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The president, appearing to go off his prepared opening remarks, made this declaration: “We’re very close to a vaccine.”.

But Anthony Fauci, his top infectious disease official, has said such a drug will be in development for up to 18 months.

The president and his top infectious disease official had another public disagreement come into public view during the Thursday evening briefing. »

Magufuli said that the terms of the Chinese loan agreement could only be accepted by a drunken man.

Dubbed as the "killer Chinese loan", several organisations and African citizens had demanded the then President to cancle the agreement.

Bejing also got Sri Lanka's Hambantota port on the lease after the island nation failed to clear part of a massive loan. »

US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn.

"I certainly wouldn't recommend the internal ingestion of a disinfectant," said US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, who is also a member of the White House coronavirus task force.

Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore health commissioner, agreed that nobody should be ingesting bleach or other disinfectants. »

Newfoundland and Labrador reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, marking five straight days without an increase in the province's total caseload — after Saturday's lone positive case turned out to actually be negative.

The province's total number of cases dropped by one on Wednesday, to 256.

Fitzgerald issued an order on Wednesday that anyone returning to the province from Kearl Lake as of March 29 must self-isolate for 14 days. »