Coronavirus In Us

US Hits 16 Million Covid Cases Even As Vaccine Roll-Out Begins

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 13, 2020

The United States hit a record 16 million COVID-19 cases on Saturday afternoon, with deaths closing in on the 300,000 mark, even as millions of doses of a new vaccine were expected to start rolling out across the nation on Sunday.

US Makes Deal For 100 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Deaths Expected To Rise

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 1, 2020

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation's top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks.

First Dog To Test Positive For Coronavirus In US Dies: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 31, 2020

The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States has died, National Geographic magazine reported, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of the virus's human sufferers.

"May Cut Off Funding" If US Schools Don't Reopen By November, Warns Trump

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 8, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off funding to schools that do not open in the fall and criticized a federal health agency's guidelines for reopening schools as "very tough & expensive."

Over 3 Million Americans Tested Positive For Coronavirus: US Vice President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 8, 2020

More than three million Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, US Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday.

6 Trump Staffers Working Tulsa Re-Election Rally Test Positive For Coronavirus

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 21, 2020

Six members of a campaign advance team working in Tulsa ahead of Donald Trump's Saturday rally have tested positive for COVID-19, his campaign said, hours before the president was set to take the stage.

US Navy Upholds Demotion Of Captain Of Coronavirus-Hit Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 20, 2020

The US Navy said Friday it would not reinstate the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, saying he was in part to blame for the severity of the crisis on the warship.

Further US Lockdowns Not Needed, Says Top Health Expert Anthony Fauci

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 19, 2020

The United States does not require more widespread lockdowns to get its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the daily infection rate has remained relatively flat, leading government expert Anthony Fauci told AFP on Thursday.

COVID-19 Survivors No Longer Banned From Serving In US Armed Forces

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 22, 2020

The Pentagon on Thursday announced that the US military would no longer bar people who had been hospitalized with COVID-19 from serving in its ranks.

Indian Origin Doctor Sudheer Chauhan Dies Of Coronavirus In US

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 21, 2020

An Indian-origin physician in New York died due to the novel coronavirus infection, American Association of Physicians of Indian-Origin (AAPI) said on Wednesday.

Barack Obama Was Grossly Incompetent: Donald Trump After Coronavirus Criticism

World News | ANI | Monday May 18, 2020

President Donald Trump on Sunday called his predecessor Barack Obama a "grossly incompetent President" in response to the latter's criticism of United States' COVID-19 pandemic response.

More Than 80,000 Dead Due To Coronavirus In US: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 12, 2020

More than 80,000 people have died in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest figures on Monday from Johns Hopkins University, by far the highest death toll of any country.

2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Father And Daughter, Die Of Coronavirus In US

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday May 8, 2020

An Indian-American father and daughter, both doctors in New Jersey, have died due to the COVID-19, with Governor Phil Murphy describing their demise as "particularly tough" and hailed them for dedicating their lives for others.

Apple Awards $10 Million to Nasal Swab Maker COPAN Diagnostics to Help Boost Factory Output

Reuters | Thursday May 7, 2020

In California, COPAN Diagnostics makes specialized nasal swabs to collect samples for COVID-19 tests, along with vials and sterile media used to transport those swabs to labs for testing.

"Not Worth Time And Effort": Donald Trump On Press Briefings After Disinfectant Remark

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 26, 2020

President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that his daily coronavirus briefings were not worth his time, two days after sparking a furor by suggesting patients might be injected with disinfectant to kill an infection.