By AFPMore by this AuthorCoronavirus deaths in the United States climbed by 1,435 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to more than 66,000. The United States has by far the highest death toll of any country in the global pandemic. Recent history is full of disaster-hit nations whose prideful governments have refused help, but the United States has said it welcomes international cooperation against the virus. The last time the United States received such wide assistance was after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005. Everybody knows that, for all the wonderful things in the United States, health care is a problem."

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2020 03:45 UTC