Top news of the week: 13.04.2021.
Coronavirus
Biden to lay out spending plans after assailing ‘epidemic’ of gun violence – US politics live
President to preview spending priorities for his administration, while coronavirus taskforce to give fresh update – follow all the latest news
US Treasury: 156 million coronavirus relief payments issued
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Wednesday it has issued more than 156 million payments as part of President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan, including 25 million payments ...
Coronavirus News Roundup, April 3 – April 9
Pandemic highlights for the week
How US history explains vaccine passport scepticism
Yellow fever, slavery and distrust of government all contributed to resistance to official checks.
US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more people are ...
Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes ...
Mexico reports 2,192 new coronavirus deaths after data review
Mexico's government on Saturday reported 2,192 new confirmed coronavirus deaths, one of its biggest one-day tolls during the pandemic, after consolidating data from last year to include ...
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
India approved the use of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, while England started to reopen its economy after three months of lockdown and Johnson & Johnson began delivering its ...