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DORAL, FL - JUNE 18: Mayor of Doral Juan Carlos Bermudez gets tested for the coronavirus during an antibody testing event at the Miami International Mall in Doral, Florida.

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, started Wednesday's coronavirus briefing on a somber note: By next week there will be a total of 10 million cases globally. A reminder, says Ghebreyesus, that the pandemic isn't over, despite places around the world reopening.

There's been a lot of news about coronavirus spikes in states like Texas and Florida. But not in Georgia. Why? Georgia Public Broadcasting reporter Grant Blankenship has more.

And we talk to a public health official in Washington State scrambling to identify hotspots in her community.

America can't fully get back to work without childcare, and many children are suffering without social opportunities. But how to reopen schools, camps and daycares safely? NPR's Anya Kamenetz talks to childcare centers that have stayed open on how they've been trying to keep kids and staff safe.

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This episode was produced by Gabriela Saldivia, Annie Li, Emily Alfin Johnson and Lee Hale, and edited by Beth Donovan.

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