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‘Like leaning into a left hook’: coronavirus calamity unfolds across divided US In a week that saw the worst day on record for new cases, Trump shrugs as experts warn Americans not to follow his lead People sit at tables at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles, California, on 24 June amid a record […] More
Democrats call legal push amid coronavirus crisis an ‘act of unfathomable cruelty’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The supreme court building in Washington DC. The Affordable Care Act is likely to be a key political battleground in the forthcoming presidential election. Photograph: AFP/Getty The Trump administration has asked the US supreme […] More
Pandemic has devastated US, but experts warn lack of testing and early reopening mean ‘we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg’ Coronavirus latest news Covid-19 patients arrive at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York City. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images For Americans, coronavirus went from being a mysterious affliction that occurred in […] More
Iowa touted its Covid-19 testing. Now officials are calling for an investigation The state’s governor awarded a Utah-based company a $26m no-bid contract to run the program, but it has been fraught with complaints People line up for a drive-through testing clinic in Sioux City, Iowa. Photograph: Jerry Mennenga/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Iowa is betting on its […] More
Move on from lies and arrogance? No, let’s reflect Garth Groombridge says this government is all about elitism, selfishness and power, Dr Jim Ford thinks Boris Johnson should stand aside again while he fully recovers, Natalie Cohen says the press should be free to ask uncomfortable questions, while Francis Blake wonders what Mary Wakefield was […] More
Donald Trump remained silent on the death of more than 100,000 Americans from Covid-19 as the US mourned the milestone, and South Korea considered a return to further restrictions after recording its biggest one-day increase in nearly two months. The president made no comment on Twitter about the momentous day, but used the platform to […] More
‘We’re expendable’: black Americans pay the price as states lift lockdowns Experts warn reopening states could have dire consequences on public health, and black Americans already face greater risk Coronavirus – latest global updates Lanee Jackson of Black Lives Matter DC participates in an ‘Essential, Not Expendable’ demonstration and rally during the coronavirus pandemic 27 […] More
A seven-page report from the former president’s science advisers is an implicit criticism of Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic Donald Trump speaks to employees during a visit to a medical equipment distributor in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Nine top scientists who advised Barack Obama in the White House are warning that the US […] More
