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Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces delay in arrests of foreign nationals except for those who pose risk to public safety US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) is scaling back the aggressive operations it launched under Donald Trump as the country contends with the new coronavirus outbreak. The US immigration agency announced on Wednesday that it […] More
More than 250m people now in lockdown in EU as Germany and Belgium adopt measures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Italy has suffered its deadliest day yet in the coronavirus outbreak and is poised to overtake China as the world’s worst affected country, as Europe tightened a lockdown affecting about 250 […] More
The US president has dismissed accusations that his use of the term ‘Chinese virus’ to refer to the coronavirus is racist. Speaking at his daily coronavirus taskforce briefing, he said it was ‘not racist at all. It comes from China; I want to be accurate.’ The World Health Organization has advised against terms that link […] More
The president seems finally to be taking the threat seriously. But only after weeks of untruths and smears “We have it totally under control,” Donald Trump said. It was 22 January, and he was asked in public for the first time about his worries about the coronavirus. Continue reading… More
Delta, American, United, Southwest and Alaska want help Top airlines handed out billions to investors and executives The United States’ five largest airlines – which are pushing for a $50bn-plus bailout to help them survive the Covid-19 crisis – have handed out more than $45bn to shareholders and executives over the last five years, research […] More
Treasury secretary urges lawmakers to take urgent action Covid-19 now found in 50 states after West Virginia case Coronavirus – live updates See all our coronavirus coverage Unemployment in the US could soar from record low levels to 20% if strong action is not taken to tackle the coronavirus, the US treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, […] More
Biden sweeps key primaries Sanders pressured to exit in push for unity against virus and Trump Closures and confusion as US voters go to the polls Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution See all our coronavirus coverage 3.50pm GMT The federal government is sending the USNS Comfort “hospital ship” to New York, as […] More
Joe Biden’s latest string of victories prompts renewed calls for senator to call it quits for the national good Coronavirus – live updates See all our coronavirus coverage For more than three years it seemed impossible to millions of Americans that anything could be more important than voting for an alternative to Donald Trump. Yet […] More
