U.S. faces bleak summer as coronavirus infections surge
Iris Ortega, who arrived at 1:50 am, sits in her car as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease testing in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
In Houston, a line of more than 200 cars snaked around the United Memorial Medical Center as people waited for hours in sweltering heat to get tested. Some had arrived the night before to secure a place in line at the drive-through site. “I was like, let me get here at three, maybe nobody will be here,” Davis said. “I got here, there was a line already.”
A widely cited mortality model from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projected on Tuesday that U.S. deaths would reach 208,000 by Nov. 1, with the outbreak expected to gain new momentum heading into the fall. Speaking at the White House, Trump said some people wanted to keep schools closed for political reasons. “No way, so we’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools.”
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