Coronavirus Live Updates: Italy’s Death Toll Surpasses China’s as State Dept. Is Expected to Warn Against Travel Abroad

As U.S. cases soared past 10,000 and doctors pleaded for protective gear, the president said the government had “slashed red tape” to try to expand trials for possible treatments. Last year, the U.S. tested its pandemic response and found substantial shortcomings that have been further exposed by the current crisis.