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Coronavirus: at a glance Trump administration A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak Follow our latest coronavirus blog for live news and updates Coronavirus daily briefing. Illustration: Guardian Design/EPA/GETTY Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Global infections pass 720,000 Covid-19 infections worldwide have risen to 722,000, according to…

Trump mulls measures for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Governor says proposal floated by Trump counter-productive Coronavirus live blog – follow global updates LIVE Updated Play Video 1:12 ‘I don’t know what that means’: Cuomo responds to Trump’s hint at quarantine – video Key events Show 5.54pm EDT17:54 Andrew Cuomo dismisses Trump’s ‘preposterous’ New…

Trump on requests for ventilators: ‘I don’t believe you need 30,000’ US surpasses China for highest number of confirmed cases How US governors are fighting coronavirus – and Trump Did a New York Times article inspire Trump’s ‘back to work’ plan? See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution Updated…

Opinion Coronavirus outbreak Will the coronavirus ‘kill populism’? Don’t count on it Cas Mudde Predictions for how the coronavirus outbreak will effect politics are unreliable. Here’s why ‘Trump is criticized daily by the majority of the media.’ Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters While epidemiologists are still trying to come to grips with the severity of the coronavirus…

Coronavirus outbreak During a press briefing today, Donald Trump said the dates for reopening sections of the country were under discussion Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Play Video 2:13 Trump: ‘You don’t know what the coronavirus numbers are in China’ – video Donald Trump again struggled to…

Coronavirus outbreak Record-breaking bailout comes after days of round the clock negotiations Deal includes checks for Americans and loans for businesses Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Play Video 2:03 US Senate leaders reach deal on $2tn coronavirus aid – video The US Senate has passed a $2.2tn emergency relief package as…

US elections 2020 ‘Opening a door that was closed too long’: the hunt for a female vice-president As Biden says he will pick a female running mate, experts say having a woman on the Democratic ticket will move the US closer to the first female president Stacey Abrams in Atlanta, Georgia, on 20 May 2018.…

Play Video 1:57 US president says the country is at war with coronavirus, while accusing China of not asking for help at the beginning of the crisis ‘out of pride’. Trump also said the US economy will ‘skyrocket’ once the coronavirus outbreak is contained Trump talks himself up as ‘wartime president’ to lead America through…

Play Video 1:31 The US president has sought to deflect criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic by attacking China and the media over their coverage of it. Speaking at his daily taskforce briefing, Trump accused Beijing of suppressing early information about the spread of the virus in Wuhan, and the media of corruption.…

Play Video 0:37 Donald Trump has confirmed he took a coronavirus test after exposure to infected people including a member of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s entourage in Florida last weekend. He revealed he had been tested at a briefing where it was announced the US would ban travellers from the UK and Ireland from entering the country…