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US President Donald Trump talks to reporters at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Phoenix (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 20, 2020, 2:44 am
Trump calls Fauci ‘a disaster,’ claims ‘people are tired of COVID’
US president faces intense pressure to turn around his campaign as he plays defense in states he won four years ago
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump (L) listens as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
October 12, 2020, 5:05 am
Fauci says Trump campaign ad twists his words on virus
‘In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate,’ says top US government scientist
By AFP
In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 10, 2020, 4:38 pm
Trump still contagious? Experts say it’s impossible to know
As president restarts campaign events, medical officials say there is ‘chain of unknowns’ in assessing whether he is no longer a danger to his surroundings
By MARION RENAULT
Passengers board a Casco Bay Lines ferry bound for Peaks Island in Portland, Maine, on July 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
August 9, 2020, 11:09 am
America’s confused, lackluster response to virus met with incredulity in Europe
Europeans say their image of the US has cracked, given skyrocketing deaths and infections there, since the country had benefit of time and medical know-how to confront virus
By Nicole Winfield and LISA MARIE PANE
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, left, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, July 23, 2020, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
August 3, 2020, 7:11 pm
Trump lashes out at ‘pathetic’ coronavirus coordinator for alarm on spread
President accuses Deborah Birx, who warned of a ‘new phase’ in outbreak, of giving in to pressure from Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi
By AFP
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus crisis, Friday, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
August 1, 2020, 1:10 am
Fauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
But officials testifying at a contentious House hearing acknowledge US remains unable to deliver all COVID-19 test results within two or three days
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he tours a lab at the Bioprocess Innovation Center at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Morrisville, North Carolina, on July 27, 2020. (JIM WATSON / AFP)
July 28, 2020, 6:45 pm
Trump again pushes unproven drug as COVID-19 treatment
US president retweets a series of posts advocating for hydroxychloroquine, including accusations that Fauci is misleading the public on its effects
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AMANDA SEITZ
Illustrative: In this March 16, 2020 file photo, a pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller, left, the first shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
July 27, 2020, 4:27 pm
US virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
Shot developed by NIH and Moderna to be tried on 30,000 people in coming months, with Israel among countries rooting for its success
By AP and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump plays catch with former New York Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera as he greets youth baseball players on the South Lawn of the White House to mark Opening Day for Major League Baseball, July 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 27, 2020, 5:19 am
Trump postpones throwing first pitch at Yankees game
Announcement comes after backlash to invite, including from NYC mayor who tweeted to team: ‘After CONDEMNING racism, the next step isn’t inviting it to your pitcher’s mound’
By AFP
A subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, March 16, 2020. (AP/Ted S. Warren, File)
July 15, 2020, 4:40 am
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to enter final stage trials on July 27
Vaccine shown to provide immune boost in 45 volunteers; ‘No matter how you slice this, this is good news,’ says Dr. Anthony Fauci, US government’s top infectious disease expert
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Guests required to wear masks because of the coronavirus pandemic stroll through the Disney Springs shopping, dining and entertainment complex, on June 16, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
July 12, 2020, 9:11 pm
Florida reports 15,000 new virus cases in a day, a US record
55,842 new cases tallied over a five-day period, as US state surpasses coronavirus hotspots New York and California
By AFP
A woman swabs her nose at a free COVID-19 testing site in Chelsea, Massachusetts, July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
July 11, 2020, 3:24 am
WHO urges aggressive virus measures as flare-ups spark new closures
With global death toll over 556,000, World Health Organization calls for international solidarity; Trump feuds with Fauci; restrictions imposed in Hong Kong, Australia, Uzbekistan
By AFP
Medical personnel assist patients at a community coronavirus testing site operated in Burlington, North Carolina, July 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
July 10, 2020, 6:42 am
US hits 1-day virus record with 65,000 new cases; Australia locks down millions
Trump downplays outbreak as 1,000 Americans die in 24 hours; global death toll surpasses 550,000; scientists say ‘strong evidence’ pregnant women can pass virus to unborn children
By AFP
In this photo taken on May 2, 2020, doctors work inside the intensive care unit for people infected with the new coronavirus, at a hospital in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Sophia Sandurskaya)
July 8, 2020, 10:18 am
‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus medicine
Ironically, attempts to fast-track research on COVID-19 drugs have led to a slew of low-quality studies that add to confusion. And statements by politicians aren’t helping either
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
People wait in line at a free COVID-19 testing site provided by United Memorial Medical Center, at the Mexican Consulate in Houston, Texas, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
July 1, 2020, 6:05 am
New US infections hit single-day record; Biden swears off campaign rallies
Fauci says US could see 100,000 new daily cases as pandemic rages in south and west; Europe reopens its borders, but not to America, Brazil, Russia or Israel
By AFP and TOI staff
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