The United States also took a major step in that direction, with Texas becoming the largest state yet to ease lockdowns, despite reporting 50 deaths on Thursday, the most there since the outbreak began. With about 1.1 million confirmed cases, nearly 65,000 of them fatal, the United States has the highest tolls of any country. Trump, eager for a turnaround, announced Friday that US regulators have authorized the use of remdesivir to treat serious virus cases. A major clinical trial found that the antiviral helped patients with serious cases of Covid-19 recover faster. More than 3.3 million infections have been recorded worldwide, likely a gross underestimate with many countries only testing the most serious cases.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2020 03:11 UTC