US President Donald Trump has fired the State Department's inspector general, Steve Linick, saying he no longer had his full confidence on the latter and that he would be removed in 30 days, the media reported on Saturday. ...
The US state of New York partially reopened on Friday, while the "PAUSE" order will be extended to May 28 for remaining regions including New York City (NYC), said Governor Andrew Cuomo....
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a number of treatments are under clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19, but none of those were yet approved....
The Democrat-led US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package that is likely to be rejected by the Senate amid near-unanimous Republican opposition and a veto threat from President Donald Trump. ...
Donald Trump hailed India's "great scientists and researchers" working on speeding up a COVID-19 vaccine at a time when the world's medical community is coming together in an unprecedented global effort to deliver a breakthrough drug against the coronavirus pandemic....
A clinical trial has begun in the US to evaluate whether the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given together with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent COVID-19 hospitalization and death, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)....
Financial conditions have worsened dramatically for people who experienced a job loss or reduced hours in March as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the US, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Board. ...
A senior US diplomat dealing with religious freedom, who is a frequent critic of India, has said that he was "encouraged" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements urging unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Mexico has reached "the peak moment" of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said, as the country recorded its largest one-day rise in confirmed cases so far....
Los Angeles County residents will be mandated to wear face coverings outdoors as it was moving forward with reopening plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said....