US breaks record with 100,000 new daily Covid cases as officials warn White House
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Wednesday, the US experienced 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time, according to the Washington Post, as top health officials warned the White House and the public that more needed to be done to stop the pandemic. In the days leading up to the election, public health officials in the US warned the White House and America at large that more could be done to stop the virus. Dr Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator, sent a private memo to the White House castigating what she saw as an inadequate pandemic response, according to the New York Times. “I know that many people are tired of this message, and, unfortunately, mask-wearing has been tangled up in political perspectives at this time of deep divisions in our country.” The president, meanwhile, spent the final days of the campaign falsely claiming the US was “turning the corner” on the pandemic, and hinted after the election he may try and remove Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, who has at times publicly contradicted the president’s upbeat assessments of the coronavirus response.