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The largest medical complex in the world is at 98 percent ICU capacity but the increase in hospitalizations has not been in COVID-19 patients.

"We are not at all reducing the regulatory rigor with which we will evaluate and hopefully approve vaccines," the senior U.S. health department official told reporters.

"We're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath us," California Governor Gavin Newsom said. "I don't want to air any more than that."

The virtual discussion is being hosted by Brown University.

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"Most of my male colleagues don't get taken on in that way at all," Dr. Barbara Ferrer said when discussing the backlash and death threats female public health experts have received in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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While eastern equine encephalitis is a rare disease, around 30 percent of patients die and others will suffer ongoing neurological problems.

Around one in 150 people infected with West Nile virus develop a serious illness.

The seven-day rolling average of daily new deaths in Sweden has also been declining for months.

The promotion of hydroxychloroquine will not save lives.

Jerome Adams told viewers that the government is "not trying to take away your freedoms."

The daily death toll in Florida has seen several dramatic spikes this month.

"These babies have not even had their first birthday yet," said Nueces County health official Annette Rodriguez.

DeSantis' office told Newsweek he believes a "bottom-up" decision making process is the best approach to requiring masks.

Some observers have alleged that state governments, such as Ipwa and Florida, are not presenting the public with accurate coronavirus statistics.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine urged residents to wear face coverings as COVID-19 cases increase in the state, saying those who refuse to adopt preventative measures are playing "Russian roulette" with their lives.

A Colorado man faces criminal charges for violating a county public health order and aggressively coughing on a woman during a hike back in March during the pandemic lockdown.

"Trying to fight this pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is like fighting blindfolded," the public health experts wrote.

The Republican senator from Florida continued his demands for people to "weigh cost versus benefit" of coronavirus lockdown restrictions

Over the past week, America saw three days with a record-high number of cases.

Only 36 percent of Republicans said they were concerned about COVID-19.

"What we've seen over the last several days is a spike in cases that is way beyond the worst spikes that we've seen," the infectious diseases expert said.

On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said if things don't turn around, he wouldn't be surprised to see 100,000 new cases in a day.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said a surge in cases anywhere in the country puts the entire nation at risk.

Tourism in Berlin is expected to be nonexistent for the foreseeable future. That could mean the end of a world-class clubbing scene.

It is irresponsible to needlessly alienate those skeptical of vaccination, write two professors who have written books on vaccination.

Academics who research police violence told Newsweek his death is symptomatic of a systemic problem with racialized police violence in the U.S..

The state's lieutenant governor has also expressed dismay over the quick awarding of a nearly $300 million contract to a little-known north Texas company.

Black Americans are significantly more likely to know some with a severe case of COVID-19.