US president addresses world from hospital; medical team says Donald Trump is ‘not out of the woods’; Joe Biden’s campaign to release results of his future tests

A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Democratic candidate Joe Biden has opened his widest lead in a month in the US presidential race after Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.

The national opinion survey, taken over 2-3 October, shows “little indication of an outpouring of support for the president beyond Trump’s core group of followers,” Reuters said.

Saturday Night Live has chosen to sketch the Trump-Biden debate, rather than the president’s infection. Maybe they were unsure how to strike the right comedic tone:

There he is. #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/Mfm7tBBcKh

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