U.S. Diplomat Coughs Online, and European Allies Wonder if They Were Exposed

WASHINGTON — As part of a diplomatic tour through Europe in late October, the State Department’s director of policy planning briefed journalists in London about the Trump administration’s strategy toward China. A video of the virtual event showed him coughing at least six times during the hourlong discussion. The senior department official, Peter Berkowitz, held face-to-face meetings the same day with British officials. He had similar meetings…