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Agency scientists were told 17-page, step-by-step advice to local authorities ‘would never see the light of day’, CDC official says A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest calling for the reopening of California amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with […] More
Rick Bright says he was reassigned to lesser role because he resisted pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rick Bright opposed broad use of hydroxychloroquine, pointing to a lack of scientific evidence to support its use in coronavirus patients. Photograph: Kevin […] More
President disputes warnings and says it is safe for Senate to return Is Trump about to fail the US on coronavirus testing? New York nursing home reports 98 deaths in ‘horrifying’ outbreak Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE […] More
No leadership and no plan: is Trump about to fail the US on coronavirus testing? Donald Trump, left, hands a swab that could be used in coronavirus testing to Mike Pence during a taskforce briefing in Washington DC, on 19 April. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP Declarations of false victory and a vacuum of federal leadership have […] More
The Guardian view on Trump and Covid-19: Americans suffer. Will he? Editorial The US death toll could get much worse thanks to a president concerned about re-election rather than the welfare of citizens ‘Mr Trump’s appalling performance has finally taken a toll on his popularity.’ Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Listeners could be forgiven for a […] More
Trump is handling coronavirus so badly, he almost makes Johnson look good Jonathan Freedland The only thing protecting the prime minister from harsher criticism of his failures is that the US president’s are even worse Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump at a White House event concerned with protecting older […] More
The Guardian view on the EU and Covid-19: better late than never Editorial Europe is in the pandemic frontline but unity among the nations has been rare. That may be changing – not before time Ursula von der Leyen and the European commission have been tasked with creating a recovery fund alongside the EU’s next […] More
EPA warns against bodily disinfectant use One in four Americans say virus costs job of someone in their home Experts: push to reopen states risks second wave Experts denounce Trump’s theory of ‘disinfectant injection’ Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing […] More
