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US records 62,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, tally surge past 3.41 mi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): The United States recorded over 62,000 new infections within the past 24 hours on Tuesday, pushing the total count since the pandemic began past 3.41 million.
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Trump administration pushes for covid-19 therapeutics, prior to vaccines,
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): Facing multiple crises, along with the steep high tally of coronavirus cases which now stands at 3.42 million since the start of the pandemic in the country, senior Trump administration officials are pushing for covid-19 therapeutics by early fall, month
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US sees record single-day spike of 66,600 COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins Un
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has seen another record spike in daily coronavirus cases with more than 66,600 infections reported in the past 24 hours, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.
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Rising COVID-19 cases make US cities 'seriously look' at shutting down aga
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 11 (ANI): Surging cases of coronavirus infections in the United States has pressurised governors across the country to reimpose stay-at-home orders as the only way to regain control of outbreaks that threaten to overwhelm hospitals and send the death count rocketing
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US sees new shortage of PPEs as COVID-19 infections rise, hospitalisations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 10 (ANI): Healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States have once again started facing shortages of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves as the infection spread and the number of patients getting hospitalised continues to cl
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US COVID-19 count crosses 3 million, hospitals struggle with supply of med
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 10 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) crossed the three-million mark of coronavirus cases and reported more than 129,000 deaths, as frontline health workers struggle to cope with the growing demand of virus hospitalisations, and exhausting supplies o
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US was not prepared for spread of COVID-19 among young Americans: Deborah
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): The US was not prepared to witness the spread of coronavirus among the young Americans, said Deborah Birx, White House pandemic response coordinator.
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US cities mandate masks, return to restrictions as Covid-19 infections soa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 8 (ANI): The pandemic graph of coronavirus outbreak in the United States, particularly during the post-Independence Day weekend that attracted large crowds of Americans drinking and partying without masks, led to a drastic surge in the number of new infections. Due
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US hospitals may soon overflow with patients amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 7 (ANI): With US President Donald Trump promoting re-opening the economy, the country has now four epicentres of coronavirus instead of one -- Los Angeles, cities in Texas, cities in Florida and Arizona. This has led to the governors fearing that their hospitals
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Mississippi house speaker tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 6 (ANI): Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said on Sunday (local time) that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, as he contracted the infection from a person who had tested positive earlier, Xinhua reported.
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UK lifts quarantine requirements for people coming from 59 countries excep
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 4 (ANI): The UK government on Friday (local time) lifted quarantine requirements for people arriving from 59 countries, except for the US, CNN reported. The list will come into effect from July 10.
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Mexico demands tighter border control as COVID-19 cases surge in US
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], July 4 (ANI): After months of repeated threat by the US to close its border with Mexico, it is now the turn of Mexican leaders demanding tighter border controls to keep their community safe amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Washington Post reported.
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