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Back-and-forth negotiations Tuesday between the White House and Senate Republicans yielded little agreement -- but a lot of ire -- over the scope and cost of the next pandemic funding legislation.
Updated guidelines from the CDC for those who've gotten a positive coronavirus test result recommend isolating for 10 days after symptoms begin. For asymptomatic patients, it's 10 days from the testing date.
In the first briefing of the White House coronavirus task force since April, President Donald Trump warned the nation about the state of the pandemic. He also told Americans to, "get a mask."
The CDC reports that blood samples taken from people in 10 U.S regions show that far more Americans have been infected by COVID-19 than have tested positive. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, also indicates that not enough people have been exposed for widespread immunity.
For the first time since early June, the United States reported Tuesday more than 1,000 deaths in a single day due to the coronavirus. The alarming climb in death rates and hospitalizations undercut arguments about the severity of the current surge.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers focus on efforts under way in Congress and at the local level to address the economic recovery and fight the pandemic.
Opinion writers weigh in on how the country needs to prepare for the 2020 vote.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic issues and others.
Pandemic news from the European Union, China, South Korea and Spain.
Montana deals with a care facility outbreak, while additional news on the coronavirus comes from Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Texas and Louisiana.
Duval County Sheriff Mike Williams, a Republican, says a lack of plans and funding for the Jacksonville event are troubling. Plus, other news from Kentucky, Maryland and Illinois.
Health care companies in New York City are expected to spend 38% more on construction. And a lab company settles federal kickback allegations.
Wage cuts, unemployment checks delayed and workers comp claims denied add up to more economic misery in the pandemic, but much of it is not visible.
Hotel groups filed a lawsuit in San Francisco citing concerns about exposure to contaminated surfaces, and hospital staff in Santa Rosa, Calif., are protesting over inadequate protection and proposed pay cuts. Other news on workers from Michigan and Washington, as well.
In other news on health care and racism, NIH researchers try to get a better sense of how socioeconomic factors like income, family structure and diet affect COVID infections and outcomes, and Black professionals are losing their livelihoods at greater rates than their white counterparts.
A Mayo Clinic publication interviews people who had the virus who report being treated differently since recovering. Other news stories on disparities in America report on telehealth challenges for low-income seniors, ageism and the beating of a veteran at the Portland protests.
Very high temperatures across the country, coupled with social distancing, make it harder to deal with heat-related health problems. And, by the way, the heat isn't killing the coronavirus.
In other sports news: NCAA paints a bleak picture of college football's future during the pandemic; and Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch on Opening Day for the champion Washington Nationals.
Hair salons and barber shops, forced to close again last week, get an OK for some outdoor services. Other public health news is on journalists' mental health, foster care, pandemic pregnancies, prisons, health care workers and birthday parties.
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