater than in Italy or Spain 
• In Mexico, nearly 25% of the dead have been between 25 and 49.  
• Russia case total tops 335k
• New York reports fewer than 100 deaths for 1st time since March
• Long Island might reopen as soon as Wednesday
• Nearly 9% of prisoners in Michigan test positive
• Vegas casinos to reopen starting June 4th