Trump hails vaccine progress in first public remarks since election defeat

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

Donald Trump has hailed developments in the race for a coronavirus vaccine as he delivered his first public remarks since his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden.

Mr Trump, who is still refusing to concede, spoke from the White House Rose Garden as the US sets records for confirmed cases of Covid-19 and deaths climb to the highest levels since the spring.