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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2020.

22:17 GMT 29 March 2020 / updated: 23:42 GMT US

Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidance to 30 April, Says Peak Deaths Likely to Hit US in Two Weeks

Members of Joint Task Force 2, composed of soldiers and airmen from the New York Army and Air National Guard, work to sanitize the New Rochelle High School during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., March 21, 2020

Not Ready for Bioweapons? Certain NATO Countries' Troops Failed to Prevent Coronavirus Infections

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for a day trip to Norfolk, Virginia, from the White House in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2020.

'They Must Pay!': POTUS on Security Protection for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle in US

A U.S. soldier is seen during the hand over of US-led coalition forces to Iraqi Security Forces at Qayyarah Airfield West in the south of Mosul, Iraq March 26, 2020.

US-Led Coalition Departs K1 Air Base in Kirkuk, Iraq

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