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Coronavirus Special Report: Unpacking COVID-19’s rise, fall and rise

People wait in line outside the National Building Museum for walk-up COVID-19 testing on Monday, June 15, 2020.
People wait in line outside the National Building Museum for walk-up COVID-19 testing on Monday, June 15, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller, Emily Kopp, Sandhya Raman, Joanne Levine and Thomas McKinless
Posted June 16, 2020 at 6:54pm

In tonight’s episode, we delve into health care policy. The White House is saying that the media is creating a false narrative of a second wave of coronavirus infections. Public health officials disagree.

Meanwhile, there is some good news regarding treatment. Plus, an update on “Operation Warp Speed,” and finally, the undue burden of the coronavirus on the mental health of African Americans.

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