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Play Video 6:07 Tuesday, 3 November is the date set by federal government for the 2020 US presidential elections, but amid the pandemic this has been called into question. America has the world’s highest number of coronavirus-related deaths, with many states struggling to contain the outbreak; primary contests have been disrupted, conventions delayed and the […] More
Play Video 2:12 US president Donald Trump has sought to downplay the oil price crash as the market collapsed into negative territory. ‘It’s for the short term. A lot of people got caught’, Trump said during his daily coronavirus briefing. He added: ‘Nobody’s ever heard of negative oil before,’ before reassuring that ‘it’s for a […] More
Move raises questions about governor’s need to circumvent the federal government to obtain critical supplies Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Maryland had nearly 13,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Monday, resulting in 486 deaths. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Maryland has obtained 500,000 tests […] More
Cuomo says New York case numbers suggest ‘descent’ Anti-lockdown protesters converge on Pennsylvania capitol Trump plays misleading clips of ‘support’ from Cuomo at briefing Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Play Video Coronavirus: Donald Trump and members of the US task force provide […] More
Infectious disease expert says US must not ‘jump the gun’ US approaching 800,000 coronavirus cases Fauci last week. He told ABC News: ‘Unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen.’ Photograph: White House/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock Dr Anthony Fauci has warned that if the US moves too quickly to end […] More
Play Video 2:04 US president Donald Trump told a female reporter to keep her voice down and to ‘relax’ when she asked about what his administration had done to prepare for the coronavirus in February. CBS reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump why he waited so long ‘to warn people the virus was spreading like wildfire’ […] More
Play Video 2:19 US president Donald Trump has used his daily coronavirus press briefing to read out flattering news stories about himself. He also played a highly-edited clip of New York governor Andrew Cuomo in a bid to prove his administration’s handling of the pandemic has been competent. CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond asked if the […] More
Mayor of city at center of coronavirus outbreak says not enough is being done to help finances of areas struck by pandemic Bill de Blasio presides over a city that has been hit especially hard by Covid-19. Photograph: Barcroft Media/Barcroft Media via Getty Images The New York mayor, Bill de Blasio, has stepped up his […] More
