Tag Archives: Robert Redfield

Trump tweets an image of himself wearing a ‘patriotic’ mask in a gloating message as the death toll from the US coronavirus reaches 140,000.

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. After weeks of refusing to cover his face in public, Donald Trump has posted on Twitter a black-and-white photo of himself wearing a mask and encouraged Americans to do the …

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This is how ‘we drive the epidemic to the ground’

(Newser) – The CDC director says the US could control the coronavirus in a matter of weeks if we take one step: masquerade. “If we could get everyone to wear a mask right now, I think in four, six or eight weeks we could control this epidemic,” said Robert Redfield, …

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United States Sets Daily Record for Coronavirus Cases

On Thursday, the United States broke its record for most new coronavirus cases reported in one day, as concerns about a second wave of the pandemic continue to rise. As numbers rise in the south, 40,401 new cases were reported Thursday, according to a Johns Hopkins database, beating the previous …

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