Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has surpassed 150-thousand. This is according to data from Johns Hopkins University as of Friday, U.S. time. The new total comes just a week after the global death toll reached 100-thousand,... showing how the virus is spreading at an exponential rate. By country, the U.S. has the highest death toll with over 37-thousand,... Italy follows with some 22-thousand deaths, and Spain has some 20-thousand. Despite the mounting death tolls,... some European nations and several U.S. states are moving to gradually ease virus lockdown measures. U.S. President Donald Trump has already unveiled plans for re-opening state economies in the coming months,... and is urging states to lift virus restrictions.