July 02, 2020
‘Sad and tragic:’ Federal nursing home data show at least 3,400 staffers infected, 14 dead

The data show at least 3,400 workers have contracted COVID-19 or were presumed to have the disease during the pandemic.
Connecticut Mirror
Don’t ‘balance lives against the economy’ in unprecedented pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns

'You don't want to balance lives against the economy,' Dr. Anthony Fauci said during an interview with the JAMA Network.
CNBC
Rep. Andy Biggs wants to fire Drs. Fauci and Birx beause they make Trump look bad?

AZ Central
Dr. Fauci’s wake-up call to my med school class

CNN
COVID-19 vaccines to enter late-stage trial by end of July, Fauci says
Reuters
‘Covid Parties’ Are Not a Thing

No, Alabama frat boys aren’t doing snot shots and betting on who can get sick first. Why does the media keep suggesting otherwise?
Wired
Despite pandemic, Trump promoting July 4th fireworks in DC over mayor's objections

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, President Trump is set to host a 4th of July event from the South Lawn on Saturday. As many as 300,000 could attend.
ABC
Latino, Black people dying and becoming infected with COVID-19 at staggering rates, data shows
While it’s true that anyone could contract COVID-19, growing data shows the virus is infecting and killing people in Latino and Black communities across the country at a disturbing rate.
KSAT
In the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, do brown lives matter?
The Lancet
The WHO’s risky communication strategy created confusion around COVID-19
The Conversation
U.S. officials recommend — but don’t require — masks on planes
LA Times
Seriously, Just Wear Your Mask
New York Times
Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes it

Jacksonville
Face Masks Mandatory In Most Of Texas, Starting Friday

With COVID-19 cases setting records, Gov. Greg Abbott is requiring most Texans to wear face coverings in public. The order takes effect Friday and applies to counties with 20 or more cases.
NPR
We don't live in a communist country!': battle over masks rages in Texas

Coronavirus cases are rising, but despite the exhortations of public health experts, many Texans just don’t want to wear a mask
The Guardian
Kansas governor signs order mandating face masks in public

The order requires Kansans to wear masks indoors, in most cases, or outdoors where six feet of social distancing cannot be maintained.
KWCH
People are still not wearing masks? It’s time to start enforcing the rules
LA Times
Man rips face mask off employee at beer store: ‘You don’t need that’

Marni Magaro was in a beer cooler in Central Pa. when two maskless customers came in. One of them grabbed her mask and pulled it off.
Pennlive
Gov. DeSantis: Wear a mask, avoid the 'Three Cs' as Florida enters Fourth of July weekend

On Thursday, Florida smashed its record for the highest daily increases yet, reporting over 10,000 new cases overnight.
Fox 35 Orlando
Trump administration calls for masks throughout air travel, other guidelines for Covid-19 era

The Trump administration issued a series of air travel safety guidelines for the Covid-19 era but stopped short of requiring social distancing onboard
CNBC
5 Reasons Why the George Floyd Protests Did Not Increase COVID-19 Spread
D Magazine
Herman Cain treated for COVID-19 after attending Trump rally

The 74-year-old was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The statement says Cain was hospitalized Wednesday after he developed 'serious' symptoms but he is 'awake and alert.'
PBS
Senate confirms Army general to lead vaccine effort

Perna, a logistician, was tapped by President Donald Trump in May to be chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, the administration's vaccine effort.
Politico
Reopening America: We shouldn’t reopen the economy without paid sick and family leave

Isabel V. Sawhill and Morgan Welch argue that paid sick leave will be crucial to reopening the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brookings
USC reverses robust fall reopening plans, asks students to stay home for online classes
LA Times






