U.S. deaths related to Covid-19 approached 200,000 and the nation’s new cases rose in line with a one-week average. Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he expects the U.S. to experience “at least one more cycle” of the virus in the fall and winter. Germany’s health minister said the trend of cases in Europe is “worrying” as U.K. Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty is set to warn on Monday that the U.K. is at a “critical point.”
India’s virus tally is approaching 5.5 million while Indonesia’s capital is adding thousands of beds to house patients as its health system struggles with record infections.
Key Developments:
- Global Tracker: Cases top 30.8 million; deaths exceed 958,400
- Virtual UN is latest blow to New York City’s battered economy
- Fewer people are dying of Covid as doctors gain practice, drugs improve
- A rash of infections on trading floors threatens Wall Street’s return to work
- Threat of a lethal autumn looms in Europe after Covid-19 reprieve
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Grim Milestone
The U.S. is nearing 200,000 Covid-19 fatalities
Source: Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg
India’s Cases Near 5.5 Million (2:32 p.m. HK)
German Health Minister Says European Trend ‘Worrying’ (1:30 p.m. HK)
Germany’s health system can comfortably cope with the current number of coronavirus infections, but the recent increase in daily cases there and in other European nations is “worrying,” according to Health Minister Jens Spahn.