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Second to eliminating the coronavirus altogether, one of the most important things we, as a nation, can do to improve the public health during this unprecedented pandemic is improve air quality.

Nearly a million Americans have now tested positive for coronavirus – a respiratory disease that is wreaking havoc on the lungs of those infected.

But that's not all. Early evidence suggests that people with damaged lungs may be more vulnerable to the disease. Doctors also fear that coronavirus may have long-term negative impacts on our lungs.

The HHS would have to develop a national strategy for beefing up the nation's ability to spot and test for Covid-19 as well as future outbreaks, under a proposal from two lawmakers looking to follow up on their landmark biomedical innovation law.

Donning masks and voting in small groups to avoid close contact, most members of Colorado's congressional delegation voted Thursday to approve a nearly half-trillion-dollar bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn.

The bill was approved in the U.S. House by a vote of 388-5, with one "present" vote. Within the Colorado delegation, all four Democrats voted in favor, along with two Republicans. Rep. Ken Buck was the lone Coloradan to vote nay on the bill.

FIRST IN PULSE: DEMS SEEK ANSWERS OVER WHO FUNDING HALT— Top House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats are demanding details on Trump's announcement he will suspend funding to the World Health Organization, arguing there is "no justification" for the move.

"It is also a blatant attempt to scapegoat WHO for the Trump Administration's own failures in its response to the global pandemic," Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone and subcommittee chairs Anna Eshoo and Diana DeGette wrote in a letter to OMB Acting Director Russell Vought.