Top federal health officials told lawmakers Tuesday that the United States needs a more unified national response and funding for public health if the country faces another pandemic. The United States now reports nearly 40,000 new cases of coronavirus each day, almost double the number of about 22,800 in mid-May, …
Read More »CDC Expresses “Substantial Disappointment” with American Airlines for Resuming Full Flights Amid Coronavirus
A senior official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday expressed “substantial disappointment” with American Airlines for announcing that it will resume full flights starting Wednesday. Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT, asked CDC Director Robert Redfield during a hearing about the coronavirus about the new policy, which was …
Read More »Fauci says the outbreak of coronavirus in the United States “is going to be very disturbing”, could exceed 100,000 cases per day
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, adjusts a protective mask for the Washington Nationals while arriving at a hearing for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Washington, DC, USA. Tuesday June 30, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | fake pictures …
Read More »Arizona reverses reopening as coronavirus cases grow in most U.S. states.
A Sun Tran employee offers free masks to passengers to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the bus station in downtown Tucson, Arizona, USA, June 20, 2020. Cheney Orr | Reuters Governors of Arizona and New Jersey have joined the growing list of state officials who are beginning …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci says the new virus in China has traits of 2009 H1N1 flu and 1918 pandemic flu
Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus advisor, said Tuesday that US health officials are monitoring a new strain of pig-borne flu in China that has characteristics of the 2009 H1N1 virus and the pandemic flu of 1918. The virus, which scientists call “G4 EA H1N1,” has not yet been shown …
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