US President Trump also issued a federal order to force auto giant General Motors to manufacture ventilators, as supplies of the hospital equipment grow short and coronavirus infections top 100,000 across the country.
As some coronavirus patients struggle to breathe, they struggle alone as no visitors are allowed to prevent the spread of the virus. Some of them die with no family members around them.
The restaurant industry has been one of the hardest-hit since local governments across the US started ordering residents to stay at home as much as possible to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The White House announced the creation of the new Space Force military arm in December, with President Donald Trump calling space "the world's newest warfighting domain."
In the United States, more than 82,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19, edging out Italy, which has reported the most deaths, and China, where the virus was first detected in December in the metropolis of Wuhan.
The US offered a $15 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after indicting him on allegations of "narco-terrorism."
More than three million people in the US filed a claim for unemployment benefits last week as coronavirus pandemic is devastating the country's economy.
All of the musicians will film themselves from homes with their cellphones or other equipment.
The US Senate unanimously passed a $2-trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment.
More and more people across the US are staying at home as the country's novel coronavirus death toll surpassed 1,000 with a total number of infection soaring to 70,000.
The US trails far behind other countries that prioritise humanity over politics.
New York city reports 157 deaths and some 15,000 cases of Covid-19 – nearly one-third of US total – as WHO says US could become next epicentre of global pandemic.
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