Two States Ease Lockdowns

April 24, 2020 2:32 am

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Barber shops, salons and spas are reopening in Georgia and Oklahoma as their Republican governors ease shutdown orders despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus infections. As some customers ventured back to these venues, the confirmed number of coronavirus deaths in the United States passed 50,000, That’s according to a tally compiled by John Hopkins University from government figures.  The actual number is believed to be much higher.