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| White House attacks Fauci as states see record new coronavirus cases – live updates | White House attacks Fauci as states see record new coronavirus cases – live updates |
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| White House aids have been briefing that Fauci made “mistakes” as over 40 states see increasing Covid-19 cases | White House aids have been briefing that Fauci made “mistakes” as over 40 states see increasing Covid-19 cases |
| Chris McGreal has been in Milwaukee for looking at one of the battleground states for November’s election - Wisconsin. Donald Trump won the state by just 23,000 votes in 2016, and his team opened an office in Milwaukee on Martin Luther King drive. | |
| But the Trump campaign’s best laid plans to appeal to Black voters in the state have been disrupted by two huge changes to American life in the last couple of months. As McGreal puts it: | |
| In the piece, McGreal has been on the ground talking to local residents and politicians of both parties. It’s a good read about a state with a significant role to play in November. | |
| Read it here: ‘He’s in trouble here’: can Trump win swing state Wisconsin again? | |
| Reuters are reporting that two experimental coronavirus vaccines, jointly developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have received ‘fast track’ designation from the Food and Drug Administration. | |
| The candidates, BNT162b1 and BNT162b2, are the most advanced of at least four vaccines being assessed by the companies in ongoing trials in the United States and Germany.Earlier this month, the companies said BNT162b1 showed potential against the virus and was found to be well tolerated in early-stage human trials. Early data from the German trial of BNT162b1 are expected to be released in July, the companies said. | |
| If the ongoing studies are successful, and the vaccine candidate receives regulatory approval, the companies said they expect to make up to 100 million doses by the end of this year and potentially more than 1.2 billion doses by 2021-end. | |
| The companies said they expect to begin a large trial with up to 30,000 participants as soon as later this month, if they receive regulatory approval. | |
| The fast track status by the FDA is granted to speed up the review of new drugs and vaccines that show the potential to address unmet medical needs. | |
| Donald Trump has retweeted a claim that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the media, the Democratic party, and “most” doctors are “lying” about Covid-19. | |
| The tweet from game show host Chuck Woolery was posted last night, and claims that the CDC and doctors are lying about coronavirus, alongside the media and Trump’s politicial opponents, in order to keep the economy from coming back and to damage the president’s re-election chances. | |
| As a reminder, at the moment the US has more than 3.2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases, and 135,066 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. | |
| My colleague Mario Koran has been reporting for us on the coronavirus situation in Imperial county, California. Over the last 14 days, the county’s infection rate was more than 588 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people – by far the highest in the state. | My colleague Mario Koran has been reporting for us on the coronavirus situation in Imperial county, California. Over the last 14 days, the county’s infection rate was more than 588 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people – by far the highest in the state. |
| You can read more here: ‘This is a war’: the coronavirus disaster in California’s hardest-hit – and poorest – county | You can read more here: ‘This is a war’: the coronavirus disaster in California’s hardest-hit – and poorest – county |
| Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania have issued a statement saying they are to investigate an incident which was filmed on Saturday by a passer-by and which went viral on social media. | Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania have issued a statement saying they are to investigate an incident which was filmed on Saturday by a passer-by and which went viral on social media. |
| The video shot on Saturday night from a passerby’s vehicle shows Allentown officers restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. | The video shot on Saturday night from a passerby’s vehicle shows Allentown officers restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. |
| An officer has his elbow on the man’s neck before switching to a knee to hold him down, while other officers restrained his arms. The man does not appear to be resisting during the video. | An officer has his elbow on the man’s neck before switching to a knee to hold him down, while other officers restrained his arms. The man does not appear to be resisting during the video. |
| The local Black Lives Matter group has demanded the force suspend the officers involved. | The local Black Lives Matter group has demanded the force suspend the officers involved. |
| According to the police statement, officers were outside the hospital for an unrelated matter when they saw a man staggering in the street, vomiting and stopping in the driveway of the ER. | According to the police statement, officers were outside the hospital for an unrelated matter when they saw a man staggering in the street, vomiting and stopping in the driveway of the ER. |
| The officers and hospital staff interacted with the man, who began to yell and spit at them, police said. The statement said the man was “noncompliant which required officers to restrain” him. It’s unclear from the video how long the officer had his knee of the man’s neck. | The officers and hospital staff interacted with the man, who began to yell and spit at them, police said. The statement said the man was “noncompliant which required officers to restrain” him. It’s unclear from the video how long the officer had his knee of the man’s neck. |
| The man was treated at the hospital and later released. | The man was treated at the hospital and later released. |
| Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell described the incident as “disturbing”, and protesters are planning another march to City Hall on Monday evening with community leaders slated as speakers. | Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell described the incident as “disturbing”, and protesters are planning another march to City Hall on Monday evening with community leaders slated as speakers. |
| Reuters are reporting that China has announced “corresponding sanctions” against the US after the Trump administration penalised senior Chinese officials over the treatment of minority Uighur Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang. | Reuters are reporting that China has announced “corresponding sanctions” against the US after the Trump administration penalised senior Chinese officials over the treatment of minority Uighur Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang. |
| The sanctions target Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, Rep. Chris Smith, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, and the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China. | The sanctions target Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, Rep. Chris Smith, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, and the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China. |
| Rubio and Cruz have both sponsored legislation that would punish China’s actions in Xinjiang. Smith has also been a vocal critic of China on issues ranging from Xinjiang to Hong Kong and the coronavirus. | Rubio and Cruz have both sponsored legislation that would punish China’s actions in Xinjiang. Smith has also been a vocal critic of China on issues ranging from Xinjiang to Hong Kong and the coronavirus. |
| China’s move comes as relations between the world’s two biggest economic powerhouses have slumped over disagreements on issues including the coronavirus pandemic, trade, Huawei and a sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong. | China’s move comes as relations between the world’s two biggest economic powerhouses have slumped over disagreements on issues including the coronavirus pandemic, trade, Huawei and a sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong. |
| “The US actions seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs, seriously violate the basic norms of international relations and seriously damage Sino-US relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters. | “The US actions seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs, seriously violate the basic norms of international relations and seriously damage Sino-US relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters. |
| “China will make further responses based on how the situation develops.” | “China will make further responses based on how the situation develops.” |
| Hua did not elaborate. | Hua did not elaborate. |
| UN experts and activists say at least a million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims are held in detention centres in Xinjiang. China denies this, and describes them as training centres helping to stamp out terrorism and extremism and give people new skills. | UN experts and activists say at least a million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims are held in detention centres in Xinjiang. China denies this, and describes them as training centres helping to stamp out terrorism and extremism and give people new skills. |
| Several news outlets are reporting the political attack on Dr Anthony Fauci, saying that a White House official released a statement saying that “several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things.” | Several news outlets are reporting the political attack on Dr Anthony Fauci, saying that a White House official released a statement saying that “several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things.” |
| The statement then went on to list a number of things that Fauci said early on in the coronavirus outbreak that were either proved not to be true by further scientific discovery, or which Fauci has changed his position on. It resembled the kind of opposition research you would more usually do on a political opponent, rather than one of your chief medical experts. | The statement then went on to list a number of things that Fauci said early on in the coronavirus outbreak that were either proved not to be true by further scientific discovery, or which Fauci has changed his position on. It resembled the kind of opposition research you would more usually do on a political opponent, rather than one of your chief medical experts. |
| Donald Trump himself directly criticised Fauci on television last week, saying “Dr. Fauci is a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes” | Donald Trump himself directly criticised Fauci on television last week, saying “Dr. Fauci is a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes” |
| A couple of days ago Fauci revealed that he had not briefed the president in two months. Trump is unable to directly fire Fauci. | A couple of days ago Fauci revealed that he had not briefed the president in two months. Trump is unable to directly fire Fauci. |
| The anonymous White House aide criticised Fauci for suggesting that people with no symptoms were unlikely to play a significant role in spreading the virus, and his public statement in February as the US was experiencing its earliest cases that “at this moment, there is no need to change anything that you’re doing on a day-by-day basis.” | The anonymous White House aide criticised Fauci for suggesting that people with no symptoms were unlikely to play a significant role in spreading the virus, and his public statement in February as the US was experiencing its earliest cases that “at this moment, there is no need to change anything that you’re doing on a day-by-day basis.” |
| According to the Washington Post, Fauci was supposed to make several media appearances towards the end of last week which were cancelled by the White House. | According to the Washington Post, Fauci was supposed to make several media appearances towards the end of last week which were cancelled by the White House. |
| Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the coronavirus crisis. Here’s a quick run-through of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a little bit of what we can expect today. | Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the coronavirus crisis. Here’s a quick run-through of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a little bit of what we can expect today. |
| As of Sunday, there were more than 3.2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases across the US and 135,066 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. | As of Sunday, there were more than 3.2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases across the US and 135,066 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. |
| Florida experienced the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than 15,000 cases. Over 40 states continue to see increasing numbers of new daily cases. | Florida experienced the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than 15,000 cases. Over 40 states continue to see increasing numbers of new daily cases. |
| White House aides have been briefing against the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, providing news outlets with lists of “mistakes” they claim he has made | White House aides have been briefing against the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, providing news outlets with lists of “mistakes” they claim he has made |
| Robert Mueller broke his silence and condemned Trump for commuting Roger Stone’s sentence. Nancy Pelosi called the Stone commutation ‘a threat to national security’ | Robert Mueller broke his silence and condemned Trump for commuting Roger Stone’s sentence. Nancy Pelosi called the Stone commutation ‘a threat to national security’ |
| Washington’s NFL team will reportedly drop their racist nickname today. Campaigners have been asking for years | Washington’s NFL team will reportedly drop their racist nickname today. Campaigners have been asking for years |
| President Donald Trump has lunch scheduled with Mike Pence today. In the afternoon he’ll be holding what is billed as “a roundtable with stakeholders positively impacted by law enforcement” | President Donald Trump has lunch scheduled with Mike Pence today. In the afternoon he’ll be holding what is billed as “a roundtable with stakeholders positively impacted by law enforcement” |
| I’m Martin Belam, I’ll be with you for the next few hours. You can send me tips and suggestions and get in touch at martin.belam@theguardian.com | I’m Martin Belam, I’ll be with you for the next few hours. You can send me tips and suggestions and get in touch at martin.belam@theguardian.com |