The news to know for Thursday, April 23rd, 2020!

We’re talking about the latest pushback as some states plan to reopen, how the first pets in the U.S. diagnosed with COVID-19 are doing now, and how drones are joining the fight against the virus.

Plus, what to know about Zoom’s new privacy features and the NFL’s virtual draft.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview with an Olympic hopeful about what training looks like now.

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Sources:

Case Count & Death Toll: Johns Hopkins

Illinois New Daily High: Illinois.Gov, Chicago Tribune

Tri-State Contact Tracing: Twitter, NBC News

Oklahoma Reopening Friday: FOX News, The Oklahoman

Georgia Reopening Controversy: NBC News, WSJ, AP, The Hill

Trump’s Temporary Immigration Ban: WaPo, Axios, FOX News

First US Pets Contract COVID-19: CNN, WaPo

China Disinformation Campaign: NY Times, The Hill

UK COVID-19 Study: Bloomberg, Sky News

CT Drone to Detect COVID-19: NBC News, Fox News, Westport PD, Draganfly

Ghana Uses Drone Delivery: CNBC, Time

New Social Media Location Labels: TechCrunch, Engadget, Press Release

Zoom Security Update: The Verge, USA Today, Press Release 

NFL Draft Begins: CBS Sports,  AP, Fox News

Start of Ramadan: Al Jazeera, Vox