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Visitors returned to the sands of Jacksonville Beach on Saturday, a day after the beaches reopened on a limited basis with restricted hours.more

NASA announced April 17 that it has set a May 27 launch date for a SpaceX commercial crew test flight that will be the first mission to launch NASA astronauts to orbit from the United States in nearly a decade.more

A 70-year-old law aimed at exposing the Ku Klux Klan has been suspended to allow people to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic.more

The White House unveiled new guidelines for states and localities on lifting coronavirus-related restrictions on citizens and businesses, as President Trump looks to bring the nation's focus toward reigniting an economy battered by efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.more

30 039 people infected with coronavirus have died in the US so far, Reuters said, citing his own calculations. In total, over 2 million cases of infection with this pathogen have been detected worldwide, of which over 615,000 in the USmore

A one-time lockdown will not halt the new coronavirus and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022, Harvard scientists have predicted.more

The UN Secretary-General criticized President Donald Trump's decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization. "This is not the time to diminish WHO's resources or any other humanitarian organization fighting the virus," said Antonio Guterres yesterday.more

More than 10,000 people have died from COVID-19 in New York, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said on Monday that "the worst is over."more

Most Americans have been ordered to stay at home and avoid gatherings to limit the spread of coronavirus. Is it safe to hide from the tornado in a multi-person shelter? Yes, when the tornado comes, the epidemic comes to the background, US authorities say.more

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections.more

President Donald Trump says the United States is "at the top of the hill" of coronavirus-related infections. Trump made the comments during a White House briefing Thursday.more

As far back as late November, U.S. intelligence officials were warning that a contagion was sweeping through China's Wuhan region, changing the patterns of life and business and posing a threat to the population, according to four sources briefed on the secret reporting.more

The number of people who died in New York City from the outbreak of the Coronavirus has risen to more than 3,200 on Tuesday. Which is more than the number of people killed in the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11.more

Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).more

Britain has asked the US for 200 ventilators to fight the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has said.more

The US has been accused of redirecting 200,000 Germany-bound masks for its own use, in a move condemned as "modern piracy".more

In late March, Jason Hargrove, a public bus driver in Detroit, posted a live Facebook video about a woman coughing on his bus several times without covering her mouth.more

Nadia, a tigress from the New York zoo, is infected with a coronavirus. She tested positive for SARS-Cov-2. The US Department of Agriculture recommends all coronavirus patients to limit contact with animals.more

The upcoming week will be the most difficult and saddest in the lives of most Americans, '' said US chief physician Jerome Adams on Fox News, comparing the coronavirus epidemic to the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.more

US President Donald Trump has said he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising Americans to do so. He could not see himself greeting "presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens" in the Oval Office while wearing one, he said.more

Authorities are searching for Maeve Kennedy McKean, 41 - granddaughter of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy - and her young son. Mrs McKean and her son, eight-year-old Gideon, were last seen on Thursday evening in a canoe off Chesapeake Bay.more

In New York, Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, the personal secretary and translator of the Polish Prime Minister's exile during World War II, General Władysław Sikorski, died on Thursday. She was 107 years old.more

Home to more than 8.6 million people, the bustling metropolis of New York City has become a virtual ghost town amid the coronavirus pandemic. With residents sheltering at home, stores closed, and tourists departed, the city's historic streets and familiar landmarks take on an eerie silence, especially at night.more

A 104 year-old World War Two veteran who survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic has become the oldest known person to have beaten coronavirus. Bill Lapschies managed to ride out Covid-19 at the Edward C Allworth Veterans' Home in Lebanon, Oregon, where he lives.more

The tennis courts that host the U.S. Open are being turned into a field hospital for coronavirus patients as New York City officials ramp up medical staff, supplies and facilities for an anticipated wave of COVID-19 patients in April and May, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.more