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The World Health Organization reported the single-biggest daily jump in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period, edging closer to 9 million worldwide. The source of the biggest increase: the Americas.
Health experts warn that spikes in nearly half of US states, like Florida and Arizona — both of which recorded new highs in daily infection rates over the weekend — are being driven by the public's waning willingness to avoid large gatherings and a reticence to wear masks.
As new cases surge in states that embraced Trump's calls for aggressive early openings, the President mocked the very measures that might mitigate a crisis about which he is constantly in denial, Stephen Collinson writes.
At the Tulsa rally, Trump said he had told his staff to slow down testing for the disease, which has now killed nearly 120,000 Americans, to hide the discovery of more cases. Claims by his advisers that he was joking hardly lessen the questionable motives behind the remark.
Meanwhile, the administration doesn't seem to be on the same page about the threat the virus poses in the future. A White House adviser said the government is preparing for a possible second wave this fall, while Vice President Mike Pence has blamed the media for unnecessarily inciting "panic" on that front.
"We are filling the stockpile in anticipation of a possible problem in the fall. We are doing everything we can beneath the surface, working as hard as we possibly can," Peter Navarro told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday's "State of the Union."
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Q: Which age groups get infected the most?
A: According to data from the CDC, young adults (between ages 18 and 44) had the highest number of infections. As of late May:
Age group (% of coronavirus cases)
0 to 17 years old (4%)
18 to 44 years old (39%)
45 to 64 years old (35%)
65 to 74 years old (10%)
75+ years old (12%)
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WHAT'S IMPORTANT TODAY
More young people are testing positive in US South
Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.
The shifts in demographics have been recorded in parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and other states — many of which were among the first to reopen. And while some officials have pointed to more widespread testing being done, others say the new cases stem from Americans failing to social distance, attributing the trend with fraternity rush parties and Memorial Day gatherings.
Brazil tops 50,000 deaths and 1 million cases
Brazil's Health Ministry reported 641 new coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, raising the country's death toll to 50,617.
It now has the second-highest number of cases worldwide — 1.08 million — the only other country besides the US to cross a million. Many experts believe Brazil could soon surpass America.
Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate soars
The reproduction number of the coronavirus has risen sharply in Germany, according to the country's center for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute. (An R-number of 1 means that each person with coronavirus infects one other person on average).
The massive jump in Germany's R-number — now at 2.88 — is due to a local outbreak at a meat processing plant in the town of Gutersloh, the Institute said. There are now at least 1,331 positive cases at the factory, according to town authorities.
Italy records lowest daily death toll
Italy has recorded its lowest daily increase in coronavirus deaths since the beginning of March, the country's Civil Protection Agency said Sunday.
On the same day, Pope Francis warned the world against returning to the "illusion of individualism" after the pandemic ends. The Pope made a statement from the Vatican, praising healthcare workers in Italy's hard-hit Lombardy region who stood by their patients during the pandemic's "troubled months."
Beijing ramps up screening drive
The number of new coronavirus cases dropped into the single digits in Beijing on Sunday, with nine out of China's 18 new confirmed cases coming from the city, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).
The Chinese capital has been trying to contain the spread of a fresh outbreak that emerged from its largest wholesale food market earlier this month.
Mass testing has been rolled out across the city of 20 million, with mask-donning residents forming long lines at makeshift testing centers in sweltering summer heat. Authorities there say they can get 1 million people tested daily.
ON OUR RADAR
- The Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov announced on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus, just a day after playing in a tournament in Croatia.
- The NBA is offering players a "smart" ring with embedded electronics which supposedly can predict symptoms of coronavirus. But some doctors are lukewarm about its potential to work.
- Fiji is planning to create a post-coronavirus "Bula" travel bubble with New Zealand and Australia; Bula means hello or welcome in Fijian.
- More than 650,000 Egyptian students took their Thanaweya Amma final exams over the weekend — all while taking precautions against the coronavirus threat.
- China has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson Foods plant in the US because of concerns about an outbreak at the facility.
- PepsiCo shut down a factory in Beijing on Sunday after reporting eight coronavirus cases.
Does it seem that your migraines are more frequent, or worse and more difficult to bear, since the pandemic began? That's not just in your head. Doctors say they are now seeing many more complaints from migraine sufferers — often called "migrainers" — and for good reason: The pandemic can be triggering them.
Anyone who is suffering from constant or debilitating headaches or migraines should reach out to a headache specialist for help, experts say. Most are seeing patients via telemedicine, and will work with you to get to the root of the problem. There are also preventative things you can do to keep headaches at bay: Hydrate, get up, breathe, stretch, meditate, eat, and try to keep a regular schedule.
TODAY'S PODCAST
"The President doesn't want to wear a mask himself, doesn't want people to wear it because it suggests that we are really dealing with this virus." — Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and bioethicist
No contact tracing, not enough testing, disagreements over masks. Dr. Emanuel, a former healthcare advisor to President Barack Obama, talks with CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about what the US has gotten wrong in its Covid-19 response. Listen Now.
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