Two models predict dramatic increase in deaths; Intel indicates virus came from market not Chinese lab; Pressure mounts for coronavirus vaccine, Trump says he believes United States will have one by end of year; - podcast episode cover

Two models predict dramatic increase in deaths; Intel indicates virus came from market not Chinese lab; Pressure mounts for coronavirus vaccine, Trump says he believes United States will have one by end of year;

May 05, 202043 min
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Key model predicts 134,000 deaths, nearly double last estimate; New York Times: New internal Trump administration document projects up to 200,000 cases and 3,000 deaths per day in June; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 68,000; Sources: Intel Assessment contradicts Trump's claim that coronavirus leaked from lab in China; Chinese state media calls Pompeo "evil" for suggesting virus originated in Chinese lab; Trump: "We think we'll have a vaccine by the end of this year"; French doctors say they found a coronavirus patient from December, weeks before first known cases in France; United Airlines asks employees to "seriously consider" voluntary exits; United memo: A third of pilot jobs may be at risk; Airline stocks tumble after Warren Buffett cashes out, warns recovery will take years; Mnuchin: "Too hard too tell" when international travel opens up; Brazil has 100,000 cases, President calls pandemic "fantasy" and "little flu"; Bedtime poem about life after the virus racks up views;

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