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Medical workers take in patients outside a special coronavirus area at Maimonides Medical Center as the U.S. surpasses 100,000 fatalities from COVID-19 on May 27, 2020 in New York City. (AFP)

US coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens

In three months, more Americans have died from Covid than the Korean War, Vietnam War and the US conflict in Iraq from...

28 May 2020 2:50 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

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)

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Nobody likes me: Trump complains about Fauci's popularity

Trump said he and others in his administration deserved praise for their handling of the virus, not just Fauci

29 July 2020 4:05 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One prior to departing from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AFP)

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Trump is too busy fighting the virus to throw first pitch at Yankees...

Trump tweeted Sunday that he won't be able to make the trip because of his 'strong focus on the coronavirus, vaccines...

27 July 2020 7:42 AM GMT

A health care worker prepares to conduct a COVID-19 test on the occupants of a vehicle at the testing site setup in the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AFP)

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US labs buckle under pressure as testing surge

Over 700,000 people are tested per day in US, while California and Florida states still top the charts with highest...

23 July 2020 11:02 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

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

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

Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all and more adults, Friday, Nov. 19, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. (AP)

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US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+

Under the new rules, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose

20 Nov 2021 10:02 AM GMT

Passengers queue at London Heathrow Airports T3 as the US reopens its borders to UK visitors in a significant boost to the travel sector, in London. (AP)

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US lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors after nearly 2...

Travellers who can show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and have had a recent, negative viral test can again fly...

8 Nov 2021 11:27 AM GMT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined that for purposes of travel to the United States, vaccines accepted will include FDA approved or authorised and World Health Organisation (WHO) emergency use listed (EUL) vaccines. (Representational Image/AP)

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US to lift all travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign...

Fully vaccinated travellers will continue to be required to show a pre-departure negative test taken within three days...

5 Nov 2021 11:43 AM GMT

Authorities investigate a fatal shooting at a massage parlor in Acworth, Georgia. Officials say 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, of Woodstock, Georgia, has been captured hours after multiple people were killed in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. (AP)

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Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead

Four of the victims who died were women of Korean descent, as a 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken...

17 March 2021 9:23 AM GMT