By Jessie Yeung, James Griffiths, Steve George, Amy Woodyatt, Mike Hayes and Meg Wagner, CNN
From CNN's Jill Martin
WNBA player Sydney Wiese, a guard with the Los Angeles Sparks, tested positive for coronavirus after playing overseas in Spain, according to a statement from the Sparks.
Wiese has been in isolation in Phoenix, according to the statement.
"The Sparks are in direct communication with Sydney and wish her a speedy recovery," the statement said.
From CNN Health’s Jamie Gumbrecht
In a statement on Friday, the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dr. Monica Bharel, said she has tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
“I want to notify the public that I have tested positive for COVID-19,” Bharel’s statement said. “I was tested Thursday night and received the results back today from the State Public Health Laboratory. As the public health commissioner and an essential state employee, I have been vigilant about practicing social distancing from my colleagues and members of the public. My symptoms so far have been mild. I have notified my appropriate close contacts and will rest and recuperate at home, while continuing to carry out my work responsibilities remotely. The Department of Public Health offices will be thoroughly cleaned over the weekend."
Bharel added: “I hope everyone will continue to take seriously the threat of COVID-19.”
From CNN's Jason Hoffman, Arman Azad and the Health Unit
Vice President Mike Pence said more than 685,000 coronavirus tests have been completed in the United States as of Friday morning.
Pence said that hospitals across the country are now reporting their testing numbers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Federal Emergency Management Agency in real time, something that was not the case when testing first began.
However, those numbers are not being reflected on the CDC’s US testing page, which paints a far different picture.
The CDC's number are lower because they’re not reporting out data from private or commercial labs.
From CNN's Andy Rose
Idaho’s secretary of state is asking the governor to delay the state’s primary election by nearly a month because of coronavirus concerns.
In an open letter to Gov. Brad Little on Friday, Secretary of State Lawerence Denney asked for an order that would set the primary election for no earlier than June 16, instead of its current date of May 19.
“A one-month delay in the election would provide the needed time to inform voters, parties, candidates and others about the changes in this process,” Denney said.
He said even if the delay is granted, he plans to encourage as many voters as possible to cast absentee ballots this summer instead of physically going to the polls. The secretary of state’s office will allow all registered voters with an official state identification card to request an absentee ballot online.
Some context: The new request is in regards to the primary election for state and local offices, and a delay would not affect the results of the Idaho presidential primary that was run on March 10.
From CNN's Jason Hoffman
When asked whether every person who needs a ventilator could get one, President Trump did not directly respond.
"Here's what I'll tell you, I think we are in very good shape," he said during Friday's press briefing on coronavirus. "We've distributed vast numbers of ventilators. We are prepared to do vast numbers. I think we are in great shape. I hope that's the case. I hope that we're going to have leftovers so we can help other people in other countries."
He expressed concern that ventilators could be distributed to states that don’t need them and then the federal government would have a hard time trying to get those ventilators back.
Trump once again attacked previous administrations for not having the amount of personal protective equipment now needed saying he “took over an empty box.”
Trump did say that there are “10,000 ventilators in stockpile. We are ready to go with those ventilators."
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From CNN's Hollie Silverman
Five schools in northeast Nebraska are printing personal protective equipment using 3D printers obtained through a grant program, Gov. Pete Ricketts said during a news conference Friday.
The schools, located near Norfolk, are a part of the new talent initiative grant program, he said.
They are printing PPE for healthcare workers at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, Ricketts said.
From CNN's Tatiana Arias and CNNE's Abel Alvarado
Ecuador's western city of Guayaquil, one of the hardest hit by novel coronavirus, is planning to build a mass grave as the government predicts an increase of deaths due to the virus.
Guayaquil's cleaning director Gustavo Zuñiga said the city "will implement an agreement to be able to build the corresponding site," during an interview with CNN's affiliate Ecuavisa on Friday.
The mass grave will have a capacity to hold about 300 bodies, according to Ecuavisa. A mausoleum will be built after it is closed, Zuñiga added.
There are at least 1,627 cases of coronavirus and 41 deaths in Ecuador, according to health authorities.
President Trump laid out his top priorities for tackling the coronavirus pandemic in the US during a press briefing on Friday.
"Life and safety and then the economy. Life and safety," Trump said.
Trump also addressed how Americans are eager to get out of their homes and back to their normal routines.
"It's life and safety, and it's our country, but we have to take care of people the same time we want to get them out. They want to get out. Our country was built on that. But, we have to make sure it's safe," he added.
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From CNN's Kevin Liptak
President Trump says he’ll hear recommendations from his team early next week on new national coronavirus guidelines as he works to reopen parts of the country.
“We’ll be sitting down on Monday or Tuesday, depending on which is best for everybody, and we’ll be making that determination,” Trump said, pointing to “brilliant” Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx and saying he’d hear out their options.
Trump acknowledged that places with serious outbreaks, like New York, would be unlikely to reopen anytime soon. But he said he would be discussing “possibly other parts of the country that really aren’t affected.”
Trump suggested that the health experts on his team may not suggest any easing from the current guidelines.
“Maybe at the advice of a lot of very talented people that do this for a living, they won't want to do that,” he said.
“We want to flatten the curve,” Trump said, adding: “I certainly want to get it open as soon as possible.”
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