Here's Wednesday's news on the global pandemic.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all flags in the state to be flown at half-mast to honor "those we have lost to this vicious virus."

The CDC has dropped its guidance on the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Its website now simply says clinical trials are under way but "there are no drugs or other therapeutics approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent or treat COVID-19." (USA Today)

British Prime MinisterBoris Johnsonis still in the ICU but in stable condition. He is receiving oxygen, but is not on a ventilator. (BBC)

The city of Elizabeth, New Jersey is using loudspeaker drones to warn groups of people to disperse. (NJ.com)

Dr. Deborah Birx said today that there are signs that parts of the country may be flattening their curves but warned of a second wave of the virus if people start going out again. (CBS News)

Tony Spell, the leader of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge who refuses to shut down amid the coronavirus outbreak, says, "True Christians do not mind dying. They fear living in fear." (TMZ)

According to John Hopkins University, there are now more than 1.4 million cases of the coronavirus around the globe, with more than 80,000 deaths.

There are more than 383,000 cases of coronavirus in the U.S., with a death toll of more than 12,000 (Yahoo! News)

Donald Trumphas removed the inspector general who was to oversee $2 trillion stimulus spending package. (Washington Post)

People turned out to vote in Wisconsin during the pandemic. (New York Times)

Los Angeles has ordered customers and workers to wear face coverings as protection against coronavirus. (Los Angeles Times)

Coronavirus deaths in NYC have soared past 3,000. (New York Post)

Governor Murphy has extended New Jersey's coronavirus public-health emergency for 30 days. (NJ.com)

Illinois’ stay-at-home order ‘a long way away’ from being phased out. (Chicago Tribune)

In New York, 86 percent of those who've died of the coronavirus had underlying health conditions. (USA Today)

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