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Florida Cases Surpass 29,000 People; Publix Buys Milk, Produce From Farmers; More Coronavirus Testing in Seminole County: Your Coronavirus Update for 4/23

Your coronavirus update for 4/23.

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Watch: Coronavirus Task Force Holds Briefing As Some States Move Toward Reopening

President Trump is also expected to sign an executive order Wednesday temporarily barring immigration to the United States.

While researching his book, Mark O'Connell visited Pripyat, Ukraine, a town that was evacuated the day after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986. "I wanted to see what the end of the world looked like," he says.

Author's 'End Of The World' Tour Goes Inside Prairie Bunkers And Apocalypse Mansions

Mark O'Connell visited doomsday communities while researching his book, Notes from an Apocalypse. He says he's not interested in being part of the sheltered elite: "I think I'd rather be dead."

American Muslim Community Clinics in Longwood Will Offer One Hundred Coronavirus Tests a Day Starting Next Week

The Seminole County Health Department will provide the American Muslim Community Clinics in Longwood with one hundred coronavirus tests a day starting next week.

Businesses deemed 'non essential' have been closed during the coronavirus pandemic, plunging tens of thousands of Floridians into unemployment. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

Orange County Task Force Weighs Reopening Businesses Against Threat Of More Coronavirus Cases

An Orange County task force opened a discussion Wednesday on restarting the local economy with a strategy that would roll out in phases over several weeks.

Girón Merchy, 45, works in the radiology department at Riotinto Hospital in Huelva. On March 18, she began to feel the symptoms of the coronavirus. One day later it was confirmed that she had been infected with COVID-19. She has been in isolation at her home, avoiding physical contact with her two children and her partner.

In Spain, Photographers Come Together To Tell The Full Story Of The Pandemic

Photographers from around the country are sharing their work via the Instagram account #Covidphotodiaries.

Ngyuen Phan Que Mai grew up amid the devastation of the Vietnam War. She worked as a street vendor before going to college in Australia and becoming a writer.

Memories Of Tragedy Stay With Author Nguyen Phan Que Mai

Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai grew up amid the devastation of war. Her memories of that time, and her family's experiences, became the inspiration for her new novel, The Mountains Sing.

Customer service agent April Brown wears a protective mask and gloves as she helps people at the baggage claim at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last month.

America Weighs Health Versus Economy, As Divide Grows On When To Reopen

President Trump seems to be itching for states to reopen — frankly, faster than his own administration's guidelines recommend.

The Villages Announces Plan to Reopen; Protests Continue in Downtown Orlando; 42 Year Old Dies from Coronavirus in Orange County; Florida Case Number Passes 28,000;Your Coronavirus Update For 4/22

WMFE is following the latest coronavirus news from Central Florida and around the state.

Dr. Michael Lauzardo, an expert on infectious disease and global medicine, speaks to the media as drive-thru testing takes place behind him in The Villages. Photo: Joe Byrnes

Florida Cases Near 28,000; Lake County Offers $20 Tests; Florida Among Slowest States to Process Unemployment: Your Coronavirus Update for 4/21

Your coronavirus update for 4/21.

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