Trump orders US governors to open churches

By By Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller
Updated May 23 2020 - 2:41pm, first published 2:38pm
Donald Trump has deemed churches essential and ordered US governors to reopen them this weekend.
Donald Trump has deemed churches essential and ordered US governors to reopen them this weekend.

US President Donald Trump has labelled churches and other houses of worship as "essential" and called on governors nationwide to let them reopen this weekend even though some areas remain under coronavirus lockdown.

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