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Navy Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, supply chain task force lead at FEMA, speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on Sunday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Live Updates

States, Hospitals, Say They're Still Not Getting Vital Supplies To Fight COVID-19

President Trump says the government's procurement and distribution system is "a fine-tuned machine," but many hospitals and state governors say they're struggling to get what they need.

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., at a news conference in Philadelphia in 2019. Now that lawmakers have left for an extended recess amid the coronavirus pandemic, Scanlon hosted a kid's town hall over the phone. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Trapped By The Coronavirus Pandemic, Congress Tries New Ways Of Legislating From Home

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Alternative weeklies like The Stranger in Seattle and other local papers across the country have taken a big hit as the coronavirus halts the economy. Jason Redmond/Reuters hide caption

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Pandemic Threatens Local Papers Even As Readers Devour Their Coverage

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A man crosses an empty road in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on Feb. 3, 2020. Getty Images hide caption

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'A Matter Of Common Decency': What Literature Can Teach Us About Epidemics

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Navy Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, supply chain task force lead at FEMA, speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on Sunday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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States, Hospitals Say They're Still Not Getting Vital Supplies To Fight COVID-19

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With so many schools closed, the Zoom video meeting app has become wildly popular among educators, but it's now under scrutiny for security and privacy issues. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Schools Ditch Zoom Amid Concerns Over Online Learning Security

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