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Fauci amplifies Birx’s warning about ‘new phase’ of coronavirus spread in U.S.

Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, defended and amplified Deborah Birx’s statements about what she characterized as a “new phase” of the pandemic in the United States.  
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At least 4,688,000 coronavirus cases and 152,000 fatalities have been reported in the United States since February. More than 48,000 new cases and 524 deaths were reported Monday.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden criticized Trump after he took shots at his own White House task force coordinator, Deborah Birx. “It’s hard to believe this has to be said, but if I’m elected president, I’ll spend my Monday mornings working with our nation’s top experts to control this virus — not insulting them on Twitter,” Biden wrote.
The coronavirus is surging in several Midwestern states that had not previously seen high infection rates. Average daily deaths remain elevated in the South and West where the virus spread rapidly after restrictions were lifted earlier this summer.
World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus threw some cold water on rising hopes for a vaccine that will be safe and effective, saying that “there’s no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be.”
Trump continued to insist that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for the coronavirus even as leading health officials in his administration have concluded otherwise. Trump suggested opposition to its effectiveness is because he supports it, as opposed to based on science.
Major League Baseball confirmed seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive over the past week, prompting the league to postpone four more games and extend the Cardinals’ shutdown until at least Friday.
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At least 4,688,000 coronavirus cases and 152,000 fatalities have been reported in the United States since February. More than 48,000 new cases and 524 deaths were reported Monday.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden criticized Trump after he took shots at his own White House task force coordinator, Deborah Birx. “It’s hard to believe this has to be said, but if I’m elected president, I’ll spend my Monday mornings working with our nation’s top experts to control this virus — not insulting them on Twitter,” Biden wrote.
The coronavirus is surging in several Midwestern states that had not previously seen high infection rates. Average daily deaths remain elevated in the South and West where the virus spread rapidly after restrictions were lifted earlier this summer.
World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus threw some cold water on rising hopes for a vaccine that will be safe and effective, saying that “there’s no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be.”
Trump continued to insist that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for the coronavirus even as leading health officials in his administration have concluded otherwise. Trump suggested opposition to its effectiveness is because he supports it, as opposed to based on science.
Major League Baseball confirmed seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive over the past week, prompting the league to postpone four more games and extend the Cardinals’ shutdown until at least Friday.
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