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Image copyright PA Media Boris Johnson gave a briefing on the coronavirus on Friday, accompanied by Lady Harding, who is in charge of the NHS testing and tracking system for England. Here are some of the claims that were made: 1. Delivery of PPE Boris Johnson: “We have substantially increased …

Our COVID-19 status is currently a 2 (out of 4) or “Moderate Risk,” according to the new metrics. Yesterday, the county’s Joint Information Center added a new feature to its COVID-19 dashboard: an “alert assessment tool” that is intended to provide the public with an immediate measure of the state …

Most California public school campuses will not reopen when the academic year begins under state rules to be announced by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, but will move to full-time distance education in response to the summer surge in coronavirus cases. Education officials briefed on the plan said schools will …

Echoing the sentiments expressed by public health experts across the country, most of the coronavirus comes from asymptomatic individuals infected with the virus but do not exhibit the telltale signs of COVID-19, says Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Speaking to CNBC …

The president asked Redfield to discuss the immediate needs of the K-12 public schools, as many districts hope to reopen in the fall. Attendees, speaking in the background, said the committee was told that Redfield would not appear, under the direction of the White House. The White House and CDC …