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President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed testing as the reason for documented spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases across the U.S. — but data and public health experts attribute the surge to the easing of lockdown restrictions just weeks ago."By the way, when you do more testing, you have more cases. We have more…

CLOSE National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said a study on the drug Remdisivir shows that it "can block" the coronavirus. (April 29) AP DomesticThe claim: Nicotine substitutes could have a positive effect in fighting COVID-19Amid coronavirus news, claims have surfaced that nicotine could contribute to preventing people from contracting COVID-19.This…

President Donald Trump and members of his administration, who are eager to have parts of the economy restarted, have insisted that a robust contact tracing program to contain future outbreaks of the coronavirus is in place — even as public health experts warn the system is flawed and states are still largely unprepared."Our blueprint describes…

CLOSE Some states are moving slowly towards reopening their economies while others are moving more quickly to reopen. USA TODAYWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the United States' coronavirus mortality rate is "one of the lowest of any country in the world" on Tuesday.Dr. Deborah Birx, who leads the White House coronavirus task force, echoed the claim at…