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Heat Wave Drives People Inside in Covid’s Hottest Hot Spots

  • Brutal weather as WHO joins chorus warning of indoor spread
  • ‘Next-level’ heat coming for Houston; Arizona under advisory
Heat Waves Hurting Cities Most Vulnerable to Covid-19
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An oppressive heat wave is intersecting with a Covid-19 spike in some of the pandemic’s hardest-hit U.S. cities, posing another obstacle for officials and health experts who must decide what’s riskier: indoor transmission or dangerous temperatures.