Updated 9:18 a.m. ET, August 26, 2020
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its Covid-19 testing guidelines and now no longer recommends testing for most people without symptoms,
- Coronavirus cases in the US are on the decline, but experts say the new reality may be "rolling hot spots," where parts of the country are affected by outbreaks while others trend down.
- The number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Brazil, which has reported nearly 3.7 million cases and more than 116,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.