July 18, 2020
Half of Black workers in Minnesota have lost work during pandemic

More than one-quarter of Black workers were still making weekly unemployment claims last month, compared with 9% of white workers.
Star Tribune
FDA Issues First Emergency Authorization for Sample Pooling in Diagnostic Testing

FDA issued first emergency authorization for sample pooling in COVID-19 diagnostic testing to Quest Diagnostics for its Quest SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR test.
FDA
Trump reportedly seeks to block testing funds as Covid-19 surges across south and west

US logs more than 70,000 new cases a day as stimulus debated but report says Senate Republicans frustrated by White House stance
The Guardian
Man who died in motorcycle crash counted as COVID-19 death in Florida: Report
A man who died in a motorcycle crash was counted as a COVID-19 death in Florida, according to a new report fromFOX 35 Orlando. According to the report, Orange County Health Officer Dr. Raul Pino was asked whether two coronavirus victims in their 20s had any underlying medical conditions that could have potentially made them more susceptible to the virus. Pino's answer was that one of the two people who was listed as a COVID death actually died in a motorcycle crash.
CBS12
Trump doesn’t think US needs a national mask mandate

CNN
‘No mask, no entry. Is that clear enough? That seems pretty clear, right?’
Washington Post
Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics

PETER HITCHENS: The Government began its wild, disproportionate shutdown of the country by spreading fear of a devastating plague that would destroy the NHS and kill untold thousands.
Daily Mail
As retail chain mandates loom, mask-wearing is the new normal for Upper Valley shoppers
V News
Columnist calls out Chris Cuomo's wife for lack of social distancing, promoting shoes, magazine during Instagram yoga session

New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz blasted Cristina Cuomo, the wife of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, for doing yoga at a high-end shoe store, arguing that people like the Cuomos enjoyed a separate set of rules during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fox News
Medical residency is always hard; now 38,000 trainees are starting during a pandemic

CNN
Trump and the virus-era China ban that isn’t

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's “ban” on travel from China is his go-to point when defending his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
AP News
As virus surges in some US states, emergency rooms swamped

In Texas, Dr. Alison Haddock of the Baylor College of Medicine said the current situation is worse than after Hurricane Harvey, which swamped Houston with floodwaters in 2017. The state reported a new daily record for virus deaths Friday and more than 10,000 confirmed cases for the fourth consecutive day.
PBS

