Coronavirus clouds US Independence Day events

President Donald Trump states the US is on its method to a “tremendous victory” over the “terrible pester from China”, in spite of a huge surge in Covid-19 cases.

His positive video message to the country was to mark Self-reliance Day – yet numerous 4 July events have been cancelled on public health grounds.

Beaches have actually been closed in Florida and California, city parades cancelled and firework screens curtailed.

Hundreds are expected to attend a White Home party Mr Trump is hosting later on.

In spite of grim US financial figures, consisting of more than 20 million made unemployed by the pandemic, the president stated in his message that “we are getting near to battling our escape of it” and “our country is returning, our tasks numbers are spectacular”.

The United States daily tally of coronavirus infections struck a brand-new record of 52,300 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.

Florida, where the break out is particularly intense, stated it had actually tape-recorded 11,458 new validated cases on Saturday.

The variety of cases is increasing in 39 states, and at least 5 – Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, North Carolina and South Carolina – had single-day case records on Friday, the New york city Times reports.

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