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New York's coronavirus death toll has now topped 10,000 only about a month after the state recorded its first fatality, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The state tallied 671 new deaths on Sunday. It was the first time in a week the daily toll dipped below 700. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3a3T2Sv

"America is continuing to make critical progress in our war against the virus. Over the weekend the number of daily new infections remained flat nationwide; hospitalizations are slowing in hotspots like New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Louisiana,” Trump told reporters during his White House press conference on coronavirus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wBicua

Announcements from the New York-led group of East Coast governors, and a similar compact formed by California, Oregon and Washington state, came after President Donald Trump declared that any decision on restarting the U.S. economy was up to him. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34A8Uvd

Tornadoes ripped through the southern United States, killing at least 32 people and leaving behind splintered buildings and downed powerlines, officials and US media said Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3edPIrv

Trump would not offer specifics about the source of his asserted power, which he claimed, despite constitutional limitations, was absolute."When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total,"Trump said at the White House. "The governors know that." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RyyrQ7

The sale of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II air launched missiles is estimated to cost $92 million, while 16 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes and three MK 54 Exercise Torpedoes are estimated to cost $63 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in two separate notifications to the Congress. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ckgcG1

Zaheer Iqbal, who made his Bollywood debut with Notebook in 2019, said that he was dating someone else when he was being linked to Sonakshi Sinha. from Hindustan Times - bollywood https://ift.tt/3cgTgHD

Experts say that the impact of India’s 21-day national lockdown -- imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from March 25 -- which appears to have relatively slowed the spread, could be undermined if disease clusters are not contained effectively, and people are not tested widely and aggressively. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Rzc25a

From completing contact tracing of existing cases to routine screening in residential neighbourhoods, especially in high-density areas, the administration is taking all possible measures, leaving nothing to chance. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/34xtaNX

Meanwhile, several research efforts are underway on Covid-19, and health, and science & technology minister Harsh Vardhan is looking at the work of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research labs that are working in close partnership with the private sector and other ministries. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2xivTyJ

The man, seemingly hungry and homeless, is seen scooping the milk spread in a stretch on road with his hands and gathering it in his earthen pot. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2VtOBeH

Technology lawyer Rahul Matthan, who advised the Indian government in the development of the Aarogya Setu app, said the features in the application need to be looked at in the context of the circumstances of the epidemic. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3a77t8y

In his daily news briefing, Trump noted that the number of deaths from the virus in the United States had begun to plateau, indicating that “social distancing” efforts had succeeded. from Hindustan Times - business https://ift.tt/2yY6f2A

The IMF announced on Monday a first round of debt relief grants to 25 of its poorest member countries, including Afghanistan, Mali, Haiti and Yemen. from Hindustan Times - business https://ift.tt/3a7XShQ

THE BRITISH public appears to have little appetite for an immediate lifting of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, according to a surprising new poll. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3acKCIV

MEGHAN MARKLE has reportedly confirmed she will not appear on her best friend Jessica Mulroney's new bridal programme "I do, Redo". from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3eiUpjM

It is rare for a president to use the White House briefing room for such a fervent defense of himself, especially while a crisis is still unfolding.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2xsx6Dl

Coronavirus has killed more than 117,000 people and infected nearly 1.9 million since emerging in China late last year. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34w7IJa

Bill Gates said his foundation is paying for the construction of facilities that will manufacture seven coronavirus vaccines and the best two vaccines would be picked up for final trials. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2V6JpOY

Officials around the world worried that halting quarantine and social-distancing measures could easily undo the hard-earned progress that those steps have achieved in slowing the spread. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2RzNPeZ

In his daily news briefing, Trump noted that the number of deaths from the virus in the United States had begun to plateau, indicating that “social distancing” efforts had succeeded. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2yY6f2A

A total of 108 new cases were reported in mainland China on Sunday, up from 99 a day earlier. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2VpO3X7

The coronavirus pandemic froze a contest that had drastically changed in early March, rendering Wisconsin a truly invisible primary, with no visits by the candidates, no TV ads, no election night exit polls, no debates, no suspense.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ekYST6