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Empty streets, thousands of troops in Washington as Biden becomes US president

Jonathan Landay and David Lawder, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 21 01:28 AM

Joe Biden became the 46th US president on Wednesday in a barricaded city, guarded by more than 25,000 troops and emptied of the spectators who usually throng to the quadrennial ritual. Read more »

US endures coronavirus pandemic's deadliest day

Maria Caspani and Anurag Maan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:51 AM

As the events that unfolded in Washington on Wednesday captured the nation's attention, the raging coronavirus pandemic claimed its highest US death toll yet, killing more than 4,000 people in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.   Read more »

In deadliest week so far, US loses more than 18,400 lives to COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 05:37 AM

December was the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States with nearly 78,000 deaths, and health officials warned that even more people will likely die in January despite the rollout of vaccines. Read more »

Pagsama sa US sa mga bansang may travel restrictions, binawi ng Malacañang

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:13 PM

MAYNILA - Nilinaw ng Malacañang na hindi pa kasama ang Estados Unidos sa mga bansang sasakupin ng umiiral na travel restrictions bunsod ng naitalang bagong variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

Fauci says US could see return to normal by next summer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 05:36 AM

WASHINGTON - If the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines proceeds smoothly, it might be possible to achieve widespread population immunity in the United States by next summer, top scientist Anthony Fauci has said. Read more »

COVID-19 daily deaths soar to 3,580 in US, as second vaccine nears approval

Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 04:00 AM

US coronavirus deaths soared to a daily record of 3,580 and hospitalizations rose for the 19th straight day on Wednesday, ramping up the stakes as regulators on Thursday considered whether to approve a second COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

US reveals rapid rollout plan for vaccine after record coronavirus surge

Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 03:14 AM

WASHINGTON - US officials on Monday unveiled details for the swift distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to millions of Americans after the United States broke records for new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Read more »

Los Angeles to impose new COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 28 12:01 PM

LOS ANGELES— Nearly all social gatherings of individuals from more than a single household will be banned in Los Angeles County for at least three weeks starting Monday under new restrictions local health officials unveiled on Friday, citing a continued surge in COVID-19 infections.   Read more »

US hospitalized COVID-19 patient number hits record 90,000 ahead of expected case surge

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 03:50 AM

NEW YORK - The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals across the United States reached 90,000 on Friday after nearly doubling in the last month, just as holiday gatherings are expected to propel the next wave of infections. Read more »

'On fire with COVID': Officials plead with Americans to stay home

Susan Heavey and Maria Caspani, Reuters
Posted at Nov 25 04:06 AM

State and federal officials pleaded with Americans to stay at home and redouble efforts to curtail the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, defending unpopular public health measures as record hospitalizations pushed healthcare professionals to the brink. Read more »

US death toll from COVID-19 nears quarter million as infection rates soar

Gabriella Borter and Anurag Maan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 02:41 AM

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States approached 250,000 on Wednesday, the day after the country recorded the highest number of victims in nearly four months, a chilling sign for a healthcare system already struggling to cope. Read more »

US early voting tops 60 million as historic pace continues

Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 03:27 AM

WASHINGTON - More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election with eight days to go, a record-breaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century, according to data from the US Elections Project on Monday. Read more »

US COVID-19 deaths could hit half million by February as surge continues

Maria Caspani and Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 04:48 AM

NEW YORK - The COVID-19 death toll could reach a half million in the United States by February unless nearly all Americans wear face masks, researchers said on Friday, a day after the number of new infections reported across the country approached a record high. Read more »

Gilead's remdesivir gets US FDA approval for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 05:58 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19, making it the first and only drug approved for the disease in the United States. Read more »

Trump's Indian worshipper dies 'depressed' over president's COVID-19 illness

Sudarshan Varadhan, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 03:49 AM

CHENNAI - An Indian man who worshipped Donald Trump and was upset by the news of the US president contracting COVID-19 died of a cardiac arrest on Sunday, an official from his village and police said. Read more »

Why Mike Pence didn't become US acting president after Trump's COVID-19 infection

Willard Cheng , ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 10:42 PM

US President Donald Trump did not see the need to temporarily transfer power to Vice President Mike Pence, when he caught the coronavirus and even while he was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Read more »

'Don’t be afraid' of virus, Trump says as he prepares to leave hospital

Steve Holland and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 04:48 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he will leave a military hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19 later on Monday, and urged people not to be afraid of the disease, which has killed more than a million people worldwide and wreaked economic havoc. Read more »

COVID revelation is Trump's most liked tweet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 06:11 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's revelation that he and wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 quickly became his most liked and shared tweet, according to an analysis. Read more »

Older, overweight and male: Trump's COVID risk factors make him vulnerable

Kate Kelland and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 04:09 AM

LONDON/FRANKFURT - US President Donald Trump's gender, age and weight are all factors that make him more vulnerable to developing severe COVID-19, and give him a notional risk of around 4 percent of dying from it, health experts said on Friday. Read more »

US facing 'critical' coronavirus surge

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 01:48 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Coronavirus infections are surging across large parts of the United States, the top US infectious disease expert has warned, as the death toll in Latin America passed 100,000. Read more »