Covid-19 update: Trump leaves decisions up to the states

As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov.

• President Trump is leaving it to states to "make the hard decisions about when and how to safely kick-start the country," Politico reports. "The White House guidelines laid out Thursday envision a three-stage easing of social distancing restrictions, starting with the return of restaurants and gyms, and progressing to schools and eventually workplaces, but there are no target dates despite Trump's previously stated May 1 goal, only vague criteria that states must be seeing a downward trajectory in cases and have access to robust testing. Beyond that, the president is making clear that it's up to governors to make the most critical decisions."