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More than 900 US virus deaths in past 24 hours: tracker

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 11:32 AM

While the United States was suffering around 3,000 deaths a day in mid-April, that number has declined to around 1,000 deaths and 20,000 new cases a day at present. Read more »

1,081 more US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 12:15 PM

WASHINGTON - The novel coronavirus killed another 1,081 people in the United States in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

The Human Toll: 100,000 dead in US due to COVID-19

Dan Barry, The New York Times
Updated as of May 24 10:19 AM

Toward the end of May in the year 2020, the number of people in the United States who have died from the coronavirus neared 100,000 — almost all of them within a three-month span. An average of more than 1,100 deaths a day.   Read more »

NBA great and Georgetown coach Ewing hospitalized with COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 09:31 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - NBA Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing, now the head basketball coach at Georgetown University, is in hospital with COVID-19.  Read more »

Trump blames China for 'mass worldwide killing'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 02:39 PM

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again lashed out at China over the coronavirus pandemic, blaming Beijing for "mass Worldwide killing." Read more »

US virus deaths projected to top 113,000 by mid-June: models

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:59 AM

Coronavirus-related deaths among Americans are projected to surpass 113,000 by mid-June, a modeling average released Tuesday showed, underlining the US status as the nation worst affected by the pandemic.   Read more »

Trump calls world health body 'puppet of China'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 07:07 AM

President Donald Trump attacked the United Nations health body as a Chinese "puppet" on Monday and confirmed he is considering slashing or canceling US support.   Read more »

WHO to kick off international meet despite US-China tensions

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 10:41 AM

The World Health Organization will on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis.   Read more »

CDC 'let the country down' on coronavirus testing: White House

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 07:01 AM

The White House rebuked the top US health agency on Sunday, saying "it let the country down" on providing testing crucial to the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

From ‘respect’ to ‘sick and twisted’: How coronavirus hit US-China ties

Chris Buckley and Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times
Posted at May 16 11:40 AM

China's clash with the United States over the pandemic is fanning broader tensions on trade, technology, espionage and other fronts — disputes that could intensify as President Donald Trump makes his contest with Beijing a theme of his reelection campaign. Read more »

Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients - US study

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at May 14 03:59 PM

CHICAGO - Over a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney injury, and nearly 15% required dialysis, US researchers reported on Thursday. Read more »

Top US virus expert warns of premature exit from lockdown

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse bureaus
Updated as of May 13 10:21 AM

The top US infectious disease expert warned on Tuesday against relaxing coronavirus lockdowns too quickly as France began to reopen schools and Russia and India started getting back to work despite surging virus cases. Read more »

Fauci says reopening US economy too soon could lead to needless deaths - NYT

Reuters
Posted at May 12 02:08 PM

A senior US health official set to testify on Tuesday before the US Senate will warn against the risks of reopening the economy too soon, saying it could lead to "needless suffering and death", the New York Times said. Read more »

Major US airlines endorse temperature checks for passengers

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of May 10 07:37 AM

A major US airline trade group on Saturday said it backed the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checking the temperatures of passengers and customer-facing employees during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Los Angeles stores take tentative steps in reopening for business

Javier Tovar and Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 09 11:29 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States - For Zohrab Mahdessian, owner of Jasmine's Garden flower shop in Los Angeles, the reopening of some stores in California on Friday couldn't have come at a better time -- Sunday is Mother's Day in the US. Read more »

After historic job losses from virus, Americans begin heading back to work

Lucia Mutikani and Maria Caspani, Reuters
Posted at May 09 12:44 AM

The coronavirus pandemic triggered the steepest monthly loss of American jobs since the Great Depression, the US government said on Friday, while Michigan and California prepared to put people back to work to end weeks of a manufacturing shutdown. Read more »

Doctor who treated first US COVID patient fears second wave

Alina DIESTE, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 12:45 PM

WASHINGTON - The doctor who treated the first COVID-19 patient in the United States said Monday he fears a second outbreak of the disease when lockdown measures are lifted.  Read more »

US milestone of 100,000 virus deaths likely by June

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 07:45 AM

US President Donald Trump now says his worst-case coronavirus scenario would be 100,000 deaths, but the country will probably reach that grim milestone by next month, according to several scientific models -- none of which predict a summertime halt to the virus's spread.   Read more »

French COVID testing product gets US emergency use authorization

Reuters
Posted at May 04 02:14 PM

Biomérieux, a French healthcare company specializing in diagnostics, said on Monday it had won more positive feedback from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulator for its product aimed at helping test for the coronavirus. Read more »

US coronavirus stimulus went to some health care providers facing criminal inquiries

Sarah N. Lynch and Marisa Taylor, Reuters
Posted at May 02 10:38 AM

WASHINGTON - Eager to bolster the healthcare system during the coronavirus pandemic, the US government last month sped $30 billion in stimulus payments to most health care providers that billed Medicare last year.   Read more »