Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar announced Monday that her father had died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 67 years old.
Omar is not the only lawmaker who has had her family’s life tragically changed by this brutal disease. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in April that her older brother, Don Reed Herring, had died from the coronavirus. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar was open about her husband’s struggles with the disease, though he ultimately ended up recovering. More than 116,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, and more than 2.
Our testing is so much bigger and more advanced than any other country that it shows more cases. Without testing, or weak testing, we would be showing almost no cases. Testing is a double edged sword – Makes us look bad, but good to have!!!“Our testing is so much bigger and more advanced than any other country that it shows more cases. Without testing, or weak testing, we would be showing almost no cases. Testing is a double edged sword – Makes us look bad, but good to have!!!” he tweeted.
Some states have even moved to reverse some of their reopening decisions as cases began to climb to concerning levels. The governors of Oregon and Utah slowed reopening efforts after their states saw spikes in new cases, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has threatened to reverse reopening steps in his state, as well.
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