A White House rally for the fans — and the virus?

Trump wants to resume rallies; the World Food Organization wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Benjamin Rosenberg.

• President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is ready to resume his campaign rallies, insisting that he feels “perfect,” just one week after he first announced that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. The president says he does not believe he is contagious. [CNN / Kevin Liptak and Ben Tinker]
• But the government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Thursday on MSNBC that to ensure that he is not contagious, he must go 10 days without symptoms and receive two negative tests 24 hours apart. [AP / Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, and Jonathan Lemire]
• On Saturday, Trump plans to give remarks from a White House balcony to hundreds of people on the South Lawn. He is pressing forward despite fallout from a White House ceremony held two weeks ago for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett — an event that may have fueled spread of the virus throughout the White House and to others present at the gathering. [New York Times]
• Trump also wants to hold a rally in Florida on Saturday — a key battleground state in the election and the state where he is registered to vote. He also said he is considering a rally in Pennsylvania, another important state, on Sunday night. [Reuters]
• In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, the president continued to downplay his experience with Covid-19, just three days after he left the hospital. Trump had access to far better healthcare than most Americans would receive. The US death toll recently surpassed 210,000. [Politico / Nick Niedźwiadek]
• Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley, said Thursday that the president was stable and asymptomatic. But Conley’s previous comments on Trump’s condition have been called into question — last weekend, he suggested that Trump had tested positive nearly two days before his announcement. [NYT / Maggie Haberman]
• In the week before he announced he tested positive, Trump engaged in a number of risky activities, including rallies in four different states, the Barrett ceremony, and a fundraiser at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey. He also was at the debate with Joe Biden on September 29. [Vox / Kelsey Piper]
• The president was among the first of at least 22 top government officials who have tested positive. The list includes three Republican US Senators, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, and senior adviser Stephen Miller. [NBC News / Denise Chow]
• CDC guidelines state that individuals should isolate themselves for 10 days after experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. If Trump were to follow those guidelines, he would have to wait until Monday at the earliest to start holding public events again. [The Hill / Brett Samuels]