Confirmed coronavirus cases neared 2 million worldwide, with over 120,000 people dead.

This year is likely to be the worst for the global economy since the Great Depression, the International Monetary Fund says.

New York City revised its coronavirus toll, adding 3,700 people who were not tested for the virus before they died.

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California, spared the worst, considers what comes next

California could have been a catastrophe. It had some of the country’s first coronavirus cases, and its extensive ties to China — 150,000 people flew in from there in January alone — made it appear highly vulnerable.

But the state seems to be beating the odds. The virus hasn’t spread nearly as explosively in California as it has in New York and New Jersey, and it currently ranks 30th in the nation in coronavirus deaths per capita

Its leaders are now inching forward with plans to gradually ease restrictions as the pandemic ebbs. Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that the state intended to switch to less restrictive and more localized measures, but that was not for several weeks at least.

Face coverings will probably still be needed in public, he said. Large gatherings may remain banned through the summer, and students may have to attend school in shifts in the fall to avoid crowding classrooms. Restaurant patrons will probably have their temperature taken before being seated.