Coronavirus live news: Trump pressed on false death rate claim as Europe faces second wave

US president Donald Trump gives a briefing at the White House during which he wrongly claimed that the US has not seen a ‘significant’ rise in coronavirus deaths. Photograph: Chris Kleponis/EPA

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/aug/05/coronavirus-live-news-trump-pressed-on-false-death-rate-claim-as-europe-faces-second-wave