Current statewide hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped by about a third in the last two weeks, according to data published by the Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency. read here

The State Theater of Hesse in Wiesbaden, Germany, which normally seats 1,000, held fewer than 200 audience members as citizens made their way back to a public performance. read here

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says she is encouraged by the latest data showing declines in new cases of the virus, hospitalizations and deaths across all but a few areas of the U.S. read here

Massachusett’s biotech Moderna’s early results from a phase 1 trial showed the vaccine was safe and prompted an immune response in humans. read here

The two organizations are working on a treatment, called COVI-SHIELD, to be offered as a prophylactic for those returning to work and as a therapeutic to those who have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2. read here

A schoolteacher from Williamson, Texas who was hospitalized since March 23 and spent 20 days on a ventilator was reunited with her family. read here

The Ndlovu Youth Choir in South Africa placed second on America’s Got Talent, this year they shared a moving virtual performance. read here

Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb says U.S. approval of a new antigen test to rapidly screen people for the coronavirus made by San Diego -based Quidel Corp. “is a real game-changer”. read here

A program using smart thermometers to be used by school nurses and parents may help transition kids back to school. read here

Some European countries now cautiously opening up their economies and societies, are also able to draw on resilience born of relatively recent hardship. read here

Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, Illinois was flooded with a groundswell of donations including food, iPads and care packages of all kinds by the community recently. read here

The Los Angeles Times shows images of Italy as it begins to ease its 60-day lockdown. read here

Scientists are turning to llamas, long used in antibody research, to develop promising therapies for the coronavirus. read here

Like many farmers markets across the country,, this one in Howard County is reopening after making some adjustments to provide a safe way to shop. read here

Firefighters in this brief clip clap to show appreciation for their fellow frontline workers fighting the coronavirus. read here

Making his first appearance at a news conference in over a month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that Britain is "past the peak" and "on the downward slope" of the first phase of the coronavirus pandemic. read here

A man in Spain appears in a video gently dancing with a hospital worker after being stricken with COVID-19 and not moving for 30 days. read here

Major restaurant suppliers say the industry is getting ready to resume more normal operations, based on orders for deep-fryer oil and chicken. read here

Dr. Anthony Fauci says a U.S.-run trial of the drug, Remdesivir is showing potential as the first effective coronavirus treatment. Gilead Sciences, which makes it says more than 50,000 courses of the therapy is ready to ship. read here

Scientists at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute are preparing for mass clinical trials now that the vaccine they’ve been working on has shown to be effective in monkeys. read here