June 26, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 6 months ago

June 26, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

During the first White House coronavirus task force briefing in two months, Vice President Mike Pence described an alternate reality to what is really happening in American cities across the country with respect to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a couple of health experts. “We’re seeing a massive resurgence in our metropolitan areas across the southwestern part of the United States — here in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and in Los Angeles,” Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine, told CNN’s Brianna Keilar shortly after the briefing wrapped up. We’re seeing a steep increase in positivity rate and we will soon see an increase in deaths as well,” said Hotez, noting that deaths will surely follow the big resurgence in the number of cases. “They still clung to this discredited idea that a lot of the increase is due to increase in testing.” CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta also said the vice president presented a picture that does not at all match the facts of what is happening with coronavirus infections in the country. Well, Brianna as you just mentioned, we haven’t stopped the spread.” Gupta said that the country had the highest number of daily infections since this pandemic began in the last 24 hours.

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Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over
2 years, 3 months ago

Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the US is not …

Coronavirus is no longer a top issue for Americans. That’s good news for Republicans
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is no longer a top issue for Americans. That’s good news for Republicans

CNN  

CNN — This week was more of a normal week for news – something we haven’t had in a long time. The fact that the coronavirus pandemic, now in its third year, is no longer a top news story is where we begin this week’s statistical journey. Americans may be losing interest in Russian invasion of Ukraine Unlike the coronavirus …

The politics of getting to the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic
2 years, 10 months ago

The politics of getting to the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic

NPR  

The politics of getting to the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images With the omicron surge fading, the Biden administration is looking to the next phase of the pandemic. President Biden told NBC News last week he thought it was "probably premature" that several Democratic …

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns
3 years, 10 months ago

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns

LA Times  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries …

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve
4 years ago

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve

The Independent  

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Pence Says It's A 'Season Of Hope,' While CDC Officials Warn Of COVID-19 Surge
4 years, 1 month ago

Pence Says It's A 'Season Of Hope,' While CDC Officials Warn Of COVID-19 Surge

NPR  

Pence Says It's A 'Season Of Hope,' While CDC Officials Warn Of COVID-19 Surge Enlarge this image toggle caption John Bazemore/AP John Bazemore/AP Vice President Pence traveled to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday for a briefing, saying America is "in a season of hope" and "help is on the way" with emergency use authorization …

The Latest: Northern California under new stay-at-home order
4 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Northern California under new stay-at-home order

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The health officers in six San Francisco Bay Area regions issued a new stay-at-home order Friday as the number of virus cases surge and hospitals fill. ___ THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Vice President Pence: Confidence in vaccine important for US — Fauci apologizes for suggesting UK rushed vaccine decision — As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, …

US seeing unprecedented coronavirus spread, White House says
4 years, 1 month ago

US seeing unprecedented coronavirus spread, White House says

CNN  

CNN — The United States is seeing the fastest spread yet of the coronavirus, the White House Coronavirus Task Force said in its first public briefing in four months on Thursday. Birx also said “decreasing those friend and family gatherings where people come together and unknowingly spread the virus,” will help slow the spread. “Today there’s extensive data we have …

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution
4 years, 1 month ago

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution

NPR  

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The White House Coronavirus Task Force and President-elect Joe Biden separately gave updates on the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and how their teams were working to defeat it as health officials on Thursday warned against holiday travel to limit …

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump had predicted in almost every campaign rally that the media would stop talking about the coronavirus pandemic the day after the election. Before the election, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had signaled the way ahead by claiming on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the pandemic could not be controlled. Vice President Mike …

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country
4 years, 2 months ago

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country

ABC  

The ebbs and flows of the coronavirus pandemic have set the rhythm in the US in 2020, a year that was expected to focus on the race for the White House. Since the United States recorded its first coronavirus case in January, Donald Trump has declared dozens of times that the virus will simply "go away". At least 31 states …

Trump has ended Covid pandemic, White House science office claims, as cases hit record numbers
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump has ended Covid pandemic, White House science office claims, as cases hit record numbers

The Independent  

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Trump aide says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump aide says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’

India TV News  

The coronavirus has reached into the heart of the White House once more, less than a week before Election Day, as it scorches the nation and the president’s top aide says “we’re not going to control the pandemic.” Officials on Sunday scoffed at the notion of dialing back in-person campaigning despite positive tests from several aides to Vice President Mike …

COVID-19 vaccine ready, coming within weeks: Trump at final presidential debate with Biden
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine ready, coming within weeks: Trump at final presidential debate with Biden

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a COVID-19 vaccine is "ready" and going to be announced "within weeks" to combat the deadly disease that has killed over 223,000 Americans, as he debated with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden for the final time before the presidential election. The coronavirus dominated the opening minutes of the Trump-Biden face-off in Nashville …

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Several states report spike in hospitalisations and jumps in new cases, raising concerns of a ‘third wave’. “Things are starting to move in a concerning direction,” Justin Lessler, associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Al Jazeera. Learn more: https://t.co/1nMYQAjpSq pic.twitter.com/iObgUYrTeE — CDC October 21, 2020 Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins …

The Trumps Have Coronavirus. What Happens Next?
4 years, 3 months ago

The Trumps Have Coronavirus. What Happens Next?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The president has repeatedly downplayed the threat of the coronavirus, even as more than 200,000 Americans have died, but experts have warned that at 74 he is already at a higher risk of falling seriously ill. Here’s what we know so far: Who takes over if Trump is too ill to work? U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, …

Task force reports show dire reality despite Trump’s positive messaging
4 years, 4 months ago

Task force reports show dire reality despite Trump’s positive messaging

CNN  

CNN — As President Donald Trump was painting a positive picture of the coronavirus pandemic and urging states to reopen the nation’s businesses and schools, data from the White House coronavirus task force released Monday shows he was getting increasingly dire reports about the spread of the pandemic in July and August. The 459-page August 9 report has a section …

Birx warns 9 cities, California’s central valley about increasing coronavirus cases
4 years, 5 months ago

Birx warns 9 cities, California’s central valley about increasing coronavirus cases

CNN  

CNN — The White House coronavirus task force is warning states about an uptick in coronavirus test positivity rates in a number of new cities this week. Task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said there are encouraging signs across the South, a region hit hard by a surging pandemic in recent weeks, but she outlined new areas of concern in …

US in New Phase of Covid-19 Outbreak, Cases 'Extraordinarily Widespread': White House Experts
4 years, 5 months ago

US in New Phase of Covid-19 Outbreak, Cases 'Extraordinarily Widespread': White House Experts

News 18  

The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections “ extraordinarily widespread” in rural areas as well as cities, White House coronavirus experts said on Sunday. “To everybody who lives in a rural area: You are not immune or protected from this virus,” Birx said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Birx, the White …

US coronavirus: 19,000 more Americans could die in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows
4 years, 5 months ago

US coronavirus: 19,000 more Americans could die in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows

CNN  

CNN — First, the good news: The numbers of new Covid-19 cases each day in about 27 states have generally plateaued this past week compared to the previous week. “This has to stop, and it has to stop now.” The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health told CNN in a statement Sunday it was investigating reports of a recent …

July 28 coronavirus news
4 years, 5 months ago

July 28 coronavirus news

CNN  

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens to President Donald Trump speak during a news conference about his administration's response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic at the White House on July 23 in Washington. Drew Angerer/Getty Images White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on Tuesday provided some dire warnings for states that are in …

Trump says Covid-19 pandemic ‘will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better’
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump says Covid-19 pandemic ‘will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better’

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump warned the coronavirus pandemic is likely to worsen before improving, during the first outing of his revived daily briefings on Tuesday. “It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better,” Trump said – echoing a prediction he made at the start of April of a “rough” two weeks ahead. “Whether you like the mask …

Donald Trump was warned about a pandemic 3 months before Covid struck: Report
4 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump was warned about a pandemic 3 months before Covid struck: Report

India Today  

Could US President Donald Trump have known about the an impending coronavirus pandemic as early as September 2019? In September 2019, as the world lived on, unsuspecting of the novel coronavirus, a team of top economists in the Donald Trump administration had warned the US president about the looming dangers of a pandemic outbreak. According to CNN, Philipson said his …

WHO chief says there is no return to normalcy in the future, too many countries are heading in the wrong direction with Coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

WHO chief says there is no return to normalcy in the future, too many countries are heading in the wrong direction with Coronavirus

Firstpost  

The WHO said that government and individual responses should depend on local virus conditions - namely, whether there is community spread or no. The World Health Organization’s chief on Monday slammed some government leaders for eroding public trust by sending mixed messages on the coronavirus and warned that their failures to stop their countries’ spiraling outbreaks mean there would be …

Republicans Keep Downplaying Coronavirus Rise As They Push To Reopen Economy
4 years, 5 months ago

Republicans Keep Downplaying Coronavirus Rise As They Push To Reopen Economy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are downplaying the rise and risks associated with the coronavirus as they push to reopen the economy and the nation’s schools ahead of the November elections. “Because of what our health care workers have done ― because of the innovation and the medicines that we’ve been able to …

U.S.: Growing rate of disaffection
4 years, 6 months ago

U.S.: Growing rate of disaffection

The Hindu  

THE COVID-19 pandemic seems never-ending in the United States, where a burst of cases from Florida to California threatens to send the numbers of infected well over the three million mark. Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who is the point person for the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S., said that he …

Mayors Of Cities With Spiking Coronavirus Rates Decry Trump Admin's Response
4 years, 6 months ago

Mayors Of Cities With Spiking Coronavirus Rates Decry Trump Admin's Response

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Sunday, mayors from two large cities dealing with surges in new coronavirus cases and deaths decried President Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic. Until this month, he rejected the use of masks; in May, his administration shelved a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advising states how to reopen safely; and in June, …

Only 14 States Are Seeing Coronavirus Declines
4 years, 6 months ago

Only 14 States Are Seeing Coronavirus Declines

Huff Post  

Yahoo News WASHINGTON — As reopening plans either stall or move forward slowly across the country, the vast majority of states have not been able to drive down their infection rates, according to an internal Department of Health and Human Services map obtained by Yahoo News. The map, which was circulated to federal agencies involved in the coronavirus response on …

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There was no presidential appearance and no White House backdrop when the government’s coronavirus task force briefed the public for the first time since April — in keeping with an administration effort to show it is paying attention to the latest spike in cases but is not on a wartime footing that should keep the country from reopening …

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There was no presidential appearance and no White House backdrop Friday when the government’s coronavirus task force briefed the public for the first time since April — in keeping with an administration effort to show it is paying attention to the latest spike in cases but is not on a wartime footing that should keep the country from …

Coronavirus Live Updates: Read The Latest About The COVID-19 Outbreak
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Live Updates: Read The Latest About The COVID-19 Outbreak

Huff Post  

HuffPost reporters around the world are tracking the pandemic and its effects. ― Lydia O’Connor Texas Governor Hits Pause On Reopening, Suspends Elective Surgeries In Some Counties — 6/25/20, 12:10 p.m. Greg Abbott pressed pause on his state’s phased plan to reopen the economy due to a surge in coronavirus cases that has put great strain on local hospital systems. …

White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for second wave of coronavirus in the fall
4 years, 6 months ago

White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for second wave of coronavirus in the fall

CNN  

CNN — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing for the possibility that a second wave of Covid-19 could hit the United States in the fall. We are doing everything we can beneath the surface, working as hard as we possibly can,” Navarro told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Asked …

Florida and Texas governors blame spike in coronavirus cases on increased testing
4 years, 6 months ago

Florida and Texas governors blame spike in coronavirus cases on increased testing

CNN  

CNN — As coronavirus cases spike in Florida and Texas this week, the state’s Republican governors attributed the alarming trends to increased testing, outbreaks in high-risk areas like jails and assisted living facilities, or in Florida’s case, migrant worker communities. He said the state would also take a closer look at the spread of the virus among construction workers and …

Covid-19 Is Bad. But It May Not Be the ‘Big One’
4 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Is Bad. But It May Not Be the ‘Big One’

Wired  

In 2005, US government health agencies were obsessed with a disease threat that was rolling across the globe: H5N1 avian flu, which had leaped from wild birds into chickens, and from there into humans, and was killing more than half of the people unlucky enough to become infected with it. In an article for the journal Foreign Affairs, Osterholm laid …

Pence Tells Governors To Share Misleading Facts About Coronavirus Infections: Reports
4 years, 6 months ago

Pence Tells Governors To Share Misleading Facts About Coronavirus Infections: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Vice President Mike Pence urged the nation’s governors to share misleading facts about ongoing coronavirus outbreaks in some states during a private call on Monday, according to multiple reports. During the call, Pence, who leads the White House’s coronavirus task force, downplayed increases in COVID-19 diagnoses in some regions, claiming they were simply “intermittent” spikes of the …

Trump’s wish for an end to the pandemic contradicts reality
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s wish for an end to the pandemic contradicts reality

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has no intention of accepting any new normal dictated by the coronavirus pandemic. Trump’s 20,000-strong crowd will be packed together, flouting social distancing, at a moment when major North American sports leagues are weeks away from playing games – without spectators amid fears of creating “super-spreader” events. The President’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who serves as …

Pence tries to declare coronavirus over as Trump pushes reopening and campaigning
4 years, 6 months ago

Pence tries to declare coronavirus over as Trump pushes reopening and campaigning

CNN  

CNN — Vice President Mike Pence, the leader of the administration’s coronavirus task force, is publicly painting a rosy picture of the pandemic through his words and actions amid President Donald Trump’s push to reopen the country and resume campaigning. “I would just encourage you all, as we talk about these things, make sure to explain to your citizens the …

Trump’s solution for the coronavirus? Don’t talk about it
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s solution for the coronavirus? Don’t talk about it

LA Times  

President Trump drew a few laughs and hollers of approval Thursday when he railed against “the plague coming in from China” to supporters packed into a Dallas church. The coronavirus, “or whatever you want to call it,” as he told the crowd, is now just another throw-away line in Trump’s political patter, meant to jab a foreign adversary and energize …

U.S. Passes 2 Million Coronavirus Cases
4 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Passes 2 Million Coronavirus Cases

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. passed 2 million on Thursday. And as states begin the process of reopening, they’re President Donald Trump, who has dismissed the seriousness of the global pandemic and let the botched U.S. response, scheduled his first campaign rally since the pandemic. “Starting up again soon, maybe next week!” On …

Donald Trump Is Acting Like The Coronavirus Is Gone. It Isn’t.
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump Is Acting Like The Coronavirus Is Gone. It Isn’t.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Wednesday, the number of U.S. coronavirus cases leapt past 2 million, according to a New York Times database, with outbreaks growing in 21 states and more than a dozen states seeing record surges. His government’s response to the coronavirus, the ballooning economic crisis, and the waves of protests against police violence have sent Trump’s overall approval …

Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence
4 years, 7 months ago

Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Deborah Birx, the administration’s coronavirus coordinator, has been monitoring the protests since they began, looking for indicators of potential resurgence in cases, a White House official said. The group now has a smaller portfolio as the federal priority shifts to …

A pandemic's path: US hits 100K deaths
4 years, 7 months ago

A pandemic's path: US hits 100K deaths

China Daily  

Healthcare workers and nurses from Palomar Health hospital protest against the layoffs during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Escondido, California, US, May 11, 2020. "The bad news is we are not seeing a reduction in transmission, but I don't see a spike in transmission," said Gerardo Chowell, a professor of mathematical epidemiology at Georgia State University, to CNN. …

House Democrats approve $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill
4 years, 7 months ago

House Democrats approve $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill

LA Times  

Democrats powered a massive $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a healthcare system struggling amid the pandemic still pummeling the country. “More in terms of lives, livelihood, cost to the budget, cost to our democracy.” Republicans mocked the bill as a bloated Democratic wish …

Fauci warns coronavirus not ‘under control,’ says rapid reopening risks new outbreaks
4 years, 7 months ago

Fauci warns coronavirus not ‘under control,’ says rapid reopening risks new outbreaks

LA Times  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies remotely before the Senate health committee on Tuesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned Congress on Tuesday that states that push too quickly to reopen businesses and allow public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic could “trigger an outbreak that you may not …

What Donald Trump can learn from Boris Johnson as coronavirus cases found in White House
4 years, 7 months ago

What Donald Trump can learn from Boris Johnson as coronavirus cases found in White House

CNN  

London CNN — If President Donald Trump needs reminding of how easily the coronavirus can spread in the workplace, he need only pick up the phone and call his friend Boris Johnson. While no one is tying any of these cases directly to Dorries, the British government’s behavior around this time has raised legitimate questions about how carefully social distancing …

Mike Pence will not self-quarantine and plans to be at the White House Monday
4 years, 8 months ago

Mike Pence will not self-quarantine and plans to be at the White House Monday

CNN  

CNN — Vice President Mike Pence is not planning to enter self-quarantine after his press secretary tested positive for coronavirus on Friday and plans to be at the White House on Monday, his office said on Sunday. Pence spokesperson Devin O’Malley said the vice president “will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not …

Donald Trump 'not worried' about coronavirus spread in White House after Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive
4 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump 'not worried' about coronavirus spread in White House after Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive

ABC  

US Vice-President Mike Pence's press secretary has contracted the coronavirus, the White House says. Key points: Officials said they were stepping up safety protocols for the White House Officials said they were stepping up safety protocols for the White House Ms Miller had tested negative on Thursday, a day before her positive result Ms Miller had tested negative on Thursday, …

Coronavirus is still ravaging the US. Donald Trump's campaign ads would make you think otherwise
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus is still ravaging the US. Donald Trump's campaign ads would make you think otherwise

ABC  

From the moment Donald Trump first trod the world stage as President, it was clear he had no desire to unite or lead the global world order. Trump administration hid CDC guidelines for re-opening Over the past few weeks, America's top disease investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been working tirelessly on an important document. The …

May 7 US coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

May 7 US coronavirus news

CNN  

People wait for a Journey's shoe store to open at the Yuba Sutter Mall in Yuba City, California, on May 6. A senior CDC official confirms to CNN that last night it was clear that the White House was not going to implement their 17-page draft recommendation for reopening America – after it asked for it. A team of people …

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