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Parts of the U.S. start to lift pandemic restrictions

Although the pace of infection has slowed in some U.S. coronavirus hot spots, the overall numbers keep rising. Nearly a third of the world’s three million confirmed cases are in the U.S., which has also recorded 55,000 deaths. But despite the disease’s continued spread, state and local officials are facing persistent pressure to get their communities back to business. Stephanie Sy reports.