https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/30/trump-extends-virus-guidelines-braces-us-for-big-death-toll/

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic.