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Several countries independently reported the findings, prompting the call for further research. Public health news is on a doctor's dismay at non mask wearers, public transportation, open bars, and protection for workers, also.
Also in the news: why a COVID test is like a pregnancy test; scientists discover six different types of the disease; and the question of who should pay the tab for testing.
The data out of South Korea adds yet another complexity to the difficult decision of whether to open schools. Also, more than 80 infants test positive in one Texas county.
In other news about testing and the administration: California Gov. Gavin Newsom was reportedly told to appeal directly to President Donald Trump and to thank him if Newsom wanted help in getting more testing swabs. And Colorado's governor calls the national testing situation a "complete disgrace."
In an effort to increase testing capacity, Quest Diagnostics will now be allowed to "pool" up to four samples together. If the group comes back positive, samples will be tested individually.
The next coronavirus stimulus package tops the agenda for congressional lawmakers trying to negotiate thorny issues like joblessness, state financial assistance and business liability.
Profits look stronger for medical device makers. In other research news: Does the flu linger in the air, too?
British pharmaceutical company Synairgen says its nebulizer treatment produced a 79% lower risk of COVID-19 patients developing a severe form of the disease than those given a placebo in initial trials. Other drug trial news related to hydroxychloroquine is also reported.
“I don’t believe in this story at all, there is no sense in it,” Andrey Kelin, Russia's ambassador to Britain, told the BBC of claims from the U.S., Britain and Canada that Russian hackers are targeting coronavirus treatment and vaccine research.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that HHS' payment cuts to hospitals' off-site outpatient departments were legal. The D.C. court also upheld the Trump administration's controversial expansion of short-term, limited-duration health plans.
Postponed because of the COVID crisis, audits of health care providers' Medicare claims will resume.
Amazon is opening primary-care clinics for some employees; and in a grab bag of health industry news, lawsuits and delayed leadership changes.
"He's a little bit of an alarmist -- that's OK," President Donald Trump said of his top infectious disease expert. Despite recent criticisms from a few fellow administration officials, Dr. Anthony Fauci continues to urge Americans to take more precautions to stem the coronavirus outbreak.
In a wide-ranging Fox News interview, President Donald Trump continued to blame testing as to why the U.S. leads the world in coronavirus stats. "Many of those cases shouldn't even be cases," he said. He also said he'd leave the decision on mask mandates to state governors.
COVID news from Florida, California, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Ohio and Louisiana.
Over 140,000, or a quarter of the total COVID-19 deaths, were in the U.S. Case counts continue to accelerate to record or near-record levels in California, Florida and Kentucky.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages focus on the controversy around mask wearing and other public health issues.
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