U.S. Cases Slow; WHO Downplays Comments on Spread: Virus Update

Coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose at the slowest daily pace since March. A top World Health Organization official attempted to downplay her comment Monday that asymptomatic transmission is “very rare,” an assessment that revived controversy over infection routes.

South Asia cases have increased at the fastest rate globally in the past week, as the region becomes one of the latest pandemic hot spots. The Eiffel Tower in Paris will reopen following the longest shutdown since World War II.

New York City reached a milestone on testing, while some of its suburban areas entered the second phase of reopening. New Jersey lifted its stay-at-home order.

Key Developments:

• Virus Tracker: Cases pass 7.1 million; deaths exceed 408,000
• WHO now says role of silent spreaders remains unclear
• Delhi overwhelmed with cases after city eases lockdown
• Virus pushes nations to solve a growing food problem
• Airline industry forecast to suffer record $84 billion loss
• Where are we in the quest for a vaccine?