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Coronavirus live news: French ICU patients highest since May; Trump to participate in next debate Coronavirus live news: French ICU patients highest since May; Trump to participate in next debate
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Ireland’s health chiefs called for highest level of restrictions late on Sunday; restaurants in Paris can stay open but bars cannotIreland’s health chiefs called for highest level of restrictions late on Sunday; restaurants in Paris can stay open but bars cannot
Earlier today, Trump’s doctors said the US president was ‘not yet out of the woods’ but had met all standard hospital criteria to be discharged.
Trump’s physician, Dr Sean Conley, said: ‘We remain cautiously optimistic and on guard because we’re in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course.’ When asked by reporters Conley said he was ‘not at liberty to discuss’ Trump’s latest lung scans due to health privacy regulations:
Biden is holding a town hall currently, in which he says of Trump’s decision to remove his mask:
You can watch the town hall here.
The White House will not perform contact tracing for attendees of the Rose Garden event celebrating the supreme court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, despite confirmed infections of at least 11 attendees, according to a new report by the New York Times.
The Rose Garden ceremony for Barrett has drawn scrutiny as a potential “super-spreader” event. Attendees neither wore masks nor practiced social distancing. Attendees who subsequently tested positive for Covid include Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Thom Tillis, Reverand John Jenkins, Chris Christie and Kayleigh McEnany.
According to the Times, the CDC was prepared to perform contact tracing for the White House, but was not asked. Instead, the White House Medical Unit said it would handle the effort, but has chosen to focus only on events within a 48-hour window of Trump’s diagnosis.
In his video, Trump suggests that he could have left Walter Reed two days ago.
“Two days ago. I could have left two days ago.”
Again: according to CDC guidelines, he should remain in isolation until at least 10 days after his diagnosis, which occurred on Friday.
Biden has meanwhile tweeted again about masks:
Meanwhile Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has tweeted the following:
Within seconds, his running mate, Kamala Harris, responded:
Trump also tweeted the following:
Trump has just tweeted two videos.
The first, set to rousing music, shows Trump’s arrival back at the White House.
In the second he says of the virus, which has already killed 210,117 Americans – or one in every 1,560 people in the country – “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it.”
He also says “The vaccines are coming momentarily,” just as the Times publishes that report saying senior White House officials are blocking guidelines designed to make sure the vaccine is safe – but which mean it it is unlikely to be approved before the election:
The New York Times has just reported that senior White House officials are blocking new federal guidelines for the release of a coronavirus vaccine. The stricter guidelines include a provision “that would almost certainly guarantee that no vaccine could be authorized before the election on Nov. 3, according to people familiar with the approval process”, which is what the officials are objecting to.
The Times’ Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland report:
From Vox:From Vox:
Citing an anonymous source, Vanity Fair magazine reported on Monday that Donald Trump Jr was worried by his father’s behaviour and had sought help from his siblings in “staging an intervention”.Citing an anonymous source, Vanity Fair magazine reported on Monday that Donald Trump Jr was worried by his father’s behaviour and had sought help from his siblings in “staging an intervention”.
DRJ hasn’t yet tweeted about his father leaving hospital. But Trump’s son Eric has: Donald Jr hasn’t yet tweeted about his father leaving hospital. But Trump’s son Eric has:
In case you missed it:In case you missed it:
Donald Trump’s top spokesperson, Kayleigh McEnany, announced she had tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, in yet another escalation of a rampaging outbreak that hospitalized the president and threw the White House into disarray – even as Trump announced he was leaving hospital:Donald Trump’s top spokesperson, Kayleigh McEnany, announced she had tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, in yet another escalation of a rampaging outbreak that hospitalized the president and threw the White House into disarray – even as Trump announced he was leaving hospital:
The president still has an active coronavirus infection that is contagious to others. According to CDC guidelines, he should remain in isolation until at least 10 days after his diagnosis, which occurred on Friday.The president still has an active coronavirus infection that is contagious to others. According to CDC guidelines, he should remain in isolation until at least 10 days after his diagnosis, which occurred on Friday.
By removing his mask, Trump is most likely endangering those who work at the White House.By removing his mask, Trump is most likely endangering those who work at the White House.
On Monday, the CDC updated its coronavirus guidance to make clear that the disease can spread more than six feet through the air, especially in enclosed spaces.On Monday, the CDC updated its coronavirus guidance to make clear that the disease can spread more than six feet through the air, especially in enclosed spaces.
Wearing a face mask is not a precaution for Trump, who has already contracted Covid-19, but for those around him. The president has an active case of the potentially deadly disease, which is highly contagious. Already numerous White House staffers and members of the White House press corps have been infected in the outbreak that has spread through the president’s inner circle since last week.Wearing a face mask is not a precaution for Trump, who has already contracted Covid-19, but for those around him. The president has an active case of the potentially deadly disease, which is highly contagious. Already numerous White House staffers and members of the White House press corps have been infected in the outbreak that has spread through the president’s inner circle since last week.
Today it was reported that two housekeeping staff at the White House have also tested positive for the disease.Today it was reported that two housekeeping staff at the White House have also tested positive for the disease.
The desperation that has driven Donald Trump to leave hospital prematurely – while still talking down the threat of a disease that has killed 210,000 Americans and turned the White House into a Covid hotspot – gives some measure of how dangerous the next four weeks will be.The desperation that has driven Donald Trump to leave hospital prematurely – while still talking down the threat of a disease that has killed 210,000 Americans and turned the White House into a Covid hotspot – gives some measure of how dangerous the next four weeks will be.
Many students of Trump’s life and career have warned that he would be prepared to sacrifice anyone – even those closest to him – to spare himself the humiliation of a one-term presidency, but even they surely could not have anticipated how literal that sacrifice would be.Many students of Trump’s life and career have warned that he would be prepared to sacrifice anyone – even those closest to him – to spare himself the humiliation of a one-term presidency, but even they surely could not have anticipated how literal that sacrifice would be.
It involved creating a culture in the White House in which the wearing of masks were scoffed at, and seen as a sign of disloyalty, the worst sin in the Trump court. It produced a toxic workplace to the point of potential lethality:It involved creating a culture in the White House in which the wearing of masks were scoffed at, and seen as a sign of disloyalty, the worst sin in the Trump court. It produced a toxic workplace to the point of potential lethality:
On that note – Trump being “incapable of empathy”, a reminder that yesterday Mary Trump, the president’s niece, said the president sees illness as “a display of unforgivable weakness” whether it is in himself or others:
Here, per New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, is how Trump aides were hoping the virus might benefit the president:
Trump removing his mask after arriving at the White House:
Double thumbs up:
Marine One arriving at the White House with the US President on board:
Trump boarding Marine One:
Trump descending the stairs at Walter Reed:
Trump emerges from Walter Reed hospital:
Trump removed his mask before posing for photographs and to watch Marine One depart:
From AP’s Jonathan Lemire:
He was not seen putting it on again when he entered the White House:
We will try to get a photograph of this shortly:
Obama’s former campaign manager has just tweeted this:
Here is a better shot than my fuzzy screen grabs of Trump emerging from the doors of Walter Reed:
New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi reports that areas within the White House residence are “being set up for the president to work from once he returns there tonight”.
Marine One has now landed on the White House lawn:
Moments ago, US President Donad Trump left Walter Reed hospital, where he was being treated for coronavirus. He wore a mask. He walked straight to the car, then paused briefly to give a thumbs up before climbing into the vehicle. Reporters yelled out one or two questions – Trump did not respond.
Instead he walked straight to the car and paused to give a thumbs up before climbing in.
Trump still has the coronavirus, is still contagious, and according to CDC guidelines, should remain in isolation until at least 10 days after his diagnosis, which came in the early hours of Friday.
He stopped to give a second thumbs up before climbing onto Marine One:
He will arrive at the White House any minute now.
Hello and welcome to today’s live coronavirus coverage.
My name is Helen Sullivan and I’ll be bringing you global updates plus key Trump news here. Our dedicated US politics blog is here.
Get in touch on Twitter @helenrsullivan.
French patients in ICUs for Covid-19 above 1,400 for first time since 28 May. French health authorities reported that the number of patients being treated in intensive care units (ICUs) for Covid-19 has gone beyond the 1,400 threshold for the first time since 28 May.
Meanwhile a spokesman for US president Donald Trump’s campaign says he is still planning to participate in the second debate on 15 October.
The US president Donald Trump says he will leave hospital on Monday evening. Trump tweeted that he will leave Walter Reed hospital at 6.30pm, adding that he felt “really good”. He urged people not to be afraid of the disease, which has killed more than a million people worldwide (among them more than 200,000 Americans) and wreaked economic and social havoc. Follow along on our US politics live blog.
French patients in ICUs for Covid-19 above 1,400 for first time since 28 May. French health authorities reported that the number of patients being treated in intensive care units (ICUs) for Covid-19 has gone beyond the 1,400 threshold for the first time since 28 May.
White House press secretary tests positive for Covid-19. Kayleigh McEnany said she has tested positive for Covid-19, adding that she would begin quarantining and that the White House medical unit does not list any members of the press as close contacts.
England Covid cases error means 50,000 contacts may not have been traced. More than 50,000 potentially infectious people may have been missed by contact tracers and not told to self-isolate because of8the data blunder that meant nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported in England.
One in 10 may have caught Covid, as world heads into “difficult period” - WHO. Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world’s population vulnerable, the World Health Organization said.
New York governor closes schools in coronavirus hot spots. Andrew Cuomo ordered schools to close from Tuesday onwards in several coronavirus “hot spots” around the state, including parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
Spain tops 800,000 coronavirus cases after weekend jump. Spain became the first western European nation to surpass 800,000 total coronavirus cases after registering 23,480 new infections over the weekend.
Ireland’s government ‘to reject new lockdown’. Ireland’s government has rejected a surprise recommendation by its health chiefs to go into lockdown and will instead tighten current Covid-19 restrictions, government sources said.
Paris bars to close as Covid infections rise among young people. Bars in the Paris region have been ordered to close from Tuesday after health authorities reported a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 infections among the 20-30 age group.
Iran hits record high 235 virus deaths in 24 hours. Iran has announced 235 new fatalities from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, a figure equalling the record high set nearly 10 weeks ago.
Malaysia PM quarantines after contact with minister who has Covid-19. Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin will self quarantine for 14 days after a minister who attended a high-level government meeting to discuss coronavirus developments on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19.