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Pedestrians, wearing face masks protection to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, walk in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Latest: Nearly 500K register for free tests in Hong Kong

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Government officials in protective suits carry a mock coffin as they walk around a busy intersection during a coronavirus awareness campaign to remind people of the risk of contracting COVID-19 and to always obey health protocols to curb the spread of the outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Latest: SKorea prepares for more restrictions in capital

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The face on a replica of the Statue of Liberty covers with a protective face mask against the coronavirus Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Seattle. The 1/18th scale replica on Seattle's Alki Beach was erected in 1952 and recast in 2006. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The Latest: China nears full re-opening of schools

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A truck passes a sign for free COVID-19 testing, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

CDC: Infected people may test positive for COVID-19 for up to three months

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

People wearing face masks pass by posters about precautions against new coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: China easing into reopening as local cases wane

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Commuters wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus travel in a ferry during rain in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Monday, June 22 2020. India is the fourth hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the world after the U.S., Russia and Brazil. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

The Latest: SKorea continues upward trend in new infections

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Security officials stand outside the entrance to a building holding a beef and lamb market in Beijing that was closed by authorities after it was visited by a person who tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, June 12, 2020. Local authorities announced on Thursday a 52-year-old man had become the city's first confirmed case of local transmission in weeks after he arrived at a clinic complaining of fever. The official Xinhua News Agency said two other cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Beijing on Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: China has most new virus cases since mid-April

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President Donald Trump speaks as he tours Ford's Rawsonville Components Plant that has been converted to making personal protection and medical equipment, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Ypsilanti, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump tells CDC to issue new guidelines for reopening churches quickly

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Belgium's King Philippe, center, wearing a mouth mask, leaves a shop after a royal visit in Brussels, Sunday, May 10, 2020. The Belgian King Philippe visited several shops on Sunday, one day ahead of a re-opening on Monday when some lockdown measures against the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19 will be relaxed and many shops will be able to open their doors. (Didier Lebrun, Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Singapore loosens coronavirus restrictions

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What’s an essential business? Definitions diverge across NC

By ELIZABETH ANNE BROWN and Asheville Citizen-Times - Associated Press

In this Oct. 12, 2014, file photo, Dr. Tom Frieden, then-head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC director: We’re ‘just at the beginning’ of coronavirus pandemic

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Korene Atene, a certified nursing assistant with the Monument Valley Health Center, gets information from people lined up to get tested for COVID-19 outside of the center in Oljato-Monument Valley, San Juan County, on Thursday, April 16, 2020. The Navajo Nation has one of the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rates in the country. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

Navajo infections surge as Trump prepares to visit southwest

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

In this April 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gestures during a news conference at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

First coronavirus-related deaths in U.S. happened weeks earlier than believed

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A family, wearing masks due to the virus outbreak, carry drinks as they walk through the empty streets of the village of Exeter, N.H., Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Words matter in fight against coronavirus

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

A school bus sits vacant while parked at Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, R.I., Friday, March 6, 2020, as the school remains closed following a confirmed case of the coronavirus. As a growing number of schools across the United States close their doors because of the coronavirus, officials are weighing whether to shut down entirely or move classes online, which could leave behind the many students who don't have computers, home internet access or parents with flexible work schedules. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Coronavirus: Stop the hysteria

By Tim Constantine

President Donald Trump holds a picture as he speaks during a meeting with Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., left, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety Steve Monroe, about the coronavirus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Friday, March 6, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE- In this March 27, 2019, file photo, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines sit in a cooler at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. Pinterest says vaccine-related searches on its site will show results from health organizations including the World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and others. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Pinterest to direct vaccine-related searches to health orgs

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 photo, Marshfield High School Principal Robert Keuther displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Marshfield, Mass. Illinois health officials are reporting what could be United States' first death tied to vaping. In a Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, news release, the Illinois Department of Public Health says a person who recently vaped died after being hospitalized with &quot;severe respiratory illness.&quot; The agency didn't give any other information about the patient, including a name or where the person lived. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

The Latest: CDC: Nearly 200 in 22 states sick after vaping

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