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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 …

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 …

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 …

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: California, Florida and Texas, home to nearly 100 million, are getting swamped by the virus. To demand that schools reopen, Betsy DeVos abandons a long advocacy of local control. Britain is expected to mandate face coverings in shops and supermarkets. Delta lost $ 5.7 …

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 …