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One million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in US

More than one million Americans have received the first of the two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said.

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With 1,470 deaths, US sees highest 1-day toll in Aug

Officials across the US reported at least 1,470 deaths on Wednesday, the highest single-day total yet in August, according to a New York Times database
Report: 40,000 cruise ship workers still trapped at sea

More than 40,000 cruise ship workers are still stuck at sea because of concerns about the coronavirus.
Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says World Health Organization

The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world.
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of 'Cold War'

The US is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War", the Chinese foreign minister said, with tensions soaring over coronavirus, Hong Kong's status and other issues. "It has come to our attention that some political forces in the US are taking China-US relations hostage and pushing our two countries to the brink of a new Cold War," he said.
U.S. has potential of becoming coronavirus epicentre, says WHO

The United States has the potential to become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic due to a "very large acceleration" in infections there, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.