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This briefing has now ended. Read the latest updates here. Here’s what you need to know: Eighteen states set daily case records in the past week, and 40 have had 14-day increases in cases per capita. North Korea declares ‘maximum’ emergency after discovering what it says might be its first …

Here’s what you need to know: As global cases keep soaring, the virus rebounds in places that seemed to have tamed it. U.S. records four million total cases and another day of at least 1,100 deaths. Latin Americans are taking dubious, even dangerous drugs for Covid-19. And they have the …

Here’s what you need to know: Senate Republicans are expected to unveil a roughly $ 1 trillion virus aid plan. California and Texas are among the states setting new daily records. A map of coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S. New unemployment claims in the U.S. rose last week for the …

It’s been a couple months since I did a post explicitly about COVID-19, or SARS-COV2, or coronavirus, and since the pandemic is still happening and is on everyone’s mind, I’m going to do another one today. This time, I’m going to do a big picture look at where we stand …

Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. announces a nearly $ 2 billion contract for 600 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine. For the first time, Trump urges Americans to wear masks. Republicans squabble over what to include in the next round of pandemic relief. United Airlines will require …

Here’s what you need to know: Trump says the virus will probably ‘get worse before it gets better.’ The U.S. reports more than 1,000 deaths in a day for the first time in July. The U.S. military’s infection rate has tripled over the past six weeks. The C.D.C. says the …

This briefing has now ended. Read live coronavirus updates here. Here’s what you need to know: The White House pushes to eliminate billions from a relief proposal drafted by Senate Republicans. The F.D.A. signs off on pooled testing, which significantly expands diagnostic capacity. A study in South Korea finds that …

Here’s what you need to know: As the science on masks’ effectiveness mounts, so does the U.S. debate on mandates. Trump calls Fauci ‘a little bit of an alarmist,’ the latest salvo of White House criticism. Testing delays are complicating efforts to slow the spread of the virus. Several Chinese …

The offer to employees at the state-owned oil giant was compelling: Be among the first in China to take a coronavirus vaccine. The employees at PetroChina could use one of two vaccines “for emergency use” to protect themselves when working overseas as part of China’s ambitious infrastructure program, according to …