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Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus --Reuters

Fri, 2020-07-24 11:07 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 633,560 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 15,597,658 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Coronavirus Rebounds in Places Thought to Have Tamed It

Fri, 2020-07-24 10:45 — mike kraft

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Hong Kong, Spain, and Melbourne, Australia, are seeing resurgences. The U.S. recorded nearly 70,000 new cases, and President Trump canceled part of the Republican National Convention.

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Birx warns of disturbing rise of coronavirus cases in 12 cities

Thu, 2020-07-23 18:49 — mike kraft

Birx warns of disturbing rise of coronavirus cases in 12 cities White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx said in a private meeting with local and state health officials that the task force is tracking increases in the virus in 12 U.S. cities. Zack Budryk TheHill

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US surpasses 4 million reported coronavirus cases as hospitalizations near record

Thu, 2020-07-23 16:25 — mike kraft

US surpasses 4 million reported coronavirus cases as hospitalizations near record The US on Thursday surpassed 4 million officially recorded Covid-19 cases -- and a quarter of that count came in just the last 15 days. Christina Maxouris and Jason Hanna, CNN CNN

(CNN)The US on Thursday surpassed 4 million officially recorded Covid-19 cases -- and a quarter of that count came in just the last 15 days.

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AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

Thu, 2020-07-23 13:14 — mike kraft

AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh... AP NEWS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health.

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Multiple vaccine doses could be necessary to protect from coronavirus, Bill Gates says

Thu, 2020-07-23 11:08 — mike kraft

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Wednesday that people could need multiple doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine to immunize themselves from the coronavirus. If necessary, the multiple doses could require more than 7 billion vaccinations to be administered worldwide.

"None of the vaccines at this point appear like they'll work with a single dose," Gates said. "That was the hope at the very beginning."

The billionaire philanthropist, who has donated $300 million towards the global effort to combat COVID-19 through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell that deploying a coronavirus vaccine will require a global effort.

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Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios

Thu, 2020-07-23 09:18 — mike kraft

Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios The study found the planet is most likely to warm 4.1 to 8.1 degrees if carbon dioxide doubles from preindustrial levels. Washington Post

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Surge pushes U.S. Hospitals Close to Brink, signaling crisis is widening

Thu, 2020-07-23 08:25 — mike kraft

More people are on track to be hospitalized with the coronavirus in the United States than at any point in the pandemic, a disturbing sign of how the current surge has spread widely and is seriously sickening as many people as ever.

Across the country, 59,628 people were being treated in hospitals on Wednesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project, nearing an earlier peak of 59,940 on April 15, when the center of the outbreak was New York.

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Texas county stores bodies in trucks as state sets one-day record for COVID-19 deaths

Thu, 2020-07-23 08:09 — mike kraft

U.S. coronavirus cases pass four million in rapid acceleration The total number of coronavirus cases reported in the United States passed 4 million on Thursday, reflecting a rapid acceleration of infections detected in the country since the first case was recorded on Jan. 21, a Reuters tally showed. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

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FEMA head testifies 'We have a ways to go' on having enough PPE

Wed, 2020-07-22 19:39 — mike kraft

FEMA head: 'We have a ways to go' on having enough PPE The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) told Congress on Wednesday the country has “a ways to go” on getting enough protective equipment for health workers fighting coronavirus, Peter Sullivan TheHill

WASHINGTON--The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) told Congress on Wednesday the country has “a ways to go” on getting enough protective equipment for health workers fighting coronavirus, though he said the situation has been improving.

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