Tag: US
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US coronavirus death toll surpasses 41,000
The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has now surpassed 41,000. According to Johns Hopkins University, US now has 41,379 Coronavirus deaths. The US university – which has been tracking the outbreak since shortly after it erupted in China late last year – says there are now more than 746,000 confirmed infections…
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2108 die in US within 24 hours, highest covid 19 deaths globally
The United States has recorded 2,108 Coronavirus deaths in one day, setting a new world record as the first country to reach that figures. According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US now has at…
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Tragic! 25-year-old US-based Nigerian dies of coronavirus after being denied test
Family and friends of 25 year-old US based Nigerian, Bassey Offiong, have been thrown in mourning after he died of coronavirus. The chemical engineering student of Western Michigan University passed away on Saturday. He was expected to complete his degree in a few weeks. Detroit News reports that Asari Offiong, Bassey’s sister, noted that her…
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US coronavirus deaths double to over 2,000 people
The United States is advising residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut not to travel domestically after the number of reported coronavirus deaths doubled to over 2,000 nationwide within two days. It took about a month from the first report of a coronavirus death on February 29 to the number reaching 1,000 on Thursday.…
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BREAKING: Trump okays manufacturing of thousands ventilators as U.S Covid-19 cases surpasses 100,000
President Donald Trump invoked the rarely used Defense Production Act on Friday to order the Department of Health and Human Services to compel General Motors to manufacturer ventilators hours after he sharply criticized the company for slow-walking production. “Our negotiations with GM regarding its ability to supply ventilators have been productive, but our fight against…
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Coronavirus: US urges doctors, nurses around world to apply for visas
The United States has asked medical professionals seeking to work in America to apply for a work visa at the nearest US Embassy as part of measures to strengthen the health system to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The government in a statement published on www.travel.state.gov on Friday, advised foreign medical professionals already…
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U.S. cases soar beyond China, Italy’s figures, now world’s most-hit country by Coronavirus
The United States overtook China and Italy on Thursday as the world’s worst-hit country by the raging coronavirus pandemic. As at the time this report was filed, the U.S. took the morbid distinction after new 14,336 confirmed cases were added. The record figure shot the country to the top of the table with 82,547 cases.…
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Just in: US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun in Seattle, US health officials said on Monday. “The open-label trial will enrol 45 healthy adult volunteers ages 18 to 55 years over approximately 6 weeks,” the US National Institutes of Health said in a statement. “The first participant received…
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Prominent Nigerian physician dies of Coronavirus
A prominent Nigerian medical doctor, Olumide Okunuga has died of the raging Coronavirus disease in Canada. According to reports by US-based blog, Irohinoodua, Okunuga died on Saturday morning at 63 years. Okunuga is the first Nigerian known to have died of the dreaded disease. He was the President of Egbe Omo Yoruba, Emila Romagna and…