On Tuesday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new "temporary" eviction moratorium. The new order expires on October 3 and covers counties experiencing "substantial" or "high" levels of COVID-19 spread. At the moment that includes 80% of US countries or 90% of the US population.

The action comes after President Biden asked Congress to extend the moratorium late last week, just as the previous extension was coming to an end on July 31. 

Presumably, this latest moratorium will be met with further legal challenges.

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