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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: 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 …

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 …

In some American neighborhoods, it’s hard to spot even one person outside without a face covering. In others, your odds of seeing many maskless people are quite high. Public health officials believe that face coverings can substantially slow transmission of the coronavirus, which is spreading rapidly in many states. But …

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Here’s what you need to know: Some of the biggest school districts are in counties where infection rates are high. In the U.S., renewed lockdowns, closed schools and uncertain federal support cloud hopes of a rapid rebound. The virus complicates an ideological clash between China and the United States. Declining …

Here’s what you need to know: Case numbers in the U.S. are rising in all but a handful of states. As Fauci becomes more vocal, Trump aides are moving to undercut him. Reducing health risks by shifting life outdoors. A virus outbreak at U.S. bases in Japan is testing an …

Here’s what you need to know: Florida reports more than 15,000 new cases, a daily record for the U.S. A day after Trump first sported a mask in public, administration officials urge the public to do so, too. Cases are reaching alarming levels in the Midwest. A Texas beach city …

Here’s what you need to know: The surge in the United States is being driven largely by states that moved to reopen early. Florida sets a new record for most deaths it has reported in a single day. Under pressure from scientists globally, the W.H.O. acknowledges that the virus can …