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White House Defies Public Health Orders and Ends COVID Screening for Visitors
Those who work close to the president and vice president will continue to be asked to answer screening questions.
WHO Reports Largest Single-Day Increase in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also warned leaders across the globe against “politicizing” the disease.
Global Health Experts Alarmed at Signs US Has “Given Up” Fight Against COVID-19
Infectious disease specialists around the world are describing the U.S.'s handling of the pandemic as inexcusable.
Trump Says Masks Are Worn to Spite Him, Fauci Warns Against “Anti-Science Bias”
The president has famously avoided wearing a mask in public, despite CDC recommendations.
Trump Claimed Coronavirus Will “Fade Away” on a Day That Saw 26,000 New Cases
Only three states are “on track” to containing the spread of COVID-19 according to an independent report.
Pelosi Pushes Rule Requiring Masks at Congressional Hearings
The new rules could allow the sergeant-at-arms to expel those not wearing masks from committee hearings.
Fauci Will Not Attend Trump Rally, Citing COVID Risks
The CDC continues to advise Americans to wear facial coverings, but the Trump campaign won't require them on Saturday.
Health Care Anti-Bias Tools May Be Endangering Classes of Essential Workers
Protocols for prioritizing COVID-19 treatment are implicitly biased against the mostly non-white essential workers.
FDA Strips “Emergency Use” Authorization for Trump’s “Game-Changer” COVID Drug
The FDA's chief scientist said it's “no longer reasonable to believe” hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19.
Surrounded by Liars and Lickspittles, Trump Dares COVID to Kill Him
Trump’s fact-starved obsession with reelection and his racist disinterest in COVID have reached a collision point