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COVID-19 Death Toll Doubles In Four Weeks, Hits 90,000

US: COVID-19 Death Toll Doubles In 4 Weeks, Hits 90,000

May 17, 2020 4:53 pm

Just short of one month after the coronavirus death toll in United States topped 40,000, the figure has more than doubled.

On April 19, John Hopkins University and Worldometers, put their individual tallies at 40,000.

The fatalities were countrywide, with almost half of them in New York.

As of 0955 hours Nigerian time on May 17, Worldometers put the toll at 90,113.

The Trump administration has been under fire over its handling of the pandemic.

Expectedly, Democratic stalwarts are using the issue to demarket President Donald Trump ahead of the November elections.

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American Children Show Symptoms, Test Positive For Virus

American Children Show Symptoms, Test Positive For Virus

May 6, 2020 3:40 am
Children in the United States are showing symptoms of coronavirus and some already tested positive.

In New York, more than a dozen children have been hospitalised with mysterious syndrome associated with the disease.

Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Tuesday in an urgent alert for parents and doctors.

De Blasio disclosed that four of the children tested positive for COVID-19, while six had antibodies, suggesting they had been infected with the virus.

He tweeted: “We’ve detected 15 cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome detected in children in NYC hospitals. 4 patients tested positive for COVID-19 while 6 others had

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Abacha Breaking - FG Gets $311.7m Abacha’s Loot From US

Breaking: FG Gets $311.7m Abacha’s Loot From US

May 4, 2020 1:08 pm

The Nigerian government on Monday said it has received $311.7 million looted by the late despotic leader, Gen. Sani Abacha from the United States.

The loot was reportedly repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey.

A statement issued by Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Monday stated that the government received approximately $311,797,866.11 of the Abacha loot from the US and Jersey.

Read Also: US Senator Vs EFCC On Abacha’s $300m Loot

The statement said the amount increased significantly from …

COVID-19 Vaccine Coming Sooner Than Later – Trump

COVID-19 Vaccine Coming Sooner Than Later – Trump

May 4, 2020 6:23 am
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he thinks there will be a vaccine against the new coronavirus disease in the United States by the end of 2020.

“I think we’ll have a vaccine by the end of the year. We’ll have a vaccine much sooner rather than later”, Trump said in the Fox News virtual Town Hall at the Lincoln Memorial.

Trump also said that he would like schools and universities in the country to open in September.

“This virtual teaching is wonderful, but [students] will be fine. We have to go back”, the US president said.

The United States …

U.S. Deepens Charge Against China’s Wuhan Lab

U.S. Deepens Charge Against China’s Wuhan Lab

May 3, 2020 2:32 pm

The United States has doubled down on its accusation that China’s Wuhan lab unleashed the disruptive coronavirus into the world.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” that the virus originated in the lab.

“There is enormous evidence that this is where it began,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.”

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But while highly critical of China’s handling of the matter, Pompeo declined to say whether he thought the virus had been intentionally released.

President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of China’s role in …

Trouble For Trump As Pelosi Gets Support Of Republican Reps

House Speaker, Pelosi Endorses Joe Biden To Unseat Trump

April 27, 2020 3:25 pm

United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden as president.

She made her declaration for the former vice president on Monday.

Pelosi stated that Biden can help guide the U.S out of the Coronavirus crisis.

The House Speaker eulogized Biden as she recalled his efforts in recent months.

“As we face Coronavirus, Joe has been a voice of reason and resilience, with a clear path to lead us out of this crisis,” Pelosi said in a video.

“When our nation faced the Great Recession, it was Joe Biden who led the implementation — and the accountability — of

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US States Start To Reopen, Death Toll Surpassed 50,000

US States Start To Reopen, Death Toll Surpassed 50,000

April 24, 2020 2:13 pm

Health officials at Johns Hopkins University reported more than 3,300 new coronavirus deaths in the US in the last 24 hours, one of the deadliest days since the outbreak began. There have now been more than 890,000 cases in the US since the virus was first detected in the country.

New York remains the hardest-hit state, with more than 263,000 confirmed cases and nearly 16,000 deaths. Though New York is

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New York Reports Lowest Virus Death Toll In Two Weeks

New York Reports Lowest Virus Death Toll In Two Weeks

April 18, 2020 6:21 pm

New York state, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, has experienced its lowest one-day death toll in two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday.

Cuomo said 540 people had died in his state of 20 million inhabitants in the preceding 24 hours, and he suggested New York may now be on the downslope after a recent plateau in deaths.

That would be the lowest total since 432 deaths were registered on April 2, according to data from the authoritative Covid Tracking Project.

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On April 3, the …

China 'Come Clean' - US Presses China On Coronavirus

‘Come Clean’: US Presses China On Coronavirus

April 16, 2020 1:33 pm

The United States stepped up its pressure on China over the coronavirus pandemic with President Donald Trump saying his administration was trying to determine where the deadly disease originated from.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also called on Beijing “to come clean” on what it knows.

At a White House news conference on Wednesday, Trump was asked about reports of the virus escaping from a laboratory in Wuhan, where the coronavirus first appeared.

Read Also: China Approves Two Coronavirus Vaccines For Human Trials

“We are doing a very thorough examination of this horrible situation that happened,” he said.

Asked if …

How False Results Are Complicating COVID-19 Testing

How False Results Are Complicating COVID-19 Testing

April 11, 2020 12:56 pm

As COVID-19 tests become more widely available across the United States, scientists have warned that there is one growing concern: The tests are not 100 percent reliable, meaning people with negative results might actually have the virus.

That could have devastating implications as a global recession looms and governments wrangle with the question of when to reopen economies shuttered as billions of people were ordered to stay home in an effort to halt the transmission of the deadly disease.

The majority of tests around the world use a technology called PCR, which detects traces of the coronavirus in mucus samples.

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World May Never Return To Normal – US Diseases Institute

World May Never Return To Normal – US Diseases Institute

April 8, 2020 7:15 am

The United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says the world may never return to the “normal” known before the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Director, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said this at a press briefing on the global pandemic.

He predicted that when normalcy returns in countries, the virus will be a looming threat even with a vaccine

Read Also: Spain Hits Over 13,000 Coronavirus Deaths

“When we get back to normal, we will go back to the point where we can function as a society,” Fox quoted Fauci as saying.

“If you want to get back to pre-coronavirus, that

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US Evacuates 44,000 Americans From Nigeria, Other Countries

US Evacuates 44,000 From Nigeria, Other Countries

April 7, 2020 1:20 pm

The United States Government on Tuesday gave an update on the evacuation of its citizens in Nigeria and other countries amid the COVID-19 global crisis.

On Monday, Ethiopian Airlines evacuated 385 Americans to Washington D.C.

They were airlifted with a B777-300 aircraft from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

A ‘Fact Sheet on Repatriation of American Citizens from Nigeria’ sent to DAILY POST on Tuesday by the U.S. Embassy said the Department of State’s priority was the safety and security of all citizens overseas.

“We are rising to meet the historic challenge posed by the COVID-19 epidemic, every day, all

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