The Daily Populous

Friday June 19th, 2020 morning edition

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But the nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been warning Americans about the risk of further spread of the virus.

Fauci said "anti-science bias" in the country can be problematic.

It's the same thing that gets people who are anti-vaxxers, who don't want people to get vaccinated, even though the data clearly indicate the safety of vaccines," Fauci added.

The process of getting a United States coronavirus vaccine candidate into a Phase 1 trial happened at record speed, according to Fauci.

Social inequalities are among the factors behind why the black community in the United States has "suffered disproportionately" from Covid-19, Fauci said.

Fauci defended the shutdown policies in the United States and around the world during the pandemic as having saved "millions of lives.".

And others say, 'Well, if you save so many infections by shutting down, why didn't you shut down two weeks earlier? »

Chicago high school student murdered woman after she told him she was transgender: prosecutors

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Even after shooting Selena Reyes-Hernandez twice, Orlando Perez told detectives he went back to her Marquette Park home a second time so he could shoot her again, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.

Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office identified Reyes-Hernandez as Ramiro Reyes-Hernandez, but prosecutors said she preferred to go by the first name of Selena.

Police said Perez shot the victim multiple times in the back and head inside of her home in the 3300 block of West 71st. »

California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces

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California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces California is now requiring people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn’t possible under a new statewide order.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California on Thursday started requiring people throughout the state to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible as the coronavirus continues to spread.

“Science shows that face coverings and masks work,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement about the new order. »

China finds heavy coronavirus traces in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday.

The latest outbreak infected more than 100 people and raised fears of wider contagion in China.

China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers this week amid fears they may be linked to the recent outbreak in Beijing. »

Fauci says "anti-science bias" is a problem in the US

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says it's "very hard to see how" football could be played this fall.

Players are due to NFL training camp on July 22 with the Hall of Fame Game taking place in Canton, Ohio, on August 6.

The College Football Playoff National Championship game takes place on January 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida. »