Almost all of Tuesday's 36 new cases involved arrivals from overseas,
the National Health Commission said, down from 48 a day earlier, and
taking total infections to 81,554
Following the diagnosis, the US ramped up testing to discover the
staggering magnitude of the epidemic, and now has the highest number of
cases in the world, with at least 190,000 cases and 4,000 deaths.
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As many as 240,000 Americans could die
during the coronavirus pandemic, top health officials said on Tuesday,
despite the measures that have closed schools, limited travel and forced
people to stay home.
Dr.
Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, and Dr.
Deborah Birx, who is coordinating the White House’s response, encouraged
people to adhere to distancing guidelines, noting that more than 2.2
million Americans could have died if nothing had been done.
Sidewalk counselors continue to work outside abortion clinic
Leaders at A Preferred Women's Health Center in Charlotte, NC
are upset by the continued presence of sidewalk counselors outside
their abortion clinic despite stay at home orders from the county and
state.
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continued presence of sidewalk counselors outside their abortion clinic
despite stay at home orders from the county and state. By Jeff Siner
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Chris Cuomo, host of CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” has come down with coronavirus but plans to keep doing his nightly show from home, the network says.
Cuomo, brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and son of former Gov. Mario Cuomo, announced on Twitter he’d tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
“I have been exposed to people in recent days who
have subsequently tested positive and I had fevers, chills and
shortness of breath,” Cuomo wrote. “I just hope I didn’t give it to the
kids and Cristina. That would make me feel worse than this illness!”
Cuomo said in the Twitter post that he’s quarantined in
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