Recap of yesterday’s #COVID19 statements:
WHO Director General: “The worst is yet to come”
CDC Principal Deputy Director: “This is really the beginning”
White House Press Secretary: “We’re aware that there are embers that need to be put out.”
— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) June 30, 2020
With about 40,000 new cases being reported a day, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” in some regions, putting the country at risk. If things don't turn around, Fauci says he wouldn't be surprised to see 100,000 cases a day. https://t.co/muJhUKd7eL
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 30, 2020
Another record high #COVID19 tally in the US today: 46k new cases.
Fourth time in the past week with a new single-day record.
And 8 states – Alaska, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas – reported single-day records.https://t.co/mCmcW9Ffp7
— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) July 1, 2020
Pew asked the same people in March and June if they approved of Trump's job performance as president.
Over that period 1-in-6 of those who'd approved of Trump switched their views of him. 45% of that group lived in areas hardest-hit by covid. https://t.co/nbu92rwSu6
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 30, 2020
Here's a 2007 CDC pandemic plan warning that erratic social distancing rules would cause economic and social damage without containing the disease https://t.co/Ak8xWcSQWb pic.twitter.com/F9eLhAUz9N
— Emily Kopp (@emilyakopp) June 30, 2020
The U.S. public health system was left ill-equipped to fight #covid19. A @KHNews @AP investigation finds more cuts are underway. @LaurenWeberHP @laura_ungar @MRSmithAP @hannah_recht @annabarryjester. [STATE MAP https://t.co/J6OP2UiGkC ]
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 1, 2020
COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering U.S. enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. https://t.co/fpIY2c3mUx
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 30, 2020
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Coronavirus-related fatalities continue to pile up as the world passes half a million deaths https://t.co/YsnVVzgeLy pic.twitter.com/CtFvZgxBHl
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 1, 2020
BREAKING: The European Union announces that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S. https://t.co/ynZliK5MDm
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 30, 2020
Sweden starts critical look at its pandemic response https://t.co/RsbZu6AL0K pic.twitter.com/NssOCM7ack
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 30, 2020
40% of #coronavirus carriers in the Italian town of Vo showed no symptoms, according to a newly published study. Vo, population 3200, recorded Italy's 1st #COVID19 death in late February. Vo was placed in a 2-wk lockdown at which time 85% of Vo was tested https://t.co/rECkCyy99d pic.twitter.com/b5Nnni6vm0
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) June 30, 2020
Coronavirus: Czechs hold party to 'farewell' pandemic https://t.co/Ze0XaG8xMB
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 1, 2020
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