APRIL 5, 2020
Police officials walk through a disinfection tunnel during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Chennai, India on April 5.
NEW DELHI - India banned all exports of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that President Donald Trump has touted as a “game changer” in the fight against Covid-19.
Exports of the drug and its formulations are prohibited “without any exceptions” and with...
APRIL 4, 2020
As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks to places like China to buy medical supplies, he says Canadian officials are urging the Trump administration at many levels to keep critical goods and services flowing across the border. - Leon Neal/Getty Images
OTTAWA, CANADA — Parallel efforts to combat the coronavirus are fraying an already tense alliance as...
APRIL 4, 2020
New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Saturday agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to resolutely and effectively combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Modi on Saturday spoke to the US President over phone about mounting a joint effort in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The two leaders exchanged...
APRIL 4, 2020
The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday, even as authorities in some cities tightened restrictions on movement and warned lockdowns could be extended in a bid to rein in the pandemic.
"If people don't obey the rules seriously and cases continue to rise, then there may be no option but...
APRIL 4, 2020
Cori Bush, running for a congressional seat in Missouri, is one of several Democratic candidates who gave up their employer-sponsored insurance to run. - Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images For Sxsw
In the past week and a half, Cori Bush has been hospitalized twice with shortness of breath, sore throat, fatigue, loss of taste and a headache.
Told at first that...
APRIL 3, 2020
A U.S.Postal Service worker wears a face mask and gloves while crossing a downtown street amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, postal workers have been on the front lines, considered "essential workers" who must continue to do their jobs as usual while others stay home. But some lawmakers...
APRIL 3, 2020
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will try to stop “profiteers” from exporting medical protective gear, shortly after picking a fight with manufacturing giant 3M, a major producer and exporter of face masks used to protect health care workers from the coronavirus.
3M argued that blocking exports will raise “significant humanitarian implications” abroad and lead other countries...
APRIL 3, 2020
Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington. - Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
It's the latest salvo in rising tensions between Trump and the states
It was a telling moment in the rising tensions...
APRIL 3, 2020
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — Larry Hogan was annoyed. On a conference call, Mr. Hogan, the Republican governor of Maryland, had just learned that several South Korean companies were ready to ship more coronavirus test kits to his state. But they were stymied because the Food and Drug Administration had not yet approved their use.
“I don’t care...
APRIL 2, 2020
(Pictured) A woman walks her dog under the marquee at The Anthem music venue reading "We'll Get Thru This" referring to the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in Washington D.C on April 2.
President Donald Trump is preparing to encourage Americans to wear face coverings, the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to three...
