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India denies it removed ban on hydroxychloroquine under US threat
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
The Central government on Tuesday denied that it lifted the partial ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug used for Covid-19 disease, under the "threat of retaliation" by the US in international trade of medical supplies.
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Trump says he'd be surprised if PM Narendra Modi didn't allow hydroxychloroquine export
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
While the decision to allow the exports to resume had already been reportedly taken by India, a reporter asked Trump if he was worried about retaliation for his "decision to ban export of medical goods like Indian Prime Minister Modi`s decision to not export hydroxychloroquine to the US and other countries".
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Coronavirus: Big development! Donald Trump makes this crucial request to PM Narendra Modi, wants these tablets from India - Here is why
Sun, Apr 05, 2020
US President Donald Trump has said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the Hydroxychloroquine tablets ordered by the US to treat the growing number of coronavirus patients in the country after India recently banned the drug for exports.
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Stay indoors, practise social distancing to win war gainst COVID-19: Donald Trump tells Americans
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
The New York metropolitan areas comprising New Jersey and Connecticut alone has more than 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which in itself is much more than China from where it all started, according to latest data from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracker.
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US H1B visa programme to be paused after job loss amidst layoffs?US H1B visa programme to be paused after job loss amidst layoffs?
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
"We have written a letter asking that the H-1B & H-2B visa programme be suspended for this year due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Letters have been sent to the office of the President, to his Chief of Staff, & to all members of congress," the organisation said.
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Likely US coronavirus death toll in worst case scenario: Here is how many Americans could die from COVID19
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Trump backtracked this weekend on a threat to quarantine New York and neighbouring states while the CDC issued a travel advisory urging residents of New York City, New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut to avoid all nonessential travel for 14 days.
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Coronavirus cure: US steps up developing therapies against COVID-19: Trump
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also allowing the emergency use of a blood-related therapy, called convalescent plasma, as an experimental treatment for seriously ill patients, Trump said.
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Coronavirus isolation period in US: ALERT! Trump extends social distance guidelines until Apr 30
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Coronavirus isolation period in US: President Donald Trump said on Sunday the peak death rate in the US from the novel coronavirus is likely to hit in two weeks as he extended the coronavirus guidelines, including social distancing, until April 30.
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Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical adviser said more than 100,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak
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Trump signs $100bn relief package amid dire economic signals
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
The relief package that Trump signed on Wednesday had been passed by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives with bipartisan leadership support last week and sailed through the Republic-majority Senate on Wednesday.
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Trump defends use of phrase 'Chinese Virus' as US, China trade barbs on COVID-19
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
A commentary by the official Xinhua news agency said using "racist and xenophobic names to cast blame for the outbreak on other countries can only reveal politicians' irresponsibility and incompetence which will intensify virus fears."
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Trump asks Americans to enjoy stay at home
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
"We have to get rid of this, we have to win this war and ideally quickly because the longer it takes it's not a good situation and I'm not even talking about the economy, I am talking about the lives of a lot of people," Trump said.
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Trump presses for $1 trillion stimulus as U.S. coronavirus deaths cross 100
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
Trump administration pressed for enactment of a $1 trillion stimulus package, possibly with $1,000 direct payments to individual Americans, to blunt the economic pain from a coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 100 people in the country.
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