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Chinese operatives helped amplify a viral text message that falsely claimed President Trump was going to instate a nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, reports The New York Times. US officials said the operatives were engaging in disinformation tactics similar to the ones Russia used in 2016. The rumor, which gained…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s plans to reopen the country’s national parks and other public lands in line with coronavirus guidelines, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, with more details to be announced on specific parks in coming days. “We will begin to open our national parks and…

(CNN)Doctors should not use a drug combination strongly pushed by President Donald Trump to treat patients with coronavirus infections, a National Institutes of Health panel says in new guidelines published Tuesday. And any other experimental drugs should only be tried as part of a clinical trial, the panel said.The guidelines,…

For weeks, President Trump has been giving daily briefings on the US pandemic response, often running more than two hours and often lashing out against perceived critics or veering off into attacks on sitting governors. But while the hours of briefings have been frustrating for reporters, they’ve been unexpectedly good…

SummaryThe death toll in Australia is now 74, after two more deaths in NSW were confirmed on Wednesday morningAround the world, the number of cases has passed 2.5 million with more than 177,000 deathsThe senior doctor on board the Ruby Princess cruise ship has told an inquiry she was surprised…

We have made our live blog of the coronavirus pandemic free for all readers. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. SummaryThe number of global cases now exceeds 2.4 million, with more than 170,000 deathsIn Australia, the death toll is 72 after a third resident of Newmarch House aged care facility…

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By Amanda Yeo2020-04-16 06:08:33 UTC "Folks, if you watch the show you know I criticise Donald Trump a lot," said host Stephen Colbert during Wednesday's episode of the Late Show. "But with this coronavirus gripping our nation it's made me realise I don't do it enough." President Donald Trump has…

By Caitlin Welsh2020-04-16 06:07:04 UTC There are many things that are less than reassuring about Donald Trump being president during a pandemic that's killed 25,000 Americans and counting. But one of them, noted Seth Meyers in Wednesday night's A Closer Look segment, is the fact that he can barely seem…

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)Donald Trump announced the White House would implement an immediate hold on U.S. funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, making good on threats earlier this month to punish the UN health organization in the middle of the novel coronavirus pandemic. News of the…