* Governors in U.S. states hardest hit by the novel
Coronavirus sparred with President
Donald Trump over his claims they have enough tests and should quickly reopen their economies as more
protests are planned over the extension of stay-at-home orders.
* The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40,000 on Sunday, the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country
Italy, according to a Reuters tally.
* U.S. lawmakers are very close to an agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Sunday, congressional and
Trump Administration officials said.