Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 The latest on coronavirus in Florida as cases passed 21,000 while deaths rose to 499. |   | |
 Florida's surgeon general warned residents Monday that social distancing measures put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, might be needed for an extended period of time - or at least until a vaccine is developed, which most experts have said is at least one year away. | | | |
 Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings encouraged residents to continue following other guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. "This is the time for us to really double down, to run through the finish line so we can continue to have a positive impact to reduce the virus in the community." | | | |
 The ever-evolving model predicting when Florida will have its deadliest day and be using its highest amount of hospital resources is now a later date, while the total number of predicted deaths have continued to fluctuate. | | | |
 The WWE defended its decision to resume broadcasting live wrestling shows three times weekly from Orlando's WWE Performance Center despite the spread of coronavirus. | | | |
 Across the globe, the nation and in Central Florida, businesses are re-purposing manufacturing operations to join the fight to quell the virus, which is blamed for putting more than 16 million Americans out of work in the last three weeks. | | | |
 Two Orlando developers have built an app meant to encourage social distancing by telling shoppers what is in stock at stores, minimizing the time they spend at grocery stores. | | | |
 Families of men incarcerated at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility near Pensacola, which is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, fear for their loved ones who are sick inside. They worry they are not getting proper treatment and the facility is not doing what they can to minimize risk of the virus. | | | |
 She's the regular piano player at Epcot's British pub. Because she can't entertain at the theme parks, Carol Stein puts on a free online concert to cheer people up during the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 Revenues dip. Unemployment climbs, But Orlando's restaurant community continues proving it's precisely that, taking care of its own in a time of crisis. | | | |
 Kayla Kalhor, a sophomore at the University of Florida from Longwood, competed in "Jeopardy! College Championship" semifinals on April 13. | | | |
 Memories of Orlando's closed theme parks create smiles | | | |
 Efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus are disrupting daily life in Orlando. Here's what you need to know in going about life through this pandemic. | | | |
 As coronavirus restrictions change, here are answers to frequently asked questions about what people should and should not do while trying to help slow the spread of the pandemic. | | | |
 A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties. | | | |
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