Sunday,  May 24th, 2020

China reports no cases for the first time since the pandemic began, according to the National Health Commission. (Reuters)

Thousand of protestors, mostly supporters of the far-right party Vox, participate in car protests in Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona against the continuing lockdown. (BBC)

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Fauci calls Moderna vaccine trial results ‘quite promising’  Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Friday that the initial results from Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine trial are “really quite promising” and that it remains “conceivable” a vaccine could be available in some capacity by the end of this year. Fauci, one of the key members of the White House coronavirus task force, remained cautious, noting that a lot of things could hinder the vaccine’s development between now and then. Dr. Carlos del Rio, an Emory University professor of medicine working on the Moderna study, echoed Fauci, saying he’s “cautiously optimistic” about its success. Del Rio noted that the team is working at a “mind-boggling” pace. Source: NPR

Spain plans to open to foreign tourists in July  Spain is hoping to salvage as much of its tourism industry as possible as it emerges from coronavirus lockdown. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday that the country will reopen to overseas visitors starting July 2. He encouraged people to begin planning their vacations, though he said safety measures will be in place to protect both tourists and Spanish residents from infection. “We will guarantee that tourists will not run any risks, nor will they bring any risk to our country,” he said. The prime minister also gave Spain’s top professional soccer league, known as La Liga, permission to return June 8. There have been 234,824 confirmed coronavirus cases and 28,628 COVID-19 deaths in Spain, but the daily infection and fatality rates have steadily declined since the country went into a strict lockdown in March. Source: The Guardian

American car rental company Hertz files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to accumulating nearly $19 billion in debt. (CBC News)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer extends her state’s stay-at-home order until June 12 and its state of emergency until June 19. (The Detroit News)

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