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US passes 5 million coronavirus cases As school districts across the country struggle to figure out how — or if— to safely reopen schools to teachers and students, the number of coronavirus cases in the US passed 5 million on Sunday, according to the Coronavirus Research Center at Johns Hopkins University. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/9/21360916/us-5-million-coronavirus-cases

How the new coronavirus surges compare to New York City’s peak The Big Apple was the worst epicenter in the U.S. Now, it has rivals everywhere. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/07/how-new-coronavirus-surges-compare-new-york-city-peak-cvd/

Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app already has more than a million downloads Australia launched a coronavirus contact tracing app on Sunday, drawing over a million downloads within a just few hours, the BBC reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/26/21237598/australia-coronavirus-contact-tracing-privacy

If you've never lost a job or been furloughed, the COVID-19 outbreak might have changed that for you. More than 3 million Americans filed for unemployment the week ending March 21. But that number doesn't reflect the magnitude of people who are financially suffering right now. from https://www.cnet.com/how-to/coronavirus-unemployment-payments-applying-and-more/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The US Navy Hospital Ship Comfort docked in New York City, the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak, on Monday. The ship is expected to be operational soon. from https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/usns-comfort-hospital-ship-new-york-coronavirus/index.html https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200330064232-nyc-hospital-coronavirus-marquez-pkg-exlarge-169.jpg

Police departments across the country are issuing warnings about scammers trying to trick people into reserving a COVID-19 vaccine over the phone. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/19/21186098/phone-scam-cdc-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-reservation-police https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66524909/1213286297.jpg.0.jpg