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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir testifies before a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on the response "The Administration Response to Ongoing Shortages of PPE and Critical Medical Supplies" on Thursday, July 2, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

Brett Giroir: More coronavirus lockdowns ‘on the table’

The Trump administration on Sunday warned Americans to brace for more hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 this summer as the disease surged across the country and Florida set a record for the most new cases in a single day.

July 12, 2020
A healthcare worker walks around a car to test a passenger at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site outside Hard Rock Stadium, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida is one of the nation's hot spots for coronavirus. Almost 10,000 confirmed cases were added Wednesday, bringing its total since March 1 to nearly 224,000. Almost 4,000 people have died, including 48 reported by the state Wednesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Andrew Cuomo: New York sending remdesivir supply to hard-hit Florida

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday his state was shipping supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir to Florida, a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wasn't looking for help from the Empire State as his state deals with a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

July 10, 2020
The logo and building of the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 15 April 2020. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) **FILE**

WHO: Droplets, contact still ‘dominant’ methods of COVID-19 transmission

The scientist serving as the technical lead for the World Health Organization's coronavirus response said on Friday that droplets and contact are still the "dominant" roots of COVID-19 transmission after the group allowed this week that airborne particles indoors could spread the disease."

July 10, 2020
President Trump holds a campaign rally at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 10, 2020. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump postpones N.H. rally over weather concerns

President Trump's planned rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday is being postponed by "a week or two" over weather concerns, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Friday.

July 10, 2020

CDC school reopening guidelines rejected by Donald Trump

President Trump on Wednesday rejected guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to safely reopen schools -- guidelines that are now being revised -- as he finds himself increasingly at odds with his own administration over how to confront a surge in coronavirus cases.

July 8, 2020
Ricardo Sojuel waits for a coronavirus swab as workers start to dismantle a mobile COVID-19 testing unit, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

U.S. surpasses 3 million coronavirus cases

The United States has surpassed the 3 million mark in coronavirus cases among its more than 300 million residents, Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday.

July 8, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a "National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America's Schools," event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. announces formal withdrawal from WHO

The White House formally informed the United Nations and Congress on Tuesday that the United States intends to withdraw from the World Health Organization, the public health arm of the U.N.

July 7, 2020