The number of confirmed U.S. cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose above 7.3 million on Saturday, and now includes President Donald Trump and first lady Melania and at least eight others in their circle, with more people expected to test positive from a White House Rose Garden event …
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The revelation that President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 rattled the world on Friday, raising questions and concerns about his personal health, U.S. national security, and the course of the November presidential election. Here’s everything we know about Trump’s diagnosis and its …
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US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence make their way to the Rose Garden to speak on COVID-19 testing at the White House in Washington, DC on September 28, 2020. mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images U.S. and European equity futures fell sharply on Friday after President Donald Trump announced …
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Johnson & Johnson’s investigational COVID-19 vaccine entered Phase 3 clinical trials this week, making it the fourth vaccine candidate in the U.S. to do so and providing additional details that can help investors differentiate the pool of late-stage coronavirus vaccines. Shares of J&J JNJ, +0.68% were up 0.3% in trading …
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Shares slipped Tuesday in Asia after markets tumbled worldwide on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain. Market Extra:Why the Dow dived: Ginsburg replacement battle amplifies election jitters, uncertainty over stimulus Hong Kong’s Hang Seng HSI, -0.86% lost 0.3% to 23,894.72 and the Kospi 180721, -2.37% in South Korea sank 1.7% …
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The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 worldwide continued to head toward 30 million on Thursday, and the U.S. case tally climbed above 6.6 million, as President Donald Trump contradicted the head of the main U.S. public health agency to insist a vaccine would be ready …
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The chief executive of Phizer Inc. said Sunday that the pharmaceutical giant should know if its experimental COVID-19 vaccine works by the end of October — and if approved, it could be distributed in the U.S. by the end of the year. In an interview Sunday with CBS News’ “Face …
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The reactions keep coming after excerpts from famed journalist Bob Woodward’s new book said that President Donald Trump knew early on that the coronavirus was “deadly stuff” but wanted to “play it down.” Woodward himself has drawn considerable criticism for not reporting Trump’s comments sooner — and the president has …
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Sweden’s strategy to tackle the pandemic is singular: avoid lockdowns to keep the economy going and encourage herd immunity from the virus. Pontus Lundahl/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images If Anders Tegnell is right, with a bit of holiday magic Swedes may be able to swap strict social distancing for a slightly more …
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