Coronavirus US: Fauci appears at house hearing on virus 'raging out of control' – live

Hearing chairman: Trump has no strategy to protect peopleUS testing has been a catastrophe. Is Trump’s testing tsar to blame?Plan to slash $600 lifeline threatens misery for millionsPortland sees peaceful protests following withdrawal of federal troopsSign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.00pm BST Democratic committee chairman James Clyburn is showing a graph that depicts new coronavirus cases in the US rising sharply in recent weeks, while the European Union has plateaued and is going down.He asks Fauci why the US infections are surging in so many states.Asked why the US coronavirus outbreak is so much worse than it has been in Europe, Dr. Fauci explains that state shutdown orders didn’t go far enough and were rescinded too soon pic.twitter.com/RUD5KyPNGh 2.53pm BST Assistant secretary for health, and the Trump administration’s coronavirus “testing tsar”, Brett Giroir, is giving his opening statement.Committee chairman James Clyburn, in his blistering opening indictment of the government’s performance, criticized the lack of testing resources in the US that still prevails, and the slowness in those tested being able to get their results. Testing is once again becoming a critical weakness in America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and experts say we may need to revive tighter standards about who can get a test.Why it matters: Although testing has gotten a lot better over the course of the pandemic, the pandemic has gotten worse, and that means the U.S. needs to prioritize its resources — which might mean that frequent testing solely to help open businesses or schools just isn’t feasible. Continue reading…
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