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US COVID-19 deaths more than 20,600 as cases climb to more than half a million; global cases top 1.7 million

  (Eagle News) – Coronavirus related deaths in the United States climbed to more than 20,600 as COVID-19 infected more…

Coronavirus found in air samples up to 13 feet from patients

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found…

PH receives cot beds, face masks from US, India for country’s frontliners

(Eagle News) - The Philippines, through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), received additional medical supplies from the United States…

100,000 deaths as coronavirus pandemic continues to rage

by Data team and Agence France Presse bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- The first person to officially die from the…

NY needs millions of coronavirus tests before reopening: governor

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Millions of New Yorkers must be tested for the new coronavirus before the state…

US records 1,783 virus deaths in past 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 1,783 deaths related to the novel coronavirus over the past 24…

US cautiously optimistic as coronavirus curve appears to flatten

by Ivan Couronne with Peter Hutchison in New York Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health officials…

TikTok pledges $250 million for COVID-19 relief

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-- TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts…

Another 6.6 million US workers file for unemployment benefits last week

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic caused 6.6 million US workers to apply for…

Love and physical distance: How a daughter shows her love for 80-year old mom amid the virus pandemic

(Editor’s Note: This is a first-person account of our EBC correspondent in New Jersey, Elle Aguilar, who lives with her…

Virus claims record dead but US President Trump sees light at end of tunnel

by Susan STUMME with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic notched up another…

US pharmacies authorized to test for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US authorized pharmacies on Wednesday to carry out tests for the coronavirus, including newly developed…

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