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From Elbow Bumps To Missing Audience, Coronavirus Pandemic Was Omnipresent At Debate Between Biden And Sanders

March 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Although the two Democratic candidates addressed other issues, the COVID-19 outbreak was front of mind during Sunday night’s Democratic presidential debate. Both former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said they were using a lot of soap to avoid infection. They also laid out their plans for how they would address such a crisis if they were in the Oval Office.

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Trump Attempts To Reassure Public That There Are No Food Shortages Amid Panic-Buying Induced By Coronavirus Fears

March 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump said there’s no need for Americans to hoard food and toiletries as the nation’s supply chains remain intact. But shoppers who went out over the weekend to stock up for weeks of isolation were met with empty shelves in many stores. Behavioral experts say the psychological drive behind the impulse to hoard is very human and understandable in times like these. Meanwhile, state attorneys general try to crack down on scams.

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Fed Slashes Benchmark Interest Rate In Extraordinary Attempt To Blunt Financial Damage From Coronavirus

March 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

By slashing its benchmark short-term rate and pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into the financial system, the Federal Reserve’s moves recalled the emergency action it took at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Gilead Increases Its Remdesivir Donation To U.S. As Executives Tout Drug’s Long-Term Profit Potential

May 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

The drugmaker didn’t provide an explanation of why it was increasing the donation of its medication that has shown to help treat coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, Gilead seems eager to convince skeptical investors that the $1 billion spent this year on development and production can eventually yield a real return.

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In Wake Of Nightmarish Outbreak At Wash. Nursing Facility, CMS Ramps Up Infection-Control Inspection Efforts

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

“To make sure that we’re doing everything we can as a health care system to contain the spread of the coronavirus, that our focus should be on infection control,” CMS Administrator Seema Verma said of the agency’s directions to state agencies that survey nursing homes and hospital accrediting organizations. Nursing homes are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus, as the mortality rate climbs sharply in elderly patients.

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Record 26M Filed For Jobless Claims Over Last 5 Weeks, With Additional 4.4M Joining Ranks Last Week

April 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Last week another 4.4 million Americans sought unemployment benefits after losing their jobs due to the coronavirus-driven shutdowns. The staggering figures suggest that the U.S. unemployment rate has spiked as high as 20%.

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First Person-To-Person Transmission Of Coronavirus Confirmed In U.S.

January 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

The patient is the husband of someone who had come back from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak. “The risk to the general public remains low. This person-to-person spread was between two very close contacts, a husband and wife,” said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Meanwhile, as HHS Secretary Alex Azar takes the reins in dealing the with outbreak in the U.S., President Donald Trump still faces pressure as fears mount. Media outlets report on screenings, evacuations, possible cases in the states, and more.

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Doctors Concerned Rural Health Care Will Be Affected By Trump’s Visa Freeze

June 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

“You need these H-1B physicians who are willing to go to Alabama, Georgia, you know, parts of the beltway that just don’t have enough doctors,” said Mahsa Khanbabai, an attorney with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The health care worker exemption in the order only applies to people who are caring for COVID patients or doing research on the coronavirus.

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Dems Launch Inquiry Into Administration’s Small-Business Aid Distribution After Watchdogs Sound Alarm

June 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

“The administration should release the names of all P.P.P. borrowers — as the S.B.A. routinely does for similar loan programs,” the lawmakers demanded after inspectors general warned Congress that previously unknown Trump administration legal decisions could substantially block their ability to oversee more than $1 trillion in spending related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Where Did All The Non-Coronavirus Patients Go? Hospitals Worry About Silent Sub-Epidemic Of People Not Seeking Care

April 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

“Everybody is frightened to come to the ER,” doctors say. But that means people who do need care aren’t getting it. In other public health news: the increased risk for patients who are diabetic or obese; an uptick in hospitalizations among children; the fraying safety net for disabled Americans; and more.

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Smartphones Could Become Savior In War Against Coronavirus, But Some Obstacles Stand In The Way

March 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

“Telehealth can be a force multiplier that helps protect health workers and extends their reach, and should absolutely be seized upon,” said Eric Perakslis, of Duke University. But there are obstacles to telehealth in the U.S., since its health care system is not well-suited to widely adopt digital health tools.

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Perspectives: Questions On Coronavirus?: Only Listen To The Medical Experts; Pandemic Makes Borders Absolutely Meaningless

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

Editorial pages focus on issues surrounding the pandemic.

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Series Of Sports Cancellations, Two Celebrity Cases Help Drive Home Seriousness Of Coronavirus Threat

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

The NBA has indefinitely suspended its season, the NCAA basketball tournament will be played without fans, and actor Tom Hanks announced that he and his wife Rita Wilson have been infected. The events helped crystallize just how serious the outbreak is and how much it will likely disrupt Americans’ daily lives in the months to come.

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China Continues Revising Coronavirus Counting Method, But Outbreak Seems To Be Stabilizing In Epicenter

February 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

The number of new cases in China once again declined in a trend that some see as hopeful. But experts have warned there could be a renewed increase in cases once China properly returns to work late this week or next.

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Details Of House’s Swiftly Moving Package: Unemployment Insurance, Food Aid, Free Coronavirus Testing

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

House leaders rushed to put together multi-billion dollar legislation to help address the looming public health and financial crisis. The House is expected to vote Thursday on the sweeping package and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had been in close contact with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as they drafted the bill to ensure the lawmakers were on the same page as the administration. It’s unclear if Republicans in the Senate will support the package, though.

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States Work To Identify, Contain Any Possible Cases Of Coronavirus

January 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

News stories from across the country look at where patients are being monitored over concerns of infections.

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Day-Long Email Crash Crippled Federal Health Offices As Coronavirus Was First Gaining Grounds In U.S.

March 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

A test of CMS’s email crashed the system on Feb. 23, frustrating health officials just as they were trying to negotiate the first bloom of the coronavirus in the United States. Meanwhile, CDC Director Robert Redfield counters claims that closing the borders would help prevent the spread of the virus.

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Chinese Legislature To Fast-Track Ban On Trade, Consumption Of Wild Animals Amid Coronavirus Epidemic

February 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

Some of the earliest coronavirus infections were found in people exposed to a wildlife market in Hubei’s provincial capital Wuhan, where bats, snakes, civets and other animals were sold. Since the inception of the outbreak, health experts have been outspoken about how such places are fertile breeding grounds for viruses. Other news from China looks at health care workers’ infections, pregnant women, and evacuations from Wuhan.

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Navy Hospital Ship Comfort Arrives In NYC As Number Of Coronavirus Deaths In Country Climbs Past 3,000

March 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

The number of U.S. deaths is nearing the total China has reported. Shortly after the USNS Comfort arrived in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the statewide death toll had risen by 253 in a single day. The naval ship will offer 1,000 hospital beds to help alleviate the strain for local hospitals. Meanwhile, other sites in the city, including Central Park, are being turned into field hospitals to help handle the overflow. And FEMA is sending refrigerated trucks to make up for the lack of space in the city’s morgues.

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Now Is Not The Time To Get Complacent, Experts Say As Coronavirus Cases Continue To Slow

February 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Chinese government’s daily tally of new COVID-19 infections and deaths from the virus has declined steadily since Feb. 12, and public health experts suggest that China’s aggressive measures to contain the epidemic are working. But global health leaders remain cautious.

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