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No leadership and no plan: is Trump about to fail the US on coronavirus testing? Donald Trump, left, hands a swab that could be used in coronavirus testing to Mike Pence during a taskforce briefing in Washington DC, on 19 April. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP Declarations of false victory and a vacuum of federal leadership have […] More
The Guardian view on the EU and Covid-19: better late than never Editorial Europe is in the pandemic frontline but unity among the nations has been rare. That may be changing – not before time Ursula von der Leyen and the European commission have been tasked with creating a recovery fund alongside the EU’s next […] More
Saudia Arabia religious body urges all Muslims to pray at home during Ramadan; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension Trump warns China as Europe’s death toll approaches 100,000 Anger in Sweden as elderly pay price for coronavirus strategy Don’t bet on vaccine to protect us, says world health expert UK coronavirus updates – live See all […] 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
President said malaria drug would be available ‘almost immediately’ but officials say chloroquine must still be tested Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has sown fresh confusion about the US government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic by claiming that a therapeutic drug will be available “almost immediately” – only to […] More
The Trump administration’s rhetoric will make this pandemic worse. Words are now a matter of life and death “Do me a favor, speed it up, speed it up.” This is what Donald Trump told the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, recounting what he said to pharmaceutical executives about the progress toward a vaccine for […] More
Efforts to address the outbreak risk are being undermined by an exodus of scientists and a leader who regularly distorts facts The Trump administration’s jettisoning of scientific expertise and the president’s habit of spreading misinformation means the US is in a much weaker position to deal with the threat of coronavirus, experts have warned. There […] More
