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Coronavirus US
Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on the United States. The virus causes the disease Covid-19 and the World Health Organisation has declared the spread of the infection a pandemic.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
After pardoning his son Hunter, President Joe Biden will commute 1,500 sentences and pardon 39 people in the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Photo: Getty Images
Donald Trump

Biden unveils biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history

It is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, exceeding Barack Obama’s 330 before he left office in 2017.

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United States

US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom as East Asian demand falters

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Medicine

White House hosts Aids Memorial Quilt for first time

US presidential election 2024

Why US elections are losing their shine for educated Chinese

Observers cite rise of Donald Trump, the American pandemic death toll and China-US tension as contributing to changing Chinese attitudes.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
US presidential election 2024

Trump secretly sent Putin Covid tests in 2020, new Woodward book says

The ex-US president also spoke to the Russian leader up to seven times after leaving the White House, the book says.

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US presidential election 2024

Asian-Americans see Kamala Harris’ nomination as their time to shine

‘Having one of our own in the White House would mean the world,’ says New York State Senator John Liu. ‘It’s a dream come true for so many people, myself included.’

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Chinese overseas

Jia Bei Zhu, owner of secret Chinese-run California lab, faces new US charges

He and his partner Zhaoyan Wang were linked to a scheme to import Covid-19 test kits from China while pretending they were made in the US.

Officials closed down this warehouse Reedley, California, after learning it was being used illegally by Universal Meditech Inc. for storage of hazardous materials. Photo: TNS
Joe Biden

Obama tells allies Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid: US reports

Top Democrats are upping the pressure on the US president to step aside, as a Covid episode hampers his ability to campaign against Trump.

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US presidential election 2024

Biden tests positive for Covid-19, scraps Las Vegas event

The US president, who is experiencing mild symptoms, says he feels ‘good’. He will self-isolate at home while carrying out his duties.

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US presidential election 2024

Asian-American community angered over erroneous report Trump shooter was Chinese

Dash to blame plus community’s rapid response followed years of hate incidents and scapegoating during the coronavirus pandemic.

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A demonstrator holds a sign calling for a stop to hate against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in Seattle, Washington, on March 27, 2021. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Before US Senate panel, scientist defends rejection of Covid-19 lab leak theory

The four scientists testifying, as well as lawmakers, acknowledge that the roots of the coronavirus will never be known with certainty.

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Testifying on Tuesday were, from left, Gregory Koblentz, associate professor and director of George Mason University’s Biodefence Graduate Program; Robert Garry, professor and associate dean in Tulane University’s School of Medicine; Steven Quay, CEO of Atossa Therapeutics and former faculty member at the Stanford University School of Medicine; and Richard Ebright, professor of chemical biology and laboratory director for Rutgers University’s Waksman Institute of Microbiology. Photo: EPA-EFE
Coronavirus pandemic

Ex-health official Fauci counters accusations he played role in Covid origins

Long-time American infectious disease expert tells Republican-led House panel that bribery allegations are ‘absolutely false and simply preposterous’.

US-China relations

US sanctions Chinese individuals over Covid-related fraud and bomb threats

The individuals, along with three Thai companies, were allegedly part of a cybercrime network that cost the US government billions in coronavirus aid.

US-China relations

Lone American on WHO team probing Covid in China denies research caused pandemic

Scientist defends collaboration with Wuhan lab as yielding ‘direct public health benefits’ for the US, with virus work saving ‘countless lives’.

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Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, testifies at a US House of Representatives select subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Coronavirus pandemic

Biden unveils partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

US officials will offer support, primarily in Asia and Africa, to help identify and respond to diseases like Covid-19, to prevent future outbreaks.

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The announcement about the strategy comes as countries have struggled to meet a worldwide accord on responses to future pandemics. Image: Shutterstock
US-China relations

China, US flights to rise to a third of pre-pandemic levels

Chinese civil aviation authority announcement follows US move to boost weekly air trip volume from 35 to 50.

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US-China relations

Chinese premier meets US business group in Beijing as part of charm offensive

Li Qiang tells delegation led by US Chamber of Commerce head that Washington’s ‘small yard, high fence’ approach to trade with China is not in either side’s interest.

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US-China relations

China delayed Covid-19 gene sequence’s publication, US congressional panel says

A Chinese researcher submitted the genetic data on December 28, 2019, two weeks before Beijing announced details of the Wuhan coronavirus, lawmakers’ inquiry finds.

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A microscopic image from February 2020, provided by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, shows an isolate from the first US case of Covid-19. Photo: US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention via AFP
Fame and celebrity

4 of NFL star Aaron Rodgers biggest controversies, besides with Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel just clapped back at Aaron Rodgers’ claims he would appear in the Jeffrey Epstein court documents – but it’s not the only thing the NFL quarterback has been in hot water for …

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Coronavirus pandemic

WHO classifies JN.1 coronavirus strain as ‘variant of interest’

The strain makes up an estimated 15 per cent to 29 per cent of cases in the US, and some infections have been detected in China, though the public health risk remains low.

US-China relations

5 US senators ask Biden for China travel ban after respiratory illness cases

The WHO says the spike appears to be driven by a rise in the number of children contracting pathogens they had avoided during 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions.

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A passenger plane lands at Beijing Capital International Airport in December 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Chinese owner of lab in US bioweapons rumours arrested for breaking health rules

The charges faced by Jia Bei Zhu, 62, are for lack of permits and mislabelled test kits and have nothing to do with conspiracy theories on China engineering biological weapons in the US.

Refrigeration units are seen being collected outside a warehouse that housed a now-shuttered medical lab in Reedley, California, in August. Photo: The Fresno Bee via AP
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Terror of long Covid remains common even as pandemic eases, data shows

Data increasingly suggests that getting vaccinated reduces the risk of long Covid among children and adults.

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US-China relations

Unlicensed California lab housing pathogens tied to China firms: US House panel

Committee acquires documents, photos and video in inquiry involving site where at least 20 potentially infectious agents were said to be detected.

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Coronavirus vaccine

Coronavirus: US FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines

The FDA decision opens the newest vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they have never had a Covid vaccination.

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. The US on Monday approved updated Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: AFP
Russia

US indicts 9 Russians behind Trickbot malware

The cybercrime group used ransomware to attack hundreds of targets worldwide, particularly hospitals amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The malware was also used to steal bank account logins and passwords from victims’ computers to drain money from the accounts. Photo illustration: Shutterstock
Joe Biden

Maskless Biden laughs off pandemic guidance despite first lady having Covid

The US president has raised eyebrows for not wearing a mask at at least two events soon after wife Jill Biden had her positive diagnosis.

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Coronavirus pandemic

Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of Joe Biden’s G20 trip

US President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 summit in India.

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