• Health officials in Alabama's largest county on Sunday ordered the closure of non-essential businesses, including hair salons and many retail stores, to curtail the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases in the state grew to 157 this morning. That number is expected to increase today as more samples are taken and tested.
• Jefferson County Health Officer Mark Wilson said he was issuing the amended order to clarify what businesses should, and should not be, open. Clothing stores, barber shops, gyms, hair salons and department stores are among those that should close beginning at 5 p.m. today. Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and hardware and office supply stores are among those that can remain open but should maintain social distancing practices.
• “I want to be very clear. This is a matter of life and death," Wilson said in a Sunday night message. “I need your help, using good judgment, to prevent the spread of COVID-19."
• Alabama on Sunday evening had at least 157 confirmed cases of coronavirus, of which 71 were located in Jefferson County.
• Read more HERE.

• Senate Democrats voted down a motion to advance the $1 trillion economic rescue package Sunday night arguing the bill is tilted too much toward corporations and doesn't offer enough relief to workers.
• As lawmakers returned to the negotiating table, President Donald Trump took to the podium in the White House briefing room and promised to help Americans who feel afraid and isolated as the pandemic spreads.
• “I think you’ll get there. To me it’s not very complicated: We have to help the worker. We have to save the companies,” Trump said.
• Later, the president suggested the remedies may be more harmful than the outbreak, vowing to reassess after the 15-day mark of the shutdown. “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF,” he tweeted.
• “Our nation cannot afford a game of chicken,” warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., his voice rising on the Senate floor Sunday night. His goal is to vote on a newly-negotiated economic rescue package today. The Senate will re-convene at noon.
• Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y, sounded an optimistic note.
• “We’re getting closer and closer. And I’m very hopeful, is how I’d put it, that we can get a bill in the morning.”
• This came as Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky announced he tested positive for the coronavirus. Paul, who is a doctor, said in a tweet he was not showing symptoms and was in quarantine.
• Read more and watch Trump's press conference HERE.

• In yesterday's Weekend Digest, Caroline Beck invited readers to share your own experiences dealing with the coronavirus.
• Thanks to everyone who replied to share a story about how the crisis is impacting your community, business or family.
• Dr. Martin Wybenga is a primary care physician from Prattville. He writes to say the health care industry, from hospitals to doctor's offices, need more personal protective equipment, or PPE.
• Here is his note:

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