“Supporting schools and other functions – courthouses and other related functions – are not a direct emergency protective measures and therefore they’re not eligible for public assistance,” said Keith Turi, a FEMA assistant administrator for recovery, according to the NPR.

The viral spread has been appalling since the end of July. As the country touched the five million mark on August 9 in the cases tested positive, merely 17 days after it touched four million.

“Why would you reverse yourself on the quarantine order? Because they don’t want the publicity that there is a COVID[-19] problem. Because the president’s politics are, ‘COVID isn’t a problem We’re past COVID. It’s all about the economy,’” said Cuomo to reporters during a conference call.

“One of the potential dangers if you prematurely let a vaccine out is that it would make it difficult, if not impossible, for the other vaccines to enroll people in their trial,” said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

“As everyone knows, President Trump has no involvement in this project and felt it was only being done in order to showboat, and perhaps raise funds,” added White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

Given how the Flu season is just around the corner, it is anticipated that the U.S. healthcare system will witness further stress in the form of financial pressure.

“There's a real danger in approving a vaccine that doesn't work well enough,” said Natalie Dean, an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

The trials are likely to accommodate up to 1,000 people including the critically ill, if LY-CoV555 proves effective after being consumed for five days straight.

“So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!” tweeted Trump.

Science-backed claims indicate that the Coronavirus stores its genes in single-stranded, relatively loose ribonucleic acid, which is likely to cause replication errors, such as the loss of protein-related genes.

Gilead Chief Executive Daniel O’Day however clapped back at the criticism in an open letter, citing how the price is “well below the value it provides given that early hospital discharges could save around $12,000 per patient in the United States.”

As per the current news, British tourists will be permitted into the nation without having to quarantine, while they will still have to observe the mandatory 14 days isolation on their return.

“There are no sure things in science,” said another official, on the condition of anonymity. “We cannot promise a 100 percent chance of success. What we can tell Americans is that we’ve taken every possible step to maximize the probability of success,” he added.

“We are free, Mexico is an independent country, sovereign, we make our own decisions and we don’t get involved in the policies of other countries. It is a self-determination of the people and helps in humanitarian ways. No one has the right to oppress others, no hegemony can squash another country,” Obrador added.

Expressing concern over the distressing rise; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci opined that the higher hospitalizations could be indicative of something going really wrong – in terms of eased relaxations.

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“Despite claiming to be confronting militant Islam and other forms of extremism, Russia has launched attacks on a wide variety of Crimean Tatars who have spoken out against the occupation including journalists, photographers, and activists," suggested the blog.

“Your presence in the square is a sign that in Italy the acute phase of the epidemic is over,” said Pope Francis on Sunday, as he addressed a group of Catholics in Saint Peter’s Square for the first time since the outbreak.

Despite world leaders like Jair Bolsonaro, and Trump pushing for the drug and hailing it as a “game-changer”; the perspective has been met with stern opposition from medical experts—including Trump’s own food and drug administration...

The ban, which has kept the concerns of the permanent U.S. citizens in mind, does not restrict travel to permanent U.S. residents, their spouses, and legal guardians.

Not too long ago, Bolsonaro touched a raw nerve owing to its visible indifference to the lives lost in the pandemic. On being prodded about the same, the president angrily retorted, “So, What?” to the press, inciting nation-wide fury, and his opposers pushing for impeachment.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the central intelligence agency are yet to comment on the controversial allegations.

“When people are told what to do, and it's not the conforming, usual way to behave, there's a tendency to question that and to resist," said Abrams. “It's the psychological tendency to react to people telling you what to do,” he added.

“It's possible there will be some, because you won't be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever it is,” said Trump.

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Trump administration critics, however, argue that it was solely China’s fault, as President Trump reportedly adopted a muddled approach at the onset of the outbreak, which pushed things into a downward spiral.

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services has denied any such claims- especially those made by Bright and reiterated that the top doc was moved to a more significant role— managing a public-private partnership on vaccine development and treatment.

“I think what happens is it’s going to go away. This is going to go,” Trump said at the news conference. “And whether it comes back in a modified form in the fall, we’ll be able to handle it. We’ll be able to put out spurts, and we’re very prepared to handle it,” he added.

The assessments were supported by U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Despite there being no clear evidence as yet on this front, the assumptions have been met with strict resistance by Chinese officials and the lab staff.

“Let’s assume 5% of the population has been infected and let’s assume they’re immune,’’ said Swartzberg to the media outlet. “It tells us 95% of the population is still susceptible to this virus, and that tells us that it’s going to be around a long time,” he added.