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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield speaks at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee reviewing coronavirus response efforts on September 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images/AFP)
September 22, 2020, 6:38 am
CDC changes and then retracts information on how virus spreads
Agency adds warning that virus can hang in the air and spread over an extended distance, but later says it was a mistake
By Mike Stobbe
US President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, in Washington, September 16, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP)
September 17, 2020, 2:19 pm
Countering experts, Trump insists virus vaccine could be ready next month
US president says director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ‘confused’ for projecting spring 2021 as time when coronavirus will be available for all
By MATTHEW PERRONE, Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and Mike Stobbe
US President Donald Trump speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 24, 2020, 1:23 am
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
Order will make it easier for some patients to obtain the treatment, but evidence has been inconclusive as to how it works or how best to administer it
By Jonathan Lemire and Mike Stobbe
Louie Brown and her son Nico, 3, feed a giraffe as they wear their masks at Utah's Hogle Zoo Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
July 31, 2020, 5:01 am
Experts see coronavirus numbers in US leveling off, but worries remain
Health professionals say epicenter has shifted from Sun Belt to Midwest and warn a third wave of the virus is likely, with doctors still unsure how virus moves
By Mike Stobbe and NICKY FORSTER
Illustrative; Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people lined up in vehicles in Phoenix's western neighborhood of Maryvale for free COVID-19 tests organized by Equality Health Foundation, June 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
July 12, 2020, 6:43 pm
US coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
New data shows 7-day rolling average for daily reported deaths has increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664; researchers expect trend to continue for several weeks
By Mike Stobbe and NICKY FORSTER
Demonstrators against racism gather near the White House in Washington, June 6, 2020. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
July 2, 2020, 12:31 am
Health experts find little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US
Researchers believe that if the mass demonstrations following the death of George Floyd had a big impact on cases, stronger signs would be apparent by now
By Mike Stobbe and NICKY FORSTER
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries in Waltham, Massachusetts, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
June 26, 2020, 1:14 am
US officials update virus risk groups, add pregnant women
CDC says pregnancy leads to higher hospitalization rate for coronavirus, but not linked to increased chance of death
By Mike Stobbe
In this Thursday, June 11, 2020 file photo, Andrea Castaneda cleans the railings at Universal CityWalk near Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
June 12, 2020, 11:03 pm
CDC posts long-awaited guidance for minimizing everyday coronavirus risk
Tips from US health officials addressing what to do if you can’t stay home include: Take stairs, not elevator; use hand sanitizer after the ATM, and no elbow bumps at gym
By Mike Stobbe
Beach goers in Miami-Dade County enjoy a day on the sand and in the water, on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
June 11, 2020, 11:11 pm
Alarming rise in US virus cases as states roll back lockdowns
In some cases, increased testing appears to be cause for uptick in confirmed cases; others tied to lifting of stay-at-home orders
By Mike Stobbe
A funeral procession in Montepagano, central Italy, May 12, 2020. (AP/Domenico Stinellis)
May 18, 2020, 4:58 am
US and European leaders weigh the risks of reopening without a vaccine
Health experts caution world could be years away from widespread vaccinations; while Trump beams optimism, British and Italian PMs issue dire forecasts
By ELANA SCHOR, Mike Stobbe and Michael Kunzelman
US President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on April 16, 2020, as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
May 7, 2020, 8:05 pm
Trump administration shelves detailed CDC guide to reopening the US
White House move, confirmed by several sources, continues trend of it minimizing role of the country’s top health body in dealing with coronavirus crisis
By JASON DEAREN and Mike Stobbe
People wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus while standing in line outside a Salvation Army food pantry, May 5, 2020, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
May 6, 2020, 6:26 am
US infection rate rising outside New York as states open up
New confirmed infections per day exceed 20,000, and deaths per day are well over 1,000; experts concerned about Florida and Texas, where cases have been rising steadily
By NICKY FORSTER, Carla K. Johnson and Mike Stobbe
In this March 24, 2020, file photo, medical staff members check a ventilator in protective suits at the care unit for the new COVID-19 infected patients inside the Koranyi National Institute of Pulmonology in Budapest (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP, File)
April 9, 2020, 2:13 am
Some doctors fear ventilators could actually be harming virus patients
With reports of unusually high death rates for those on breathing machines, some practitioners are turning to other measures when possible
By Mike Stobbe
Law enforcement officers wear masks while working at a newly opened free drive through Covid-19 testing site provided by United Memorial Medical Center Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
April 3, 2020, 3:23 am
Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks
However, officials concerned wearing masks will detract from social distancing efforts; Pence says direct payments to hospitals could cover those without insurance
By Zeke Miller and Mike Stobbe
A group of ambulances from the Solano EMS Cooperative stage at the visitor center at Travis Air Force Base, adjacent to Fairfield, California, Feb. 16, 2020 (AP Photo/Hector Amezcua)
February 27, 2020, 8:01 am
New US coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin
Hospital says it was four days before the CDC heeded a request to test the patient for COVID-19; patient has no known connection to travel abroad or any other cases
By Robert Jablon and Mike Stobbe
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