3 American ex-presidents would get vaccine publicly to boost confidenceHealth care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line, according to the influential Advisory Committee on Immun...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.00 AM IST
US faces 'rough' winter from Covid surge: CDCAt least 2,760 people were reported dead from Covid-19 in the US on Wednesday, more than on any other day since the pandemic began.
03 Dec, 2020, 11.09 PM IST
Joe Biden urges Americans to avoid Christmas travel to prevent spread of coronavirusThe novel coronavirus has so far infected 13,921,374 people and claimed 273,799 lives in the US -- both the numbers highest in the world.
03 Dec, 2020, 01.03 PM IST
On Coronavirus, Donald Trump and health advisers go their separate waysThe health officials do not invoke Trump in their warnings, and they sidestep questions that might lead them into anything that could be pe...
30 Oct, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
White House bid to control CDC messageThe two appointees assigned to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Atlanta headquarters in June have no public health backgrou...
17 Oct, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
200,000 dead as Donald Trump vilifies science, prioritizes politicsWhile there is no indication that Trump's desperation for a vaccine has affected the science or safety of the process, his insistence that ...
23 Sep, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
Covid vaccine will get to Americans in 2021, says US' top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony FauciOfficials testifying with Fauci at a contentious House hearing on Friday acknowledged that the US remains unable to deliver all COVID-19 te...
01 Aug, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
CDC head says mask-wearing could get COVID-19 under control within four to eight weeksThe CDC said in a publication released on Tuesday that most Americans wore cloth face-coverings after the government recommended their use ...
15 Jul, 2020, 07.57 AM IST
US sets one-day record with over 60,500 cases; Americans dividedAs infections rose in 41 of the 50 states over the last two weeks, Americans have become increasingly divided on issues such as the reopeni...
10 Jul, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
Trump administration shelves CDC guide to reopening AmericaTraditionally, it’s been the CDC’s role to give the public and local officials guidance and science-based information during public health ...
08 May, 2020, 12.36 AM IST
Anthony Fauci to testify before U.S. Senate, not House, on virus responseTrump, speaking to reporters at the White House, defended his decision to block the nation's top infectious disease expert from appearing b...
06 May, 2020, 12.51 AM IST
Coronavirus second wave may be even worse: US health chiefThe US has recorded more than 800,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins ...
23 Apr, 2020, 12.10 AM IST
US CDC chief warns 2nd COVID-19 wave may be worse, arriving with flu seasonThe virus, which causes a highly contagious and potentially fatal respiratory illness dubbed COVID-19, emerged late last year in central Ch...
22 Apr, 2020, 10.11 AM IST
First COVID-19 case can be traced back to November 17 in China's Hubei province: ReportThe first case of someone in China suffering from COVID-19 can be traced back to November 17, the report said quoting government data. A 55...
13 Mar, 2020, 01.11 PM IST
US army brought coronavirus pandemic to Wuhan: Chinese diplomatThe first case of Coronavirus was found in Wuhan in China's Hubei province. It is believed that the virus was transmitted to humans from wi...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.25 PM IST
Trump officials emphasise that coronavirus 'Made in China'There's one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the "Made in China" label.
12 Mar, 2020, 12.15 PM IST
Donald Trump imposes international travel restrictions after first coronavirus death in USUS President Donald Trump on Saturday announced restrictions on travel from Iran and advised fellow citizens not to travel to certain areas...
01 Mar, 2020, 07.21 AM IST