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The United States plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use. (Representational Image:AFP)

US to distribute 6.4 million Covid vaccine doses in first tranche

The figure includes another vaccine developed by Moderna and the NIH, which announced some preliminary efficacy results...

25 Nov 2020 4:49 AM GMT

Members of the medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. (AFP)

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Coronavirus deaths surpass 150,000 in US, nearly a quarter of world's...

The increase of 10,000 deaths in 11 days is the fastest in the United States since early June

29 July 2020 4:33 PM GMT

Lara Trump, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump Jr. arrive before President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention. (AP)

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What virus? At GOP's convention, pandemic is largely ignored

Only few convention speakers made reference to the virus, while others discussed it in the past tense

28 Aug 2020 4:44 AM GMT

Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. (AFP)

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Biden says he'd shut down economy if scientists recommended

The former VP has previously called for US' governors to impose mask mandates in their states, effectively a national...

24 Aug 2020 6:50 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference in the Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)

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Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19

The authorization makes it easier for some patients to obtain the treatment but is not the same as full FDA approval

24 Aug 2020 3:28 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders extending coronavirus economic relief, during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey. (AFP)

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Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress fail

The orders could face legal challenges questioning the US president's authority to spend taxpayer money without express...

9 Aug 2020 3:36 AM GMT

A second grader at Saltillo Primary, walks from the carpool to the school entrance on her way to class for the first day back to school on Thursday morning. (AP)

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New York schools to open statewide, with caution

Many NY districts have planned to start the year with in-person classes only a few days a week, while learning at home...

8 Aug 2020 6:52 AM GMT

Protesters rally demanding economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic, at Time Square. (AFP)

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US' virus deaths touch 160,000 as relief talks fail in Washington

Democrats agreed to reduce their $3.4 trillion proposal but Republicans wouldn't agree to more than double their $1...

8 Aug 2020 4:18 AM GMT

$\As seen in this pandemic, the United States must produce essential equipment, supplies, and pharmaceuticals for itself,\ Trump said. (Representational Image: AFP)$ World

US to end reliance on China, other nations for pharmaceuticals and...

Trump said he had signed a new executive order to ensure that when it comes to essential medicines, the US buys from...

7 Aug 2020 5:17 AM GMT

President Donald Trump arrives for a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (AP)

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Trump, Biden convention plans turn upside down by virus concerns

Compared to Trump, Biden hasn't been so publicly reluctant to scale back his convention, expressing doubts about a full...

6 Aug 2020 7:31 AM GMT

A healthcare worker demonstrates a nasal swab on a patient during a test day at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site. (AP)

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Coronavirus testing rates dropping in the US even as deaths mount

US is approaching a mammoth 5 million confirmed infections and more than 157,000 deaths out of over 700,000 worldwide

6 Aug 2020 4:20 AM GMT

The purchase falls under the Trump administrations Operation Warp Speed, intended to rush a COVID-19 vaccine to the market by the end of 2020. (Representational Image: AP)

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US strikes a $2 billion deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus...

The agreement calls for US to pay Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline up to $2.1 billion to supply it with enough vaccines for 50...

1 Aug 2020 4:21 AM GMT