Trump says there is 'light at the end of the tunnel' after grim warnings about US coronavirus death toll President Trump tweeted Monday that there is a “light at the end of the tunnel,” following a series of grim warnings about this week’s expected death toll from coronavirus. “LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL,” Trump tweeted Monday. “USA STRONG!" The president had warned over the weekend that this week “will probably be the toughest week.”
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is facing growing calls for his resignation from American politicians and others leaders worldwide amid criticism that he has downplayed China's role in the eruption of the coronavirus pandemic.
As many as 4,000 seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York reportedly are being treated with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump has touted as a potential lifesaver. Still, a Democratic state representative in Ohio vowed to refer the president to the International Criminal Court for "crimes against humanity" because the drug has not been conclusively proven to fight coronavirus.
U.S. equity markets soared Monday morning as the spread of COVID-19 cases showed signs of possibly slowing down in New York, the U.S. epicenter of the outbreak. Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, the number of cases spiked over the weekend, representing what is the largest increase in cases in the state to date, according to local reports.
And British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was in “good spirits” Monday after being hospitalized for treatment of the virus over the weekend.
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And there were several other developments: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Trump’s newly installed Chief of Staff Mark Meadows discussed appointing a czar to oversee production and distribution of medical supplies and equipment to help combat the novel coronavirus, Fox News has learned. Nearly two dozen people were issued citations watching the sunset and having picnics near the beach on Friday in violation of California's stay-at-home order, according to state officials. Texas police are looking for a woman who claimed on Snapchat to have tested positive for COVID-19 and was "willfully spreading it." The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a record surge in Bible purchases, top Christian publishers say. America Together: Washington state will return more than 400 of the 500 ventilators it received from the federal government so they can be used in New York and other states in their struggle against coronavirus, Gov. Jay Inslee announced. |
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