BLOG: Coronavirus updates from Wednesday, May 13

FLORIDA – ABC Action News is committed to providing Tampa Bay area residents all of the updates on the coronavirus, COVID-19, and the impact it's having on our way of life. To help you stay on top of it all, we've compiled all the updates for Wednesday, May 13. For today's updates, visit www.abcactionnews.com/virus. Don't forget we are in this together!

8:39 PM

• New Mexico is allowing nonessential businesses, including retailers and service providers, to reopen Saturday while requiring that face masks be worn in public.

7:49 PM

• Minnesota letting “stay-at-home” expire Monday; Wyoming allowing dining at restaurants and bars, permitting larger gatherings.

6:37 PM

• As cruise lines make plans to set sail again this summer, local passengers whose cruises were canceled by the pandemic made call for action for help getting a refund on their canceled trip.

5:19 PM

• Even with 20,000 dead, some New Yorkers aren't wearing their masks

4:27 PM

• Paul Manafort released from prison amid the coronavirus pandemic

3:11 PM

• Prices at grocery stores up last month, recording biggest increase in 46 years

2:00 PM

• Gov. DeSantis says he welcomes all professional sports to Florida for practices and games

1:04 PM

• Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg rescheduled for October 23-25, 2020

11:05 AM

• DOH reports 479 new COVID-19 cases and 48 more deaths in Florida.

11:04 AM

• Three more Hillsborough County residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. This brings the number of deaths to 44.

7:45 AM

• IRS deadline for relief payment by direct deposit is today.
• Tesla can reopen California factory with new safety measures.
• Hong Kong reports locally-transmitted cases for first time in 23 days.

5:30 AM

• Russia reports over 10,000 new cases for eleventh straight day.
• Pakistan reports record daily spike in COVID-19 cases.

Important updates from Tuesday, May 12

• Broadway shows canceled through summer due to coronavirus.
• Pelosi unveils $3 trillion coronavirus aid package for Friday vote.
• MacDill Air Force Base to perform flyovers on Friday to honor front line heroes.
• Universal Orlando reopening CityWalk with limited operations on May 14.
• To view more updates, click here.

Important updates from Monday, May 11

• Florida barber shops, hair and nail salons reopen.
• MLB owners approve giving players' union plan to start season around Fourth of July in ballparks without fans.
• Steak 'n Shake permanently closes 57 restaurants as company suffers during pandemic.
• 15 residents were evacuated from 2 Pinellas nursing homes due to a COVID-19 outbreak, a county official confirms.
• To view more updates, click here.

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