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Former White House coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx told CNN that she believes that the U.S. coronavirus deaths that occurred after the first surge of cases "could have been mitigated or decreased substantially."What she's saying: "I look at it this way: There were about 100,000 deaths that came from that original surge," said Birx, who served under the Trump administration. "All of the rest of them, in my mind, could have been mitigated or decreased substantially."The big picture: During her time on the task force, Birx faced criticism for not publicly pushing back against former President Trump when he openly on how to prevent the spread of the virus.What to watch: The interview was part of a larger CNN documentary with six doctors who were at the center of the country's response to the virus. The documentary airs Sunday at 9 p.m. EST. Health: —&nbsp;Deborah Birx says could have been prevented. Vaccines: U.S. sets administered in one day — —&nbsp;The game.States: Minnesota over 16 on March 30.Business: Amazon .World: Chinese officials — Germany could be country's worst yet. Chinese officials briefed diplomats in Beijing on Friday on four possible ways the coronavirus arrived in Wuhan, .Why it matters: The briefing comes ahead of the release of the World Health Organization's report on the virus' origin, and "is based on a visit earlier this year by a WHO team of international experts to Wuhan," the AP writes. Cities around the world were turning landmark lights off Saturday for Earth Hour, with this year's theme highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like COVID-19.The big picture: City landmarks around the world went dark for an hour at 8:30p.m. to mark global action on climate change. Organizer WWF said in , "COVID-19 has given us a stark warning of the risks, vulnerabilities and inequalities of our interconnected systems."

Former White House coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx told CNN that she believes that the U.S. coronavirus deaths that occurred after the first surge of cases "could have been mitigated or decreased substantially."What she's saying: "I look at it this way: There were about 100,000 deaths that came from that original surge," said Birx, who served under the Trump administration. "All of the rest of them, in my mind, could have been mitigated or decreased substantially."The big picture: During her time on the task force, Birx faced criticism for not publicly pushing back against former...

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