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July 8, 2020

U.S. Confirms Record 60,000+ Coronavirus Cases as Trump Demands School Reopenings
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Here in the United States, more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases were
reported Tuesday - a new record, shattering the previous high. Nearly 3
million people have now tested positive for the virus. The U.S. death
toll has topped 131,000. On Tuesday, President Trump and Education
Secretary Betsy De Vos urged elementary and secondary schools to resume
in-person classes in the fall. 

President Donald Trump: "So we're very much going to put pressure on
governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open. And
it's very important. It's very important for our country. It's very
important for the well-being of the student and the parents."

The main teacher unions have warned that reopening schools without a
comprehensive safety plan would be "putting students, their families and
educators in danger." 


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