The US presidential election is looking set for a two horse race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden as the last remaining contender for the democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders, drops out.
The state of New York saw its largest single-day spike in COVID19 deaths yesterday with an all-time high of 731. Despite the grim milestone, the rate of new hospitalizations appears to be slowing in New York and other states, keeping hopes alive that the pandemic may be reaching its peak.
According to a Downing Street spokesman, the UK Prime Minister began having breathing issues after being admitted to hospital on Sunday and was transferred to the ICU of St. Thomas’ hospital yesterday evening. Johnson is reportedly not connected to a ventilator and is still conscious, but his duties have been temporarily taken over by Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Mr Trump said the coming week would likely be the worst to date but added that the situation could be much worse without social distancing measures.
The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases stands today at 1.1 million as countries across the globe continue to see record rises in the number of daily cases.
As the coronavirus continues to spread, the US has announced that claims for unemployment benefit have reached a record high for the second week in a row, with over 6.6 million Americans making a claim last week. The worrying news comes as the number of cases in the US has risen to just under ¼ of a million.
First today, we go to the United States where Vice President Mike Pence has warned that the country’s Covid-19 epidemic appears to be on the same trajectory as Italy’s.
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