CT COVID-19 Briefing: 4 p.m., May 7

Gov. Lamont will be joined today by the co-chairs of the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, Dr. Albert Ko and Indra Nooyi.

The Department of Labor held a conference call with reporters earlier today after making the new red button available on its website for self-employed people. Here’s our story about the latest from the DOL.

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