WELCOME TO THURSDAY PULSE  where theres no Covid-19 bubble drama quite like playoff bubble drama. Atlas, affiliated with Stanford's conservative Hoover Institute, has suggested that Covid-19 fears are overblown and questioned public health recommendations, such as encouraging children to wear masks. White HouseTRUMP ON TAPE: I WANTED TO ALWAYS PLAY IT DOWN  The White House is playing defense over its early handling of the coronavirus once again, after journalist Bob Woodward released recordings of Trump acknowledging in February that he was purposely downplaying the pandemic threat. In interviews for Woodwards forthcoming book, the president called the coronavirus more deadly than the flu  even as he continued to publicly say the opposite for weeks and insist that the virus would simply disappear. Alexander told NIH staff that it makes no logical sense to test those who may have been exposed to Covid-19 but arent showing symptoms.
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