New York state coronavirus cases double to 22, governor says
The number of people who have tested positive in New York state for the novel coronavirus has doubled to 22 following a significant increase in testing, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
U.S. CDC reports 149 coronavirus cases, including those under investigation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 149 cases of coronavirus in the country, which includes those reported by individual states that were yet to be confirmed by the agency.
U.S. will be able to test 400,000 people for coronavirus by week’s end: officials
U.S. health officials said on Thursday they expect to be able to get enough coronavirus tests to public laboratories this week to test about 400,000 people, and acknowledged the challenge for doctors seeking to get patients screened for the disease.
Factbox: Three remain in hunt for U.S. Democratic presidential nomination
The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to three on Thursday as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ended her bid after failing to win her home state.
Liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren to end 2020 Democratic White House bid: source
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the liberal firebrand who emerged as a top Democratic contender for the White House on the strength of an anti-corruption platform backed by a dizzying array of policy proposals, will tell staff on Thursday she is ending …
U.S. Senate nears passage of $8.3 billion coronavirus funding as concerns mount
The U.S. Senate on Thursday was poised to pass an $8.3 billion bill aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus and help develop vaccines, as some of the Trump administration’s top health officials briefed members of the House of Representatives…
New York confirms two more coronavirus cases, state total at 13
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced there were two more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected patients in the state to 13.
Overall coronavirus fatality rate ranges up to 1%: U.S. official
The best estimate of the overall mortality rate from the novel coronavirus lies somewhere between 0.1% and 1%, a senior U.S. public health official said on Thursday.
Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer expresses regret for Supreme Court comments
Chuck Schumer, the top U.S. Senate Democrat, expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would “pay the price” if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions.
Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea; insists Olympics on track
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a two-week quarantine for visitors from China and South Korea on Thursday and delayed a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping originally planned for April in response to a widening coronavirus crisis.
