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Donald Trump is bored of the coronavirus and already has his sights on the forthcoming US election
Karanp •Can you really blame Trump for being bored of governing a country paralysed by an 'invisible enemy', as he so succinctly put it, and being unable to keep the engines of the US economy running?
Life after coronavirus set to see face masks become 'new normal' as US prepares to gradually reopen
•The toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”
Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump says US has passed peak on new COVID-19 cases as he readies guidelines to reopen country
•The United States has passed the peak on new coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, adding this has put the country in a very strong position to finalize new guidelines on social distancing.
Criticised for response to coronavirus outbreak, Donald Trump clumsily tries to shift blame to WHO
•For weeks, President Donald Trump has faced relentless criticism for having overseen a slow and ineffective response to the coronavirus pandemic, failing to quickly embrace public health measures that could have prevented the disease from spreading
Infected with COVID-19, but feeling fine: How people are unwittingly spreading the coronavirus across the world
•As many as 25 percent of people infected with the coronavirus may not show symptoms, the director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warns — a startlingly high number that complicates efforts to predict the pandemic’s course and strategies to mitigate its spread
For a struggling Donald Trump, coronavirus proves to be that one enemy he can't simply tweet away
•Defending against criticism of his handling of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump suggested the other day that he could hardly have been expected to be ready for such an unexpected crisis
Indian Wells Masters: Tennis players banned from handing towels to ball-kids due to coronavirus threat
•Players will be banned from handing their towels to ball-kids at next week’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, organisers said on Friday.
Coronavirus explainer: 'What are the symptoms?', 'Is there a cure?' and other COVID-19 questions answered
•As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, the news is coming at a fast and furious pace. But don’t let the volume send you into a panic about your health and that of your loved ones
As coronavirus threatens the US, Donald Trump has a major problem on his hands: His credibility
•For years, experts have warned that Donald Trump has been squandering the credibility he could need in a moment of national emergency, like a terrorist attack or a public health crisis
E Coli outbreak: 5 dead in the US, romaine lettuce from Arizona likely to be the cause
Ians •Five people have died in a major E coli outbreak in the US involving romaine lettuce, with 197 cases reported across 35 states, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).