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As coronavirus hospitalizations climb, Trump sidelines health advisers

July 9, 2020 at 11:16 p.m. EDT
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Coronavirus patients are pouring into hospitals in hot spots such as Florida, Arizona, California and Texas, and virus hospitalizations are setting records almost daily in those states. The influx is straining intensive care units, which are expanding to add new beds and installing special airflow systems to reduce the spread within the hospitals.  
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