US lowers death projections
WASHINGTON: A key member of the White House coronavirus task force said on Thursday that social distancing had...
Anwar Iqbal
US suffers deadliest day with nearly 2,000 deaths
President Donald Trump accuses WHO of being "very China-centric", threatens to stop US funding for the agency.
US recorded 12,000 deaths from Covid-19 in five weeks
WASHINGTON: The United States reported its first coronavirus death on Feb 29 and on Tuesday, April 7, the death toll...
US enters ‘peak death week,’ warns White House task force
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says fatalities and infections in his state are beginning to fall.
US braces for ‘the saddest week’ as death toll rises
There will be a lot of death, says US President Donald Trump.
Call for Trump to impose stay-at-home order
US suffers its first 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in a day.
US agency seeks Pentagon help
WASHINGTON: A US federal agency has asked the Pentagon to provide 100,000 body bags for potential deaths due to...
Trump tells nation to brace for disaster as 0.2m test positive
The White House task force has predicted that the coronavirus could kill between 100,000 to 240,000 Americans this year.
Pakistani diaspora in US to help with ventilators
Organisation of Pakistani physicians in N America has contacted China for more supplies.
US now has 105,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has suggested shutting the country for 6-10 weeks to fight the rapidly spreading virus.
3 Pakistanis in US among Covid-19 fatalities
Two of them died in New York and one in the US capital.
World heading to recession, warns IMF chief
At least 80 countries have sought help from the Fund to cope with the consequences of the coronavirus.
Trump's tweets reflect anxieties of a worried world
The US president has criticised China for allegedly manipulating health data and WHO for supporting Beijing's claims.
US becomes third worst affected country
Coronavirus has reached every state in America since emerging from the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Approval of drug for coronavirus still far off, says US agency
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that it has only allowed the “compassionate...
Volunteers hope vaccine will be found ‘sooner than later’
The vaccine trial will continue for six weeks.
IMF suggests intervention to calm markets
“Monetary easing will support demand, confidence while reducing borrowing costs for households and firms,” IMF argues.
Mayor urges US govt to take over supply chain
WASHINGTON: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio urged the federal government to take over critical private companies and...
IMF to mobilise $1tr to fight coronavirus
Managing director says rapid emergency response toolkit can be deployed as first line of defence.
US expert, NY mayor favour national lockdown
“We need the federal government to take over the supply chain right now,” says New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.