“The ability to respond will be severely hindered,” one expert warned. Source

More state and city leaders are gambling to ease restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19, in spite of warnings that doing so too soon could bring new waves of disease. Source

Signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2014, Kerin has spent time with the Vikings (2014-16), Lions (2017), Giants (2018), Falcons (2018) and Redskins (2018) during his NFL career. Source

Autograph signings, memorabilia sales and corporate endorsement deals OK’d by NCAA board. Just no school logos, please. Source

The Senate is expected to return to the Capitol next week. Source

Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans to begin reopening his state when its stay-at-home order expires Thursday. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, a Democrat, spoke to CBSN’s Reena Ninan about why she thinks her community is ready to start opening and the prospect of hosting the Super Bowl in 2021. Source

Some hospitals are seeing more deaths and illness “as a result of people not seeking care,” Dr. Ryan Lamb said. Source

More than 1,300 people in the New York City jail system have tested positive for the virus. Three inmates have died, along with 10 staffers. Source

Shares climb as much as 7% after company says experimental antiviral drug remdesivir helped patients if given early. Source

The Titans are in their first week of a virtual offseason program, which was agreed to by the NFL and NFL Players Association in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is strictly virtual – and voluntary — with on-field work only allowed when all facilities are reopened. Source