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'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

Six months after COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, desperation rather than information is still driving many decisions about how to treat the disease. Now researchers are trying innovative ways to get answers faster while still doing good science. 
by The Associated Press

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3 million cases: Coronavirus continues to surge across U.S.

3 million cases: Coronavirus continues to surge across U.S.

One million of those cases have been confirmed over the past month — part of a wave of infection that began after many states started to reopen their economies in May.
by Bill Chappell

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Some COVID-19 tests come with a bill. Here’s how to avoid one

Some COVID-19 tests come with a bill. Here’s how to avoid one

State officials have said repeatedly that COVID-19 testing is free, and that anyone who needs to get tested can get it. But on the ground, that isn’t how it’s worked out for some people.
by Catharine Richert

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July 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'COVID parties' not OK; positive test rates up

July 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'COVID parties' not OK; positive test rates up

“This is a really, really bad idea,” the state’s infectious disease director said Wednesday of reports that people may be trying to purposely catch the disease as a way to “get it over with.” She compared it to Russian roulette.
by MPR News Staff

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More states require masks in public as COVID-19 spreads, but enforcement lags

More states require masks in public as COVID-19 spreads, but enforcement lags

Governors and mayors in some regions with rising COVID-19 counts have made masks mandatory in public places. But sometimes their own police refuse to enforce the mask rules.
by Brian Mann

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Trump sets date to end WHO membership over its handling of virus

Trump sets date to end WHO membership over its handling of virus

In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism.
by Pien Huang

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Trump sets date to end WHO membership over its handling of virus

Trump sets date to end WHO membership over its handling of virus

In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism.
by Pien Huang

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