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Volume 189 No. 339 $2.50 Home delivery pricing inside Subscribe: 800-395-3300 Classified: 586-977-7500; 800-926-8237 A 1 8 8 A TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 FREEP.COM PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK Megatron, Suh make NFL all-decade team SPORTS, 2B WEAHII-11000v Weather High Low Shower early. Forecast, 2A Inside Free Press Comics Obituaries Puzzles British Prime Minister in ICU Boris Johnson was moved to a London hospital as his coronavirus symptoms worsened. 9A DF-GCI0400119-03 Not just GUARANTEED Clog Free. (313) 241-9185 Spring Savings LifetimeNo-ClogWarranty Lifetime Paint FinishWarranty HeavyDuty Construction ThanConventional Never Fall Off or Loosen $200 12 Months No Interest No Payments Spring Savings off Entire Job off entire job, cannot combine with other offers, expires With credit approval, see estimator for details, expires CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Infection totals Michigan: At least 727 dead, 17,221 cases U.S.: 10,783 deaths, 366,614 cases World: 74,565 deaths, 1,345,048 cases of 9 p.m.

Monday Detroit to launch online learning 3A Detroit girl brings hope to neighbors 3A Biden fuels VP talk for Whitmer 6A Dow rises on virus slowdown hopes 7A Ford Fund rescues stuck students 8A Novi Showplace to become hospital 9A Detroit Grand Prix cancels 2020 race 9A Virtual assistants can help you chat 1C Nurses in the emergency room at DMC Si- nai-Grace Hospital took a stand late Sunday night against what they said are dangerous working conditions that put them and their patients at risk. Salah Hadwan, a registered nurse in the emergency department at Sinai-Grace, which is in the heart of Detroit, the city hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak in Michigan, said the surge in extremely sick patients cou- pled with nurses who have quit or been sick- ened by the virus, has led to a crisis in ing. The emergency room managers are requiring those who report to work to manage more than 100 critically ill patients, many of whom are on ventilators and need critical care, he said, adding that ideally, there would be 21 nurses on for every shift. it was the breaking point for us because we cannot take care of your loved ones out here with just six or seven nurses and multiple vents (ventilators), multiple people on said Hadwan, adding the PROTEST OVER CONDITIONS AT SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL Detroit nurses: We are being put at risk Patient overload, equipment shortages a concern Kristen Jordan Shamus, Robin Erb and Darcie Moran Detroit Free Press and Bridge Magazine Using modeling from the University of Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Mon- day that she still expects the peak of corona- virus cases to hit by the end of April or early May.

The modeling still per- fect, however, she said, be- cause the state done enough testing to build models that are reliable. And parts of the state may peak at times. U.S. Surgeon General Je- rome Adams said Sunday the coronavirus peak in the nation could be reached this week. is going to be our Pearl Harbor mo- Whitmer: Coronavirus peak to be late April, early May areas could hit highs at times Kathleen Gray and Kristi Tanner Detroit Free Press USA TODAY NETWORK Whitmer See VIRUS PEAK, Page 11A A Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Mon- day afternoon at his home in Hills.

He was 85. A cause of death was not immediately available. John Morad, a close friend of the family, the news to the Free Press after speaking with younger son, Mike. His health had been de- clining over the past year. Kaline is sur- vived by another son, Mark, and his wife, Madge Louise Hamilton.

In 22 seasons with the Tigers, most of them as a marvel- ous right Kaline played in more games and hit more homers than anyone else in club history, and he compiled a bat- ting second only to Ty In 22 seasons with the Tigers, Al Kaline played in more games and hit more homers than anyone else in club history, and he compiled a batting second only to Ty KIRTHMON F. Goodbye, Mr. Tiger As a 20-year-old, Kaline won the 1955 American League batting title with a .340 percentage and he was the only player to get 200 hits. AP Detroit legend Al Kaline dies at age 85 John Lowe Detroit Free Press USA TODAY NETWORK See KALINE, Page 4A In Sports Al Kaline was a man of humility, humor and elegance. 1B Baseball world, Detroit Tigers fans, players mourn.

3B The Spirit of Detroit statue donned a mask Monday but it was later taken off. MANDI See NURSES, Page 6A.