COVID-19 impacts shift as global cases pass 4.6 million

COVID-19 activity across the world this weekend reflects a mixed picture of many earlier affected countries navigating the uneasy task of unwinding restrictions and extinguishing flare-ups, while more recently affected nations struggle to blunt exponential spread, as case counts topped 4.6 million. Outlook dim for COVID-19 relief bill The US House of Representatives yesterday narrowly passed a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill aimed at helping state, local, and tribal governments, with other measures targeted to individuals and outbreak response activities, such as testing and contact tracing, the Washington Post reported. However, Senate Republicans have said they won’t advance the bill and President Donald Trump has said he will veto the bill.