Just ahead of Trump rally, WHO warns we’re now in a ‘dangerous phase’ of coronavirus

• President Trump headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday for his first rally since March, at a time when coronavirus US cases are spiking again at a frightening rate.
• On Friday, the US reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May 1.
• Likewise, the World Health Organization warned on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic is entering a "new and dangerous" phase.

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All things considered, President Trump probably would have preferred a more favorable backdrop against which to return to the campaign trail, which saw him visit Tulsa on Saturday to headline two events -- one, at 7 p.m. ET which is when he's set to deliver remarks as part of a so-called "Great American Comeback Celebration," and then another inside the nearly 20,000-seat BOK Center arena in Tulsa at 8 p.m.

Ahead of this, his first public rally since the beginning of March, the number of coronavirus US cases hit 30,000 on Friday, the highest mark since May 1. This comes at a time when a surge of new cases is showing up in several states (including Oklahoma) -- states like Arizona, Florida, California, and South Carolina, all of which reported new record-high single-day increases in coronavirus infections. And speaking of Florida, cases there hit 4,049 on Saturday, another single-day record for the state ... for the third day in a row. All that said, it's probably a good thing the Trump campaign required that attendees to Saturday's rally agree to a disclaimer in which they promise not to sue if they contract the virus at the event.

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