US cases hit record levels in Midwest; calls to ease restrictions in Australian state of Victoria; UK accuses Russia of trying to disrupt vaccine research
In Australia, we are expecting to hear from the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews in about 40 minutes, or 11.30am, local time.
The state has recorded a remarkable result this morning. Only one new Covid-19 case has been detected, with no new deaths.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is urging Americans to think about the risk posed by gathering for Thanksgiving.
For some, he says, the risk may be too high, particularly if they have vulnerable people in their home.
I think people are going to have to make a choice of where they fit in the risk-benefit ratio of having someone come in maybe from out of town, who’s been through a crowded airport, who do you have in the home?
I think each family needs to think seriously about that and make a decision based on the level of risk they want to put themselves through.
CORRECTION: In a chat with Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Anthony Fauci talked about how families should consider the risk of getting together for Thanksgiving. We are deleting an earlier tweet that contained a typo pic.twitter.com/yYHrs5h1Ns
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