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Here are some significant developments:The global tally of people who have died of the coronavirus is rapidly approaching 1 million, while the United States will soon reach 200,000 fatalities. At least 30.7 million cases have been reported worldwide, with the United States contributing more than 6.7 million infections to that count.Britain’s chief medical officer warns…

Coronavirus airborne transmission is evident, 239 researchers said recently, urging the World Health Organization to acknowledge the risk. The organization said in response that there’s “emerging evidence” that the virus can spread via the air, not just the droplets that result from coughing, sneezing, and talking. But the WHO’s wording seems to suggest that it…

President Donald Trump. | Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday offered his first expression of sympathy in observance of the milestone of 100,000 American coronavirus deaths, tweeting his condolences after drawing criticism for failing to reflect on the human cost of the outbreak in recent days. “We have just reached a very sad…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledged Thursday that it is combining the results from viral and antibody COVID-19 tests when reporting the country's testing totals, despite marked differences between the tests.First reported by NPR's WLRN station in Miaimi, the practice has drawn ire from U.S. health experts who  say combining the tests inhibits the agency's ability…

Chicago Tribune | May 15, 2020 | 4:38 PM Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during the daily press briefing regarding the coronavirus pandemic 0n May 3, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.(Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune) Gov. J.B. Pritzker for the first time Friday acknowledged his wife and daughter were in Florida before Illinois’ statewide stay-at-home…