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Trump extends 15-day anti-virus campaign

President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended his “15 days to slow the spread” campaign by another two weeks, warning of a spike in deaths from the coronavirus that’s just ahead.

US coronavirus death toll tops 3.5K, surpassing China

Worldwide, more than 800,000 people have been infected and over 40,000 have died, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

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Florida pastor arrested for violating rules amid virus outbreak

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

For allergy sufferers, virus adds to season of worry

Forecasters are predicting a brutal spring allergy season for swaths of the U.S. at the same time that COVID-19 cases are rising dramatically.

If overwhelmed, how do hospitals decide who to treat first?

A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They all need a ventilator. But who gets one when there aren’t enough to go around?

Cuomo pleads for help as Comfort arrives in New York City

The United States has more than 2,500 deaths with 142,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Worldwide, there have been nearly 35,000 deaths and 735,000 cases.

Hawaii tourism ebbs as coronavirus restrictions flow

Like many cities across the world, Honolulu came to an eerie standstill this weekend as officials implemented measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic throughout the islands.

More than 1,000 die from coronavirus in New York state

New York state surpassed a grim milestone Sunday as its death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed above 1,000, less than a month after the first case was detected in the state.

US counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor

As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.

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