The wife of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia has tested positive for Covid-19, the department announced late Tuesday. Scalia and his wife, Trish, were at the White House Rose Garden event last month where President Donald Trump officially nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
A pair of coronavirus drug trials have been paused in the U.S. over safety concerns. Eli Lilly's antibody treatment trial has been put on hold, the company confirmed to CNBC, and Johnson & Johnson announced Monday it has paused late-stage trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. While brief suspensions are routine in the world of drug trials, the latest cast added uncertainty on drug development timelines.
Here are some of the biggest developments on Tuesday:
- Wife of U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia tests positive
- U.S. pauses Eli Lilly antibody treatment trial over safety concerns
- IMF revises global GDP forecast higher, assuming continued social distancing
- First Q3 bank earnings show signs of stabilization
- Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive, will miss Wednesday's match
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 38The U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia's wife has tested positive for the coronavirus, the department said in a statement. million
- Global deaths: At least 1.08 million
- U.S. cases: More than 7.8 million
- U.S. deaths: At least 215,101