Where Is This Pandemic Headed?

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 9:54 a.m.

b'The pandemic has killed more than one million people around the world, at least 210,000 in the United States alone. The illness has infiltrated the White House and infected the president.\\n\\nToday, we offer an update on measures to fight the coronavirus and try to predict the outbreak\\u2019s course.\\n\\nGuest: Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and health reporter for The New York Times.\\n\\nFor more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0Fearing a \\u201ctwindemic\\u201d \\u2014 the onset of both the flu and the coronavirus \\u2014 health experts are pushing people to get influenza shots.Here\\u2019s how to identify the different symptoms of the flu and Covid-19.Donald tells us about his job trying to \\u201ccover the future.\\u201d'