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U.S. Cases Rise 0.9%; Texas Hospitalizations Spike: Virus Update

Watch: Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, says transmission of the coronavirus by people who aren’t showing symptoms is “very rare.”(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Bloomberg News

June 8, 2020 at 10:32 PM UTC

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June 9, 2020 at 9:49 PM UTC

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Coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose at the slowest daily pace since March. A top World Health Organization official attempted to downplay her comment Monday that asymptomatic transmission is “very rare,” an assessment that revived controversy over transmission routes.

New York’s Westchester and Rockland counties entered the second phase of reopening Tuesday, while Long Island is set to do so on Wednesday. New York City reached a milestone on testing, and New Jersey lifted its stay-at-home order.