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Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer
President Donald Trump says states should "seriously consider" reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall.
New York plans reopening in phases
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state will restart its economy in a multi-phase manner after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: US states struggle to reopen businesses
US state of Georgia reopened some non-essential businesses on Friday and a number of other states are expected to follow suit despite great concerns over coronavirus.
Is Trump's green-card halt temporary?
Pamela Thompson, a recruiter at Adventist Health Bakersfield in California, made seven job offers to foreign nurses in February and just finished a first round of interviews with 12 more candidates. They are from all over the world, including the United Kingdom, Philippines, Australia and Malaysia.
USS Kidd reports surge in coronavirus cases
The number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with coronavirus has nearly doubled, from 18 on Friday to 33.
Disinfectant riff is latest of many Trump science clashes
What President Donald Trump says and does often flies in the face of mainstream science. Coronavirus and the idea of injecting disinfectants is only the latest episode.
White House could alter virus briefings to limit Trump role
For the first time, President Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Friday without taking any questions from reporters. It may not be the last time.
U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump
State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed.
Senior official cited by Trump is subject of investigation
The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects of temperature on COVID-19 has been the subject of misconduct allegations for his previous government work.
FDA warns of heart risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research studies.