Trump economic adviser says 'we have contained' coronavirus even as CDC officials say 'this might be bad'
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump economic adviser says 'we have contained' coronavirus even as CDC officials say 'this might be bad'

Raw Story  

Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday tried to play down fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as officials from the Centers for Disease Control were warning lawmakers that the problem was very likely to get worse. The Trump adviser also downplayed the possibility that the virus outbreak would hurt the American economy, even though it could grind economic activity in China down to a halt. there’s no supply disruptions out there yet.” Kudlow's rosy assessment of the situation contradicts statements made just hours earlier by Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC. "It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country any more but a question of when this will happen," Messonnier said of the disease spreading to the United States.

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Column: Biden’s new inquiry into COVID-19’s origins strikes a blow for open-mindedness
3 years, 7 months ago

Column: Biden’s new inquiry into COVID-19’s origins strikes a blow for open-mindedness

LA Times  

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with patients and medical workers at a hospital in Wuhan, the first place hit hard by the novel coronavirus of unknown origins. It wasn’t so much what he did — ordering U.S. intelligence agencies to take a new look at the origins of COVID-19, including whether the coronavirus that causes the disease escaped accidentally from …

U.S. Economy is ‘spiraling downward’, warns top Biden advisor
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. Economy is ‘spiraling downward’, warns top Biden advisor

Al Jazeera  

US President-elect Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending plan will help generate the kind of ‘robust recovery’ the US needs, says incoming head of National Economic Council. A top economic adviser to President-elect Joe Biden warned the U.S. economy is “spiraling downward” and called for swift action to address vulnerabilities that the global pandemic has drawn into focus. Brian Deese, who will …

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic

Firstpost  

The facts of Trump’s experience with coronavirus, including how how quickly it sickened him to the point of requiring intensive medical care, are the best tools to fight the misinformation campaign against COVID-19 Something momentous happened late last week, a brief pinprick of clarity piercing through the haze: President Donald Trump finally showed Americans the truth about the coronavirus. But …

Fox News' Greg Gutfeld: Trump Got The Coronavirus For America
4 years, 3 months ago

Fox News' Greg Gutfeld: Trump Got The Coronavirus For America

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In one of the more mystifying reactions to President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld suggested Friday that the president didn’t protect himself from the disease because “he didn’t want America to hide from the virus.” Gutfeld’s comments came as the White House announced Trump was being transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical …

Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR  

Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP President Trump, who announced overnight that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and often contradicted public health experts and members of his own administration in their more grave …

Public vs. private: A timeline of Trump’s comments on virus
4 years, 4 months ago

Public vs. private: A timeline of Trump’s comments on virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s comments on the threat posed by the coronavirus have varied widely depending on whether he was speaking in public or private. A look at some of the president’s public and private commentary during the early months of the pandemic that to date has killed about 190,000 Americans: JAN. 22 “We have it totally under control.” …

World economy: What else could go wrong before 2020 is done
4 years, 4 months ago

World economy: What else could go wrong before 2020 is done

Live Mint  

The world economy’s rebound from the depths of the coronavirus crisis is fading, setting up an uncertain finish to the year. Adding 1.4 million jobs in August was “a big step in the right direction,” said Ryan Sweet, head of monetary policy research at Moody’s Analytics. But the economy needs to maintain that kind of pace, he said, and “without …

joe Biden says he would shut down US to stop coronavirus if scientists recommended it
4 years, 4 months ago

joe Biden says he would shut down US to stop coronavirus if scientists recommended it

CNN  

CNN — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said, if elected, he would be willing to shut down the country again should there be a second wave of coronavirus in the US and scientists recommend the move to slow its spread. I would listen to the scientists,” the former vice president told ABC News’ David Muir during a joint interview with …

Coronavirus overshadows Trump’s legacy in office
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus overshadows Trump’s legacy in office

LA Times  

Four years ago in Cleveland, Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination and promised “I alone can fix it.” While he has kept some campaign promises, this week he will accept the nomination for a second time, with the country battling a pandemic and recession that have tarred his legacy. Tommy Binion, a vice president at the Heritage Foundation, a …

Majority of Americans say they're 'embarrassed' by US coronavirus response as disapproval over Trump's handling hits record high
4 years, 4 months ago

Majority of Americans say they're 'embarrassed' by US coronavirus response as disapproval over Trump's handling hits record high

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the CNN poll conducted by SSRS, 68 per cent of respondents said they …

Trump’s Lies About China and the Coronavirus
55 years ago

Trump’s Lies About China and the Coronavirus

Slate  

What did President Donald Trump know about the novel coronavirus, and when did he know it? Early January: Intelligence briefers put a “detailed explanation of the problem … in the President’s Daily Brief.” The explanation focuses on “troubling signs of a new virus spreading through the Chinese city of Wuhan, and the Chinese government’s apparent efforts to conceal details of …

Coronavirus: How Trump killed tens of thousands of Americans.
55 years ago

Coronavirus: How Trump killed tens of thousands of Americans.

Slate  

On July 17, President Donald Trump sat for a Fox News interview at the White House. “We have a great relationship with China right now, so I don’t want to speak badly of anyone,” Trump told Laura Ingraham in a Fox News interview on Jan. 10. “They say, ‘Oh, he should do more.’ There’s nothing more you can do.” — …

Fed says US economic recovery will be closely linked to course of coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Fed says US economic recovery will be closely linked to course of coronavirus

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The fate of the US economy is “deeply and significantly” …

Fact check: Trump continues to dishonestly downplay the pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Fact check: Trump continues to dishonestly downplay the pandemic

CNN  

Washington CNN — In his return to coronavirus briefings after a hiatus of nearly three months, President Donald Trump has argued less with reporters, stuck more to his prepared texts and adopted a more somber speaking voice. And it goes away and it goes away quickly.” Hailing progress in the Northeast, he said, “The country is in very good shape …

Trump Admits Coronavirus Will 'Get Worse,' Won’t Admit Past Failings
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Admits Coronavirus Will 'Get Worse,' Won’t Admit Past Failings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump finally admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic would get worse in the U.S. before getting better after months of resisting making a nationwide call for masks and pushing for schools and businesses to reopen. “It will get worse before it gets better,” Trump said during a briefing Tuesday of the resurgence of the coronavirus across …

Trump says Covid-19 pandemic ‘will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better’
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump says Covid-19 pandemic ‘will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better’

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump warned the coronavirus pandemic is likely to worsen before improving, during the first outing of his revived daily briefings on Tuesday. “It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better,” Trump said – echoing a prediction he made at the start of April of a “rough” two weeks ahead. “Whether you like the mask …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality on COVID-19 threat
4 years, 5 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality on COVID-19 threat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who was coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force at the time and announced the travel restrictions, said Trump made the decision in late January after accepting the “uniform recommendation of the …

Coronavirus crisis may get worse, worse and worse, WHO warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus crisis may get worse, worse and worse, WHO warns

India Today  

The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization warned on Monday. “Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public enemy number one,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from the UN agency’s headquarters …

Donald Trump blames China's 'secrecy, deception and cover-up' for COVID-19, says country must be held accountable
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump blames China's 'secrecy, deception and cover-up' for COVID-19, says country must be held accountable

Firstpost  

Trump also praised America’s ‘scientific brilliance’, asserting that the US will likely have a therapeutic and/or vaccine solution long before the end of the year. Washington: China must be held fully accountable for its “secrecy, deception and cover-up” that allowed it to spread the coronavirus all over the world, US President Donald Trump has said, upping the ante on Beijing …

Donald Trump ’more and more angry at China’ over coronavirus spread
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump ’more and more angry at China’ over coronavirus spread

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was growing "more and more angry at China" over the spread of the coronavirus, as American health officials warned they were not in "total" control of the pandemic. "As I watch the Pandemic spread its ugly face all across the world, including the tremendous damage it has done to the USA, I become more …

Donald Trump has been suggesting the coronavirus is under control for 156 days now
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump has been suggesting the coronavirus is under control for 156 days now

CNN  

CNN — On January 22, President Donald Trump did an interview with CNBC from Davos, Switzerland, where he was asked, for the first time, about the coronavirus in America. “It’s going away,” Trump said of the coronavirus during a speech to a conservative students group in Arizona on Wednesday. A week ago, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, …

White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for second wave of coronavirus in the fall
4 years, 6 months ago

White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for second wave of coronavirus in the fall

CNN  

CNN — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing for the possibility that a second wave of Covid-19 could hit the United States in the fall. We are doing everything we can beneath the surface, working as hard as we possibly can,” Navarro told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Asked …

Trump just spouted off one bizarre claim after another in a Wall Street Journal interview -- here are the highlights
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump just spouted off one bizarre claim after another in a Wall Street Journal interview -- here are the highlights

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump on Thursday gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal in which he made a number of outlandish claims about the Chinese government, former national security adviser John Bolton, and even people who wear face masks. Trump told WSJ that there was "a chance" that the spread of COVID-19 outside China "was intentional," and he suggested that …

Trump scrambles to suppress inconvenient information with Bolton book and coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump scrambles to suppress inconvenient information with Bolton book and coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — There’s a common motivation in the White House’s attempt to suppress John Bolton’s book and its state of denial over alarming new trends in the coronavirus pandemic: President Donald Trump doesn’t want Americans to see information that could harm him or the narrative he has constructed. They’re in denial,” an official familiar with the work of the White …

Trump’s solution for the coronavirus? Don’t talk about it
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s solution for the coronavirus? Don’t talk about it

LA Times  

President Trump drew a few laughs and hollers of approval Thursday when he railed against “the plague coming in from China” to supporters packed into a Dallas church. The coronavirus, “or whatever you want to call it,” as he told the crowd, is now just another throw-away line in Trump’s political patter, meant to jab a foreign adversary and energize …

A simple timeline shows how the Trump administration failed to prepare for the global pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

A simple timeline shows how the Trump administration failed to prepare for the global pandemic

Raw Story  

On March 20, just after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, the U.S. National Security Council sent a cable to U.S. State Department instructing officials how they should speak about China and the novel coronavirus, according to the Daily Beast, which obtained the cable. One section of the cable is called “NSC Top Lines: PRC …

WEF Covid-19 report: 7 biggest worries for business leaders
4 years, 7 months ago

WEF Covid-19 report: 7 biggest worries for business leaders

CNN  

London CNN Business — A prolonged recession is the biggest worry for company executives as they contemplate the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. According to the report, published on Tuesday, two thirds of respondents listed a protracted global recession as the “most worrisome” risk facing their companies.The report’s authorsalso flagged increased inequality, a weakening of climate commitments and the misuse …

Trump's economic advisers keep trying to downplay expectations for post-coronavirus economy: columnist
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump's economic advisers keep trying to downplay expectations for post-coronavirus economy: columnist

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump has promised that the stock market will surge even bigger and better than ever, but his staff is trying to downplay the predictions to manage expectations. But we’re still very, very — we’re doing great.” A Washington Post column by The Fix's JM Rieger cited an interview with Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro who spoke to ABC. …

US economy won’t recover fully until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, says Federal Reserve chairman
4 years, 7 months ago

US economy won’t recover fully until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, says Federal Reserve chairman

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The chairman of the …

At coronavirus-dominated WHO meeting, U.S. is combative as China takes diplomatic tack
4 years, 7 months ago

At coronavirus-dominated WHO meeting, U.S. is combative as China takes diplomatic tack

LA Times  

Beijing and Washington faced off Monday at a virtual worldwide health gathering, with Chinese President Xi Jinping announcing a $2-billion contribution to fight the coronavirus and urging solidarity with the World Health Organization in battling a pandemic that has claimed more than 316,000 lives across the globe and devastated many countries’ economies. He said any evaluation should be based on …

Top Trump Trade Adviser Bashes CDC: 'Really Let The Country Down' On Virus Testing
4 years, 7 months ago

Top Trump Trade Adviser Bashes CDC: 'Really Let The Country Down' On Virus Testing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pete Navarro, President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, knocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday over its response to the coronavirus crisis, blaming the federal public health agency for the country’s slow rollout of tests. Asked during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether Trump has confidence in the CDC to lead during …

President Donald Trump’s turn to the economy leaves a vacuum when it comes to controlling the pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

President Donald Trump’s turn to the economy leaves a vacuum when it comes to controlling the pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Publicly and privately, Sen. Angus King spent weeks seeking a national coronavirus testing plan. Sen. Lamar Alexander held a hearing where President Donald Trump’s testing czar Brett Giroir acknowledged his efforts remain “a work in progress.” Trump has brushed off all three – a Democratic-aligned independent from Maine, a Republican from Tennessee, an admiral he appointed. And he …

Pompeo backs away from theory he and Trump were pushing that coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab
4 years, 7 months ago

Pompeo backs away from theory he and Trump were pushing that coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab

CNN  

Washington CNN — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appears to be backing away from a theory he and President Donald Trump were pushing that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated at a lab in Wuhan, China. Pompeo said in an interview with Breitbart that aired Saturday that “we know it began in Wuhan, but we don’t know from where or …

Coronavirus: Trump to look into legislation proposing sanctions on China
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Trump to look into legislation proposing sanctions on China

The Hindu  

US President Donald Trump has said that he will look into the legislation introduced in the Senate a day earlier that proposes sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate and provide a full accounting of the events leading up to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The legislation is co- “While the Chinese Communist regime has inflicted harm on the US …

AP Interview: Pelosi: Americans ‘worth it’ on $3T virus aid
4 years, 7 months ago

AP Interview: Pelosi: Americans ‘worth it’ on $3T virus aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday defended the stunning $3 trillion price tag on Democrats’ pandemic relief package as what is needed to confront the “villainous virus” and economic collapse. Trump has insisted any future coronavirus aid “must prioritize Americans’ health and the nation’s economic prosperity,” said White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany in a tweet. As the …

Trump: Fauci remarks on risks to reopening economy unacceptable
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump: Fauci remarks on risks to reopening economy unacceptable

Al Jazeera  

Anthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert, said prematurely lifting lockdowns could lead to new outbreaks. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a warning given by top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci this week about the dangers of reopening the economy too quickly was unacceptable. “To me, it’s not an acceptable answer,” Trump told reporters at the …

Coronavirus: Fauci to warn on risk of opening US economy too soon
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Fauci to warn on risk of opening US economy too soon

Al Jazeera  

Top expert will tell Senate that reopening economy too soon may result in ‘needless suffering and death’, report says. A senior health official set to testify before the US Senate will warn legislators about the risks of reopening the economy too soon, saying it could lead to “needless suffering and death”, according to the New York Times. Monday’s report about …

Fauci warns coronavirus not ‘under control,’ says rapid reopening risks new outbreaks
4 years, 7 months ago

Fauci warns coronavirus not ‘under control,’ says rapid reopening risks new outbreaks

LA Times  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies remotely before the Senate health committee on Tuesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned Congress on Tuesday that states that push too quickly to reopen businesses and allow public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic could “trigger an outbreak that you may not …

Coronavirus is still ravaging the US. Donald Trump's campaign ads would make you think otherwise
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus is still ravaging the US. Donald Trump's campaign ads would make you think otherwise

ABC  

From the moment Donald Trump first trod the world stage as President, it was clear he had no desire to unite or lead the global world order. Trump administration hid CDC guidelines for re-opening Over the past few weeks, America's top disease investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been working tirelessly on an important document. The …

Trump claims coronavirus ‘attack’ worse than Pearl Harbor, 9/11
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump claims coronavirus ‘attack’ worse than Pearl Harbor, 9/11

Al Jazeera  

US and China exchange rhetoric over global pandemic that has claimed more than 255,000 lives, with US the worst hit. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called the coronavirus pandemic the worst “attack” the country had ever experienced and blamed China for not stopping it, amid a deepening war of words between the United States and China over the virus. …

May 6, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

May 6, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images US President Trump has again leveled accusations that China could have stopped the global coronavirus pandemic, calling the spread “the worst attack we’ve ever had on our country.” Speaking from the Oval Office today, the President went on to say, “This is worse than Pearl Harbor. The claim has unsurprisingly drawn fierce rebuttal from the Chinese government, …

‘Politicians who lie’: China blasts US over coronavirus claims
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Politicians who lie’: China blasts US over coronavirus claims

Al Jazeera  

In an escalating war of words, both countries accused the other of trying to divert attention from their own response. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, meanwhile, continued Washington’s criticism of Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying China could have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world with increased transparency. The World Health Organisation has said the …

Trump urges China to reveal all about origin of coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump urges China to reveal all about origin of coronavirus

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged China to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a quarter of a million people since it started in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. On Tuesday, General Mark Milley, the top U.S. general, said it was still not known whether the coronavirus …

Trump pushes economy reopening, says coronavirus could kill 100,000
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump pushes economy reopening, says coronavirus could kill 100,000

Live Mint  

Pushing to reopen the economy, President Donald Trump insists that states can gradually lift lockdowns and still protect people from the coronavirus pandemic, even as he's also suggesting US deaths could reach 100,000. “Look, we’re going to lose anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 to 100,000 people,” Trump said. This should have been stopped in China.” But he struck a note of …

China hid coronavirus severity to hoard supplies, says US intelligence report
4 years, 8 months ago

China hid coronavirus severity to hoard supplies, says US intelligence report

ABC  

US officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show. Key points: The Department of Homeland Security claims China increased imports and decreased exports of medical supplies The Department of Homeland Security claims China increased imports …

US says ‘significant evidence’ coronavirus came from China lab
4 years, 8 months ago

US says ‘significant evidence’ coronavirus came from China lab

Al Jazeera  

Putting blame on China, United States reportedly looking to punish Beijing over coronavirus outbreak. While some individual states have already filed lawsuits against China, the administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering measures against Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said “enormous evidence” showed the new coronavirus originated …

Trump ‘confident’ coronavirus may have originated in Chinese lab
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump ‘confident’ coronavirus may have originated in Chinese lab

Al Jazeera  

Trump has stepped up pressure on China over coronavirus as the US death toll has risen to the highest in the world. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus originated in a Chinese virology lab but declined to provide any evidence for his claim that is likely to further increase tension with China over the …

Trump plans on 'sacrificing others' with new coronavirus strategy, former Bush aide warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump plans on 'sacrificing others' with new coronavirus strategy, former Bush aide warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. David Fum, who was credited with coining the “axis …

Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is

CNN  

CNN — Three months in – after a million infections, nearly 60,000 US deaths and a potential economic depression – it’s still unclear whether President Donald Trump grasps the gravity of the coronavirus crisis. “Many very good experts, very good people too, said this would never affect the United States,” Trump told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Tuesday. For the record, …

US GDP drops 4.8% as coronavirus impact hits hard: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

US GDP drops 4.8% as coronavirus impact hits hard: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

It is the sharpest decline since the Great Recession, an abrupt end to the longest economic expansion in US’s history. 09:30 GMT – Spain’s daily toll slightly up with 325 new deaths Spain recorded 325 deaths from the novel coronavirus overnight, up from 301 reported the previous day, the health ministry said. 07:55 GMT – Russia’s coronavirus cases near 100,000 …

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