Coronavirus: U.S. barrels toward a virus record
The country is facing one of its most alarming periods in the pandemic. More than 93,000 cases were announced across the U.S. on Monday, the second-highest total of the pandemic.
More than 20 states have set weekly case records, and more than 40 states are seeing a pattern of growing infections. In many Midwestern hot spots, hospitals and health care systems are overwhelmed.
The surge came as the Trump administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, delivered a stark warning to White House officials that the pandemic was entering a new and “deadly phase” that demanded a more aggressive approach. In a private memo, she suggested that President Trump and his advisers focus more on controlling the virus and less on preventing lockdowns.
Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic.
In other developments:
■ Hong Kong will require all travelers arriving from anywhere outside mainland China to quarantine for 14 days at a hotel starting Nov. 13, officials said.
■ Britain will try its first citywide testing in Liverpool, which has been hit hard by the virus.
The New York Times
