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US coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on deadliest day

US coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on deadliest day

-- 2020-03-31 10:09:29

The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country’s mounting crisis, while New York cheered the arrival of a gleaming 1,000-bed U...

Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings

Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings

REUTERS 2020-03-30 15:46:01

President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticised plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical advise...

Trump drops idea of NY lockdown as US death count crosses 2,000

Trump drops idea of NY lockdown as US death count crosses 2,000

-- 2020-03-29 10:06:36

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus, backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might...

Historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill passes US House, becomes law

Historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill passes US House, becomes law

REUTERS 2020-03-28 15:34:57

The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion aid package - the largest in history - to help cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the intensifying coronavirus pandemic, an...

US virus cases exceed 100,000

US virus cases exceed 100,000

Reuters 2020-03-28 10:56:28

Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the US coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday (local time) for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as t...

Mexico registers 717 coronavirus cases, 12 total deaths

Mexico registers 717 coronavirus cases, 12 total deaths

-- 2020-03-28 10:19:38

Mexico’s health ministry on Friday said it had registered 717 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 585 the day before. The ministry also said there had been 12 deaths overall from the v...

US plan to deploy troops at border would damage relations: Canada

US plan to deploy troops at border would damage relations: Canada

-- 2020-03-27 19:48:56

Canada has opposed a US proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations. The uncompromi...

US overtakes China with most coronavirus cases

US overtakes China with most coronavirus cases

-- 2020-03-27 16:00:25

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests, reports BBC. According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, th...

US now leads world with most coronavirus cases

US now leads world with most coronavirus cases

Reuters 2020-03-27 09:54:25

The number of US coronavirus infections climbed above 82,000 on Thursday (local time), surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New Orleans, and other hot spots faced a surge i...

US Senate approves $2.0t coronavirus stimulus bill

US Senate approves $2.0t coronavirus stimulus bill

REUTERS 2020-03-26 10:23:07

The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2.0 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus epidemic, as well as providing billions of dollars to buy...

Mexican government to suspend activities from Thursday

Mexican government to suspend activities from Thursday

Reuters 2020-03-26 10:04:47

Mexico’s federal government will suspend all non-essential activities beginning on Thursday, Mexico’s deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters. Mexico registered 475 corona...

US reaches deal on $2.0-trillion coronavirus aid package

US reaches deal on $2.0-trillion coronavirus aid package

REUTERS 2020-03-25 13:19:53

US senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the negotiators said on Wedne...

Coronavirus spreading in New York like ‘a bullet train’

Coronavirus spreading in New York like ‘a bullet train’

-- 2020-03-25 09:40:39

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has pleaded for medical supplies, warning Covid-19 is spreading in his state faster than "a bullet train". "The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner th...

US states and cities desperate for coronavirus help

US states and cities desperate for coronavirus help

-- 2020-03-24 19:26:53

Several more US governors on Monday joined the procession of states ordering millions of Americans to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, while President Trump signalled he is consider...

US axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

US axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

REUTERS 2020-03-23 13:28:04

Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters h...

23 killed in Colombia prison amid tension over virus

23 killed in Colombia prison amid tension over virus

-- 2020-03-23 11:20:51

At least 23 people have died in one of Bogotá's largest jails after what the authorities are calling a mass breakout attempt amid rising tensions over coronavirus. Colombia's Justice Minister...

California issues state-wide 'stay at home' order

California issues state-wide 'stay at home' order

BBC 2020-03-20 17:36:57

California has issued a "stay at home" order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state. Governor Gavin Newsom told Californians they should only...

Peru miners halt operations to slow coronavirus spread

Peru miners halt operations to slow coronavirus spread

-- 2020-03-19 00:00:00

Miners shuttered or wound down operations in Peru on Tuesday and were girding for extended supply chain disruptions in neighboring Chile as governments tightened restrictions to try to slow the spread...

Canada, US to close border to non-essential travel

Canada, US to close border to non-essential travel

Reuters 2020-03-18 11:31:47

Canada and the United States will announce a deal to partially close their borders on Wednesday, which will allow trade and commerce to go on, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, citing sources....

Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises

Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises

-- 2020-03-18 10:33:27

The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as West Virginia reported its first case of the infection on Tuesday. Announcing its first Covid-19 patient, West Virginia Governor Jim Just...

US, China continue 'war of words' over coronavirus outbreak

US, China continue 'war of words' over coronavirus outbreak

-- 2020-03-17 16:54:30

A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing 'strong US objecti...

Alibaba’s Jack Ma donates coronavirus test kits to US

Alibaba’s Jack Ma donates coronavirus test kits to US

-- 2020-03-16 14:31:36

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has sent the first shipment of surgical masks and coronavirus test kits to the US. The Chinese billionaire tweeted two pictures of the pallets of goods being loaded on to a...

Argentina bans entry to non-residents arriving from virus-hit countries

Argentina bans entry to non-residents arriving from virus-hit countries

Reuters 2020-03-15 11:33:41

Argentina banned entry to non-residents who have traveled to a country highly affected by coronavirus in the last 14 days, the government officially announced late on Saturday. The ban was establishe...

Trump tests negative for coronavirus

Trump tests negative for coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-03-15 10:42:05

Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday, as the US president extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut do...

US summons Chinese envoy over Beijing’s coronavirus comments

US summons Chinese envoy over Beijing’s coronavirus comments

-- 2020-03-14 15:21:05

The US State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the US military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan, as...

Coronavirus: US declares national emergency

Coronavirus: US declares national emergency

REUTERS 2020-03-14 10:54:50

President Donald Trump declared a US national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday, opening the door to more government aid to combat a pathogen that has infected more than 138,0...

Trudeau's wife Sophie tests positive for coronavirus

Trudeau's wife Sophie tests positive for coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-03-13 10:58:21

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for two weeks after his wife, Sophie, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, and the outbreak prompted the province of Ontario to shut...

Cuba confirms its first coronavirus cases

Cuba confirms its first coronavirus cases

-- 2020-03-12 13:55:57

Cuba confirmed on Wednesday the first three cases of the new coronavirus in its territory in three Italians who had travelled to the country on Monday, reports Reuters citing the country’s state...

Harvey  Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in jail

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in jail

-- 2020-03-11 22:11:26

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers thought they would never see, reports AP...

Google recommends all NA workers to work from home

Google recommends all NA workers to work from home

-- 2020-03-11 11:57:54

Google is recommending all of its North American employees to work from home if their roles permit, the search giant said on Tuesday, aiming to minimize the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The new...