U.S. rushes to build makeshift hospitals as death toll rises over 800

By Nick Brown and Dan Whitcomb NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems as President Donald Trump predicted a "very painful" two weeks ahead. The death toll in the United States, tallied by Reuters, stood at 800 for Tuesday, the most for a single day so far

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