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President Trump is considering new immigration regulations that would allow border officials to temporarily block American citizens and legal permanent residents from returning to the United States from abroad if authorities believe they may be infected with the coronavirus.

In recent months, Mr. Trump has imposed sweeping rules that ban entry by foreigners into the United States, citing the risk of allowing the virus to spread from hot spots abroad. But those rules have exempted two categories of people attempting to return: American citizens and non-citizens who have already established legal residence.

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths drop for first time in four weeks--Reuters

Mon, 2020-08-10 17:45 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID-19 deaths drop for first time in four weeks The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 fell 16% to about 7,200 people last week, the first decline in deaths after four weeks of increases, according to a Reuters tally of state and county reports. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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Company accused of saying product could lower COVID-19 risk

Mon, 2020-08-10 17:28 — mike kraft

Company accused of saying product could lower COVID-19 risk SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia company falsely claimed a vitamin D product it was selling could lower the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19, federal prosecutors said. Matthew Ryncarz... AP NEWS

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia company falsely claimed a vitamin D product it was selling could lower the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19, federal prosecutors said.

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opinion: NIH 'Shark Tank' on track to produce quick, inexpensive COVID-19 tests by fall: Senators

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:54 — mike kraft

NIH 'Shark Tank' on track to produce quick, inexpensive COVID-19 tests by fall: Senators While we wait for vaccines and treatments, testing is critical to containing COVID-19 and helping people safely return to school, work and eating out. Lamar Alexander and Roy Blunt USA TODAY

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ANALYSIS A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen.

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:25 — mike kraft

A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen. As Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visits, here’s what the United States could learn from Taiwan’s response. Emily Rauhala Washington Post

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Fear of hospitals is causing too many Mexicans to delay virus treatment

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:04 — mike kraft

...Mexico is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world, with more than 52,000 confirmed deaths, the third-highest toll of the pandemic. And its struggle has been made even harder by a pervasive phenomenon: a deeply rooted fear of hospitals.

The problem has long plagued nations overwhelmed by unfamiliar diseases. During the Ebola epidemic in 2014, many in Sierra Leone believed that hospitals had become hopeless death traps, leading sick people to stay home and inadvertently spread the disease to their families and neighbors.

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