More than 500,000 people worldwide have now died from the coronavirus - USA TODAY
More than 500,000 people worldwide have now died from the coronavirus - USA TODAY |
- More than 500,000 people worldwide have now died from the coronavirus - USA TODAY
- Coronavirus USA live updates: cases, deaths, stimulus checks and news, today - AS English
- Trump denies knowing about intelligence report that Russia put bounty on U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan - USA TODAY
- Coronavirus USA news summary: cases, deaths, stimulus checks and news for 27 June - AS English
- Pence cancels campaign events in Florida and Arizona as coronavirus cases spike - USA TODAY
| More than 500,000 people worldwide have now died from the coronavirus - USA TODAY Posted: 28 Jun 2020 02:06 PM PDT More than a half-million people have now died from COVID-19 worldwide, and the death toll has doubled in just over seven weeks. That grim milestone – marked Sunday by Johns Hopkins University – is particularly unsettling given warnings by health experts that the pandemic is still in its infancy. The U.S. with more than 125,000 deaths makes up approximately 25% of the total fatalities. As the number of confirmed cases also surpassed 10 million worldwide, health officials are bracing for a second wave of the deadly virus, likely this fall. While China and Europe took the brunt of the early days of the pandemic, the virus is now raging in the United States, Brazil, Russia and India. The global death toll surpassed 250,000 on May 4. In a sign of the new reality, the European Union is set to lift its external borders on July 1, and is weighing which countries should be allowed access to EU member states. The criteria include not only infection rates in other countries, but also how those countries are dealing with the rates, notably testing and tracing. Against that backdrop, the EU is not expected to allow travelers from the U.S., Brazil and Russia into their borders. It's been five months since the first U.S. case. Read how the pandemic unfolded. US death toll could hit nearly 180,000 by OctoberSome experts predict the U.S. death toll to hit nearly 180,000 by Oct. 1. The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation released a model Wednesday with a range of 159,497 to 213,715 deaths nationwide. Institute Director Dr. Chris Murray, however, stressed the importance of wearing a face mask, saying that simple gesture has had a "profound effect" on the epidemic. Wearing a mask "is extremely low-cost, and, for the individual, provides a 1/3 – as high as one half – reduction in the risk of transmission," he said in a video press release. "But at the community level, can save an extraordinary number of lives." The U.S. on Saturday saw 42,597 new coronavirus cases. On Friday, the nation recorded 45,255 cases, the highest daily count yet. As several states see dramatic increases as well, the jump in Texas and Florida prompted the states' governors to pause reopening plans. Texas closed bars and limited restaurant capacity, while Florida banned drinking at bars. Meanwhile, health officials are possibly missing 10 coronavirus cases for every one case detected, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield estimated Thursday. "We're still in the first wave," Redfield said. But the pandemic today looks markedly different from the outbreak two or three months ago, he said, when many deaths were among older people and those with underlying medical conditions. Now, the CDC is seeing a greater proportion of cases diagnosed in younger people, said Dr. Jay Butler, the CDC's deputy director of infectious diseases and COVID-19 response incident manager. The impact on deaths and hospitalizations from the increase in positive cases won't be known for a few weeks. Younger people are less likely to succumb to the disease, and deaths in the United States have been decreasing significantly for the past two months while cases plateaued in the same period. Plea to younger people: Officials urge adults under 40 to act more responsibly to help slow spread of COVID-19 What is pool testing? Trump administration is considering new testing strategy, Fauci says New threats lurk in Europe, AsiaDespite the EU's growing confidence, the threat is far from over for Europe. Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, regional director for the World Health Organization, warned that 11 countries in Europe have reported a "very significant resurgence" in COVID-19 cases recently. These include Armenia, Sweden, Moldova, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Kosovo. He said health systems could be "pushed to the brink" if these increased transmissions of the virus go unchecked. In Asia, India's confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the half-million mark Saturday, jumping by a one-day record of 18,552 infections. The death count rose above 15,500. China, which spawned the original coronavirus, reported an uptick in new coronavirus cases a day after the nation's CDC said it expects an outbreak in Beijing to be brought under control soon. The National Health Commission said Saturday that 21 cases had been confirmed nationwide in the latest 24-hour period, including 17 in the nation's capital. City officials have temporarily shut down a huge wholesale food market where the virus spread widely, re-closed schools and locked down some neighborhoods. South Korea has reported 51 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus as fresh clusters continue to emerge in the densely populated Seoul area. They bring the national caseload to 12,653, including 282 deaths. Thirty-five of the new cases came from Seoul and nearby cities and towns, which have been at the center of a COVID-19 resurgence since late May. Twelve others were linked to international arrivals. Australian health officials are expecting more cases of COVID-19 as hundreds of nationals return from overseas to begin mandatory quarantine. Contributing: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY; Associated Press More on COVID-19 from USA TODAY: What does the coronavirus do to your body? What to know about the infection process US coronavirus map: Track the outbreak in your state Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/06/28/coronavirus-deaths-half-million-worldwide/3269520001/  |
| Coronavirus USA live updates: cases, deaths, stimulus checks and news, today - AS English Posted: 29 Jun 2020 12:15 AM PDT  US coronavirus latest: 23:00 PT on Sunday 28 June / 02:00 ET on Monday 29 June (08:00 CEST)According to the latest figures published by John Hopkins University, 10,145,791 cases have been detected worldwide, with 501,893 deaths and 5,140,899 people recovered. In the USA, there have been 2,548,996 confirmed cases and 125,804 deaths, with 685,164 people recovered from the virus.  |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2020 07:40 AM PDT CLOSE  The Trump administration is authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against International Criminal Court workers directly involved in investigating American troops and intelligence officials for possible war crimes in Afghanistan. (June 11) AP Domestic Note: A quote from Joe Biden has been updated to correctly reflect what he said. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump denied Sunday that he knew about an intelligence report that concluded Russia had paid a bounty to the Taliban to kill American troops serving in Afghanistan. Facing strong criticism from Democrats, Trump said on Twitter that neither he nor Vice President Mike Pence had been briefed on the classified assessment. Trump also tried to cast doubt on a New York Times report that said he had been told about the matter. "Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians, as reported through an 'anonymous source' by the Fake News @nytimes," Trump wrote. "Everybody is denying it & there have not been many attacks on us....." In another tweet, Trump wrote: "Nobody's been tougher on Russia than the Trump Administration." Trump's denial marked the second day in a row that the White House has pushed back on The Times report and comes as he has faced withering criticism from Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, who excoriated him for failing to retaliate against Russia. The Times reported Friday that the U.S. concluded months ago that a Russian unit linked to assassination attempts and other covert operations in Europe had secretly offered rewards to Taliban-linked militants to kill American troops and other coalition forces in Afghanistan. Islamist militants, or armed criminal elements closely associated with them, are believed to have collected some bounty money, the paper reported. Twenty Americans were killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2019, but it was not clear which killings were under suspicion, the paper said. The Times said Trump had been briefed on the matter and that the White House's National Security Council discussed it at a meeting in late March. On Saturday, Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, called the revelation "shocking." "The commander in chief of American troops, serving in the dangerous theater of war, has known about this for months, according to The Times, and done worse than nothing," Biden said during a virtual town hall hosted by a group called the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote. "Not only has he failed to sanction or impose any kind of consequences on Russia for this egregious violation of international law, Donald Trump has continued his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself before Vladimir Putin." Biden said Trump's entire presidency "has been a gift" to Putin, "but this is beyond the pale." "It's a betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation to protect and equip our troops when we send them into harm's way," Biden said. "It's a betrayal of every single American family with a loved one serving in Afghanistan or anywhere overseas." Trump and troops: President boasts that he's rebuilding the military as polls show him losing ground to Biden Trump hit back at Biden Sunday on Twitter and invoked Biden's son, Hunter Biden, whom Republicans have targeted because of his work for a Ukrainian energy firm. "With Corrupt Joe Biden & Obama, Russia had a field day, taking over important parts of Ukraine - Where's Hunter?" he said. In another tweet, Trump said, "Russia ate his and Obama's lunch during their time in office." Other administration officials also pushed back on reports that Trump had been briefed on the intelligence finding. "The United States receives thousands of intelligence reports a day, and they are subject to strict scrutiny," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement Saturday. "While the White House does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations, the CIA director, National Security advisor, and the Chief of Staff can all confirm that neither the president nor the vice president were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence," McEnany said. Richard Grenell, who served briefly as Trump's acting director of national intelligence, also wrote on Twitter that he was not aware of the intelligence finding. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and an Army combat veteran, said she will demand a Senate hearing to look into the report. She also slammed Trump for supporting Russia's bid to reenter the G-7, an organization of leaders of the world's most industrialized nations. "First, Donald Trump encouraged Russia to interfere in our democracy, and they did," said Duckworth, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Now, Russia is secretly paying militants to kill U.S. troops. Trump has known for months but apparently done nothing to stop them. Meanwhile, he's helping Russia's effort to rejoin the G-7." "Our troops deserve to know what the Trump administration is doing to protect them and why Donald Trump failed to take action in the first place," she said. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Twitter that if the report is true, "it would only deepen my grave concerns about the (Vladimir) Putin regime's malicious behavior globally." Michael Collins covers the White House. Reach him on Twitter @mcollinsNEWS. Presidential debates: Biden campaign commits to three debates, rejects Trump team's call for more as 'distraction' Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/27/afghanistan-white-house-denies-trump-briefed-russia-bounty-report/3272352001/  |
| Coronavirus USA news summary: cases, deaths, stimulus checks and news for 27 June - AS English Posted: 27 Jun 2020 05:00 PM PDT  New pandemic clampdowns in Texas, Florida rattle business ownersBar and restaurant owners in Texas and Florida were fuming on Friday after state officials abruptly slapped new restrictions on their businesses due to a spike in new COVID-19 cases. Owners warned the sudden reversals, just weeks after accelerated reopenings, will drive some out of business. 'You can't turn a bar into an UberEats,' said Jeff Kaplan, co-owner of Houston's Axelrad Beer Garden. He said businesses could not stay afloat relying on the new rules that provide to-go sales but not alcohol consumption on the premises. Houston officials advised residents to stay home, and Texas ordered doctors to end elective surgeries as new coronavirus cases set records on three consecutive days. Florida reported nearly 9,000 new infections on Friday, also a record high. Houston restaurant owner Peter Mitchell said his revenue has been running a third of normal and fell further as virus cases soared in the region. 'It'll be a close call as to whether we stay open,' he said. 'I wish we had tougher restrictions for another month when we did the 25% occupancy (phase),' said Mitchell. He said his business never has exceeded 25% occupancy, but noted that no regulators have ever checked. Florida owners also complained that counties and cities in the state had inconsistent operating rules. "The level of ambiguity that we've run into every step of the way has been really challenging," said Will Thompson, owner of Miami's Jaguar Sun. 'It comes back to the lack of clarity from officials." Gabriel Orta, whose company runs hotel food and beverage operations in Miami, said rules are inconsistent. 'We don't have the leadership that we need when we go into a catastrophe,' he added. Anthony Wegmann, who ran four bars and restaurants in Texas, closed two after a landlord would not grant a reprieve on rent. 'There's no way a business can pay 100% of their bills on 25% of their revenue,' he said. Some are willing to accept the loss of business for the public good. 'It was a little unexpected,' said Sara Murray, manager of the Cheers Pub in Friendswood, Texas. 'In the end we all have to do what we have to do to keep everyone safe.  |
| Pence cancels campaign events in Florida and Arizona as coronavirus cases spike - USA TODAY Posted: 27 Jun 2020 01:56 PM PDT   |
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