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The White House has pushed back on a Trump administration projection from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

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The White House has pushed back on a Trump administration projection from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention that would see the daily death toll increase to 3,000 per day by 1 June. The latest projection, first obtained by The New York Times, was confirmed as authentic, but the White House has denied the veracity of the report despite the CDC’s role in its drafting. When officers raided his rented home they are said to have found a pot of half-eaten swan broth in the kitchen. The man, who is known by his surname Wu, claimed he attacked the … Continue reading The White House has pushed back on a Trump administration projection from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Fourteen vaccination campaigns that would have covered more than 13 million people have been postponed because of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

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Fourteen vaccination campaigns that would have covered more than 13 million people have been postponed because of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has said. In his opening remarks to today’s coronavirus press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, said vaccination drives against polio, measles, cholera, human papillomavirus, yellow fever and meningitis had not gone ahead. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the daily press briefings are expected to resume later this week, but likely with a facelift. “They might have a new look to them, a new focus to them,” … Continue reading Fourteen vaccination campaigns that would have covered more than 13 million people have been postponed because of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

Donald Trump has suggested the coronavirus “may never come back” at his latest White House briefing

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Donald Trump has suggested the coronavirus “may never come back” at his latest White House briefing, a note of blind optimism undermined by his top infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci, who says he expects the virus to linger at least until the autumn. A political storm is brewing meanwhile over Dr Rick Bright, a vaccines expert who tells The New York Times he was ousted as the director of a federal biomedical agency for disputing the administration’s efforts to promote hydroxychloroquine as a miracle cure for Covid-19. This would ease the strain on the hospitality sector, which has been … Continue reading Donald Trump has suggested the coronavirus “may never come back” at his latest White House briefing

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied having any intentions to run for the White House

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied having any intentions to run for the White House after sparring with Donald Trump over a lack of federal assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Democrat told reporters during a press briefing on Saturday that he had “no political agenda” or plans to hold higher office after his tenure as the state’s governor. Africa’s 54 countries have so far reported fewer than 20,000 confirmed cases of the disease, just a fraction of the more than two million cases reported globally. Africa has recorded more than 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 so far as of … Continue reading New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied having any intentions to run for the White House

America and Europe could be hit by up to four waves of coronavirus

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America and Europe could be hit by up to four waves of coronavirus if it is allowed to ravage Africa, a WHO expert has warned.  Director of the World Health Organisations’s Center on Public Health and Human Rights, Professor Lawrence Gostin warned that if Covid-19 gets ‘out of control’ in African countries, Europe and the US could see second, third and even fourth waves of the illness. The CDC reported its tally of Covid-19 cases as of 4pm ET (9pm BST) on 14 April, compared with its count a day earlier. The figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by … Continue reading America and Europe could be hit by up to four waves of coronavirus

Bernie Sanders endorsed his former campaign rival Joe Biden to become president last night

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Bernie Sanders endorsed his former campaign rival Joe Biden to become president last night, urging all Americans to unite behind his campaign to defeat Donald Trump in November. Mr Sanders, the standard-bearer of the American left, announced the end of his campaign to be the Democratic Party’s nominee last week, clearing the way for Mr Biden to secure the nomination at the party’s national convention in Wisconsin in August. So-called ‘crown fires’ – when flames spread at great speed from treetop to treetop – are advancing through the uninhabited ‘dead zone’ around the plant, it is believed. The Ukrainian government … Continue reading Bernie Sanders endorsed his former campaign rival Joe Biden to become president last night

The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled major retailers and small shops worldwide

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The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled major retailers and small shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of the most violent places in the US, drug arrests in the weeks since the city shut down are down by 42% compared with the same period last year. “They cannot stop coronavirus coming, it’s got everywhere,” he tells the Independent, from inside the camp. “If one person with coronavirus comes into the camp – I promise that all of the people in the camp will get it. Every person that’s older than 50 is going … Continue reading The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled major retailers and small shops worldwide

A young mum has issued a coronavirus warning

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A young mum has issued a coronavirus warning after going on a date that turned into a fight for her life. Amie Morris started experiencing a sore throat, fever and lost her sense of taste and smell just one day after the date. The Democratic chairman of the House armed services committee had called for Mr Modly to resign or be sacked and President Trump said he would intervene because Captain Crozier had had such an impressive career. The president said: “I don’t want to destroy somebody for having a bad day.” Mr Modly’s speech to the remaining crew of … Continue reading A young mum has issued a coronavirus warning

The Trump administration is determined to withdraw from a 28-year-old treaty

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The Trump administration is determined to withdraw from a 28-year-old treaty intended to reduce the risk of an accidental war between the west and Russia by allowing reconnaissance flights over each other’s territory. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has put off a full national security council (NSC) meeting on the Open Skies Treaty (OST), the secretary of defence, Mark Esper, and secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, have agreed to proceed with a US exit, according to two sources familiar with administration planning. The monarch’s intervention came after the health secretary criticised members of the public for flocking to parks to … Continue reading The Trump administration is determined to withdraw from a 28-year-old treaty

The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF

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The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF were aware for years that their plan to introduce a new agricultural seed and chemical system would probably lead to damage on many US farms, internal documents seen by the Guardian show. Risks were downplayed even while they planned how to profit off farmers who would buy Monsanto’s new seeds just to avoid damage, according to documents unearthed during a recent successful $265m lawsuit brought against both firms by a Missouri farmer. Elsewhere, Democratic front-runner Joe Biden has attacked the president as “reckless and ignorant” for accusing New York … Continue reading The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF