President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have faced off in their second and final presidential debate of the election campaign. They traded arguments and accusations on everything from coronavirus pandemic, to the economy and even the "caging" of children of migrants crossing the border from Mexico. Reality Check has unpicked some of the claims. Trump: "We’ve rounded the corner [on coronavirus] – it’s going away" Verdict: Coronavirus is not going away – cases and hospital admissions are rising and deaths remain high. The White House’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has disputed the president’s assertion that the US is turning a corner, calling the latest statistics "disturbing". Around 60,000 new coronavirus cases a day are being reported across the US, up from around 50,000 a day at the start of October, according to the Covid Tracking Project . Hospital admissions have also increased by more than 30% since the start of October. Confirmed deaths have remained at around 800 a day through October. Verdict: That’s not right. Coronavirus cases are rising in both Republican (red) and Democratic (blue) states. The Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden implied that the rise in infections was centred on Republican […]
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