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Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 228 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.

Today's main story. The U.S. government's COVID-19 strategy has been defined, in part, by focusing almost exclusively on speeding drug development for treatments

and vaccines.

But the lack of a corresponding effort to mitigate the outbreak could mean it will take years

for life to return to normal.

But first, here's what happened in virus news today.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it will fine people $50 for not covering their faces at airports and at bus and subway terminals.

Since March, the agency has used posters, public service announcements, and other means to promote

mask wearing. The new mandate comes as case and hospitalization numbers rise in New York and New Jersey.

The states are trying to prevent a second wave of the novel coronavirus.

New York City alone has reported almost 24,000 virus-related deaths,

about two-thirds of the state's overall total. The U.S. government agreed to pay drug maker

Eli Lilly for 300,000 vials of its experimental antibody treatment. The therapy is under

regulatory review for emergency authorization use.

The funding from Operation Warp Speed, the White House-led effort to quickly secure supply of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, will only be put into effect if Lilly's therapy receives a green

light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Finally, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is bracing for another lockdown in England.

New modeling by the UK government's Emergency Scientific Committee

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