Coronavirus Global Update Episodes Episode guide
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US halts funding to WHO
President Trump says the WHO "failed in its basic duty" over coronavirus
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US firm鈥檚 vaccine trial to enter final stage
Moderna says phase one testing has proved safe and provoked an immune response
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US extends social distancing measures
President Trump says coronavirus precautions to remain in place for another month
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US eviction ban could leave millions homeless
US residential eviction ban during the pandemic expired on Saturday at midnight
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US economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2008
The world's largest economy contracts by nearly 5% as pandemic measures take a toll
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US economy sees sharpest contraction in decades
The US economy shrank by 10 per cent in the second quarter
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US eases travel restrictions
White House announces plans to relax restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals
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US donates vaccines to Taiwan
Washington pledges 750,000 doses
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US disease expert Fauci tells 成人论坛 virus cases relentlessly high
Dr Fauci says new records appear to be set each day
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US death toll passes 200,000
President Trump defends his record and blames China
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US court temporarily blocks President Biden's plans for vaccine mandates for companies
Law would apply to some private companies; France announces face mask rules for skiers
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US coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
However the number of new infections is slowing and the economy is beginning to reopen
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US coronavirus death toll overtakes 9/11 fatalities
Over 3000 people have died from the virus in the United States
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US coronavirus cases pass one million.
Covid-19 cases in the US pass one million, Russia admits shortage of PPE.
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US continues to set new coronavirus records
Eighteen thousand people are estimated to be in intensive care
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US Congress passes $484 billion economic relief bill
The President says the money will help millions of unemployed people during the pandemic
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US calls for deeper probe into virus origins
China says politicising Covid-19 could undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic
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US borders reopen
Fully vaccinated travellers from more than 30 nations able to enter country.
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US begins largest ever vaccine rollout
Health workers and the old are getting the first of millions of doses supplied nationwide
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US backs waiver on vaccine patents to boost supply
The US supports a move at the WTO to temporarily lift patent protection for vaccines
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US authorises use of Ebola drug Remdesivir
The anti-viral drug can now be used to treat people hospitalised with severe Covid-19
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US approves Pfizer vaccine in children aged 5 to 11
It's the first opportunity for Americans under 12 to get any Covid-19 jabs
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US approves Pfizer vaccine in children aged 5 to 11
It's the first opportunity for Americans under 12 to get any Covid-19 jabs
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US approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
Officials say the authorisation was a 'significant milestone' in the pandemic
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US announces tougher rules to combat a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases
The announcement reverses the advice issued two months ago
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US accuses Russia and China of vaccine intimidation
US says Russia and China coerce countries into accepting their coronavirus vaccines
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US accuses China of trying to steal coronavirus research
US says China is trying to steal research, the WHO warns the virus "may never go away".
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US accuses China of Covid-19 disinformation
The US said fake Twitter accounts amplified propaganda tweeted by Chinese diplomats
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US 'passes 25 million cases'
US media report more than 25,000,000 cases and more than 400,000 deaths - a world record
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Urban crime 'falls by more than a third' during pandemic
New study of major cities find lockdowns led to 37% decrease
