What You Need to Know About Coronavirus on Tuesday, November 3

Despite Trump routinely downplaying the outbreak, some were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, arguing he was being unfairly maligned. Kyle Schmidt, a high school senior who cast his first ever ballot for Trump, said people criticizing the President were unfairly using hindsight to damage him politically. His mother, Kristen Clark, agreed. "The President did the best with the information that he had," he said.

Those who backed Biden often said Trump's response to the virus was a key issue, citing personal experiences with the pandemic as a reason for rejecting the President. Jacob Martinez, a 19-year old who was formerly the chairman of the Arizona Teenage Republicans, left the party because of Trump and is now working as a Democratic organizer during his sophomore year at Arizona State University. "At this point, everyone knows someone that has died (of Covid-19). It speaks to the ineffectiveness of Trump," Martinez said.

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Pregnant women with Covid-19 face higher risk of death, study says

Although the overall risk of severe illness or death remains low, CDC researchers found that pregnant women with coronavirus are more likely to need intensive care, ventilation and heart and lung support than non-pregnant women with the virus.

Hundreds arrested at anti-lockdown protest

Police in the Australian state of Victoria arrested 404 people at a protest against lockdowns in Melbourne on Tuesday - more than a week after the state began lifting stringent pandemic measures that had been in place for months. The protesters occupied the state capital's central business district and called the virus, which has killed more than 900 Australians and at least 1.2 million people worldwide, a hoax.

What Europe needs to get right in second lockdowns The world can learn from how Africa handled Covid

Some of this low reporting could be attributed to poor testing, but Africa as a continent appears to have handled the pandemic more effectively than the US has. While underlying factors - such as young populations - may contribute, there are striking differences in the quality of leadership, disaster preparedness, conformity to scientific advice, and coherence in pandemic response strategies that appear to have played important roles.

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