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The world's busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north, including many who work in US businesses. At least 4 million Mexicans residing in cities along the 1,954-mile (3,144-km) border have been hit hard by the restrictions on non-essential travel. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bEv8yq

The US is coordinating with the Indian govt to evacuate stranded American citizens from the country who have expressed interest to return home after India announced lockdown to combat the coronavirus. The US brought back some 25,000 of its citizens from 50 countries and another 9,000, including those from India, have expressed their interest to return to America. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uy8Bh3

The US has started procuring malaria medicine 'Hydroxychloroquine' for treating COVID-19 patients as it anticipates a favourable result from its ongoing treatment of some 1,100 coronavirus infected people in New York. Pharmaceutical company Sandoz has donated 30 million doses of Hydroxychloroquine to the US government, president Donald Trump told reporters. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/344GBoo

A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic -- but residents on Palau say life right now is far from idyllic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39rDZ53

Trump, speaking at his daily briefing, went into few specifics about the type of aid or the timing, but said a large quantity was destined for Italy, which has the world's highest pandemic death toll. Trump "reiterated the commitment of the United States to working with Italy and all of our European Allies and partners to stop the spread of the virus and get medical care to all of those in need," the White House said in a statement from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JwXbn7

Trump, speaking at his daily briefing, went into few specifics about the type of aid or the timing, but said a large quantity was destined for Italy, which has the world's highest pandemic death toll. Trump "reiterated the commitment of the United States to working with Italy and all of our European Allies and partners to stop the spread of the virus and get medical care to all of those in need," the White House said in a statement from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JwXbn7

US President Donald Trump's remarks came a day after he extended the "social distancing" guidelines until April 30, expecting the peak death rate from Covid-19 to hit the country in two weeks. "Challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days, and this is a very vital 30 days," Trump said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dFK3Kv

US President Donald Trump's remarks came a day after he extended the "social distancing" guidelines until April 30, expecting the peak death rate from Covid-19 to hit the country in two weeks. "Challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days, and this is a very vital 30 days," Trump said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dFK3Kv

The United States has performed over one million coronavirus tests so far, said President Donald Trump on Monday. "Today, we reached a historic milestone in our war against coronavirus. Over 1 million Americans have now been tested, more than any other country by far, not even close," Trump said during a press briefing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39BvHrr

Harsh measures, including stay-at-home orders and restaurant closures, are contributing to rapid drops in the numbers of fevers — a signal symptom of most coronavirus infections — recorded in states across the US, according to new data. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UHnE6E

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New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a "staggering" number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other US communities could soon face. "Please come help us in New York now," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said as the state's death toll climbed by more than 250 people in a day to a total of over 1,200, most of them in the city. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ULyxoh

Coronavirus infections in Japan topped 2,000 cases on Tuesday, according to a Reuters calculation based on ministry data and media reports. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ULywkd

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The navy's 1,000-bed USNS Comfort - the 894 foot-long vessel- docked at a Manhattan pier as more US states enforced stay-at-home orders after President Donald Trump abandoned his Easter target for life returning to normal in the United States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39vIWtF

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a new life in the US. The couple have already relocated to California, according to reports, after announcing in January that they intended to quit royal life and "work to become financially independent". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jro63U

The UNSC adopted 4 resolutions, with its 15 members voting by email because of the coronavirus pandemic. Members voted to keep troops in Darfur until end of May; maintain the UN political mission in Somalia until June 30; extended the mandate of the UN panel of experts for N Korea until April 30, 2021 and stressed the importance of supporting the peacekeeping operations. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UsuoGS

Members voted to keep troops in Sudan's restive Darfur region until the end of May and maintain the UN political mission in Somalia until June 30. They extended the mandate of the UN panel of experts for North Korea until April 30, 2021 and they stressed the importance of supporting the UN's far-flung peacekeeping operations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UsuoGS

In a grim new milestones marking the spread of the virus, total deaths across the United States hit 3,017, including at least 540 on Monday, and the reported cases climbed to more than 163,000. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UtMN5T

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a new life in the US. The couple have already relocated to California, according to reports, after announcing in January that they intended to quit royal life and "work to become financially independent". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jro63U

Alberto Tito Alejandro, a resident of the western US state of Washington, was arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man's pit bull behind the wheel. The pursuit ended after police deployed spike strips and arrested Alejandro, who was booked on multiple felonies. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39x4ndH

In a grim new milestones marking the spread of the virus, total deaths across the United States hit 3,017, including at least 540 on Monday, and the reported cases climbed to more than 163,000. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UtMN5T

The Trump administration is coordinating with the Indian government to evacuate stranded American citizens from India who have expressed interest to return to the US, a top official here has said, amid the rapid spread of coronavirus pandemic that has upended life, disrupted travel and killed over 37,500 people. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39syaEs

An inexpensive drug widely used since 1955 to treat malaria, Hydroxychloroquine is considered to have relatively harmless side effects. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wPWMJZ

Musician Alan Merrill, co-writer and singer of the original version of 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll," died on Sunday of complications from coronavirus, at the age of 69. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UqEhEY

At least 100 new cases were reported from across the country that took the total tally of coronavirus positive cases in Pakistan to 1600, while the death toll stood at 17, health officials confirmed on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/341ibvR

Briefing the press at the White House on COVID-19, the President said, "We will be extending our guidelines to April 30 to slow the spread.". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UtWNvW

Although Sophie Gregoire Trudeau received the all-clear from her physicians on Saturday, the prime minister said, and he himself has no symptoms, he had been "sharing a roof with someone who tested positive for covid-19." "I have to continue in isolation in order to be sure that we're following all the protocols and the recommendations by Health Canada," Trudeau said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QWeIt7

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to 57,298 and 455 people have died of the disease here, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dD6IHl

In the race against the coronavirus, Germany is betting on widespread testing and quarantining to break the infection chain, a strategy borrowed from South Korea whose success in slowing the outbreak has become the envy of the world. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UukGnj

Grammy-winning American singer John Prine has been hospitalized for coronavirus and is in "critical" condition, his family said Sunday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WSNqaN

In a statement published Sunday, the US Department of Health and Human Services detailed recent donations of medicine to a national stockpile -- including chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, both being investigated as potential COVID-19 treatments. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bF65eB

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Whatever the cause of death, China’s bereaved families have not been able to hold funerals since February 1, even as the nation’s outbreak eases, including in Hubei where the virus erupted in December. Not only are funerals banned across China, in places like Jingzhou bereaved relatives who are stuck in their homes must wait even to retrieve the remains of their loved ones. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JoZIQq

Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lock down, employers withhold wages or mull redundancies, and strict coronavirus containment measures lead to deportations and confinement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UugNyJ

A Japanese airline is finally letting female flight attendants wear trousers and flat shoes instead of skirts and high heels following a nationwide campaign. Japan Airlines announced that they will come into force from April 1. “This will be the first time to introduce trousers and to provide additional options for footwear,” an airline spokesperson said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39yYJbb

New York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known infection in the state. It took Spain 18 days to go from its first death to its 1,000th. Italy took 21 days. New York state took 16 days. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39t6Vt6

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New York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known infection in the state. It took Spain 18 days to go from its first death to its 1,000th. Italy took 21 days. New York state took 16 days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39t6Vt6

"I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom," Trump tweeted. "It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the US. However, the US will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!," he added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dDP85Z

"I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom," Trump tweeted. "It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the US. However, the US will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!" from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dDP85Z

The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the US government's top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday. Faced with that grim projection, President Donald Trump extended federal guidelines recommending people stay home for another 30 days until the end of April to prevent the spread of the virus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UsJGeE

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the peak death rate in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic was likely to hit in two weeks and extended "social distancing" guidelines until April 30. "Easter should be the peak number," Trump said of the Christian holiday which falls on April 12. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bxOEwn

Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UNdRvY

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the peak death rate in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic was likely to hit in two weeks and extended "social distancing" guidelines until April 30. "Easter should be the peak number," Trump said of the Christian holiday which falls on April 12. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bxOEwn

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In a frightening warning, the US will see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the Trump administration's topmost infection disease expert forecast on Sunday as the pandemic infected nearly 125,000 people in the country. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yjdkuj

Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of authorities' lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, saying the government has to weigh economic concerns as it takes measures to contain the pandemic. Syria meanwhile reported the first fatality from the virus in the war-torn country, which has five confirmed infections from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dNaI8i

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Spain reported a national daily record of 838 coronavirus deaths on Sunday in a fresh warning to the world that long-term lockdowns may be needed to halt the deadly march of a disease that has claimed more than 31,000 lives. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JjTUrs