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Coronavirus Outbreak: Three Indian-Americans in Texas show signs of recovery after receiving plasma therapy

In the absence of a vaccine, doctors and scientists are looking to convalescent plasma because they consider it low risk and because it has been effective during past epidemics

Coronavirus Outbreak: More than 40 Indian-Americans, Indians die of COVID-19 in US and over 1,500 test positive, say community leaders

Among 40 Indian-Americans and citizens of India, who have died in the fight against the coronavirus, at least 17 are from Kerala, 10 from Gujarat, four from Punjab, two from Andhra Pradesh and one from Orissa. The majority of them are more than 60 years of age, except for one who was of 21 years of age.

Coronavirus Outbreak: US becomes world's first country to record over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in single day

The COVID-19 positive cases in the United States are now more than the other top countries taken together: Spain (158,000), Italy (147,000), Germany (122,000) and France (112,000).

Donald Trump says 10 COVID-19 drugs under clinical trial in US as part of govt's 'unprecedented' effort to find solution to coronavirus outbreak

Responding to questions, Vice President Mike Pence said the US was having four separate clinical trials on the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian American-owned Amneal Pharmaceuticals donates 3.4 mn hydroxychloroquine sulphate tablets to New York, Louisiana

Owned by philanthropic billionaire Chirag and Chintu Patel, New Jersey-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals, which is one of the largest US-based manufacturers, has also announced ramping up production of Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate at several of its manufacturing sites and expects to produce approximately 20 million tablets between now and mid-April

As US reports over 400,000 COVID-19 cases, Donald Trump threatens to freeze WHO funding, accuses organsiation of being 'China centric'

Donald Trump slammed WHO for its early guidance aimed at countering the international spread of the coronavirus

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump urges countrymen to stay at home, maintain social distancing as COVID-19 deaths approach 10,000-mark

Donald Trump urged countrymen to stay at home to maintain social distancing as the death toll due to the deadly COVID-19 infection approached the 10,000-mark

In US, coronavirus outbreak is dramatically changing the way families and communities mourn their loved ones

The coronavirus outbreak, stay-at-home orders and the rules of social distancing are dramatically altering the way families and communities mourn the passing of loved ones.

Coronavirus Outbreak: After Donald Trump, now Nikki Haley says Chinese tally of 82,000 COVID-19 cases ‘not accurate'

Indian-American politician Nikki Haley has cast doubt on the accuracy of China's official coronavirus figures, terming them 'clearly not accurate', amidst reports that the CIA has advised the White House not to trust the data being provided by Beijing.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump refuses to order nationwide shutdown, says states should have 'flexibility' to implement lockdown

President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely to be killed by the disease. One by one, though, states are increasingly pushing shutdown orders of their own.