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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 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 »

US states told be ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 05:57 AM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has urged US states to get ready to distribute a potential Covid-19 vaccine by November 1, in the latest sign of the accelerating race to deliver a vaccine by year's end. Read more »

What scares Salem? October without Halloween

Aimee Ortiz, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 14 10:18 AM

With coronavirus cases spiking around the country, cities, towns, retailers and confectioners are bracing themselves for what could be a substantially more subdued Halloween this year.  Read more »

In New York City’s coronavirus surge, a frightening echo of the 1918 flu

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 14 09:11 AM

The 1918 influenza pandemic is the deadliest in modern history, claiming an estimated 50 million lives worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States. By some measures, the toll of the COVID-19 surge in New York City this spring resembled that of the 1918 flu pandemic. Read more »

U.S. coronavirus cases top 5 million mark: reports

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 09 12:11 PM

The coronavirus case count in the United States topped 5 million on Saturday, U.S. media reported, demonstrating the pandemic is tightening its grip over the country with the world's highest number of infections and worst death toll. Read more »

Trump signs orders extending economic relief for Americans

Jim Watson with Sebastian Smith in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 07:29 AM

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive actions extending financial relief to Americans hit by the coronavirus pandemic as polls showed a large majority of voters unhappy with his handling of the crisis. Read more »

US adds 47,508 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 12:02 PM

WASHINGTON - The US notched 47,508 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

US counts nearly 1,400 deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 12:54 PM

Washington, United States -- The United States counted 1,379 new deaths from the coronavirus in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Thursday (0030 GMT Friday), according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.  Read more »

First dog to test positive for coronavirus in US dies: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 12:50 PM

Washington, United States -- 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.   Read more »

US adds 57,000 virus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 09:11 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday recorded 57,039 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. Read more »

US COVID-19 survivor receives $1.1 mn hospital bill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 07:21 AM

WASHINGTON - A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of COVID-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported Saturday. Read more »

US records 749 virus deaths in past 24 hours: tracker

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 10:59 AM

The latest deaths bring the total in the United States to 109,791, and there have been more than 1.9 million cases, according to a real-time tally maintained by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday). Read more »

86 American Seafoods crew members test positive for coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 06:08 PM

Eighty-six crew members in one of American Seafoods' fish processing vessels have tested positive for COVID-19, the fishing company said on Sunday. Read more »

The US launches a massive project that will accelerate vaccine development

ANCX
Updated as of May 25 08:22 AM

Plus, a vaccine candidate in China yields encouraging results, the European Union unveils a tourism plan, and a Japanese zoo maintains social distancing with stuffed toys. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

COVID-19 lawsuits spreading like a virus through US courts

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 10:44 AM

WASHINGTON - While apps for video-conferencing and online courses have flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic, so have something rather more contentious: lawsuits. 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 »

Leaders 'aren't even pretending to be in charge': Obama

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 08:58 AM

Barack Obama indirectly criticized his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday, in rare public judgment from the former US president during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Three key U.S. coronavirus officials in self-quarantine after COVID-19 exposure -reports

Chris Prentice and Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at May 10 10:17 AM

Three key U.S. officials guiding the coronavirus response were in self-quarantine on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, according to spokesmen and media reports. Read more »

Fear keeps US undocumented from hospitals despite coronavirus

Laura Bonilla and con Javier Tovar en Los Ángeles, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 10:59 AM

Many have contracted the disease and died, and the novel coronavirus is spreading with little check in the community.   Read more »