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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
Where is the CDC? How Trump sidelined the public health agency in a pandemic The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been at the heart of activity in previous health emergencies but its science-based approach is out of favour at the White House The CDC director, Dr Robert Redfield, with Donald Trump at a […] More
President appears to continue confrontation on Twitter seemingly in response to incident involving CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates Play Video 1:18 ‘You should ask China’: Trump terminates press conference after clash with reporters – video Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to seek to continue a confrontation […] More
Trump is making America an obstacle in the global fight against Covid-19 Michael H Fuchs The president’s deadly mishandling of the pandemic threatens to make the world’s most powerful country a pariah ‘Donald Trump does not seem to recognize that the only effective solution to the pandemic is to counter it everywhere.’ Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP […] More
