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The Daily Roundup - Monday, July 6, 2020

Epidemiologist Natalia Linos, the Executive Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard who is also running for office as a Democrat in Massachusetts'  4th district, discusses the current spike in coronavirus cases that we are seeing across the US, how we can tackle this pandemic with effective leadership, and her campaign. 

You can read the articles we discuss on the Daily Roundup here:

Case growth outpacing testing in coronavirus hotspots

Coronavirus Cases Are Peaking Again. Here’s How It’s Different This Time.

Greece bars Serbian visitors as Balkans cases rise

Majority of new Covid-19 cases traced at border crossing

Turkey warns of retaliation if EU imposes further sanctions

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