US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 8, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday urged the Americans to stop politicizing the coronavirus, only to blame the outbreak in …
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The good news: The United States has a window of opportunity to strike back at Covid-19 before things get much, much worse. The bad news: That window is closing fast. And the country seems reluctant if not to seize the moment. Winter is coming. Winter means cold and flu season, …
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Children sit in the classroom for the first day of the new school year classes at GuthsMuths Elementary School during the coronavirus pandemic on August 10, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Maja Hitij | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Monday that there are glimmers of hope in the fight …
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Medics transport a patient on a stretcher of an ambulance outside Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital, where Coronavirus patients will be treated at Coral Gables near Miami, on July 30, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The United States has surpassed 5 million Covid-19 cases, a horrific milestone …
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A pedestrian wearing a protective mask passes in front of a low-rise storefront graffiti display showing “Unmask Maui” in Paia, Maui County, Hawaii, USA, last Saturday, August 1, 2020. Mia Shimabuku | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hawaii Gov. David Ige will reintroduce restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus …
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