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Coronavirus Watch: What's the status of a new stimulus deal?

Rachel Aretakis   | Paste BN

The relationship between President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci appears to be disintegrating fast as Election Day approaches.

Trump, in a phone call to campaign staffers, blasted Fauci as a "disaster" who along with other public health "idiots ... have gotten it wrong," NBC News reported, citing a recording of the call.

Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, shook off the president's rant, referencing "The Godfather" and saying his relationship with Trump is "just business."

This is Tuesday's Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's what you need to know as of 2:30 p.m. ET:

  • Status on coronavirus stimulus deal: The Republican-controlled Senate is set to vote on the reauthorization of the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to back away from a Tuesday deadline to reach a deal on a COVID-19 stimulus plan before the election. 
  • Wear your mask on public transportation, or get off: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a "strong recommendation" for people to wear a mask on trains, planes, buses and other transportation. If passengers don't comply, they should be ordered to get off when possible, the CDC says.
  • Flu vs. coronavirus study: Patients who have COVID-19 are at five times more risk for in-hospital death than patients with influenza, according to a study published Tuesday in the CDC's Mortality and Morbidity report. 
  • In North Dakota: Fargo became the first city in the state to issue a face mask mandate. North Dakota is reporting cases on a per-capita basis at a rate about two-thirds higher than any state had during the spring or summer surges. 

Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 8.2 million cases and 220,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 40.5 million cases and 1.1 million deaths.

As always, thank you for subscribing to the Coronavirus Watch! We appreciate you trusting the Paste BN Network.

– Rachel Aretakis, breaking news editor, @raretakis

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