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"For your country right now and for the war that we're in against Covid, I'm asking you to do four simple things: wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands and be smart about crowds," said Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I'm not asking some of America to do it," he told WebMD. "We all gotta do it." Without following the recommendations, this could be "the worst fall, from a public health perspective, we've ever had," he said. In addition to taking measures to combat the pandemic, people should also get a flu vaccine https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-the-cdc-issued-a-dire-warning-for-the-fall/ar-BB17UdHR?ocid=msedgdhp

I'll repost. Trump said, that “all schools should be making plans to resume in-person classes as soon as possible.”

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© Fox News Fox News opinion host "Judge" Jeanine Pirro. Fox News Fox News opinion host "Judge" Jeanine Pirro baselessly fueled a conspiracy theory that suggested "something's" going to happen to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Pirro added that the supposed event would cause the former vice president to be removed from the ballot during the presidential election in November.

The NFL will extend its daily COVID-19 testing period through Sept. 5, the NFLPA announced. This comes after the league declared the positive test rate of Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals to be lower than 1%. The league and the union’s original daily testing agreement ran through August 19. When the parties agreed on that time window, the agreement was they would move to every-other-day testing if the positive rate ended up below 5% in that period. But the sides made a preemptive move to err on the side of caution https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-will-extend-daily-covid-19-testing-period/ar-BB17Te9R?ocid=msedgdhp

Trump's youngest son is not returning to in class school this fall.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-s-reports-highest-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-one-day-since-mid-may/ar-BB17TdLA?ocid=msedgdhp “When you sit at home in a basement looking at a computer, your brain starts to wither away,” Trump said, adding that “all schools should be making plans to resume in-person classes as soon as possible.”

Wearing a face mask: Medical group shares dos and don'ts https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/wearing-a-face-mask-medical-group-shares-dos-and-don-ts/ar-BB17Tcqg?ocid=msedgdhp

Drove down U ave today. Took a few pictures.

A group of people in an office, that talk for most of the day, as opposed to doing their actual jobs?

UND foundation cancels in-person homecoming events https://www.grandforksherald.com/community/events/6608630-UND-foundation-cancels-in-person-homecoming-events

Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota rally to be blocked at tribal land checkpoints https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/08/thousands-bikers-outh-dakota-rally-to-be-blocked-tribal-land-checkpoints

PANDEMIC MAKES FOR QUIET, SOCIALLY DISTANCED MOVE-IN DAY AT SCSU https://www.kare11.com/article/news/education/pandemic-makes-for-quiet-socially-distanced-move-in-day-at-scsu/89-5b037c20-45e5-4b32-9020-42139a996a9b Students register for a two-and-a-half hour time slot during one of several move-in days leading up to the start of the academic year. Six students, joined by up to two family members, are allowed per time slot, per residence hall. They are then given the option of staying on campus, or going back home until classes begin at the end of August.

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90-minute tests that detect Covid-19 and other viruses to be rolled out in UK https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/90-minute-tests-that-detect-covid-19-and-other-viruses-to-be-rolled-out-in-uk/ar-BB17w2hD?ocid=msedgdhp The British government has procured "millions" of two separate coronavirus tests that can detect not only coronavirus but several other viruses common in autumn, winter and spring, the UK's Department of Health said Monday. The tests will be rolled out in hospitals, care homes and labs across the UK from next week. "We're using the most innovative technologies available to tackle coronavirus. Millions of new rapid coronavirus tests will provide on-the-spot results in under 90 minutes, helping us to break chains of transmission quickly," Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in a statement. Pandemic experts have said it would be useful to be able to differentiate among the various flu-like illnesses that circulate in winter months, and quick detection of any of them can help get patients isolated and onto whatever treatment is available.

Postal Service says it has 'ample capacity' to handle election after Trump casts doubt By Jessica Dean, Jessica Schneider and Caroline Kelly, CNN 35 min ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/postal-service-says-it-has-ample-capacity-to-handle-election-after-trump-casts-doubt/ar-BB17wKmM?ocid=msedgdhp#image=1

Trump is cooking his own goose, Biden doesn't need a catch phrase now.

(CNN)The daughter of Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly rebuked her father for not wearing a mask and ignoring medical expertise before he tested positive for coronavirus last week. "This has been a heartbreaking battle bc I love my dad and don't want him to die," she continued. "Please please listen to medical experts. It's not worth following a president who has no remorse for leading his followers to an early grave." https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/louie-gohmert-daughter-masks-coronavirus/index.html

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday that President Donald Trump was telling "bald-faced lies" about voting by mail to distract from his own failures, after Trump last week suggested it could be cause to delay the election. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-assails-trump-s-bald-faced-lies-about-voting-by-mail/ar-BB17wFs9?ocid=msedgdhp

(Reuters) - The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Monday said states with high coronavirus case counts should reconsider imposing lockdown restrictions, emphasizing the need to get cases to a low baseline before the fall flu season. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fauci-says-states-seeing-surge-in-covid-19-cases-should-reconsider-some-lockdown-measures/ar-BB17wggE?ocid=msedgdhp

Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business LARRY NEUMEISTER AP Aug 3rd 2020 2:19PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sturgis is on, Aug. 7 to 16 event. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.