Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Briefing Coronavirus

September 17, 2020

Jade Thuma

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A pharmaceutical company announced a potential treatment for patients with mild or moderate Covid-19.

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Biden’s incoming chief of staff warns that the virus death toll will reach 500,000 by the end of February.

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Ron Klain, who coordinated the Obama administration’s Ebola response, warns,“The virus is going to get worse before it gets better.”

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