CORONAVIRUS LATEST: — U.S. nears 100,000 deaths. — President Trump announces ban on travel from Brazil. — Wuhan lab director calls virus leak claims 'pure fabrication.' — 107 COVID-19 cases linked to Frankfurt church.
6:17 p.m.: Trump announces Brazil travel ban
The jump gives Brazil the second-highest number of confirmed cases globally, behind only the United States.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday there was a"political virus" in the United States, and called on the two world powers to work together to fight the coronavirus."This political virus is using every opportunity to attack and discredit China," Yi said, according to a transcript of the press briefing provided by CCTV.
The cases are linked to the Baptist congregation and health authorities are looking to identify people who may be asked to quarantine to stop further transmission, the health minister for the German state of Hesse, Kai Klose, said in a statement. Most live sports have been shut down since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last Sunday, NASCAR held its first race since lockdown measures began in South Carolina.
"I think it's our job as public health officials, every day to be informing the public that what puts them at risk," said Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, in an "I again remind everyone that the coronavirus is not yet contained," Dr. Stephen Hahn said in a Twitter post on Sunday morning."It is up to every individual to protect themselves and their community. Social distancing, hand washing and wearing masks protect us all."
Earlier in the year when the infection rate was much higher, researchers expected an 80% chance of an effective vaccine. That's now dropped to 50% according to Professor Adrian Hill.
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