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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
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
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
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 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
Saudia Arabia religious body urges all Muslims to pray at home during Ramadan; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension Trump warns China as Europe’s death toll approaches 100,000 Anger in Sweden as elderly pay price for coronavirus strategy Don’t bet on vaccine to protect us, says world health expert UK coronavirus updates – live See all […] More
Lawyers have sent cease and desist letters to stop stations from airing the video, which edits together Trump’s statements downplaying the crisis In a 13 March press conference, Donald Trump refused to take responsibility for the lack of testing in the US. Photograph: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A Biden Super Pac has released an […] More
