US says it will not join global effort to find vaccine for coronavirus pandemic
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US, China at ‘brink of new Cold War’: Chinese foreign minister
BEIJING: The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War”, the Chinese foreign minister said on Sunday, with tensions soaring over coronavirus, Hong Kong’s status and other issues. “It has come to our attention that some political forces in the US are taking China-US relations hostage and pushing […]
COVID-19: WH official favours giving tax incentives to companies to move to US from China
WASHINGTON: A top economic advisor to US President Donald Trump on Friday favoured giving tax incentives to American companies to move their economic base from China to America, amidst a new rift in the bilateral relationship over Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. The US has expressed disappointment over China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic […]
Indian-origin engineer in US charged with USD 10 million COVID-relief fraud
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin engineer in the US has been charged with fraudulently seeking more than USD 10 million in loans under a coronavirus relief programme set up to help small businesses. Shashank Rai, 30, allegedly sought millions of dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, […]
Several US hospitals using hydroxychloroquine in treatment of COVID-19 patients: Report
WASHINGTON: Several hospitals in the US are using the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as the first-line of therapy for COVID-19 positive patients, a medical publication has reported. MDedge on Friday reported that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is currently the first-line therapy and Tocilizumab the second-line medication for people hospitalised with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 infection in the Yale […]
US in talks with India, other ‘friends’ to restructure global supply chains: Mike Pompeo
WASHINGTON: The US is in talks with its “friends”, including India, for restructuring the global supply chains, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, as he praised New Delhi for lifting the export ban on critical medical supplies to combat the global coronavirus pandemic. The novel coronavirus has infected over 3,193,960 people and claimed more […]
COVID-19: Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer even as cases surge
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says states should “seriously consider” reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall. Trump made the comments Monday in a call with governors discussing how to reopen their economies, […]
Every 7th doctor in United States is Indian and they’re working as soldiers, fighting COVID-19: AAPI Prez
NEW YORK: Governments across the world will have to lift shutdowns and re-open their economies in a well-planned manner or else the deadly coronavirus will return and the damage will be even worse, the president of an Indian-origin US physicians’ organisation has said. American Physicians of Indian-Origin (AAPI) President Dr Suresh Reddy, applauding the hundreds […]
May will be ‘decisive’ month on city’s fight against COVID-19: New York City mayor Bill de Blasio
NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that May will be a “decisive” month for the city in its fight against the deadly coronavirus as he feels “very good” about things getting substantially back to normal by September if New Yorkers continue to show “discipline” in terms of social distancing measures. […]
Europe worst hit as one million COVID-19 cases reported
PARIS: More than one million cases of the coronavirus have been detected in Europe, just over half the global total, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources at 0830 GMT Wednesday. With at least 1,003,284 cases, including 84,465 deaths, Europe is the worst hit continent. Globally, 1,991,019 COVID-19 infections and 125,955 deaths […]