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| Coronavirus US live: Trump team mulls briefing changes in wake of disinfectant row | Coronavirus US live: Trump team mulls briefing changes in wake of disinfectant row |
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| The president’s advisers fear his chaotic daily press briefings are hurting him in the polls against Joe Biden | The president’s advisers fear his chaotic daily press briefings are hurting him in the polls against Joe Biden |
| WHO: ‘No evidence’ that those with Covid-19 antibodies are immune to second infection | |
| In a move warning countries against issuing “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” to people who have been infected with Covid-19, the World Health Organization said that there is “no evidence” that those who have the illness’ antibodies cannot be infected again. | |
| “There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,” WHO said this morning in a statement. | |
| Authorities in countries such as Italy and Chile have made moves to identify people who have antibodies against the illness to potentially bring them back to the workforce and restart the economy. | |
| WHO’s statement said research has shown that most people who have had Covid-19 develop antibodies to the virus, though it is unclear whether those antibodies translate to immunity from a second infection. | |
| Trump leads Biden in Texas poll | |
| Donald Trump has a slight edge over Joe Biden in Texas, according to a poll released last night. If the election was held today, Trump would beat Biden 49% to 44%, with 7% of voters saying they are undecided. | |
| While Texas is not one of the key swing states and usually goes red in presidential elections, the state has the second highest number of voters in the electoral college behind California. | |
| Though recent polls show Biden slightly leading Trump in key swing states Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton had a stronger lead over Trump in those states at the same point in the election in 2016. | |
| Donald Trump retweeted this morning an advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from yesterday that says household cleaners “can cause problems when not used properly”. | Donald Trump retweeted this morning an advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from yesterday that says household cleaners “can cause problems when not used properly”. |
| It hasn’t even been 48 hours since Trump said during a press briefing that researchers should look into injecting disinfectant into the bodies of infected Covid-19 patients. | It hasn’t even been 48 hours since Trump said during a press briefing that researchers should look into injecting disinfectant into the bodies of infected Covid-19 patients. |
| “I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute… Is there a way we can do something, by an injection inside or almost a cleaning? … So, that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me.” | “I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute… Is there a way we can do something, by an injection inside or almost a cleaning? … So, that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me.” |
| Of course medical experts and even the manufacturers of disinfectants said in no circumstances should they consume or inject disinfectant into a human body. | Of course medical experts and even the manufacturers of disinfectants said in no circumstances should they consume or inject disinfectant into a human body. |
| Trump later backtracked on the comments, blaming the media for not seeing that he was being sarcastic. | Trump later backtracked on the comments, blaming the media for not seeing that he was being sarcastic. |
| “I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump told reporters at his press briefing yesterday. | “I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump told reporters at his press briefing yesterday. |
| It’s not entirely clear whether viewers of the press briefings took Trump’s comments as sarcasm. New York City’s Poison Control Center reported a doubling of calls regarding possible exposure to disinfectants Thursday night to Friday afternoon. | It’s not entirely clear whether viewers of the press briefings took Trump’s comments as sarcasm. New York City’s Poison Control Center reported a doubling of calls regarding possible exposure to disinfectants Thursday night to Friday afternoon. |
| Happy Saturday, and welcome to our live coverage of Covid-19 developments. | Happy Saturday, and welcome to our live coverage of Covid-19 developments. |
| Reports are out this morning that Donald Trump’s advisers are telling the president to pare back his appearance at the White House’s daily press briefings. His advisers are saying that his daily appearances are actually hurting him in the polls, where he is trailing Joe Biden ever so slightly. | Reports are out this morning that Donald Trump’s advisers are telling the president to pare back his appearance at the White House’s daily press briefings. His advisers are saying that his daily appearances are actually hurting him in the polls, where he is trailing Joe Biden ever so slightly. |
| “I told him it’s not helping him … Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn’t what people want to see,” one adviser to the president told Axios. | “I told him it’s not helping him … Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn’t what people want to see,” one adviser to the president told Axios. |
| Advisers are recommending that Trump leave the technical, day-to-day updates to members of the special taskforce and make appearances only when there are special announcements. | Advisers are recommending that Trump leave the technical, day-to-day updates to members of the special taskforce and make appearances only when there are special announcements. |
| But it’s unclear whether Trump will heed this advice given his roots as a reality television personality who loves the cameras. Axios says that Trump reportedly defended his frequent appearances, saying that it gets good ratings. | But it’s unclear whether Trump will heed this advice given his roots as a reality television personality who loves the cameras. Axios says that Trump reportedly defended his frequent appearances, saying that it gets good ratings. |
| “He’s going to want to get media attention and control his message,” Sam Nunberg, who briefly served on Trump’s campaign in 2016, told Politico. “He is the only one who thinks he can do this message best, and that’s just the reality. That’s how he works.” | “He’s going to want to get media attention and control his message,” Sam Nunberg, who briefly served on Trump’s campaign in 2016, told Politico. “He is the only one who thinks he can do this message best, and that’s just the reality. That’s how he works.” |