Staff of the White House Mark MeadowsMark Randall MeadowsPelosi axes idea of Saturday’s vote on extra COVID relief The Hill’s Morning Report – Obama portrays Trump as impossible leader; Harris accepts VP nod Meadows says postmaster general does not discuss changes with pauses with Trump MORE said he was trying …
Read More »Daily cases of coronavirus in the US fall below 50,000 in seven straight days
Shannon Axelsson takes a break from sitting on the beach to test for coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Revere, Massachusetts, August 11, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters New cases of coronavirus in the US grew by nearly 48,700 on Friday, marking seven consecutive days that the daily count fell below 50,000 …
Read More »Trump claims that “deep state” will slow down the vaccine for coronavirus until after elections
Donald Trump shrugged off a baseless conspiracy theory that the “deep state” delayed a vaccine for coronavirus until after the election early on Twitter on Saturday. “The deep state, or whatever, at the FDA makes it very difficult for drug companies to get people to test the vaccines and therapeutics,” …
Read More »One person died after marriage in Maine linked to outbreak of COVID-19
One in 53 patients with coronavirus associated with a marriage reception in Maine died, officials announced Friday. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is still investigating the incident, which is Maine’s first outbreak linked directly to a social gathering. The person, whose name was not released, …
Read More »CDC director Robert Redfield says teachers are ‘essential workers’ like doctors
CDC Director Dr Robert Redfield says teachers are ‘critical workers’ just like doctors, and should continue to show up at schools, even after possible exposure to COVID-19. In a teleconference on Friday, Redfield stressed the importance of educators reopening classes across the country for personal learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. …
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