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The US flag is seen at half-mast at the almost deserted Times Square on April 13, 2020 in New York City

New York City Coronavirus Infection Rate Is 21%, 2.7 Million New Yorkers Had COVID-19

COVID-19 has infected 14% of New York state residents and 21% of New York City residents.

Lombardy, the region hardest-hit by the coronavirus crisis in Europe's worst-affected country, is betting the science about "herd immunity" derived from blood tests will help get people back to work faster and safer

Coronavirus US Death Toll Nears 50,000; House Passes $484B COVID-19 Relief Package

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. will hit 900,000 by Saturday at the latest.

Election 2020: Will Michelle Obama Run As Joe Biden's Vice President?

Michelle Obama as vice president would be interesting but is she interested in the job?

Coronavirus Treatment: Trump's Hydroxychloroquine Caused More Deaths, Study Reveals

The study said "an association of increased overall mortality was identified in patients treated with hydroxychloroquine alone."

Researchers are working to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus but theoretical papers on unproven cures have sparked confusion among some of the public

Coronavirus: COVID-19 Has Mutated To At Least 30 Different Strains, Study Reveals

One single vaccine may not be enough to immunize people against the 30 different mutations of COVID-19, according to an alarming new study out of China.

Republicans Slam Senate For Passing Coronavirus Relief Bill: 'More Alarming Than The Money'

Two GOP senators are unhappy with the simple voice vote that led to the Senate's approval of the new $484 billion coronavirus relief package.

coronavirus pandemic new guidelines issued by cdc

Coronavirus US Death Toll Hits 45,226; CDC Warns Second Wave Of COVID-19 Will Be Deadlier

CDC affirms COVID-19 may return during winter months this year, which is also the start of the annual flu season.

Louis Rocha, president of the UAW Local 5960, carries a box of food supplies for a striking worker on October 11 in Lake Orion, Michigan

Coronavirus New York: Growing Number Of Doormen, Janitors Die From COVID-19, Union Reveals

At least 58 unionized service industry employees have died across the country from COVID-19.

Convalescent plasma, the fluid in blood teeming with antibodies post-illness, has proven effective in small studies to treat infectious diseases including Ebola and SARS, and researchers are hopeful it can help alleviate coronavirus symptoms

Florida Coronavirus Patient Out Of Coma, Ventilator After Receiving Blood From Recovered Plasma Donor

The FDA pointed out this could be because patients developed antibodies, which might help fight the infection by the virus.

Coronavirus CARES Act Benefits 43,000 Millionaires; Each To Receive Up To $1.6 Million Tax Cut

Senate Republicans inserted a tax loophole provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that will see 43,000 millionaires indirectly receive up to $1.6 million each in stimulus money.

Gilead Chief Executive said in a statement Saturday that if the drug was approved, 'we will work to ensure affordability and access so that remdesivir is available to patients with the greatest need'

Coronavirus Treatment: Gilead's Remdesivir Caused 'Rapid Recoveries' In Patients Treated With Drug

Remdesivir's ability to treat people severely ill from COVID-19 was revealed in a new phase three study.

US President Donald Trump and government coordinator Dr Deborah Birx lay out the plan for reopening the economy

Coronavirus US Death Toll Hits 34,580; Trump Reveals Plan To 'Opening Up America Again'

Trump reveals the federal government's long-awaited "Opening Up America Again" guidelines for reopening business and social life in the United States after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis initially opposed allowing the cruise ships to dock, but changed his mind after President Donald Trump said they should be allowed to disembark

Florida Coronavirus Deaths To Peak On May 6, Gov DeSantis Promises 1 Million N95 Masks

Florida gears up for the worst of COVID-19 with a masssive inflow of medical equipment and supplies.

Schools aren't likely to resume normal classes after the confinement period ends as they will need to figure out social distancing measures

Coronavirus Social Distancing May Be Needed Until 2022, Harvard Research Reveals

Due to the absence of an effective vaccine, social distancing will remain a front line measure against COVID-19 for about two more years.

US President Donald Trump addresses a daily briefing by the White House coronavirus task force, on April 14, 2020

Coronavirus USA Update: States Could Open Before May 1, Trump Says It's 'Very, Very Close'

President Donald Trump backed down from the legal falsehood he enjoys total authority over states to now declare he's willing to work with governors as they reopen their states for business in the coming months.

Dozens of pharmaceuticals and research labs across the world are racing to develop a vaccine

Coronavirus US Death Toll At 26,945; J&J Starts COVID-19 Vaccine Production 'At Risk'

Johnson & Johnson and the U.S. government are rushing to produce a COVID-19 vaccine they hope can be used by early 2021.

US president Donald Trump and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus disagree over alleged 'politicising' of the COVID-19 pandemic

Trump Halts US World Health Organization Funding For 'Severely Mismanaging' COVID-19 Spread

President Donald Trump is halting U.S. funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), after threatening to defund it last week.

US Senator Bernie Sanders, shown campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination with congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, raised more than any Democrat in the White House race in 2019, but trailed President Donald Trump

Ocasio-Cortez On Biden's Campaign: 'Beating Donald Trump Is A Matter Of Life Or Death'

Biden and Sanders are a lot closer on major issues than many people think, and that's now becoming more evident after the latter dropped out of the race.

Dangerous times: Health workers are pictured through a bullet-holed window at an Ebola treatment centre in the eastern DR Congo city of Butembo. The facility was attacked twice in early 2019 by armed men hostile to its work

Congo Faces Ebola Virus Outbreak During Coronavirus Pandemic: 'It's A Psychological Blow'

The impoverished Democratic Republic of the Congo has about 235 confirmed cases of COVID-19 now.

Bodies are moved to a refrigeration truck serving as a temporary morgue in New York, the main focus of the US outbreak, with more than 4,750 deaths

Coronavirus Update: First Case Of COVID-19 Transmission From Dead Body To Human Confirmed

What appears to be the world's first death caused by COVID-19 being transferred by a corpse to a living human has been reported in Thailand.

US President Donald Trump aired a self-congratulatory video on his handling of the coronavirus outbreak during his April 13, 2020 pandemic task force briefing at the White House

US Coronavirus Briefing: Trump Lashes Out At Critics, Fauci Downplays Statement On Failed Response

President Donald Trump on Monday's White House coronavirus briefings blasted the "fake new media" for constantly criticizing his administration's COVID-19 response.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, pictured here at a press conference March 27, 2020

Coronavirus US Death Toll Hits 23,592, But 'Worst Is Over' For New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo claims the worst is over for New York state, but can't categorically say so.

New York hospital workers paid tribute to colleagues who have died from the coronavirus since the beginning of the epidemic that has ravaged the city

Coronavirus Update: Expert Reveals Five Phases Of COVID-19, US Only At Phase Two

During phase two, cases and death counts double exponentially, an expert on the disease said.

Wall Street plunged in futures trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average "mini" index losing more than 1,000 points or 4.5 percent, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting similar declines

US Stock Market Futures: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide; Point To Monday Opening Drop

The Wall Street roller coaster continues Monday with futures seeing an opening drop following last week's exuberant rally.

A man wearing a protective suit checks a woman's temperature in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people

Coronavirus Transmission Distance Is 13 Feet, Spreads Through Shoes: CDC Report

A new study involving staff at a hospital in Wuhan, China that treated COVID-19 patients suggests four meters is the safe social distance.

New York Coronavirus Deaths Still At 'Terribly High Level'; Businesses Won't Open Soon

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to reopen the state but not before the fight against COVID-19 is won.

Only a few cars wait to cross the Cordova Bridge of the Americas at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas

Texas Coronavirus To Peak In 15 Days, But Gov. Abbott Looks To Ease Lockdown Sooner

Texas' Republican governor, Greg Abbott, is looking to re-open the state's hard hit economy despite COVID-19 not having been brought under control.

Empty Time Square is pictured on April 11, 2020, in New York City

Coronavirus US Death Toll Is Highest In The World At 22,105; New York City Is Top 5

The United States now leads the world both in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths but both these indicators appear to be levelling off in the hardest hit states.