New York Times Biden Team Readies Plan to Fight the Virus

Covid-19 Live Updates: Biden Team Readies Plan to Fight the Virus, Now Surging at Record Levels Deaths are rising in 27 states. Hundreds of cases have emerged from the Sturgis motorcycle rally. Chinese propaganda rewrites the narrative of the outbreak in Wuhan. RIGHT NOWSix White House aides, including Trump’s chief of staff, have the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know: As the virus rages, President-elect Biden could announce his Covid-19 task force on Monday. Driven by surges in the U.S. and Europe, global infections approach 50 million, with a daily death toll averaging 7,500. Matt Gaetz, a congressman with close ties to the White House, said he tested positive for antibodies this week. China’s propaganda machine rolls out praise for Wuhan, ignoring officials’ mistakes. A California city says the police can remove maskless customers from stores. The police aren’t so sure. Hundreds of infections can be traced to the Sturgis motorcycle rally, but its full impact may never be clear. More than 200 cases have been linked to a church in northern Massachusetts.