President Donald Trump said Thursday that there have been more than two million coronavirus tests conducted in the United States but conceded that mass testing is not going to happen. “I’m reporting today that we passed two million tests completed in the United States,” Trump said during the White House coronavirus task force’s news briefing,…… MORE
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Virology in the time of coronavirus: What a difference a month makes — and the most important questions we still need to answer
A month ago, I detailed 19 critical gaps in our knowledge of how we can best respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. This past month, we have learned an amazing amount and have made progress answering 13 of these important questions. We urgently need answers to the other six questions, although we already have many of…… MORE
McClatchy furloughs about 115 employees to deal with the impact of coronavirus
McClatchy, owner of 30 US newspapers, announced on Thursday it will furlough 4.4% of its employees, lay off four executives and reduce some executive compensation to address the financial pressures from coronavirus. The company, whose newspapers include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and The Sacramento Bee, employs about 2,700 people, so…… MORE
Here’s the silver lining in the CNN poll for Donald Trump
The headline out of CNN’s new national poll released on Thursday morning was not good for President Donald Trump: He trails de facto Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by 11 points in a hypothetical general election matchup. Much of the poll was equally dire for Trump — Biden leads among women by 30 points, for…… MORE
US ready to block Iran’s requests for coronavirus aid from the IMF, officials say
The Trump administration is seeking to block the International Monetary Fund from providing a $5 billion emergency loan to Iran for assistance in combating the coronavirus pandemic, according to three administration officials. US officials believe the money would not actually go towards the country’s public health crisis. “The world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism is…… MORE
GOP aligns with Trump in vote-by-mail clash looming over next relief package
Congressional Republicans are toughening their stance against Democrats’ efforts to provide states more funding for mail-in voting in the next stimulus package to address the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump rails against the proposal on Twitter and at his daily press briefings. The dispute could lead to a major stand-off as Congress begins negotiations…… MORE
How the government delayed coronavirus testing
A weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had federal agencies fully enacted their own plan to ramp up testing during a national health crisis. The plan, which is spelled out in an April 2018 agreement between the Centers for…… MORE
Obama to mayors on coronavirus: The biggest mistake leaders ‘can make in these situations is to misinform’
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday gave some advice to a group of mayors on how to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, saying that “the biggest mistake any (of) us can make in these situations is to misinform.” Obama was speaking during a virtual meeting organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies. “Speak the truth. Speak it clearly.…… MORE
College admissions scandal prosecutors argue cases against Lori Loughlin and others shouldn’t be dismissed
Federal prosecutors in the college admissions scandal tell a judge in court documents that their late disclosure of some notes to defense attorneys was due to an error, but that should not result in a dismissal of the charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her husband and 12 others. Prosecutors in Massachusetts on Wednesday filed their…… MORE
Teladoc soars on bet that virtual health is here to stay
Hospitals are swamped with coronavirus cases. And Americans are being encouraged to stay home unless absolutely necessary. So if you need to see a doctor any time soon and it’s unrelated to Covid-19, chances are that your visit will be a virtual one. That’s led to a boom in demand for Teladoc, a leader in…… MORE
