Forbes - A Covid-19 Increase Around The World

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Coronavirus cases are increasing: in Washington D.C., in America, and around the world. Near the White House Covid-19 outbreak, D.C. Health Department officials have voiced their displeasure about limited contact tracing from the administration, and have urged White House workers to get tested for Covid-19. Zooming out to the country as a whole, America just hit the highest level of Covid-19 hospitalizations since July, with more than 56,000 cases reported yesterday alone. In some hard-hit states, like Wisconsin, surges of cases have even led to the opening of field hospitals. And the global community is also suffering. France and Poland have set new record highs this week for most new Covid-19 cases in a day, and other countries in Europe aren’t far behind.

President Donald Trump's Covid-19 Infection

Tonight, Fox News said that President Trump will undergo a medical evaluation live on commentator Tucker Carlson’s show. 

The doctor that will do the evaluation on Fox tonight is Marc Siegel, who has been criticized for promoting misinformation about health topics in the past. 

President Trump announced that he will begin holding in-person rallies again this weekend, just one week after being publicly diagnosed with Covid-19. 

Business

Pelosi and Mnuchin have resumed stimulus negotiation talks, but President Trump is now saying that he would prefer something larger than the Republicans’ slimed-down  bill. 

Hospital giant HCA says it will return about $6 billion it received as a stimulus payment from the federal government.

Broadway will be shut down until at least May 2021, giving another blow to the theater industry.

Science & Health

A new study showed that Eli Lilly’s rheumatoid arthritis drug, baricitinib, showed benefits for Covid-19 patients when paired with remdesivir. 

China has become the latest country to join a WHO-led global vaccine initiative, while the U.S. still declines to participate. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci pushes back against Covid-19 conspiracy theories.

Faced with devastation from the Covid-19 pandemic, the New England Journal of Medicine has decided to weigh in on a presidential election for the first time in history. 

On The Upside

Staying At Home: Where’s the best place to go stargazing? In your own backyard. Here are some tips for getting started this weekend.