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Baltimore, Boston and hundreds of other cities could struggle to tap federal emergency loans ; 'I don't have weeks to wait': Readers share their experiences with stimulus payments; U.S. manufacturers sent millions of dollars of face masks, other equipment to China early this year; Some may have to die to save the economy? How about offering testing and basic protections?; Politics, history, race and crime factor into whether Americans will wear masks; White House praised hotels for housing doctors. Cities say Trump's hotels aren't participating.; Africa's most vulnerable countries have few ventilators — or none at all; The very human reasons you might have noticed more animals out and about; Americans warm to a long-despised Congress after it sends direct help to millions; How Oklahoma City will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the bombing in the age of coronavirus ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Contamination at CDC lab delayed virus tests' rollout The troubled segment of the test being developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not critical to detecting the novel coronavirus and led to weeks of delay, according to scientists with knowledge of the matter. The CDC facilities that assembled the kits violated sound manufacturing practices, the scientists said. By David Willman ●  Read more »   Baltimore, Boston and hundreds of other cities could struggle to tap federal emergency loans Senate Democrats said the Trump administration's approach threatens to imperil "hundreds of communities nationwide." By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   'I don't have weeks to wait': Readers share their experiences with stimulus payments As the program faces glitches and delays, the Washington Post asked readers about their experience. See their responses and submit your own. By Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn and Shefali Kulkarni ●  Read more »   U.S. manufacturers sent millions of dollars of face masks, other equipment to China early this year The shipments of protective medical equipment, done with encouragement from the federal government, underscored the Trump administration's failure to recognize and prepare for the growing pandemic threat. By Juliet Eilperin, Jeff Stein, Desmond Butler and Tom Hamburger ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Some may have to die to save the economy? How about offering testing and basic protections? It's a false moral equation and a false choice. And the people putting it forward smack of panic. Perspective ●  By Sally Jenkins ●  Read more »   Politics, history, race and crime factor into whether Americans will wear masks Covering up could help stop infection, but wearing a mask in public is still a crime in some states. By Marc Fisher, Clarence Williams and Lori Rozsa ●  Read more »   White House praised hotels for housing doctors. Cities say Trump's hotels aren't participating. In five cities, officials said the local Trump hotel wasn't involved in their rooms-for-doctors programs. By David Fahrenthold and Josh Partlow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Africa's most vulnerable countries have few ventilators — or none at all The lack of equipment means many countries stand little chance of saving the lives of their most severe cases. By Max Bearak and Danielle Paquette ●  Read more »   The very human reasons you might have noticed more animals out and about In one Washington suburb, the change in people's behavior is being credited with saving more animals. Among the rescued: a baby fox that got its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Wildlife ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   Americans warm to a long-despised Congress after it sends direct help to millions Buried inside a survey showing bad grades for President Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest Gallup Poll contained a remarkable nugget showing approval ratings for Congress had jumped by a net gain of 16 percentage points in the past month. @PKCapitol | Analysis ●  By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   How Oklahoma City will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the bombing in the age of coronavirus All in-person events have been cancelled. The memorial, with its quiet reflecting pool and lawn containing 168 glass and steel chairs, has been closed. By Holly Bailey ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for the most important developments in the outbreak in your inbox every day. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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