Coronavirus update: Global cases near 30 million; Trump contradicts CDC head on vaccine timetable and again derides face masks
September 17, 2020 at 10:49 AM EDT
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 worldwide continued to head toward 30 million on Thursday, and the U.S. case tally climbed above 6.6 million, as President Donald Trump contradicted the head of the main U.S. public health agency to insist a vaccine would be ready in weeks.
