- Within the first 6 months of 2020, the United States has shifted to recommending face masks in public, ramped up testing , and struggled with re-opening.
- Meanwhile, the number of cases is rising, with the United States hitting upwards of 60,000 new cases in a single day in July, according to Johns Hopkins data pulled July 8, 2020.
- Dr. Anthony Fauci has called the pandemic his " worst nightmare ."
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As researchers learn more information about the COVID-19 coronavirus , policies continue to change.
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