Top news of the week: 04.08.2020.

United States, Donald Trump, World Health Organization, Democratic Party, Jim Clyburn, Infectious disease

Coronavirus

On Jul 31, 2020
@guardian shared
Coronavirus US: Daily deaths remain above 1,000 as Fauci set to appear before House – live updates https://t.co/ZrXvCVsgku
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Coronavirus US: Fauci appears at house hearing on virus 'raging out of control' – live

Coronavirus US: Fauci appears at house hearing on virus 'raging out of control' – live

Hearing chairman James Clyburn opens hearing by saying Trump administration has no strategy ‘to protect the American people’

On Jul 29, 2020
@guardian shared
US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths amid fresh surge in cases https://t.co/PIzU5KQJu8
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US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths amid fresh surge in cases

US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths amid fresh surge in cases

Six months after first cases emerged in US, hospitals are under strain in multiple states

On Jul 29, 2020
@guardian shared
US coronavirus deaths near 150,000 as 21 states declared 'red zone' for infection spikes https://t.co/b1Lus0SXwT
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US coronavirus deaths near 150,000 as 21 states declared 'red zones'

US coronavirus deaths near 150,000 as 21 states declared 'red zones'

Covid-19 deaths have risen three weeks in a row while new cases week-over-week recently fell for the first time since June

On Aug 3, 2020
@guardianworld shared
Anti-abortion centers receive at least $4m from US coronavirus bailout https://t.co/HbhL2lNwrn
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Anti-abortion centers receive at least $4m from US coronavirus bailout

Anti-abortion centers receive at least $4m from US coronavirus bailout

Payouts of forgivable federal loans to crisis pregnancy centers may total up to $10m while Planned Parenthood was made to return $60m

On Aug 3, 2020
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Trump calls Birx's dire warning on widespread coronavirus in the US 'pathetic' https://t.co/wvqfgfULHn
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Trump calls Birx's dire warning on widespread coronavirus in the US 'pathetic'

Trump calls Birx's dire warning on widespread coronavirus in the US 'pathetic'

President and Nancy Pelosi criticize Deborah Birx as US deaths climb past 154,000 and cases reach one-quarter of global total

On Jul 29, 2020
@cnnbrk shared
The US death toll from Covid-19 surpasses 150,000. A medical group is warning that without action, that number could skyrocket. https://t.co/WVTrSWgZn1
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As US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths, group warns of hundreds of thousands more without action

As US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths, group warns of hundreds of thousands more without action

The United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths -- a milestone that comes as the country's rate of daily coronavirus deaths is the highest it's been since the ...

On Jul 30, 2020
@IHME_UW shared
"While @AAMCtoday did not say specifically how many more could die if the U.S. doesn’t change course in its coronavirus response, the @UW's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimates 219,864 deaths by Nov. 1." https://t.co/hyDZPzFbaR
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On Aug 2, 2020
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In areas with widespread Covid-19 case increases, the cases need to be stopped first before there can be talks about reopening schools safely, Dr. Deborah Birx says https://t.co/3pGNc50xuA https://t.co/qQUK2EPtFO
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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic

In areas with widespread case increases, the cases need to be stopped first before there can be talks about reopening schools safely, according to Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus ...