In preliminary US trial Gilead Science’s remdesivir shortens recovery time by 4 days; cleared for use for hospitalized patients with 'severe disease'

Some doctors want to start administering remdesivir -- touted by Fauci -- immediately, but others are more cautious

Health experts express concern over president's record of bringing respected officials into his fold, talking up their credentials and then undercutting them or moving them aside

US president insists states can up their testing rate for coronavirus amid growing clamor for a national strategy to help secure supplies; Pence says federal labs will help out

US president retweets call to fire Anthony Fauci, who suggested to CNN lives could have been saved with earlier government action against pandemic

But top disease expert says he 'can't guarantee' that it will be safe for Americans to vote in person in November, fearing possible second wave in fall

Though Trump has cited warming weather as possible cause for hope, experts say there is little evidence to support such speculation

Death toll in Europe passes 40,000, with over 900 fatalities in Spain in past day; UN warns of coming catastrophe in war-torn countries; economists predict deep worldwide recession

President Trump warns Americans to brace for a 'rough two-week period;' officials urge country to step up social distancing and take warnings seriously

In shift from earlier predictions of opening up country on Easter, president now says holiday may mark when the US death toll hits its apex, with over 100,000 fatalities predicted