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As reporters questioned the federal response to the outbreak, he complained, ‘We were very prepared. The media has not treated it fairly’ So much for “presidential”. Donald Trump reverted to his blame-casting, grievance-airing, media-bashing ways on Thursday in a press conference that started strangely and ended in an even weirder place. It was the same […] 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
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
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
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
President lashes out at Andrew Cuomo and Gretchen Whitmer Coronavirus – US updates Coronavirus – global updates Donald Trump picked fights with Democrats on Tuesday even as he called for them to “keep politics out” of the battle against what he called, in a return to nationalist rhetoric, “the Chinese virus”. Related: US government to […] More
White House prepares to send direct payments to Americans as part of stimulus package Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up the US government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak by announcing plans to send cheques directly to American citizens to give them emergency financial aid, while agreeing […] More
