Republicans warn coronavirus aid program running out of cash
Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money, pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid.
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 25,000, doubling in one week: Reuters tally
U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 25,000 on Tuesday, doubling in one week, according to a Reuters tally, as officials debated how to reopen the economy without reigniting the outbreak.
CDC reports 579,005 coronavirus cases, 22,252 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 579,005 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 24,156 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 310 to 22,252.
Exclusive: Emails reveal breakdowns in U.S. drive-through virus testing
As coronavirus infections exploded in New Orleans, state and local officials repeatedly told the Trump administration that its new drive-through testing effort wasn’t going well. Those tested often waited more than a week for results, and local officials had no information on who had been notified by a federally contracted call center, according to emails between local and federal officials reviewed by Reuters.
New York state coronavirus hospitalizations fall for first time: governor
The total number of people hospitalized in New York fell for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a further sign the state at the epicenter may be at the peak of its crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
Trump speaks of mutiny as Cuomo dismisses premature coronavirus reopening
President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some Democratic governors were “mutineers” after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would refuse any order to reopen the economy too soon and risk reigniting the coronavirus outbreak in his state.
Fauci: May 1 target for reopening U.S. economy ‘overly optimistic’ – AP
The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, said on Tuesday that a May 1 target date for reopening the economy was “a bit overly optimistic,” citing a lack of critical testing and tracing procedures.
Appeals court upholds Jeffrey Epstein’s non-prosecution deal
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a 2007 deal between federal prosecutors and Jeffrey Epstein that allowed the financier to avoid federal sex trafficking charges, finding it did not violate his victims’ rights.
Trump to announce ventilator loan plan to fight virus
U.S. President Donald Trump is to announce a loan program on Tuesday with the aim of making as many as 60,000 ventilators available to help coronavirus patients, a senior administration official said.
U.S. sailor from coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier in ICU
A sailor from the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt was in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Guam, the Navy said on Tuesday, a day after another sailor from the carrier died after contracting the virus.
