- The US has reported 18,883 deaths so far, while Italy has reported 18,849.
- On Friday, the US became the first country in the world to record over 2,000 deaths in a single day. Meanwhile, Italy recorded 570 deaths from Coronavirus on Friday.
- The coronavirus cases in the US is the highest in the world with over 5 lakh confirmed cases.
With the staggering rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, the US is now close to reporting more deaths than Italy.
The US has reported 18,883 deaths so far, while Italy has reported 18,849.
On Friday, the US became the first country in the world to record over 2,000 deaths in a single day. The coronavirus cases in the US is the highest in the world with over 5 lakh confirmed cases.
Meanwhile, Italy recorded 570 deaths from Coronavirus on Friday.
America's top medical experts on the White House coronavirus task force Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci pointed to encouraging signs that the US infection curve is levelling off but warned against relaxing social distancing guidelines and declaring victory too early, reported IANS.
The US has conducted over 2.5 million tests.
The country is also banking on the use of Hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19. After an alarming number of rising cases, the US had ordered 29 million doses.
Earlier on April 4, during an official call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi US President Donald Trump had placed the request for the drug. Thereafter, India decided to lift a partial ban on Hydroxychloroquine – a drug used in the possible cure of Covid-19.
India is a net exporter of many generic drugs and most of them land in the US. In fact, Indian companies are the top suppliers of low-margin generics in the country whereas most top US manufacturers like Pfizer prefer to sell the drugs that they discover and hold patents to.
Meanwhile, in India, the number of Coronavirus cases has shot up to 7483, 643 cured and 239 dead.
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