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| US passes 100,000 CASES of Covid-19 after becoming world epicenter for virus - Johns Hopkins University | US passes 100,000 CASES of Covid-19 after becoming world epicenter for virus - Johns Hopkins University |
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| The United States has hit a landmark of more than 100,000 coronavirus infections, widening the gap over other afflicted nations as it solidifies its place as the world’s top hot spot for the lethal illness. | The United States has hit a landmark of more than 100,000 coronavirus infections, widening the gap over other afflicted nations as it solidifies its place as the world’s top hot spot for the lethal illness. |
| With the latest update of Johns Hopkins University’s Covid-19 tracker, the US has tallied 100,717 cases of the virus, surpassing Italy, the next hardest-hit country, by more than 14,000 patients. Both have now overtaken China, where the outbreak originated, as new infections on the mainland continue to flatline. | With the latest update of Johns Hopkins University’s Covid-19 tracker, the US has tallied 100,717 cases of the virus, surpassing Italy, the next hardest-hit country, by more than 14,000 patients. Both have now overtaken China, where the outbreak originated, as new infections on the mainland continue to flatline. |
| The news of the US reaching the new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic comes after US President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to force automakers to manufacture life-saving ventilators for the Covid-19 patients who have developed severe complications from the illness. | The news of the US reaching the new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic comes after US President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to force automakers to manufacture life-saving ventilators for the Covid-19 patients who have developed severe complications from the illness. |
| In a bid to revitalize the US economy, badly crippled by the coronavirus lockdowns, that sent unemployment claims surging to the record high of over three million, Trump also signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus and relief bill on - passed by the House earlier on Friday. | |
| The US, along with several other hardest-hit countries, including France and Italy, have turned to the military for help to push back against the Covid-19 spread. Friday also saw Trump signing an executive order greenlighting the call-up of up to one million reservists in the army, air force and coast guard. | The US, along with several other hardest-hit countries, including France and Italy, have turned to the military for help to push back against the Covid-19 spread. Friday also saw Trump signing an executive order greenlighting the call-up of up to one million reservists in the army, air force and coast guard. |
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