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Biden, Harris nagbigay-pugay sa mga namatay sa COVID-19 sa Amerika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 08:30 PM

Nagbigay-pugay sina President-elect Joe Biden at Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sa mga namatay sa COVID-19.  Read more »

Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Matt Spetalnick, Andrea Shalal, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:12 AM

Closing out his presidency exactly 4 years later, Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged.   Read more »

Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 10:28 AM

WASHINGTON - Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser to President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday, after a controversial four months during which he clashed repeatedly with other members of the coronavirus task force. Read more »

White House chief of staff Meadows has COVID-19 -source

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 07 01:49 PM

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.   Read more »

Trump tells fans on post-COVID comeback tour: 'I feel so powerful'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 12:38 PM

"I feel so powerful. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women, just give you a big fat kiss," US President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd in Sanford, near Orlando, few of whom wore masks. Read more »

Trump says he is 'medication-free,' describes COVID-19 battle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 10:29 AM

US President Donald Trump said he was "medication free" and revealed more details of his fight with COVID-19 in a televised interview aired Friday, one week after he was hospitalized with the virus.  Read more »

A Trump-Pence strategy on the coronavirus: Interrupt, distract, change the subject

Lisa Lerer, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 09 10:10 PM

For much of the summer, President Donald Trump argued that Joe Biden was scared to debate him, reliant on performance-enhancing drugs and barely able to remain upright for 90 minutes because of his purportedly failing health.   Read more »

Trump hails COVID-19 'blessing' as he returns to Oval Office

Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 10:49 AM

"I think this is a blessing from God that I caught it," Trump said in a video, referring to the virus which has killed over 210,000 people in the United States. Read more »

Stuck at White House, Trump seeks ways to recharge re-election bid

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 12:32 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump, who is still contagious, has been looking for options on how to get his message out and cut into Democrat Joe Biden's lead in battleground states where the Nov. 3 election will be decided, advisers said. Read more »

Obsessed by 'miracle' cures, Trump lets virus run amok

Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 09:31 AM

WASHINGTON - Shortly after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump lavished praise on the COVID-19 care he'd received at hospital, without acknowledging the vital role that masks and distancing play in preventing infection. Read more »

Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

Alexandra Alper and Deena Beasle, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 01:28 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 209,000 people in the country and put him in hospital. Read more »

Trump discharged from hospital after COVID treatment, feeling "good"

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 06 12:12 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday returned to the White House after spending three nights in hospital to undergo treatment for a coronavirus infection, with his medical team approving his discharge while cautioning that he may not be "entirely out of the woods yet." Read more »

Trump criticized for leaving hospital to greet supporters

Brian Knowlton and Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 12:11 PM

Experts complained that the outing broke his own government's public health guidelines requiring patients to isolate while they are in treatment and still shedding virus -- and endangered his Secret Service protection.  Read more »

Biden to hit the campaign trail after negative test for COVID-19

Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 03:58 AM

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to head to the battleground state of Michigan and resume campaigning on Friday after testing negative for coronavirus, hours after President Donald Trump was sidelined by contracting the virus. Read more »

Trump unable to escape virus as term comes to a close

Hervé Rouach, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 08:02 PM

The COVID-19 crisis had already haunted Donald Trump's first term in office, as his scatter-gun response placed him increasingly at odds with the science. Then he tested positive, a month before the election. Read more »

Trump quarantines; virus situation worsens in Europe

Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 02 12:16 PM

WASHINGTON (UPDATE) - US President Donald Trump went into quarantine Thursday night after a potential Covid-19 exposure, as more restrictions loomed in Europe in an attempt to contain the deadly pandemic. Read more »

Study finds ‘single largest driver’ of COVID misinformation: Trump

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 01 09:58 AM

The study, to be released Thursday, is the first comprehensive examination of coronavirus misinformation in traditional and online media.   Read more »

US hits 5 million virus cases as Trump criticized over relief package

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 03:30 PM

WASHINGTON -- The United States on Sunday reached the extraordinary milestone of five million coronavirus cases as President Donald Trump was accused of flouting the constitution by unilaterally extending a virus relief package. Read more »

Bolsonaro says he tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after diagnosis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 10:47 PM

Bolsonaro apparently used unproven malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, the effectiveness of which against COVID-19 has not been demonstrated in clinical trials. Read more »

Virus, protests and Trump’s angry words darken US Independence Day weekend

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 12:03 AM

Fireworks displays are typically a high point of the holiday, with crowds of thousands gathering to ooh and aah, but an estimated 80 percent of the events have been canceled this year.  Read more »