W.H.O. Warns of ‘Dangerous Phase’ of Pandemic as Outbreaks Widen
Julie Bosman
CHICAGO — The world has entered a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, a top official from the World Health Organization said on Friday, a stark warning that came as the United States struggled to control spiraling outbreaks and as business leaders signaled growing unease with the country’s ability to effectively contend with the virus.
Doug Ducey standing in front of a television: Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, where more people are hospitalized with the virus than at any earlier point in the pandemic. © Michael Chow/POOL, The Arizona Republic, via Associated Press Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, where more people are hospitalized with the virus than at any earlier point in the pandemic. Coronavirus cases spiked sharply across the American South and West, particularly in states that loosened restrictions on businesses several weeks ago.
In Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Arizona, daily counts of new coronavirus cases reached their highest levels of the pandemic this week. Texas, which has seen known cases double in the past month, became the sixth state to surpass 100,000 cases, according to a New York Times database of cases in the United States.
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Around the country, there were indications that major companies and sports teams were changing their own plans as the new surges emerged.....
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