Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST
  • Home
  • Trending
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Feature
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • More..
    • Odisha Special
    • Editorial
    • Opinion
    • Careers
    • Sci-Tech
    • Timeout
    • Horoscope
    • Today’s Pic
  • Video
  • Epaper
  • News in Odia
  • Home
  • Trending
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Feature
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • More..
    • Odisha Special
    • Editorial
    • Opinion
    • Careers
    • Sci-Tech
    • Timeout
    • Horoscope
    • Today’s Pic
  • Video
  • Epaper
  • News in Odia
No Result
View All Result
OrissaPOST - Odisha Latest news, English Daily -
No Result
View All Result

US registers more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths for 3rd successive day

Agencies
Updated: May 1st, 2020, 10:27 IST
in Coronavirus, International, Top Stories
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on Linkedin

Washington: The United States (US) recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the third day running. This information was given by the Johns Hopkins University.

Staggering death toll

The country – hardest hit by the pandemic COVID-19 in terms of the number of fatalities – recorded 2,053 deaths Thursday. It had registered 2,502 deaths Wednesday and 2,207 Tuesday. At least 62,906 people have now died in the US, according to the Baltimore-based university.

Also Read

Career counselling camp held for girls

13 minutes ago
Accident

Youth killed in accident; CCTV footage goes viral

17 minutes ago

Trump blames WHO

Meanwhile US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the World Health Organisation (WHO) should be ‘ashamed of’ itself. He likened the body it to a public relations agency working for China.

The Trump Administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on coronavirus. US has temporarily suspended financial assistance to WHO.

“I think that the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves. They are like the public relations agency for China,” Trump told reporters in the East Room of the White House.

US aid for WHO

The US, he reiterated, pays the WHO almost USD500 million a year and China pays them USD38 million a year. “Whether it’s a lot more, it doesn’t matter. They shouldn’t be making excuses when people make horrible mistakes. These mistakes are causing hundreds of thousands of people around the world to die.” “I think the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves,” said Trump.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged that WHO failed to deliver and misled the world on coronavirus. “The World Health Organisation simply failed to respond in this case,” Pompeo said during a TV interview Thursday.

“With respect to the WHO, we know that they had one job, right?  A single mission:  To prevent the spread of a pandemic. We know that the leader of that organisation travelled to China. He then declined to declare it a pandemic until everyone in the world knew that was already true. It’s unfortunate, but this is not the first time there has been a virus go around the world from inside of China. It’s also not the first time the WHO has failed in its mission. We have an obligation to the American people to do our best to make sure that we fix that,” added Pompeo.

Lawmakers seek investigation

Meanwhile, several Republican lawmakers demanded a Congressional hearing. They alleged that WHO parroted the Chinese regime’s ‘disinformation’ on multiple occasions. They said that WHO never said human-to-human transmission of the virus would occur.

“WHO’s inaction and delay undoubtedly cost American lives. For these reasons, we commend the President’s decision to temporarily pause WHO’s funding,” the lawmakers said.

“WHO deserves a thorough congressional investigation for its alleged mis-handling of the coronavirus response,” said Congressman Chip Roy. “They accepted and promulgated a communist Chinese propaganda. That has caused so many deaths in the US,” he added.

Agencies

 

Tags: ChinaCoronavirusDonald TrumpMike PompeoUnited StatesWHO
ShareTweetSendShare
Suggest A Correction

Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox.

 

OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Click Here: Plastic Free Odisha

#MyPaperBagChallenge

Saishree Satyarupa

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Bijswajit Pradhan

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Diptiranjan Biswal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sarmistha Nayak

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Ipsita

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Aishwarya Ranjan Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Keshab Chandra Rout

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

D Rama Rao

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Anasuya Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Matrumangal Jena

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Ankita Balabantray

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Subhajyoti Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Jyotshna Mayee Pattnaik

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Manas Samanta

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Kamana Singh

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Shreyanshu Bal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Anshuman Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Spinoj Pattnaik

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Subhajyoti Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Adyasha Priyadarsani Sendha

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Adrita Bhattacharya

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Lopali Pattnaik

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sibarama Khotei

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Geetanjali Patro

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Mandakini Dakua

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Tabish Maaz

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Adweeti Bhattacharya

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Priyasha Pradhan

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Arya Ayushman

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Akshaya Kumar Dash

December 12, 2019

Archives

Editorial

Degrading Democracy

September 16, 2025

  I t is the sign of the times, transcending geographical frontiers, that democracy is being grotesquely distorted, giving a...

Read moreDetails

Brazilian Justice

Jair Bolsonaro
September 15, 2025

In a landmark verdict, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, that country’s highest judicial authority, on 11 September convicted former president...

Read moreDetails

Majoritarian Momentum

September 14, 2025

An American scholar has written a book in which he tries to explain China’s recent rise. Dan Wang’s thesis is...

Read moreDetails

CBI’s Glass House

September 13, 2025

India’s top anti-corruption watchdog, the CVC, has just delivered a stinging reality check to the CBI, and it’s not a...

Read moreDetails
  • Home
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
Developed By Ratna Technology

© 2025 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

  • News in Odia
  • Orissa POST Epaper
  • Video
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Metro
  • State
  • Odisha Special
  • National
  • International
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Horoscope
  • Careers
  • Feature
  • Today’s Pic
  • Opinion
  • Sci-Tech
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs

© 2025 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

    • News in Odia
    • Orissa POST Epaper
    • Video
    • Home
    • Trending
    • Metro
    • State
    • Odisha Special
    • National
    • International
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Entertainment
    • Horoscope
    • Careers
    • Feature
    • Today’s Pic
    • Opinion
    • Sci-Tech
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Jobs

    © 2025 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST