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Trump Attacks W.H.O. and Ousts Watchdog for Pandemic Fund
New York and New Jersey recorded one-day highs for deaths, and voters in Wisconsin cast ballots while trying to exercise proper social distancing.
Coronavirus Live Updates: New York Sees Its Highest Daily Death Toll
A senior White House official warned the Trump administration in January that a pandemic would cost millions of lives and trillions of dollars. Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, remains in intensive care. China reported its first day since Janua…
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.K. Prime Minister in I.C.U.; Infections Slow in New York; China Reports No Deaths
A senior White House official warned President Trump in January that a pandemic would cost millions of lives and trillions of dollars. Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, asked the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, to fill in “where necessary.”
White House Adviser Warned of Risks of Pandemic; Trump Misleads on Testing
Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, has been moved to intensive care, and the Supreme Court rejected an extension of Wisconsin’s voting deadline.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Hospitals Run Low on Supplies as the U.S. Death Toll Nears 10,000
A government report found medical facilities stretched to capacity and in need of everything from ventilators to thermometers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain was in the hospital. Japan will declare a state of emergency.
Stranded Abroad, Americans Ask: Why Weren’t We Warned Sooner?
As the coronavirus spreads, American tourists say the State Department was slow to inform citizens of the challenges in returning home.
C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
Intelligence officials have told the White House for weeks that China has vastly understated the spread of the coronavirus and the damage the pandemic has done.
Turning the Tables, Russia Sends Virus Aid to U.S.
A planeload of coronavirus aid to New York was a propaganda coup for the Kremlin — tempered by an intensifying epidemic at home.
In Sudden Shift, U.S. and China Seek to Cooperate
Several of President Trump’s top aides are advising him to work with China on the coronavirus pandemic, but national security officials are skeptical the truce will hold.