February 10, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 11 months ago

February 10, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Alex Edelman/Bloomberg/Getty Images The newly unveiled Trump administration budget proposal includes steep cuts for global health programs and the World Health Organization, even as the world grapples with the spread of the novel coronavirus. It includes a proposed $115 million for Global Health Security aimed at enabling “the U.S. government, in partnership with other nations, international organizations, and public and private stakeholders, to prevent avoidable epidemics, detect threats early, and respond rapidly and effectively to disease outbreaks and other critical infectious disease threats in an effort to prevent them from becoming national or global emergencies.” This is an increase of $25 million from last year’s request. “We have other mechanisms…for providing resources, targeted outreach and targeted efforts to reach specific diseases and health crises.” Jim Richardson, the Director of US Foreign Assistance Resources at the State Department, said the US was the “largest donor overall to global health around the world.” “We do think that it’s important to balance the multilateral against the bilateral assistance,” Richardson said. “Both are important, but it is important for us to make sure that we get the appropriate reform to the multilateral while delivering the best assistance that we possibly can on the ground, and that’s often through bilateral.” Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun claimed that the budget bolsters “country capacity to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks and to prevent epidemics from reaching our borders.” “It also allows us to provide the necessary flexibility to respond to emerging global health threats such as the novel coronavirus and Ebola,” he said at the State Department.

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How will the Trump administration affect efforts to fight global pandemics?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How will the Trump administration affect efforts to fight global pandemics?

NPR  

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How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
1 year, 7 months ago

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds

Associated Press  

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Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
2 years, 9 months ago

Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic

LA Times  

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End of COVID funds? House eyes $15.6-billion plan, but outlook is dim
2 years, 10 months ago

End of COVID funds? House eyes $15.6-billion plan, but outlook is dim

LA Times  

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White House outlines new plan to combat COVID in US
2 years, 10 months ago

White House outlines new plan to combat COVID in US

Al Jazeera  

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U.S. funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic - Report
2 years, 11 months ago

U.S. funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic - Report

Live Mint  

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Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress

The Hindu  

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Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

The Hindu  

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Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden unveils $1.9-trillion coronavirus plan to speed up vaccines, mitigate pandemic’s economic impact

Firstpost  

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Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill
4 years ago

Donald Trump signs $US2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill

ABC  

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President Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it
4 years ago

President Trump throws Covid relief bill in doubt by asking Congress to amend it

CNN  

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US Congress seals deal to provide $900bn in COVID aid
4 years ago

US Congress seals deal to provide $900bn in COVID aid

Al Jazeera  

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Coronavirus-stimulus efforts pick up speed
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus-stimulus efforts pick up speed

Live Mint  

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How Biden plans to change the US Covid-19 pandemic response
4 years, 2 months ago

How Biden plans to change the US Covid-19 pandemic response

CNN  

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New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

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Government braces for massive deficit as tax cuts, spending set to be outlined in coronavirus Budget
4 years, 3 months ago

Government braces for massive deficit as tax cuts, spending set to be outlined in coronavirus Budget

ABC  

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Pentagon Gave Most Of Its $1 Billion Coronavirus Aid Package To Defense Contractors: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon Gave Most Of Its $1 Billion Coronavirus Aid Package To Defense Contractors: Report

Huff Post  

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CDC retraction shows chaos of Trump’s Covid response
4 years, 3 months ago

CDC retraction shows chaos of Trump’s Covid response

CNN  

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The 2021 budget: The impact of coronavirus, news, views and reactions
4 years, 3 months ago

The 2021 budget: The impact of coronavirus, news, views and reactions

Dutch News  

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The 2021 budget: The impact of coronavirus, news, views and reactions
4 years, 3 months ago

The 2021 budget: The impact of coronavirus, news, views and reactions

Dutch News  

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White House slams WHO over criticism of push for coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 4 months ago

White House slams WHO over criticism of push for coronavirus vaccine

India Today  

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Coronavirus Updates: China authorises emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese companies
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Coronavirus Updates: China authorises emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese companies

Firstpost  

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Trump to Try Going it Alone on Coronavirus Aid after Talks with Congress Break Down
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump to Try Going it Alone on Coronavirus Aid after Talks with Congress Break Down

News 18  

White House officials trying to broker a deal on new coronavirus legislation will advise President Donald Trump to act on his own to deliver relief to Americans suffering from the pandemic, after talks with top Democrats in Congress broke down on Friday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said they would recommend that …

Coronavirus Outbreak in Hard-hit US States May Be Peaking Now, Warns Top Health Official
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak in Hard-hit US States May Be Peaking Now, Warns Top Health Official

News 18  

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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  

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World Health Organization: Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from WHO
4 years, 6 months ago

World Health Organization: Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from WHO

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization, multiple officials tell CNN, a move that comes amid a rising number of coronavirus cases throughout the Americas over the past week. A State Department official also confirmed that “the United States’ notice of withdrawal, effective …

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There was no presidential appearance and no White House backdrop when the government’s coronavirus task force briefed the public for the first time since April — in keeping with an administration effort to show it is paying attention to the latest spike in cases but is not on a wartime footing that should keep the country from reopening …

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House

Associated Press  

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Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 370 ways Donald Trump failed to keep us safe from the coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 370 ways Donald Trump failed to keep us safe from the coronavirus

Raw Story  

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A devastated world
4 years, 6 months ago

A devastated world

The Hindu  

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Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 320 ways Donald Trump failed to protect us from the coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 320 ways Donald Trump failed to protect us from the coronavirus

Raw Story  

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WHO approves inquiry into global coronavirus response
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO approves inquiry into global coronavirus response

CNN  

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House Democrats approve $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill
4 years, 7 months ago

House Democrats approve $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill

LA Times  

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Coronavirus forces sharp cuts to schools, healthcare in California, Newsom says
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus forces sharp cuts to schools, healthcare in California, Newsom says

LA Times  

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Highlights of Democrats’ $3 trillion-plus virus relief bill
4 years, 7 months ago

Highlights of Democrats’ $3 trillion-plus virus relief bill

Associated Press  

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Trump says coronavirus taskforce to continue work: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump says coronavirus taskforce to continue work: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

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White House considering winding down coronavirus task force, Pence says
4 years, 8 months ago

White House considering winding down coronavirus task force, Pence says

The Independent  

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Coronavirus relief pushing US deficits to staggering heights
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus relief pushing US deficits to staggering heights

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Spend what it takes, Washington said as it confronted the coronavirus. CBO Director Phillip Swagel cautioned that there is “enormous uncertainty” to the projections, given the unprecedented nature of the crisis, but it’s plain the economic shock is unlike anything seen since the Great Depression. Even Washington’s few remaining spending hawks say red ink should not be a …

US House passes US dollar 484 billion COVID-19 relief package
4 years, 8 months ago

US House passes US dollar 484 billion COVID-19 relief package

India TV News  

The US House of Representatives passed a US $484 billion relief package to boost funding for small businesses, hospitals and coronavirus testing, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for signature. In a previously approved US $2.2 trillion relief package, US $349 billion had been allocated to fund the PPP. Newly released data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics …

A timeline of the Trump administration’s coronavirus actions
4 years, 8 months ago

A timeline of the Trump administration’s coronavirus actions

Al Jazeera  

Travel restrictions, lack of tests, contradicting claims: These are some of the major actions by the US president. Let’s try and get it corrected for the next time.” When asked how he is avoiding being fired, Fauci says that even though he disagrees with Trump “on some things, he listens. He goes his own way.” March 24: Trump says he …

Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus

NPR  

Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus Enlarge this image Gage Skidmore/Flickr; Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr; Caroline Amenabar/NPR Gage Skidmore/Flickr; Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr; Caroline Amenabar/NPR Updated Sept. 10 Editor's Note: This timeline has been updated to include comments President Trump made in newly released interviews with journalist Bob Woodward. Trump has gone from downplaying the risk early on, to overselling …

Detailed timeline of Trump’s failures shows how America’s coronavirus crisis was man-made
4 years, 8 months ago

Detailed timeline of Trump’s failures shows how America’s coronavirus crisis was man-made

Salon  

Crises have a way of sorting the good presidents from the bad. On January 28, twenty five days after the administration had become aware of coronavirus, on the day that China's president met with the Director-General of the World Health Organization to map out responses to the virus, the same day that Department of Veterans Affairs senior medical adviser Dr. …

Coronavirus | Will the U.S. freeze on funding affect WHO’s functioning?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Will the U.S. freeze on funding affect WHO’s functioning?

The Hindu  

The story so far: As the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic rose across much of the world, the United States President Donald Trump became more strident in his criticism of the role of the World Health Organisation. On April 7, Mr. Trump tweeted that WHO “really blew it” and that the organisation was “very China centric”, this despite it being …

This stunningly detailed timeline of Trump's failures shows America's coronavirus crisis was a man-made disaster
4 years, 8 months ago

This stunningly detailed timeline of Trump's failures shows America's coronavirus crisis was a man-made disaster

Raw Story  

Crises have a way of sorting the good presidents from the bad. On November 18, 2019, “an independent, bipartisan panel formed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies concluded that lack of preparedness was so acute in the Trump administration that the ‘United States must either pay now and gain protection and security or wait for the next epidemic …

Trump implies WHO deliberately mishandled coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump implies WHO deliberately mishandled coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

US president’s remarks come after he halted about $500m in funding for the World Health Organization despite crisis. US President Donald Trump has escalated his attack on the World Health Organization, saying its early guidance on the coronavirus outbreak was a “horrible” mistake – and perhaps even a deliberate one. So what we focus on is to save lives.” China’s …

Trump ends US aid to WHO, says not enough done to stop virus
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump ends US aid to WHO, says not enough done to stop virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. But when asked about possible U.S. funding cuts during a regular U.N. briefing earlier Tuesday, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris …

Trump orders halt to WHO funding; says it failed to do enough to contain COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump orders halt to WHO funding; says it failed to do enough to contain COVID-19

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has announced cutting off US payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. But when asked about possible US funding cuts during a regular UN briefing earlier Tuesday, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris responded, “Regardless …

Donald Trump's move means the WHO just lost its biggest financial backer. Here's what it could do to the fight against coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump's move means the WHO just lost its biggest financial backer. Here's what it could do to the fight against coronavirus

ABC  

US President Donald Trump's criticism of the World Health Organisation over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic finally boiled over when he announced he was instructing his administration to halt funding of the organisation. Mr Trump had been suggesting for some time he was going to cut US funding to the WHO, saying it was fortunate he rejected its advice …

What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

President Trump’s decision could mean as much as $720m in health programmes could go unfunded this year and next. While announcing his decision, Trump accused the WHO of promoting China’s “disinformation” about the virus that likely led to a wider outbreak, including in the US. Dr Wang Linfa, an infectious disease expert at Duke-National University of Singapore, told Al Jazeera …

Donald Trump cuts off US funding to WHO, accuses it of failing during pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump cuts off US funding to WHO, accuses it of failing during pandemic

India Today  

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. But when asked about possible U.S. funding cuts during a regular U.N. briefing earlier Tuesday, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris …

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