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US prison COVID-19 infections hit 30,000: university

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US prisons have reported 30,000 cases of coronavirus among inmates and guards, a US university…

Trump urges US to reopen as daily death toll spikes

    by James Pheby, with Brendan Smialowski in Phoenix, Arizona Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump made his…

New York reports 15 child cases of rare disease linked to COVID-19

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Fifteen children have been hospitalized in New York with a rare inflammatory disease possibly…

Virus model sees near-doubling of US deaths

WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A prominent US pandemic model on Monday significantly increased its coronavirus death forecast after…

Doctor who treated first US COVID patient fears second wave

by Alina DIESTE Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The doctor who treated the first COVID-19 patient in…

Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push

by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million on Monday, mostly in the…

US coronavirus deaths rise by 1,450 in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Novel coronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,450 in the past 24 hours,…

Pandemic-hit New York renters strike in nationwide housing protest

by Maggy DONALDSON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Days before May 1 rent was due, building management…

NASA, SpaceX target historic spaceflight despite pandemic

by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans…

US Secretary of State Pompeo steps up pressure on China over pandemic handling

by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday stepped up a US campaign to hold…

US issues emergency approval for remdesivir for COVID-19 patients

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against…

Remdesivir shows ‘clear-cut’ effect in treating coronavirus: Fauci

  WASHINGTON, United States A major new study proves that the antiviral drug remdesivir is effective in saving people with…

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