Article 55ZPB 'Flying blind': US failure to report vital coronavirus data is hobbling response

'Flying blind': US failure to report vital coronavirus data is hobbling response

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Ed Pilkington in New York
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A comprehensive review led by a former CDC director blames Trump for a chaotic approach to life-and-death information'

The United States is failing to report vital information on Covid-19 that could help track the spread of the disease and prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans, according to the first comprehensive review of the nation's coronavirus data.

The report, Tracking Covid-19 in the United States, paints a bleak picture of the country's response to the disease. Five months into the pandemic, the essential intelligence that would allow public health authorities to get to grips with the virus is still not being compiled in usable form.

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