Coronavirus live news: US sees new case highs as Spain curfew begins https://ift.tt/3mqUSnj Helen Sullivan Five aides to US Vice President Mike Pence test positive; WHO warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’; 137 new cases in Xinjiang, China. Follow the latest updates US comes close to new daily case record Dread of history repeating itself grows in Italy as infections rise again Which European nations are getting it right on Covid? See all our coronavirus coverage 12.37am GMT The global aerospace industry has endured its worst quarter ever with record low orders for new aircraft and 12,000 UK jobs already lost or at risk because of the collapse in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Aircraft manufacturers received only 13 orders in July and August, according to the aerospace and defence lobby group ADS. No orders were placed in September. That compares with 152 in the same period in 2019. Related: Aerospace industry records worst quarter as Covid halts sales 12.24am GMT The coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the White House itself, with the chief of staff to Mike Pence and four others in the vice-president’s inner circle having tested positive. Despite Pence being exposed to the disease, he planned to continue an aggressive campaign schedule in the final nine days of the race. The vice-president was scheduled to hold a rally on Sunday afternoon in Kinston, North Carolina. Related: Trump aide admits 'we're not going to control pandemic' as Pence staff test positive Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J October 26, 2020 at 02:37AM

Five aides to US Vice President Mike Pence test positive; WHO warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’; 137 new cases in Xinjiang, China. Follow the latest updates

• US comes close to new daily case record
• Dread of history repeating itself grows in Italy as infections rise again
• Which European nations are getting it right on Covid?
• See all our coronavirus coverage

12.37am GMT

The global aerospace industry has endured its worst quarter ever with record low orders for new aircraft and 12,000 UK jobs already lost or at risk because of the collapse in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Aircraft manufacturers received only 13 orders in July and August, according to the aerospace and defence lobby group ADS. No orders were placed in September. That compares with 152 in the same period in 2019.

Related: Aerospace industry records worst quarter as Covid halts sales

12.24am GMT

The coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the White House itself, with the chief of staff to Mike Pence and four others in the vice-president’s inner circle having tested positive.

Despite Pence being exposed to the disease, he planned to continue an aggressive campaign schedule in the final nine days of the race. The vice-president was scheduled to hold a rally on Sunday afternoon in Kinston, North Carolina.

Related: Trump aide admits 'we're not going to control pandemic' as Pence staff test positive

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