The pastor of a Louisiana church was charged Tuesday with defying state efforts to curtail the coronavirus outbreak. Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church near Baton Rouge faces six counts of misdemeanor for holding services in violation of state-wide orders to stay home and to limit essential gatherings to 10 persons. Spell has said the government is infringing on the right to religion and that he will continue to hold services.
The US government rushed to set up make-shift hospitals on Tuesday as over 850 people died from coronavirus, the highest number in a single day. Hundreds of hospitals are being built close to major cities to help local health care systems struggling at maximum capacity and beyond, Reuters reported.
Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva is donating to US hospitals over 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate, a medicine that may cure patients of COVID-19. Already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating malaria, lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, the drug raised hopes after a study in France found it had killed the virus in 26 patients.
The Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on an unprecedented $2 trillion coronavirus relief package for workers and businesses.
The Trump administration is cracking down on the hoarding of medical equipment in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he has activated the National Guard in California, New York, and Washington state in order to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The administration emphasized that the deployment of guard members is not martial law.
The Trump administration announced on Friday a ban on recreational and tourist travel at the U.S.-Mexico border as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Referring to the fight against the novel coronavirus as a war, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to help protect the country.
Saying that ‘in a sense’ he is ‘a wartime president,’ President Donald Trump wants Congress to approve $500 billion in new spending to send money directly to American households reeling from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The White House proposed an $850 billion stimulus package Tuesday for an economy that has been rocked by coronavirus fears, the Trump Administration expecting bipartisan support for a move that may involve sending Americans $1,000 checks.
Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coordinator of the coronavirus response team, said Monday that millennials ‘are the core group’ that will stop COVID-19.
The White House Monday issued new COVID-19 guidelines for Americans to follow over a crucial 15-days period, as President Donald Trump said that ongoing efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus could continue on until the middle of summer or even longer.
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency, clearing the way for more federal aid to stream to states and cities to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Michael Bloomberg is facing the worst-case scenario for his presidential campaign.
The Associated Press has confirmed a sixth person has died in the United States from the coronavirus.
Pete Buttigieg is ending his Democratic presidential bid.
The White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread and threat to the global economy rocked financial markets.
A vaccine for the coronavirus is on track to be ready for human trials sooner than anticipated, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
Christians in Wuhan, China are attempting to grapple with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which has forced believers to meet online due to government regulations forbidding physical meetings.
US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s ‘atrocities’ as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White House said Sunday.