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Officials are cautious but study shows lockdown in Chinese city has halted spread of virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Wuhan railway station on Saturday, where the first trains arrived after two months of lockdown. Photograph: Héctor Retamal/AFP via Getty Images The first official train to disembark passengers in Wuhan […] More
Lawyers have sent cease and desist letters to stop stations from airing the video, which edits together Trump’s statements downplaying the crisis In a 13 March press conference, Donald Trump refused to take responsibility for the lack of testing in the US. Photograph: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A Biden Super Pac has released an […] More
Trump’s narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands Jonathan Freedland The US president has been exposed by the coronavirus crisis. The only small comfort for the rest of the world is that he’s not their leader Donald Trump during a coronavirus briefing at the White House. Photograph: […] More
The Guardian view on China and the US: a stricken world without leaders Editorial This pandemic has highlighted the need for global cooperation, but magnified the failings of the major powers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘Donald Trump spent weeks dismissing concerns and suggested the virus would “disappear” and was “very […] More
White House cut staff tasked with identifying global health problems in China, and tried to slash CDC funding Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Washington DC. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Trump administration badly undermined the effort to contain the coronavirus […] More
Delay is deadly: what Covid-19 tells us about tackling the climate crisis Jonathan Watts Rightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives • Coronavirus latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Sunday. […] More
To watch Trump is to witness the awesome and terrifying power of the American president over life and death – a burden he is unqualified to bear Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Due to social distancing, there were only two dozen or so reporters in the White House press briefing room […] More
Infectious disease expert, who has politely sparred with Trump, has become a calming presence in a time of deep uncertainty Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Moments after Donald Trump approached the lectern to open the daily task force briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, mild panic broke among viewers online. Where was […] More
