The number of new Covid-19 cases in the United States last week rose 13% to more than 393,000, approaching levels last seen during the summer peak, according to a Reuters analysis.

President Donald Trump began a fourth day of treatment for Covid-19 at a military hospital outside Washington, with the severity of his illness unclear barely four weeks before Americans go to the polls to decide whether to reelect him.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue a new and more stringent guidance regarding a potential Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a Covid–19 vaccine.

The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the United States exceeded 200,000, by the far the highest number of any nation.

BioSpace spoke to leaders from various corners of the industry who provided their insights into what 2020 is likely to hold for their particular sphere.