Bloomberg Quicktake's video: Coronavirus Updates: Trump Abruptly Ends Briefing Elon Musk Defies California to Reopen Tesla Plant

Stay informed with QuickTake's coronavirus coverage of up-to-the-minute stories on the COVID-19 crisis. — President Donald Trump declared Monday at a White House coronavirus briefing that the "we have prevailed" on expanding testing for Covid-19 in the country, even as U.S. deaths topped 80,000. Trump swiftly found himself on the defensive under questioning from reporters, and he abruptly ended the event after an awkward exchange over China with an Asian-American reporter. Elon Musk asserted Monday that Tesla's factory in Fremont, California, had restarted production in open defiance of the stay-at-home order in Alameda County. "I will be on the line with everyone else," he tweeted. "If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me." In an email, the company told workers their furlough ended Sunday, which conflicted with comments made before Musk's tweet by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said he expected Tesla's plant to reopen next week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL: Follow QuickTake on Twitter: twitter.com/quicktake Like QuickTake on Facebook: facebook.com/quicktake Follow QuickTake on Instagram: instagram.com/quicktake Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2FJ0oQZ Email us at quicktakenews@gmail.com QuickTake by Bloomberg is a global news network delivering up-to-the-minute analysis on the biggest news, trends and ideas for a new generation of leaders.