Here in the United States, novel coronavirus infections set a single-day national record

on Wednesday.

And while for now, it seems like deaths are not growing at the same pace as cases, it's

clear that this virus is not contained, and that this pandemic is far from over.

Yet, momentum behind a federal response seems to be fading.

The task force is convening less often, federal funding to some test sites has been depleted,

but President Trump has said that the country will not shut down again, even as some states

have paused their reopening plans.

On Tuesday, at a hearing on Capitol Hill, top federal health officials, including Dr.

Anthony Fauci, warned that coronavirus spikes in more than a dozen states could worsen

without new restrictions.

In other areas of the country, we're now seeing a disturbing surge of infections and increase

in community spread.

So now, months into this outbreak, where does the federal response stand?

What steps are ongoing and are they working?

Plus, how does the US response compare to the virus response globally?

What can we learn from countries who are seeing small-scale spikes and have plans to contain

them?

This is Ken, he do that, a podcast that explores the powers and limitations of the American

presidency.

I'm Allison Michaels.

Later in the show, I talked to the posts for an affairs reporter Rick Noak about the

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