Dr. Fauci says the last time President Trump has attended a coronavirus task force meeting was “several months ago.”

“Direct involvement with the president in the discussions? I have not done that in a while.” pic.twitter.com/UaingyDNGf

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 23, 2020

“We’re more than 8 months into this crisis and the president still doesn’t have a plan,” Joe Biden says. “He’s quit on America. He just wants us to grow numb and resigned to the horrors of this death toll.”https://t.co/3tAJAhYyrQ

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 24, 2020

remember when mike fuckin pence wrote a wall street journal op-ed in june vehemently denying there was a second wave of coronavirus and then at the end of june crowed we were in a much better place
remember mike fuckin pence is still the head of the covid19 task force https://t.co/umf8xDG29N

— darth™ (@darth) October 23, 2020

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Russia confirmed 16,521 Covid-19 cases Saturday, bringing its official number of cases to 1,497,167. A total of 296 people have died in the past 24 hourshttps://t.co/1VxrI6s78y

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 24, 2020

A number of Russian regions risk facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic that is 10 times worse than the first, a senior Russian vector-borne disease expert has saidhttps://t.co/zSnqWNx9TX

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 23, 2020

A helicopter has flown a COVID-19 patient from the Netherlands to a German intensive care unit. It was a noisy reminder of how the coronavirus is again gripping Europe and straining countries’ health care systems. https://t.co/YcZxjIrOK4

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 23, 2020

BREAKING: France has reached over 1 million confirmed virus cases amid pandemic's resurgence, French health authorities say. https://t.co/P7pJmajDnS

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2020

Italy's COVID cases hit new record, Campania region set for lockdown https://t.co/Wpu3mwo0Dd pic.twitter.com/eKEsCmudr2

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 23, 2020

Spain's prime minister appealed to the country to pull together and defeat the new coronavirus, warning "the situation is serious." Spain recently became the first European nation to surpass 1 million officially recorded COVID-19 cases. https://t.co/W6In7E4x6P

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 23, 2020

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 14,714 to 418,005 – RKI https://t.co/6kviSXBoQK pic.twitter.com/3ofH0jsCwH

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesman said on Twitter, adding that he is well and in isolation. Duda's diagnosis comes amid a surge in the number of confirmed new infections and virus deaths in Poland. https://t.co/GftU504PlX

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 24, 2020

Czech Republic's coronavirus daily tally tops 15,000 for first time https://t.co/eqNGFZEcza pic.twitter.com/hyg64HDJOz

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

“We can’t preach water and drink wine." The Czech Republic's prime minister calls for the resignation or firing of his health minister after he was caught visiting a Prague restaurant amid strict COVID-19 measures. https://t.co/7SX8gb1PL4

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 23, 2020

Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases https://t.co/d2JK7ONotV pic.twitter.com/M1203bSYRO

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

… Behind only Latin America, Asia accounts for about one-fourth of the global caseload of 42.1 million of the virus. With over 163,000 deaths, the region accounts for some 14% of the global COVID-19 toll.

The Reuters tally is based on official reporting by countries. The true numbers of cases and deaths are likely much higher, experts say, given deficiencies in testing and potential underreporting in many countries.

Despite the Asian spikes, the region overall has reported improvement in handling the pandemic in recent weeks, with daily caseloads slowing in places like India – a sharp contrast to the COVID-19 resurgence seen in Europe and North America…

New studies show an association between severe pollution and a spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths.https://t.co/GKcwCARGOm

— BBC News India (@BBCIndia) October 24, 2020

Australia's COVID-19 hotspot sees more school cases before easing curbs https://t.co/fy1XPOVF76 pic.twitter.com/xWr7yAVrKj

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

Brazil reports 30,026 new coronavirus cases, 571 deaths https://t.co/bhhrP5DoQf pic.twitter.com/nZli4nCRso

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

Mexico reports 6,604 new coronavirus cases, 418 more deaths https://t.co/cr75vrt8kk pic.twitter.com/3MxVXIbDKH

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

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The false promise of herd immunity for COVID19 https://t.co/hk58fHjrHW

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 23, 2020

Clinical trial for AstraZeneca/Oxford University's Covid19 vaccine has resumed in US, the only country where the trial was still suspended after a patient became sick 6 weeks ago https://t.co/d26ZfU8vgL pic.twitter.com/EvxYkgmYdy

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2020

Modeling from @IHME_UW suggests universal mask wearing could avert 130,000 US deaths from #Covid19 in the coming months. https://t.co/4iva5f5uOT

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 23, 2020

“We are concerned [a #Covid19 vaccine EUA] would interfere with longterm assessment of safety & efficacy in ongoing trials & potentially even jeopardize product approval. & not only the first vaccine, but maybe even follow-on vaccines.” — @US_FDA's Gruber. https://t.co/UpKvblvTe9

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 23, 2020

Johnson & Johnson will resume its COVID vaccine trial in the US. J&J said it is "planning to resume recruitment" for the phase 3 trial, which began in Sept & should ultimately have 60k participants. The trial was suspended when a volunteer got sick https://t.co/3NroPdDPBv pic.twitter.com/zPEX7CiKsY

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2020

WHO: Nations mulling Gilead's COVID drug should consider trial flop, too https://t.co/nesfD7iaZR pic.twitter.com/WqvJMkS6n9

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020

Since this has been ‘trending’ on my twitter sidebar all day:

Back in March, a study on how long the coronavirus lasts on surfaces fueled what one author called “the great fomite freakout.” People scrubbed everything from mail to groceries.

It's time to reassess. Here’s what we now know about surface spread 1/ https://t.co/vHtXMREFxb

— WIRED (@WIRED) October 22, 2020

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WaPo headline: "Covid-19 hospitalizations increased in 38 states over the past week"

Who could have predicted? https://t.co/JSdZVaVf68

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 23, 2020

A Wisconsin court has put a hold on the governor's restrictions on the size of indoor public gatherings. The order comes as coronavirus cases surge in the state and represented a setback to the efforts of Gov. Tony Evers to slow its spread. https://t.co/goWy2d52do

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2020

Missouri's health department says its number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17 because of a flaw in the federal reporting system. The COVID Tracking Project says 5 other states have "anomalies in their hospitalization figures." https://t.co/oIJVnoGqjI

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2020

What happens when science leads……. pic.twitter.com/9Eirn1ncli

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 23, 2020

Ingrates:

INBOX: Per a survey from Arizona State’s Global Sport Institute, 2% of Big Ten-area undecided voters are “much more likely” to vote for Trump because he took credit for B1G football’s return.

Meanwhile, 7% say they’re “much less likely” to vote for him because of it. pic.twitter.com/hKGRseHvMT

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 23, 2020