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3 In 10 Laid-Off Americans Worried About Food And Housing: Poll 8/12/20, 4:15 p.m. ET
Three in 10 Americans who lost their jobs during the coronavirus crisis this year said they will have a very difficult time meeting basic needs, including paying for groceries or rent, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Half of those surveyed said they were financially stressed but will be able to make ends meet.
Results of the poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday, come nearly two weeks after a $600 weekly enhanced unemployment benefit was allowed to expire with no replacement plan in sight. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said earlier Wednesday that Democrats and Republicans are miles apart on reaching a deal on a fresh round of pandemic relief.
Respondents pinned blame fairly evenly on all parties involved in the negotiations.
Sara Boboltz
Fauci Expresses Doubt About Safety Of Russian Vaccine 8/12/20, 7 a.m. ET
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that having a vaccine and proving that its safe and effective are two different things, casting doubts on Russias claim on Tuesday that it has a vaccine ready for use.
In a preview of an interview for National Geographic released Tuesday, Fauci said the U.S. had more than half a dozen vaccines in development, and could start administering them as soon as next week if we wanted to take the chance of hurting a lot of people, or giving them something that doesnt work. But, thats not the way it works.
So, I hope, but I havent heard any evidence to make me feel thats the case, I hope that the Russians have actually, definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective, Fauci continued. I seriously doubt that theyve done that.
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Lee Moran
Florida, Georgia Both Surpass Daily Coronavirus Death Toll Records 8/11/20, 7 p.m. ET
Florida and Georgia both set new records for their daily death tolls due to the coronavirus pandemic, health officials said Tuesday.
Florida, one of the nations ongoing epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis, said 276 people had died in a 24-hour period ending Tuesday, higher than the previous death toll record set on July 31. The state has seen more than 542,000 cases and 8,500 deaths.
Georgia, which was one of the first states to reopen under orders from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, said 137 people had died, surpassing the states record that was set just last week. More than 4,200 people have died in Georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cases of COVID-19 are still rising in some states and territories, and health officials have long warned that while other states may have seen surges decrease, the number of deaths attributed to infections lags just behind such peaks.
Nick Visser
Local Transmission Of Virus Breaks Out Again In New Zealand After 102 Days 8/11/20, 7:30 a.m. ET
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that four coronavirus cases have been found in an Auckland household with no history of overseas travel, the first cases in 102 days, the Associated Press reports.
Auckland, the countrys largest city, will go into lockdown until Friday, with people asked to stay at home and bars and many other businesses closed. The rest of the country will be banned from gatherings of more than 100 and people will need to social distance from each other.
We had all hoped not to find ourselves in this position again. But we had also prepared for it. And as a team, we have also been here before, Ardern said.
Liza Hearon
Russia Claims Vaccine Is Ready For Use Despite Lack Of Phase 3 Testing 8/11/20, 6 a.m. ET
Russia has registered a coronavirus vaccine and declared it safe for use, despite international skepticism about the testing of it, the Associated Press reported.
President Vladimir Putin said one of his two daughters had participated in the experiment and received the vaccine.I would like to repeat that it has passed all the necessary tests, he said. The most important thing is to ensure full safety of using the vaccine and its efficiency.
Scientists have voiced concern about Russia potentially rushing a vaccine before the end of Phase 3 trials, which typically take months and involve thousands of people.
Russia has recorded over 890,000 cases of coronavirus and reported nearly 15,000 deaths.
Liza Hearon
Coronavirus Cases Top 20 Million Worldwide 8/10/2020, 8:35 p.m. ET
There are now more than 20 million COVID-19 cases worldwide, a tally by Johns Hopkins University reported Monday. More than one-quarter of those cases are in the United States. Brazil and India trail the U.S., with 3 million and 2.2 million cases, respectively.
Lydia OConnor
California Governor Wont Say Why States Public Health Director Resigned 8/10/2020, 4:35 p.m. ET
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) remained tightlipped when asked Monday to explain the sudden resignation of the states public health director, Dr. Sonia Angell.
I try not to have personnel discussions in public, he said when a reporter asked him if he requested she step down.
Angell resigned Sunday night after news broke that a series of data failures had led to a backlog of around 300,000 coronavirus test results in California.
Forgive me for being human here, Newsom said when another reporter pressed him to elaborate. Im governor; the buck stops with me, he added, noting he wanted to maintain respect for Angell, whom he said he considers to be a friend.
He offered slightly more clarity when a third reporter challenged him, saying Californians deserved to know the circumstances of Angells departure. Newsom hinted Angell had to take the fall for the data glitch.
Were all accountable for our respective roles, for what happened underneath us, he said.
Newsom also noted that the state had seen a 19% decrease in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in the last two weeks.
Lydia OConnor
Almost 100,000 U.S. Children Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Last 2 Weeks Of July 8/10/20, 7:42 a.m. ET
More than 97,000 children in the U.S. tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Childrens Hospital Association, as schools around the country grapple with if or how they can safely reopen this fall.
The report included data from 49 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. But it didnt include complete data from Texas, currently a virus hotspot, so the number of confirmed cases involving children could be much higher.
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Marina Fang
California Public Health Director Resigns 8/10/20, 5:50 a.m. ET
Dr. Sonia Angell, the head of Californias public health department, resigned late Sunday, the Associated Press reports. While she didnt give a reason, her departure comes days after the state announced a fix to a technical glitch that was causing coronavirus test data to become backlogged.
Some 300,000 records had become backlogged in the system, which is used to make decisions about reopening businesses and schools. Not all of the records were coronavirus cases, though.
Liza Hearon
Trump Adviser Calls Testing In U.S. A Miracle Despite Long Waits 8/9/20, 12 p.m. ET
White House national security adviser Robert OBrien praised the Trump administrations coronavirus testing apparatus, calling it a miracle, despite widespread reports of test results taking days or even weeks to process.
In his first TV interview since recovering from COVID-19, OBrien was asked how long before the average American is able to access speedy, asymptomatic testing like White House officials or professional athletes can.
Well, were working on testing, OBrien told CBS News Face the Nation. I think whats happening with testing in America is really a miracle. I mean we havent theres no country in the world that comes close to what America is doing on testing. But were working on getting more testing out there.
The countrys coronavirus testing systems have been overwhelmed in recent weeks by a surge in demand, creating multiday backlogs. For some workers, the delays are causing them to miss paychecks as they await results so they can return to work.
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