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The Transmission Rate Of Covid-19 Needs To Decrease Before Schools Reopen, U.S. Surgeon General Says

The Trump administration and public health officials have continued to disagree about when and how schools should reopen.

Uber Helping Public Health Officials Contact-Trace Riders And Drivers For Covid-19

U.S. public health officials have filed 158 requests.

BlackRock CEO, President Of Dallas Fed Say Wearing Masks Is Essential To Economic Recovery

‘While monetary policy and fiscal policy have a key role to play, at this point they are not as important as all of us wearing masks and following these healthcare protocols,’ Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said.

Here Are All The Major Retailers Requiring Customers To Wear Masks

CDC Director Robert Redfield said the U.S. could control the pandemic in months if everyone wears face coverings.

CDC Delays New School Reopening Information As Tension With White House Grows

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at a press briefing Thursday that “science should not stay in the way” of school reopenings.

Cuomo Announces A ‘Three Strikes And You’re Closed’ Policy For NYC Restaurants And Bars

The mandate will go into effect immediately and will include a new statewide rule requiring that food be served with alcohol and that all service at bar tops can only be for seated patrons who are socially distanced by six feet or separated by physical…

A Majority Of Americans Oppose The Trump Administration’s Demands To Reopen Schools

As coronavirus cases continue to surge, the administration continues to disagree with public health officials and educators about when and how schools should reopen.

Best Buy Is The Latest Major Chain To Require All Customers To Wear Masks

The company also made its views on statewide mask mandates clear.

California Rolls Back Reopening, Closing Bars And Indoor Operations Of A Range Of Businesses

‘We’ve made this point on multiple occasions and that is we’re moving back into a modification mode of our original stay-at-home order,’ Newsom said at a press briefing, adding, ‘This continues to be a deadly disease.’

White House Plans To Release Its Own Guidelines For Schools Reopening, As Trump Retweets Claim That CDC Is ‘Lying’

“I think it’s all about the election and keeping the economy from coming back, which is about the election. I’m sick of it,” the tweet read.