Sen. Hawley to introduce Coronavirus bill aimed at securing medical supply chain

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans to introduce legislation on Thursday aimed at securing America's medical supply chain, as fears about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow.  

Hawley breaks down his coronavirus bill aimed at securing medical supply chain: 'Bring them back to US'

As fears about the spread of the novel coronavirus continue to grow, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at securing America's medical supply chain.

U.S. Lawmakers May Vote on Coronavirus Response Bill as Soon as Next Week: Source

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Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be 'once-in-a-century pathogen we've been worried about'

"I hope it's not that bad, but we should assume it will be until we know otherwise," Gates wrote in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

‘No time to waste’: Bill Gates outlines actions to combat coronavirus now as well as future crises

While governments and citizens across the globe prepare and react in assorted way to various stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Bill Gates says there “is no time to waste” and a number of things should be happening immediately to deal with the crisis.

Bill Maher Is Chill About Coronavirus Except That Trump Is in Charge and 'Keeps Telling Us Crazy Lies'

On Friday's episode of "Real Time," Bill Maher got real with his audience about the coronavirus, arguing that people should take it seriously, but also should definitely not panic. Of course, that doesn't mean he thinks Donald Trump is in any way the right guy to have in charge right now. "Is this serious?" Maher asked about the virus. "Yeah, it is. The CDC is now calling it the Covid-19, and you know a disease is serious when they give it a rap...

Bill Maher Frets About Bernie Sanders’ Rallies And The Coronavirus: “He’s Touching People All Day Long”

Bill Maher abolished handshakes on his show Friday, opting for a more sanitary Japanese bow as he greeted guests. They included a top epidemiologist he grilled about humanity’s odds at surviving the coronavirus, why it’s called COVID, if his dogs can catch it and whether Bernie Sanders should be pressing the flesh so much at

Bill Maher opts to bow instead of shake hands over coronavirus on 'Real Time'

HBO's Bill Maher on Friday jokingly abolished handshakes on his weekly "Real Time" program, opting instead to bow to guests amid the topic of coronavirus dominating the news cycle."Is this serious?" Maher asked in his opening monologue regarding coronavirus, or COVID-19. "Yeah, it is. The CDC is now calling it the COVID-19, and you know a disease is serious when they give it a rap name. But panic? No. We should not panic and it doesn't merit...

Bill Gates warns coronavirus may be the 'once-in-a-century pathogen we've been worried about'

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates wrote in an article published Friday that coronavirus may be the “once-in-a-century pathogen we’ve been worried about.”

Bill Maher: 'Bright side' of coronavirus controversy is it ...

HBO host Bill Maher denied rooting for failure in the administration's response to the coronavirus, but said President Trump's alleged incompetence would "finally" turn people against him.

Bill Gates Says Coronavirus May Be 'Once-in-a-Century Pathogen.' Here's How to Fight It Now

Bill Gates warns the coronavirus could hit Africa worse than China

Sub-Saharan Africa just recorded its first coronavirus case. The WHO and Bill Gates have warned that Africa can't deal with an outbreak.

Parents slam Serbia bill in chilling 'missing babies' cases

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$8.5 billion coronavirus relief bill should include full vaccine coverage for seniors: Schumer

GOP candidate for L.A. congressional district tweets coronavirus conspiracy theory: ‘Ask Bill Gates who financed it’

Thai government measures budget bill to help economy weather coronavirus: central bank chief

U.S. Senate leader wants to pass coronavirus bill within two weeks

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he wanted the Senate ...

Coronavirus impact: Oil at $50/barrel may cut India’s import bill by $17 billion in FY21

Coronavirus funding bill could be ready for Trump's signature by Friday -U.S. Senator

U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Commit...

Mass. Senate approves nearly $2 million for coronavirus testing Triple E awareness in mid-year spending bill

The funding was part of the Massachusetts Senate's $123 million supplemental budget.

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates' philanthropic organizations helped researchers sequence the coronavirus genome

Sequencing the genome of a virus allows researchers to study its origins and how it might be stopped.

Coronavirus: 7 special gates at Dubai Airports to screen passengers

Six gates at T3, and one at T1.

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates' philanthropic organisations helped researchers sequence the coronavirus genome

Mark Zuckerberg published a Facebook post on Tuesday about the company's response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Zuckerberg said that a tool developed by his philanthropic organisation together with the Gates Foundation has helped researchers in Cambodia sequence the novel coronavirus' genome.

Bill and Melinda Gates fund study into finding coronavirus cure

Bill and Melinda Gates have paid for 15,000 medicinal molecules to be shipped to a leading laboratory in Belgium to be tested as a potential cure to the coronavirus. The therapeutic samples, all active ingredients in current antiviral treatments, will be screened at high speed for their inhibiting effect on particles developed from a swab from the first Belgian patient to be diagnosed. The molecules, from the Scripps research institute in...

Lawmakers Reach Deal on $8.3 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Bill

The spending package dwarfs what the Trump administration requested to confront the virus.

Deal reached on bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus

Capitol Hill negotiators have reached agreement on an $8.3 billion measure to battle the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. The House will vote on the deal later Wednesday and Senate leaders are pressing for a vote in that chamber by the end of the week

U.S. House set to debate $8.3 billion bill to fight coronavirus

Legislation aimed at helping control the spread of coronavirus and develop a vac...

Zuckerberg and Gates Charities Helped Sequence the Coronavirus Genome

Philanthropic organizations headed by the two tech titans joined forces to help those trying to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic.

House passes bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus

Saudi bans Umrah pilgrimage, Iran cancels Friday prayers and Singapore Muslims are urged to bring own mats to mosques.

House has enough votes to pass $8B coronavirus emergency spending bill

CNBC's Ylan Mui reports the House has enough votes to pass the $8 billion coronavirus emergency spending bill with unanimous support from both the Democrats and the Republicans.