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White House moves to protect Trump, staff against virus

11:02 pm March 16, 2020

Washington: The White House put in place new measures Monday to protect President Donald Trump and his staff during the coronavirus outbreak, including taking the temperature of anyone who enters the complex, including visitors and members of the press corps. The steps expanded on screenings the White House began on Saturday for anyone who gets […]

White House steps up virus precautions; House passes big aid

11:21 pm March 14, 2020

Washington: The House approved legislation Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Passage came after President Donald Trump had declared the outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight it, and threw his support behind the congressional aid package. Trump’s emergency declaration unleashed […]

VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

US extends travel ban to UK, Ireland starting Tuesday

11:15 pm March 14, 2020

Washington: Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday that a travel ban imposed on European nations over the coronavirus pandemic would be extended to the United Kingdom and Ireland starting at 0400 GMT Tuesday. “Americans in the UK or Ireland can come home. Legal residents can come home,” Pence told a White House news conference, adding that such […]

Six coronavirus deaths in US, 91 confirmed cases: Pence

1:59 pm March 3, 2020

Washington: The number of deaths in the US from the deadly coronavirus rose to six on Monday while the total number of confirmed cases in the country crossed 90, Vice President Mike Pence has said, as the novel virus continues to spread around the world despite travel restrictions. All the six deaths in the US […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump faces credibility test as he plays down virus threat

2:34 pm February 27, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump faces a critical personal challenge in grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak: Asking Americans to believe him after he and some of his top advisers have contradicted federal scientists in playing down the threat. Keenly aware of the stakes not just for public health but also his credibility, Trump conducted a […]