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Trump announces new coronavirus test strategy

President Trump's new blueprint for COVID-19 testing leaves it up to states to create and manage their own testing programs, leaving the federal government as "a supplier of last resort." CBS News has learned that the federal government plans to send each state enough test kits to screen 2% of their population monthly. Ben Tracy breaks down where the president and his administration stand with testing, nearly 14 weeks after the U.S. first reported cases.

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Michigan family loses three members to COVID

A Michigan family lost three members across two generations to the coronavirus. Minnie Head, died along with two of her daughters, just two weeks apart. All three attended the same church. In Louisiana, a 39-year-old married father of two, Keenan Duffy, died on April 14, having battled the virus after he also took his mother to the same hospital when she contracted the virus -- though it is unknown where he contracted it himself. David Begnaud hears from members of the two families about their loved ones' stories.

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Stores begin using thermal imaging cameras

Thermal imaging cameras are the latest devices businesses hope will help reopen the economy while keeping people safe from the threat of COVID-19. The cameras are used to scan temperature from a safe distance, and if a fever -- a common coronavirus symptom -- is detected, the company could require further screening or deny the person entry altogether. Jericka Duncan examines the technology for our series The New Normal. Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson also joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how this technology can be implemented and what it would look life for Americans and businesses.

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Americans struggle with rent during pandemic

Experts worry a housing crisis is looming as more Americans are unable to pay rent after losing their jobs during the pandemic. While a federal moratorium stalled evictions in certain places, one renter who spoke to CBS News' Anna Werner says she and some of her neighbors were still served with notices. One of the housing complex's owners later said this was a mistake. Werner investigates the growing issue for our series, Financial Fallout.

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