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Deregulated under Trump, nursing homes are becoming COVID morgues
Jul 19, 2020 16:57A recent US Government Accountability Office report found that about 4 in 10 nursing homes surveyed had deficiencies in infection prevention and control. Also, an independent analysis by The Wall Street Journal estimated that by mid-June, the actual death toll for nursing-home staff and residents was about 50,000, or roughly 4 in 10 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.
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WHO reports record rise in global COVID-19 cases for 2nd day in a row
Jul 19, 2020 06:11The World Health Organization (WHO) has, for a second day in a row, reported a record increase of almost 260,000 new coronavirus cases worldwide.
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Texas and Arizona request refrigerated trucks as morgues run out of space
Jul 19, 2020 05:59Officials in Texas and Arizona have requested refrigerated trucks to hold the dead as hospitals and morgues become overwhelmed by victims of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump not to order Americans to wear masks despite pleas from Fauci
Jul 19, 2020 04:48US President Donald Trump says he will not order Americans to wear face masks amid an ongoing surge in the coronavirus cases across the United States.
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US divided over masks, schools as coronavirus cases rise by over 70,000 again
Jul 18, 2020 11:12Americans debated mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as state and local officials imposed conflicting orders and cases rose by more than 70,000 across the nation for the second day in a row.
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Rouhani: 25 million Iranians have lived down coronavirus
Jul 18, 2020 09:48President Hassan Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with the coronavirus have overcome the disease, but another 30-35 million people are at risk of contracting it.
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Study shows 5.4 million Americans have lost insurance amid pandemic
Jul 18, 2020 03:50According to a report released recently by Families USA, massive job losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a sharp rise in un-insurance as millions of people were unable to move to alternative sources of coverage such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, Medicaid, or a spouse’s employer-provided insurance.
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Trump accused of burying CDC warning on risk posed by full school reopenings
Jul 18, 2020 03:46US president, Donald Trump has been accused of "trying to bury" expert guidelines that said fully reopening schools and universities posed the highest risk of spreading coronavirus compared to partial or virtual openings.
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Trump shares tweet calling CDC, doctors liars after surpassing his 20,000th lie
Jul 17, 2020 14:52US president Donald Trump on Monday July 13th shared a tweet from game show host Chuck Woolery, who claimed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources of information are lying about the coronavirus pandemic to hurt the president in November's election.
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Extremely Regrettable: Okinawa governor rips US for letting Covid-19 Infections surge on American military base
Jul 17, 2020 14:49Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki has slammed the U.S. military for not taking sufficient action to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after dozens of Marines stationed on the Japanese island tested positive, threatening to spark a large outbreak in a community where the virus has otherwise been well-contained.