This briefing has ended. Read live coronavirus updates here . Here's what you need to know: A teachers' strike closes down a school district in Arizona that was set to begin classes on Monday. The F.D.A. gives emergency approval for a new spit test as U.S. testing stalls. South Korea warns of another outbreak tied to a church. South Africa's president says he will ease restrictions, citing a drop in new cases from peak levels. Georgia's governor allows local governments to require masks, but not on private property. Pelosi weighs bringing the House back early to address the Postal Service crisis. Mitt Romney blasted Trump's handling of the pandemic and his repeated attacks on mail-in voting. A teachers' strike closes down a school district in Arizona that was set to begin classes on Monday. A school district outside Phoenix has canceled its plans to reopen schools next week after teachers staged a "sick out" in protest. "We have received a high volume of staff absences for Monday citing health and safety concerns," Gregory A. Wyman, the superintendent of the J.O. Combs Unified School District, said in a letter to families posted online Friday. The "overwhelming response" from staff has hamstrung… Read full this story
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