As researchers learn more information about the COVID-19 coronavirus, policies continue to change. Within the first 6 months of 2020, the United States has shifted to recommending face masks in public, ramped up testing, and struggled with re-opening. Meanwhile, the number of cases is rising, with the United States hitting upwards of 60,000 new cases in a single day in July, according to Johns Hopkins data pulled July 8, 2020. Dr.