Top state health official highlights the low death rate and tremendous increase in testing. The senior vice president of University of South Florida Health, Dr. Charles Lockwood, made…
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Guidelines to Reopen Schools Should be Local
Local governments know what’s best for their districts, White House says. On Monday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said it will be up to local governments to…
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CDC Says 40 Percent of COVID-19 Cases Asymptomatic
Projected fatality rate remains below 1%. In updated guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said its “best estimate” is that 40 percent of people infected with…
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Congress Considers Second Stimulus for Some
Amount of checks and who will get them is subject of discussion. White House officials and President Trump have signaled support for another cash payment to Americans. What…
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Operation Warp Speed Gets Financial Boost
Vaccine developers given federal “shot in the arm.” Novavax, a biotechnology company based in Maryland, has been awarded $1.6 billion to aid them in developing, producing, and distributing…
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Herd Immunity May Be Closer Than Predicted
Researchers in Europe evaluate encouraging data on COVID-19. International researchers and mathematicians are considering the rates of transmission and levels of social activity in recently released studies. Their…
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COVID-19 Death Rate Falls as Hospitalizations Rise
U.S. charts record positive tests in one day. This past week marked the new record for the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, topping at 55,220…
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President Trump Wishes Americans Happy 4th of July
“We have a country that’s really making a comeback,” he says. “Melania and I would like to wish everybody in our great country a very very happy 4th…
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U.S. Manufacturing Bounces Back Amid COVID-19 Reopenings
Recovers Over 15% of production. The Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that manufacturing in the United States had continued to grow as states began reopening following the…
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President Wants Work Incentives in Stimulus
Congressional negotiations should resume after July 4 holiday. President Trump said Wednesday that he supports another coronavirus stimulus bill, but wants it done properly. He wants it to…
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