The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Awaiting Trump's Q-and-A at coronavirus briefing. 

A source says that Trump "still doesn't get" severity of the pandemic. Trump says the pandemic "will go away like things go away." 

United States coronavirus deaths top 157,000 with more than 4.8 million coronavirus cases as the United States sees the highest one-day death toll in two months. Fauci says that the United States has suffered from the coronavirus "as much or worse than anyone." Fauci also says that the United States moved too fast in reopening the country, some states ignored guidelines. 

More than 100 students have been quarantined after several people test positive in Mississippi school district. A Georgia 2nd grader tests positive after the first day of school. More than 200 Georgia school employees are not working due to the coronavirus scare. Mississippi delays in-person learning in coronavirus hot spots. Dr. Fauci's advice to schools is to keep the windows open. Chicago public schools are to start the year with online-only instruction. A study finds higher coronavirus rates among minority children. 

New York City is setting up checkpoints for out-of-state drivers. A curfew is to slow spread of coronavirus in Jackson, Mississippi. Infectious disease experts urge the White House to issue a federal mask mandate in all states. 

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