Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t agree with his Treasury secretary that unemployment rates could reach levels as high as 20 per cent. ‘No, well I don’t agree with that. No, I don’t agree,’ he insisted during a White House press briefing on coronavirus Wednesday afternoon. ‘That’s an absolute, total, worst case scenario,’ he … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his use of the term ‘China virus’ to describe the coronavirus, saying ‘it’s not racist at all.’ The president, repeatedly this week, has talked about the ‘China virus,’ a moniker that has been called racist. China expelled journalists from three major American news outlet in the wake of Trump’s … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic will last 18 months or more, could come in several waves and cause critical shortages of medicines, equipment, and staff, the government has been warned. A 100-page document, issued Friday as Donald Trump announced a state of emergency, says Washington should close schools and cancel public events to curb the spread of … Read more
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen asks to finish his three-year prison sentence at home over fears he might catch the coronavirus Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, ‘risks catching coronavirus while serving his three-year prison sentence’ Cohen’s attorney is asking for his client to serve the rest … Read more
BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker has finally broken his silence about his co-host Naga Munchetty’s racism row with Donald Trump. In July last year, presenter Naga, 45, was temporarily censured by the broadcaster after she admitted she was ‘absolutely furious’ at the US president’s decision to tell four congresswomen to ‘go back home’ during an on-air … Read more
Donald Trump wants to send cash to Americans suffering from the coronavirus crisis immediately he said at the White House Tuesday. ‘The payroll tax holiday would get money to people over the next six to eight months. We’re looking to send checks to Americans immediately,’ explained Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the press briefing room. ‘Americans … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday after China has lashed out at Washington for him calling the novel coronavirus ‘the Chinese Virus’. President Trump tweeted Monday: ‘The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!’ Early Tuesday Beijing … Read more
Donald Trump has controversially labeled the coronavirus the ‘Chinese Virus’ in a tweet in which he promised to protect American industry from the economic crisis caused by the pathogen. Instead of calling the deadly disease which has killed 6,500 worldwide by its designated name, COVID-19, the president risked accusations of playing to his base by appearing … Read more