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martes, 21 de abril de 2020

US records lowest number of coronavirus-related deaths in two weeks

US records lowest number of coronavirus-related deaths in two weeks

Monday marked the lowest number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the U.S. in two weeks. According to Johns Hopkins University, 1,433 people in the U.S. died from coronavirus on April 20, adding to the overall death toll of 42,364.

In Los Angeles County, the news is grim. According to a new report, the coronavirus is believed to have infected at least 200,000 people by early April, which would far surpass the number of officially confirmed cases.

In the Senate, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Congress has reached an agreement with the White House on “every major issue” of a nearly $500 billion emergency interim coronavirus relief package for small businesses, hospitals and testing programs across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

This development comes as the FDA has authorized the first at-home coronavirus test. In a statement released Tuesday, the FDA said that it had reissued an Emergency Use Authorization for LabCorp to COVID-19 RT-PCR Test to permit testing of samples that were self-collected by patients at home using LabCorp's Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 Test home collection kit.

Meanwhile, the debate continues over whether hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for coronavirus. According to a new survey, 25 percent of physicians around the world believe health care workers should take the drug to prevent COVID-19 infections.

Finally, amid the coronavirus pandemic, China is upping its spy game on U.S. soil with a focus on manipulating the narrative, former and current intel officials tell Fox News.

And there were several other developments:

New Zealand is inching closer toward its goal of doing something its prime minister says “no other country has achieved” -- completely eliminating the coronavirus.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, said on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that the state “has flattened the curve” without “draconian orders” like other states.

A Georgia hospital is celebrating a 99-year-old woman who won a 17-day battle with the coronavirus — and thanking her for being an inspiration.

Kentucky witnessed its highest daily spike in coronavirus cases Sunday – just days after hundreds of protesters broke social distancing measures and gathered outside the state capitol building to demand Gov. Andy Beshear reopen the economy.