WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates, but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the year’s end. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox
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TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – David Elliot first thought of shooting an elk to help feed family and friends back in January when the United States reported its first novel coronavirus case. Hunters Brian Van Nevel and Nathaniel Evans take picture together in a national forest near Taos, New Mexico, U.S. April 16, 2020, where they
A man rides his bicycle in a street closed to help that social distancing norms are maintained, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he
(Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Saturday voiced his support for the U.S. women’s soccer team, a day after it suffered a setback in its gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates
FILE PHOTO: Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division hospital hold a protest demanding N95 masks and other critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to handle patients during the outbreak coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court on
FILE PHOTO: Vials of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir are capped at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorization to Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) for
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of all U.S. states forged ahead with easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses in hopes of reviving coronavirus-stricken commerce. An employee talks on the phone and smokes outside to a Walmart Superstore temporarily closed
FILE PHOTO: People sit in groups at Huntington City Beach during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot/File Photo SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered beaches in Orange County in the southern part of the state to close, after crowds
(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom will announce on Thursday the closure of all beaches and parks in the state amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic after crowds jammed beaches last weekend, according to a memo seen by Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People sit in groups at Huntington City Beach during the outbreak of the coronavirus
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Wednesday she will allow the state’s construction industry to return to work on May 7 as the Midwestern state works to reopen its economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer with U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow talk to reporters with U.S.
(Reuters) – The United States has reported more than a million coronavirus infections only because of its testing, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hailing the effort as being “much better than any other country in the world”. A Detroit resident is tested for free for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and antibodies at the Sheffield
LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States, as stocks start building after weeks of severe shortages. Toilet paper rolls fill the shelves at a Coop grocery store, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Stockholm,
(Reuters) – Routine medical tests critical for detecting and monitoring cancer and other conditions plummeted in the United States since mid-March, as the coronavirus spread and public officials urged residents to stay home, according to a new report by Komodo Health. FILE PHOTO: A person receives a test for diabetes during Care Harbor LA free
FILE PHOTO: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks at a vigil at the scene after a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Monday outlined the “first steps” to begin reopening the Midwestern state’s economy, starting with non-essential surgeries on May 1 and
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks ahead of a vote on a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on the floor of the House of Representatives inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, in this still image from video in Washington, U.S., AprIl 23, 2020. U.S. House TV/Handout via Reuters (Reuters) –
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Another wave of U.S. states are preparing to lift coronavirus restrictions this week against the warnings of many public health experts as the White House sees this month’s jobless rate hitting 16% or higher. The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),