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US regulator approves limited use of malaria drugs for virus

2:56 pm March 30, 2020

Washington: A limited emergency-use authorisation for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients. In a statement published Sunday, the US Department of Health and Human Services detailed recent donations of medicine to a national stockpile — including chloroquine […]

Dozens of Democrats demand Cuomo's resignation

Don’t know how enforceable quarantine in New York City Metro area will help: Andrew Cuomo

1:11 am March 29, 2020

New York: New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has dismissed a suggestion by President Donald Trump about an enforceable quarantine in the New York City Metro area, saying he doubts such a measure will achieve anything from a medical point of view, even as the number of COVID-19 cases increased rapidly across the state. Trump […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Xi tells Trump China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’

4:33 pm March 27, 2020

Beijing: China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in a call with his US counterpart on Friday, according to state media. The two countries have clashed in recent weeks over the virus, but Xi told President Donald Trump that China […]

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

Virus briefings are the new campaign rallies for Trump

3:41 pm March 25, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has a new daily ritual now that the pandemic has put the kibosh on the signature campaign rallies that helped him get elected four years ago: the coronavirus briefing. Standing on the once-abandoned White House briefing room stage flanked by public health experts, Trump holds court with reporters and directly addresses […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Tech giants partner with US govt to provide resources for COVID-19 research

3:28 pm March 23, 2020

Washington: US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to “unleash the power of American supercomputing resources” for combating the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said. From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country’s […]