August 11, 2020

• The Trump administration agrees to pay $1.5 million to Moderna for 100 million doses of its vaccine candidate.
• Presidential nominee Joe Biden calls all governors to require their states to mandate mask wearing, and says that he will mandate this if elected. At this time, there are a reported 165,000 COVID-19 related deaths and masks are estimated to save 40,000 lives in the coming months.
• The FDA approves of the less invasive saliva test, as compared to the current standard nasal swabs. These allow labs to run test samples faster and be made more accessible.
• A reported 3.2% uptick in COVID-19 related deaths cause the virus to be the third leading cause of death.

2020八月十一日

• 特朗普政府同意向莫德纳支付150万美元，购买1亿剂候选疫苗。
• 总统候选人乔·拜登呼吁所有州长要求他们的州强制佩戴口罩，并表示如果当选，他将强制佩戴口罩。目前，据报道有165，000人死于与新冠肺炎相关的疾病，预计口罩将在未来几个月挽救40，000人的生命。
• 与目前的标准鼻拭子相比，美国食品和药物管理局批准了侵入性较小的唾液测试。这使得实验室能够更快地运行测试样本，并且更容易访问。
• 据报道，新冠肺炎死亡人数上升了3.2%，导致该病毒成为第三大死亡原因。

Meanwhile, China announces that cities have allowed residents to leave their homes without masks due to their ability to control the spread of COVID-19.

与此同时，中国宣布，由于有能力控制新冠肺炎病毒的传播，城市允许居民不带口罩出门。

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