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U.S. Cases Rise 1.8%; U.K. Plans Gradual Reopening: Virus Update

A worker wearing a protective mask and gloves operates a forklift while moving a pallet stacked with boxes of food at a City Harvest facility in New York, on May 7.

Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
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U.S. virus cases rose 1.8% from a day earlier as fatalities approached 80,000. The U.K. outlined plans to restart activity and get people who can’t work at home back on the job.