close contacts of confirmed
cases should be tested not just
quarantined and monitored.
south carolina congressman tom
rice announcing on facebook
today he and his family are
recovering from the virus.
though calling it the wuhan flu.
last month he told cnn he didn't
wear a mask on the house floor
because he was social
distancing.
and the fda revoking emergency
use authorization for
hydroxychloroquine based on new
evidence that they may not be
effective to treat covid-19 and
could have adverse health
effects.
>> hydroxychloroquine.
try it.
>> reporter: president trump
repeatedly touted the drug
without evidence.
erin you noted the record number
of covid-19 related
hospitalizations in texas.
also today in that state the
mayor of austin extended the
stay-at-home order for his city
through august 15th noting the
high rise in case numbers there
saying his city is at stage 4
risk.
>> thank you very much.
i want to go straight to our
chief medical correspondent dr.
sanjay gupta.
you heard...