US deaths hit 40,000; lockdown protests heat up; NY begins mass antibody testing; aid for small businesses coming

An apparently coronavirus-free luxury cruise ship was ending its 15-week odyssey in a Spanish port Monday while at home the U.S. death toll rose by almost 2,000 and political leaders bickered over lockdowns, bailouts and protests.

In Washington, a deal appeared close to provide an additional $300 billion for small businesses crushed by the stay-at-home orders. The deal would also provide more funding for hospitals and for testing. In New York, public health officials planned to kick off the most extensive antibody testing campaign in the nation.

In Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg a protest was planned Monday by opponents of Gov. Tom Wolf's restrictive stay-at-home order. Last week, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill that would reopen some businesses, but Wolf, a Democrat, has said he will veto it. Similar protests have been springing up across the nation in recent days as jobless numbers rise and patience thins.

The U.S. death toll surpassed 40,000 with more than 750,000 confirmed cases, according to John Hopkins University data. The number of worldwide cases was nearing 2.5 million with over 165,300 deaths.