Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani admitted to hospital with Covid-19

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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani admitted to hospital with Covid-19

Nearly 14.6 million people have been infected with Covid-19 in the US and 281,234 people have died - the highest figures of any country in the world.

Mr Giuliani, who has led the Trump campaign's legal challenges to the election results, is the latest person close to the president to be infected.

The president and his team have been criticised for shunning safety guidance. Mr Trump was ill in October.

Mr Giuliani, 76, was admitted to the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC on Sunday, according to US media reports.

His son, Andrew Giuliani, who works at the White House and tested positive for the virus last month. Others include the president's chief of staff Mark Meadows and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, along with his wife Melania and sons Donald Jnr and Baron.

On Sunday, Dr Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force co-ordinator, criticised the Trump administration for flouting guidelines and peddling "myths" about the pandemic.

"I hear community members parroting back those situations, parroting back that masks don't work, parroting back that we should work towards herd immunity," Dr Birx told NBC.

"This is the worst event that this country will face," she said.

Mr Trump has refused to concede, insisting without evidence that the election was stolen or rigged. Attorney General William Barr said last week that his department had not seen any evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the result.

Mr Biden will be sworn in as president on 20 January.