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Dr Anthony Fauci, the leading US government infectious disease expert, offered a grim prediction on Sunday: the coronavirus could kill as many as 200,000 Americans.more

A Maryland man hosted about 60 people at a bonfire Friday night, defying the state's coronavirus emergency order, investigators said.more

President Donald Trump says the US will not foot the bill for Prince Harry and Meghan's security amid reports that the pair have moved to the US from Canada.more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have left Canada to set up a new permanent base in California, according to reports.more

A supermarket has complained of being forced to throw away nearly £30,000 of food after a woman purposefully coughed on their produce, in what it dubbed a "twisted" coronavirus prank.more

"It's apocalyptic," a doctor at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens told the New York Times after the facility recorded 13 coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday. By Thursday, the city had reported more than 37,258 confirmed COVID cases and 385 deaths.more

Europe is still the epicenter of the pandemic, but today the US may have the most infections in the world. According to WHO data, the United States has the highest growth rate of new cases - higher than in Italy and Spain.more

Head of the Federal Reserve Louis James Bullard estimated today that 46 million people in the US may be out of work due to a pandemic. He criticized President Donald Trump for appeals for resuming business activity and promises to regain full economic dynamism before Easter.more

President Donald Trump said on Fox News Channel yesterday that coronavirus pandemic restrictions would kill more people than disease, "if we let them continue."more

The Pentagon is assuming the coronavirus epidemic in the United States will last at least several months, and that some countries are at risk of "political chaos," its top officials said Tuesday.more

Despite saying that the spread of coronavirus is going to get "very, very bad," President Donald Trump said that he plans on reopening commerce in the country "very soon."more

Former Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.more

China reported a record rise in imported coronavirus cases on Friday as students and expatriates returned home from the United States and Europe, sparking fears of a second wave of infections just as the country recovers from the initial outbreak.more

Around the country, drive-through testing sites are popping up to screen patients for COVID-19. The goal is to improve surveillance and reduce pressure on emergency rooms.more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada-U.S. border will likely close to nonessential travel on Friday night to limit the spread of the coronavirus.more

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States suspends all immigrant and non-immigrant visa activities in most countries around the world, a US Department of State spokeswoman said. This also applies to the issuing of visas.more

A case of Covid-19 infection was confirmed on Tuesday in West Virginia. This means that the coronavirus has already reached all 50 American states. In total, more than 100 people infected with Covid-19 have already died in the US.more

President Donald Trump on Sunday called on people to stop hoarding groceries and other supplies as one of the nation's most senior public health officials urged Americans to act with more urgency to protect themselves and others against the coronavirus. more

Requirement to examine returning passengers, among others from Europe in terms of SARS-CoV-2 caused long queues at international airports in the USA. Ports such as JFK are particularly crowded, where 3 people were taken to hospital on Sunday, Newark and O'Hare.more

A clinical trial for an experimental coronavirus vaccine has begun recruiting participants in Seattle, but researchers did not first show that the vaccine triggered an immune response in animals, as is normally required. more

Statistical models to predict the potential extent of a coronavirus suggest that more than a million Americans may die if the US doesn't take swift action to stop the spread of Covid-19 as soon as possible, writes The Hill.more

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of New York in the US increased yesterday to 216. Since Tuesday it has increased by 43 - said Governor Andrew Cuomo. The situation is complicated by the lack of tests for detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.more

Britain does not need to follow the US in imposing a ban on flights from Europe as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, Rishi Sunak has said.more

Donald Trump has suspended all travel to the US from Europe for 30 days to try and tackle the coronavirus crisis.more

Harvey Weinstein, the titan of Hollywood turned convicted rapist, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison today in New York.more