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People walk through a sparse international departure terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) as concern over the coronavirus grows on March 7, 2020 in New York City. AFP Photo

State of Emergency declared in New York after virus kills 19

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency to bolster the medical response to the outbreak, as statewide total...

8 March 2020 5:06 PM IST

Medial workers wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the coronavirus disease from an ambulance to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea (AP)

Florida reports first two Covid19 deaths

The cases mark the first US coronavirus deaths outside California and Washington

8 March 2020 11:55 AM IST

Virus scare confines thousands on a cruise ship off California's coast

The Grand Princess was forbidden to dock in San Francisco amid evidence that the vessel was the breeding ground for the...

7 March 2020 2:55 PM IST

File photo of acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. AP Photo

Trump replaces chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Mark Meadows

The long-rumored move comes as Trump has been pulling together a team of loyalists and allies ahead of the re-election...

7 March 2020 2:19 PM IST

Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters during a coronavirus briefing in the White House, Washington. AP Photo

Two test positive for virus at Mike Pence's conference

Secretary of State Mike Pence is leading the US response to coronavirus

7 March 2020 11:48 AM IST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to meet with Vice President Mike Pence and the White House coronavirus task force leaders, on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo

White House to sign bill to fight Covid 19 outbreak

The Senate passed the measure on Thursday to help tackle the virus outbreak

6 March 2020 11:53 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks, next to his wife Jill during a primary election night rally Tuesday. AP Photo

Bernie declares victory in California as Biden surges nation wide in...

The clash between Biden and Sanders peaked on a day that could determine whether the Democratic battle will stretch all...

4 March 2020 3:08 PM IST

In this file photo taken Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks to a crowd at a town hall in Exeter, New Hampshire. AFP Photo

Klobuchar ends presidential campaign, will back Biden

The move is a major boost for former vice president Biden, following the withdrawal of another moderate, Pete Buttigieg

3 March 2020 12:27 PM IST

File photo of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg marches with other demonstrators as she participates in a school strike climate protest in Bristol, England on February 28, 2020. (AP)

Canada oil firm apologizes for using sexualized 'Greta' image

The image is of a naked woman with her back turned with two hands pulling on her braids

3 March 2020 12:24 PM IST

With his husband Chasten by his side, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces he is ending campaign to be the Democratic nominee for president during a speech at the Century Center. AFP Photo

Pete Buttigieg exits US presidential race

The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana scored poorly in the latest primary in South Carolina

2 March 2020 12:22 PM IST

A young fan makes use of a hand-sanitizing station at CenturyLink Field prior to an MLS soccer match between the Seattle Sounders and the Chicago Fire in Seattle. AP photo

Second coronavirus victim in US, a nurse

Researchers said they had evidence the virus may have been circulating undetected in the state for up to six weeks

2 March 2020 10:35 AM IST

An ambulance worker adjusts her protective mask as she wheels a stretcher into a nursing facility where more than 50 people are sick and being tested for the COVID-19 virus. AP Photo

First death due to COVID 19 in the US reported in Washington state

The man who died was in his 50s, had underlying health conditions and no history of travel

1 March 2020 2:46 PM IST