WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 1209: "That's not prevailing."


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  • 🔥 Daily Damage Report.
  • ğŸŒ� Global: Total confirmed cases ~4,248,000; Total deaths: ~291,000; Total recoveries: ~1,485,100. (Johns Hopkins University)

  • 🇺🇸 U.S.: Total confirmed cases ~1,367,000; Total deaths: ~82,100; Total recoveries: ~233,000

  • 💰 Markets: Dow 📉; S&P 500 📉; Nasdaq 📉

  • 💻 Live Blog: New York Times / Washington Post / The Guardian / NPR / Bloomberg / NBC News / CNN / Wall Street Journal / CNBC

    1/ Dr. Anthony Fauci warned the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that reopening the country too soon “could turn the clock back� and lead to “suffering and death that could be avoided.� The nation’s top infectious diseases expert contrasted Trump’s effort to quickly restart the economy, saying “My concern is that we will start to see little spikes that then turn into outbreaks. The consequences could be really serious […] there is no doubt that when you pull back on mitigation, you will see some cases reappear.� Dr. Fauci added that the death toll is “almost certainly� higher than official counts. He also dismissed the notion that a vaccine would be available by the time schools reopen in the fall, calling it “a bit of a bridge too far.� He added: “There’s no guarantee that the vaccine is actually going to be effective.� Dr. Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, and Stephen Hahn, the head of the FDA, all testified by videoconference because they are self-quarantining after possible exposure to COVID-19. (Associated Press / Politico / NBC News / Wall Street Journal / New York Times / Washington Post / CNBC)

    • Rand Paul to Dr. Fauci: “I don’t think you’re the end-allâ€� on coronavirus and “I don’t think you’re the one person who gets to make a decision.â€� Dr. Fauci replied: “I have never made myself out to be the end-all, or the only voice in this. I’m a scientist, a physician and a public health official. I give advice accord...

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