COVID-19

Hawaii pushes forward with tourism despite safety concerns

11:38 pm October 7, 2020

Honolulu: Despite increasing coronavirus cases across the US, Hawaii officials hope to reboot tourism next week by loosening months of economically crippling pandemic restrictions, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers. The plan, which was postponed after the virus surged in the summer, will allow Hawaii-bound travellers who test negative for COVID-19 within […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump stays out of sight, few details about his recovery

11:24 pm October 7, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump remained out of sight for a second day on Wednesday as he recovers from COVID-19, with the White House offering scant details about his health and activities. Lashing out on Twitter, the president remains largely isolated in White House residence, where aides were instructed to take extensive precautions to prevent themselves from catching […]

Collins: Maskless Trump set a poor example at White House

9:10 am October 7, 2020

Bangor: Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she was “shocked” to see President Donald Trump discharged from the hospital so soon, and said Trump set a poor example by appearing at the White House without a mask. “When I saw him on the balcony of the White House, taking off his mask, I couldn’t help but […]

TN logs 5,017 fresh COVID-19 infections

10:58 pm October 6, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday recorded 5,017 fresh COVID-19 infections taking the tally to 6,30,408 and the death toll mounted to 9,917 with 71 fatalities. The number of active cases stood at 45,279 with 5,548 patients getting discharged from various hospitals and in total 5,75,212 people have recovered so far, a Health department bulletin said. […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

White House virus testing couldn’t protect Trump

7:30 pm October 6, 2020

WASHINGTON: His press secretary once described President Donald Trump as the “most tested man in America” when it came to COVID-19. And variations on that message were the White House ready response any time critics questioned the president’s lax approach to following guidelines for avoiding the novel coronavirus. But that testing operation proved woefully insufficient […]