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Trump dismisses coronavirus cases in children, says they’re a ‘tiny fraction’ of deaths

Despite a study that found nearly 100,000 children were infected with the coronavirus in the final two weeks of July, President Trump on Monday reiterated the false claim that children are essentially immune to the virus, and that schools should reopen for in-person instruction in the fall.

“I think, for the most part, they don’t get very sick,” Trump said of children. “... It’s also a case where there’s a tiny fraction of death, tiny fraction, and they get better very quickly.”

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President Trump suddenly exited his coronavirus briefing amid reports that the Secret Service shot a person outside the White House grounds. Secret Service confirmed that a shooting involving a U.S. Secret Service officer occurred at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
White House officials have been circulating a proposal that would give U.S. border authorities the extraordinary ability to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from entering the country from Mexico if they are suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus.
College football players, including Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields, spoke forcefully in favor of saving the fall season, even as momentum seemed to tilt toward cancellation, and urging players to unionize. President Trump tweeted Monday afternoon: “Play College Football!”
After one Georgia high school reopened with in-person instruction, viral photos showed hallways packed with maskless students. Now North Paulding High School is temporarily reverting to virtual instruction while the school is cleaned, after six students and three teachers tested positive.
California’s director of public health abruptly resigned Sunday night, a week after the state announced that an error with its electronic lab reporting system caused an undercount in newly reported coronavirus cases.
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President Trump suddenly exited his coronavirus briefing amid reports that the Secret Service shot a person outside the White House grounds. Secret Service confirmed that a shooting involving a U.S. Secret Service officer occurred at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
White House officials have been circulating a proposal that would give U.S. border authorities the extraordinary ability to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from entering the country from Mexico if they are suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus.
College football players, including Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields, spoke forcefully in favor of saving the fall season, even as momentum seemed to tilt toward cancellation, and urging players to unionize. President Trump tweeted Monday afternoon: “Play College Football!”
After one Georgia high school reopened with in-person instruction, viral photos showed hallways packed with maskless students. Now North Paulding High School is temporarily reverting to virtual instruction while the school is cleaned, after six students and three teachers tested positive.
California’s director of public health abruptly resigned Sunday night, a week after the state announced that an error with its electronic lab reporting system caused an undercount in newly reported coronavirus cases.
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