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2.40pm BST
Next up on CNN is Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, who like seven other Republican governors has not issued a stay-at-home order. Are those who have issued such orders wrong?
No, says Hutchinson, saying New York and New Jersey and other states are more densely populated than Arkansas, which he says is pursuing a targeted policy which is working. “I’d like to think we’re at the peak but we’re at least flat,” he says, adding that there is optimism that things will be getting better.
2.28pm BST
Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey is up next on CNN. He reports the deaths of 2,183 “blessed souls” from his state.
Asked if the outbreak in Jersey has peaked, as some models suggest, Murphy says he hopes so but nothing will be done precipitously. Continue reading...