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The U.S. fights Coronavirus worldwide [rolling updates]
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January 13, 2021

SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 21: Frontline workers and staff from the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), pose for a photographer after they received a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the SIHB, on December 21, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) received 500 doses of the FDA-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine today. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images).

January 13

January 12

Here’s how the @USAID and @UKAidDirect funded ACCELERE! project in DRC launched “Lecture pour la vie,” a local language interactive audio instruction radio pilot program in response to #COVID19 school closures. @Chemonics https://t.co/Uzfzgntxl2 #DistanceLearning pic.twitter.com/DLsCynX1kh

— USAID Education (@USAIDEducation) January 12, 2021

 

January 11

Historic investments lay the groundwork for our COVID-19 response. At nearly $10 billion dollars each year, the U.S. provides nearly 40% of worldwide global assistance for health – nearly five times the next highest donor. pic.twitter.com/BmZ2pAfbCZ

— U.S. Foreign Assistance (@USForeignAssist) January 11, 2021

Margaret Keenan, 90, is applauded by staff as she returns to her ward after becoming the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Jacob King/Pool via AP)

 

January 7

USAID is committed to helping our partner countries rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19 in order to continue on their Journey to Self-Reliance. #AmericaActs https://t.co/juIYaZkLqc

— USAID (@USAID) January 7, 2021

January 6

 

The U.S. is working with international partners to help countries around the world recover from the economic hardship wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(State Dept./D. Thompson)

 

A trainee washes his hands outside USAID partner NGO Health Link’s class for community health workers August 18 in South Sudan. (© Charles Atiki Lomodong/AP Images)

December 23

Cette semaine, les États-Unis ont fait un autre don de matériel médical pour soutenir la lutte contre le paludisme et la COVID-19 et renforcer la capacité du secteur de la santé à collecter et à analyser des données. pic.twitter.com/yfxUMdKT7l

— U.S. Embassy Yaounde (@USEmbYaounde) December 23, 2020

 

Hosts Triin Preem (left) and Joao Rei, both with Garage48, take a selfie with the teams at the closing ceremony for the hackathon dedicated to pandemic economic recovery.
Hosts Triin Preem (left) and Joao Rei, both with Garage48, take a selfie with the teams at the closing ceremony for the hackathon dedicated to pandemic economic recovery. (© Marie Rosalie Hanni)

December 17

See how USAID will be able to more flexibly adapt to the needs and conditions of a world altered by COVID-19: https://t.co/Z8NskHCBj2 #AmericaActs

— USAID (@USAID) December 17, 2020

December 15

 

The U.S. is working to diversify global supply chains because, as COVID-19 has shown, if supply chains are too concentrated they can be easily disrupted.

(State Dept./D. Thompson)

December 14

 

U.S. embassies worked with Garage48 and Startup Wise Guys to host a worldwide coding event aimed at app development to address COVID-19 recovery.

Byron Sowerby, the lead of the team that designed the winning app, celebrates.
Byron Sowerby, the lead of the team that designed the winning app, celebrates. (© Marie Rosalie Hanni)

December 10

 

The United States continues to help African nations fight COVID-19 while also helping their economies recover from the pandemic.

(State Dept./D. Thompson)

December 9

 

 

Sarahi Wilson draws blood from Marine Johnny Cadengo as part of a convalescent plasma program at the Naval Medical Center San Diego’s Blood Donation Center. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erwin Jacob V. Miciano)

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December 2

 

Blood plasma donated by COVID-19 survivors in the United States is helping develop treatments to fight the disease.

November 25

 

 

November 24

 

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November 19

 

Two U.S.-supported COVID-19 vaccine candidates appear to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19, a major step in the United States’ historic push to end the global pandemic.

A patient receives a potential COVID-19 vaccine as part of a clinical trial of the candidate vaccine in DeLand, Florida. He is one of 30,000 participants nationwide to be recruited for the trial. (© Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

November 18

 

A 14-year-old American student’s award-winning science project could offer insights into a potential treatment for COVID-19.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is preparing to help international partners overcome economic and humanitarian hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. USAID’s Over the Horizon Strategic Review is a plan to help partner nations on their journey to recovery and self-reliance in a world altered by COVID-19.

A man climbs a hill and looks toward the sunset.
A man climbs a hill and looks toward the sunset. As part of a review called Over the Horizon, USAID conducted a data-driven and evidence-based analysis of the impacts of COVID-19. / Kelly Lynch, USAID

 

 

A health care worker in Hungary holds a bottle containing remdesivir. (© Zsolt Czegledi/Media Service Support and Asset Management.
A health care worker in Hungary holds a bottle containing remdesivir. (© Zsolt Czegledi/Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund/AP Images)

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November 11

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – MAY 7: Tubes contain fluid for the development of a vaccine patch in a Verndari biotech lab at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Verndari is racing to develop a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine administered through a patch worn on the skin. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

November 5

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https://twitter.com/USAIDSavesLives/status/1323710167767228417

 

October 29

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command listen to Colombian Marines and Sailors during a COVID-19 virtual subject matter expert exchange at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2020. The SPMAGTF-SC is hosting virtual classes for partner nations in an effort to educate and learn more about COVID-19 transmission, prevention, and ways to continue effective training during a pandemic. The task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)

 

October 29

 

October 28

 

https://twitter.com/USAIDBGlick/status/1321557652112084995

A nurse prepares to test a volunteer for COVID-19 at the University of Miami September 2. Miami is one of dozens of U.S. cities where testing is underway for a potential COVID-19 vaccine. (© Taimy Alvarez/AP Images)

October 27

The United States’ support for the worldwide distribution of vaccines has saved countless lives and laid the groundwork for distributing a future COVID-19 vaccine.

The USAID Maternal and Child Survival Program supports health initiatives in 23 countries, including Kenya, where this child was vaccinated in East Pokot in 2016. (USAID/MCSP/Allan Gichigi)

 

October 26

 

 

U.S. Army Col. Simon Hamid, left, command surgeon, 1st Theater Sustainment Command and Kuwaiti Col. Dr. Raed Altajalli, right, liaison officer for the Kuwait Ministry of Defense, meet with hospital staff in Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait on Aug. 13, 2020. U.S. Army medical teams have maintained a strong relationship with the KMOD over several decades and continue to exchange information related to the COVID pandemic. KUWAIT
08.13.2020
Photo by Capt. Ramee Opperude
1st Theater Sustainment Command

 

October 22

 

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October 20

The United States is delivering 100 American-made ventilators to Bangladesh as part of the two countries’ growing cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 and other challenges. The donation builds on U.S. efforts to ensure a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region through close collaboration with partner nations.

Dr. Chao Wang disinfects a volunteer’s arm before giving him a COVID-19 vaccine being tested for safety and effectiveness in Rockville, Maryland. (© Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

 

October 15

 

October 14

 

A Guatemalan migrant father and his Mexican son arrive at the filter hotel operated by IOM in Tijuana. To date this space has hosted 165 migrants since it opened up in early July. Photo by IOM/Jessica Tapia/International Organization for Migration

 

October 13

 

A lab technician sorts blood samples for COVID-19 vaccination study at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida on August 13, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

 

October 8

October 7

 

U.S. military personnel share information on COVID-19 with Guatemalan Marines on September 10 in advance of deploying to Latin America to work with partner nations in training for crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps/Corporal Benjamin D. Larsen)

 

October 6

https://twitter.com/USEmbassyAddis/status/1313441352412270592

October 5

 

An instructor discusses medical treatment with trainees, at a training session for community health workers conducted by the national NGO “Health Link” in Gumbo, on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The coronavirus is exposing an uncomfortable inequality in the billion-dollar system that delivers life-saving aid to countries in crisis: Most money goes to international aid groups instead of local ones and now many local aid workers have been left exposed on the pandemic’s front lines. (AP Photo/Charles Atiki Lomodong)

October 1

 

 

September 30

 

USAID delivers 100 ventilators to India. Photo by Gaurav Dhawan, U.S. Embassy, India

 

September 29

 

When families from Côte d’Ivoire returned home after fleeing violence, USAID helped them rehabilitate their farmlands. Building food security and the ability to fight COVID-19 are among the ways the U.S. helps developing countries to help themselves. (USAID/Micah Clemens)

September 28

 

The United States is the world’s largest donor of foreign aid, contributing $34.6 billion in 2019. This year, the U.S. has contributed more than $20 billion to fight COVID-19 around the world.

 

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September 24

 

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Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first polio vaccine, administers an injection at an elementary school in Pittsburgh on February 23, 1954. (© AP Images)

September 22

 

“Volunteers showing and wearing protection equipment donated by UNHCR in a shelter located in one of the most vulnerable zones of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua in northern Mexico.” Photo by Pastor Ismael Martinez, Director of shelter “Pan de Vida”.

 

September 21

 

U.S. leadership in vaccine development and infectious disease treatment is vital in efforts to combat COVID-19 worldwide. U.S. research is responsible for vaccines that protect the world’s citizens from yellow fever, measles and polio. Lessons learned from these U.S. scientific breakthroughs are helping efforts to rapidly develop a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19.

Dr. Maurice Hilleman, seen in March 1963, developed vaccines against diseases including measles and mumps, and is credited with saving millions of lives. (© AP Images)

 

September 17

 

Okinawa Prefectural Government representatives met with Marine Corps Installations Pacific leadership and medical health professionals to discuss COVID-19 related information on Camp Foster Naval Hospital, July 15, 2020, OKINAWA, JAPAN. The parties present agreed to continue openly communicating and meeting regularly via teleconference to ensure proper protective measures are being met. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Corporal Karis Mattingly)

 

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September 10

 

The U.S. Department of State has provided $350 million to help migrants and refugees as part of the international COVID-19 response in countries around the world.

“Health volunteers at shelter “Pan de Vida” in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, use medical and protection equipment donated by UNHCR to examine individuals and prevent COVID-19 contagion”. Photo by Pastor Ismael Martinez, Director of shelter “Pan de Vida”.

 

 

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), holds up a model of COVID-19, known as coronavirus, during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine, known as Operation Warp Speed, Thursday, July 2, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

 

September 8

 

September 7

 

 

Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y. an injection as the world’s biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

September 3

 

September 2

 

Ventilators provided by the U.S. Government are packaged prior to being shipped to El Salvador to assist the country with their ongoing COVID-19 response. June 26, 2020 USAID

 

September 1

 

August 31

https://twitter.com/JBarsaUSAID/status/1300433804012793858

Scientists and lab technicians with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, conducts studies in order to find a solution for the Coronavirus, July 1, 2020. The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, has the explicit mission to survey, anticipate and counter the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to U.S. forces in the homeland and abroad.

 

August 27

 

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COVID-19 detection canine Poncho indicates a positive sample from multiple items presented on a canine training wheel July 30, 2020 at ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD. The Training Aid Delivery Devices attached to each arm of the wheel allow the dog to detect the substance inside, some of which are the proteins that a person produces in response to the virus. (U.S. Army/Jack Bunja)

 

August 25

 

August 24

 

Ventilators to the Republic of Peru. Photo by Magali Ugarte June 23, 2020

 

August 20

 

August 19

 

A poster is displayed in the entrance way looking for volunteers as the world’s biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

 

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August 13

The United States has allocated $20.5 billion in aid to the global COVID-19 fight, including $53 million more in State Department and USAID funding. “The United States continues to lead the world in the fight against COVID-19,” Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said while announcing the latest humanitarian and economic assistance.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo speaks to journalists in Washington on August 5. (State Dept./Ron Przysucha)

 

Vaccines need to be safe and effective to protect the public. Responsible governments are working to find a vaccine for COVID-19 using accepted scientific standards. Learn the way responsible governments will develop a vaccine in this video.

FILE – In this Monday, July 27, 2020 file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y. Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’s a vexing decision. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

 

August 12

 

When Peter Tsai invented the material that made the N95 mask possible, he never expected it would save millions of lives decades later. Now the mask — which can trap viruses and bacteria — is used by first responders, medical professionals and at-risk people around the world. “My invention is just an ordinary invention in an extraordinary time,” Tsai said.

Peter Tsai, the inventor of the material used in N95 masks, at his home in Knoxville, Tennessee (© Kathy Tsai)

 

Earlier this week we delivered 50 #MadeinAmerica ventilators to Mozambique.

USAID has been partnering with Mozambique for over 35 years to improve the lives & health of its people and we will continue to work together to defeat COVID-19. #AmericanActs pic.twitter.com/8WKbgmHWdD

— USAID (@USAID) August 12, 2020

These six health care workers received support from USAID and are now on the front lines of the COVID-19 response in different parts of the world. See the story below. (USAID)

 

August 11

 

By funding training for health workers and providing resources to hospitals, USAID’s global health investments put the world in a stronger position as COVID-19 emerged. Meet six health care workers around the world who received support from USAID and are now on the front lines of the COVID-19 response.

August 10

 

A scientist with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research conducts studies in order to find a solution for the Coronavirus, July 1, 2020. The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, has the explicit mission to survey, anticipate, and counter the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to U.S. forces in the homeland and abroad.

 

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August 4

America, along with the rest of the world, is working swiftly to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. Despite the efforts to work quickly, safety remains the top priority of researchers in the U.S.

Scientists and lab technicians with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, has the explicit mission to survey, anticipate and counter the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to U.S. forces in the homeland and abroad.

 

August 3

This rolling collection of photos, tweets and articles offers a snapshot of the U.S. commitment to fighting COVID-19 worldwide. We will update this frequently.

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The U.S. government is providing financial assistance and technical support to multiple Caribbean nations fighting COVID-19. Help ranges from distribution of medical and protective equipment to support for programs in which young leaders engage students while schools are closed.

July 22

Artificial intelligence is becoming a powerful tool for tracking and treating COVID-19 in the U.S. and abroad. Several U.S. institutions are developing new AI technology or using current technology to monitor and treat the new coronavirus.

July 21

Infectious disease experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are helping Latin American medics to fight COVID-19 with interactive webinars.

(Graphic: H. Efrem)

 

July 20

 

 

Master Sgt. Aisling Loftus, 100th Force Support Squadron postal superintendent, assembles a care package of hygiene items at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 15, 2020. Loftus spearheaded an initiative led by the Top-3 committee to collect hygiene items, snacks, and money for local healthcare workers. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)

 

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National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

 

July 13

 

Zimbabwe, Shamva district, 03 April 2020
WFP Zimbabwe is rolling out new risk-control measures at its food distributions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. WFP has increased the number of distributions to limit overcrowding, has distributed all protective clothing, health and safety items to the field, has installed hand-washing facilities and is ensuring social distancing. WFP and its partners have launched a communications campaign to pass important health, safety and hygiene information, via SMS, radio and in small community meetings.
In the Photo: Rebecca, a single mother of five, carries a sack of WFP food at a WFP food distribution where new health and safety measures have been rolled out to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Madziwa Secondary School, Shamva district, Zimbabwe.
Photo: WFP/Claire Nevill

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – MAY 7: Thomas Ellison tests a vaccine patch under development in a Verndari biotech lab at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Verndari is racing to develop a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine administered through a patch worn on the skin. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

 

July 10

 

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July 8

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July 7

The International Rescue Committee is partnering with a health facility in Syria to deliver medical supplies in that country and PPE to frontline health workers. (© IRC)

 

Engineers more accustomed to building spacecraft than medical devices worked on a prototype ventilator for coronavirus patients at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in March and April of 2020. VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally) is designed to be faster to build and easier to maintain than traditional ventilators, with a fraction of the parts. The VITAL team at JPL created their prototype in 37 days.
Additional images show more scenes of the team building the prototype.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

 

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Research into a COVID-19 vaccine continues among U.S. companies and government agencies. (© Shutterstock)

 

436th Aerial Port Squadron Airmen move U.S. Agency for International Development ventilators to be delivered to Moscow, Russia, on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 2, 2020. Dover AFB’s strategic location facilitates the expedient delivery of supplies throughout the globe, including Russia, where the COVID-19 outbreak is worsening and there are the third-highest number of cases in the world and the highest number of cases in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

 

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Medical workers from the Ministry of Health wearing protective suits handle a coronavirus test taken from a vendor at La Terminal market in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

 

June 24

 

The U.S. partnership with Mexico and Central America continues to encourage a strong COVID-19 response and a brighter economic future for all countries. Since the start of the pandemic, the United States has provided more than $22 million to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico to fight the disease.

A new online tool can estimate how long the virus that causes COVID-19 will survive on surfaces. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed the tool to help officials and business owners, in consultation with health professionals, make decisions on reopening facilities.

Medical workers from the Ministry of Health wearing protective suits handle a coronavirus test taken from a vendor at La Terminal market in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

 

 

June 23

https://twitter.com/JBarsaUSAID/status/1275446384141807616

In #Burma, the U.S. is helping in vulnerable communities protect themselves from #COVID19. With
@USAID
funding,
@UNICEF
is installing handwashing stations, providing soap, cleaning supplies, & safe water, & is disseminating critical info about preventing the spread of the virus. (© May May Khin/UNICEF)

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Mercy Corps’ cash aid programs help Venezuelan migrants in Colombia pay for medical care and other necessities during the coronavirus pandemic. (© Mercy Corps). April 2020 – Antioquia, Colombia. Mercy Corps is adapting its cash assistance programming in Colombia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the Colombians and Venezuelan migrants who participate in these programs have no savings and rely on informal commerce that is now halted for income.

June 18

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band performs a clarinet trio recital outside a retirement home in Wittlich, Germany, May 28, 2020. The team visited retirement homes surrounding Spangdahlem Air Base in the villages of Trier, Wittlich, and Landscheid, Germany, to build partnerships between the base and local communities and support those most impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)

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Alabama National Guard Surgeon General Colonel Michael Rowland talks directly to several Romanian military nurses and doctors before entering the Jefferson County Department of Health in Birmingham, Ala., May 29, 2020. The Romanians spent an afternoon at the health department posing questions and comparing tactics for handling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (U.S. Army Photo by SGT Samuel Hartley)

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In this photo taken Jan. 23, 2020, Dr. George Diaz, section chief for infectious diseases at Providence Regional Medical Center, poses for a photo in Everett, Wash. Diaz was part of the team that treated the first U.S. patient infected with the new virus from China, who was admitted to the facility on Jan. 20, 2020. The hospital released a statement Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, from the unidentified 35-year-old man that said he has left the hospital and is now in isolation at home, and will be monitored by officials with the Snohomish Health District in coordination with the hospital. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

June 12

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Stefanie Nochisaki, COVID-19 Contact Tracing Cell officer-in-charge gives a shop tour to Japan Air Self Defense Force Col. Masashi Iwata, Self Defense Forces Naha Hospital director, and Col. Morikatsu Tamashiro, Southwestern Air Defense Force Headquarters command surgeon, both assigned to Naha Air Base, at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 4, 2020. JASDF members toured both the hospital and the Joint COVID-19 Response Center in order to exchange operational knowledge and strategies for dealing with the pandemic and protecting military members, personnel and families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)

June 11

Research into a COVID-19 vaccine continues among U.S. companies and government agencies. (© Shutterstock)

June 10

US soldiers unload medical aid from the United States, including ventilators as a donation to help the country tackle the coronavirus outbreak, after a US airforce plane landed at Vnukovo International Airport outside in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

June 9

 

April 2020 – Borno, Nigeria. In order to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 at distributions of building materials and in the community, Mercy Corps team members are now educating program participants on thorough hand washing, constructing hand washing stations at distribution points, and limiting the number of participants allowed into the distribution area at one time. Physical distance between program participants as well as Mercy Corps team members is also being emphasized.

June 8

International relief organizations based in the United States are protecting the world’s most vulnerable people from COVID-19 (see the photo above). U.S. donors have given more than $4.3 billion to COVID-19 relief efforts worldwide.

An Italian air force member stands-by as a pallet of medical supplies from Milan, Italy is off-loaded in Rome, May, 13, 2020. In response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules assisted the Italian government in transporting medical supplies between supply hubs in Milan and Rome, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

 

June 5

 

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason McGhee, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, left, and Senior Airman Antonio Candler, 313th EOSS medical logistics, decontaminate a Transport Isolation System on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, after the transport of a potentially infectious patient to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 8, 2020. The mission marked the fourth mission and the 14th patient moved using the TIS since its first operational use on April 10. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize contamination risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients afflicted by a disease like coronavirus disease 2019. Presently, Air Mobility Command has multiple TIS Force Packages on alert at Ramstein AB, Travis AFB, and Joint Base Charleston, to support global requirements that may arise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)

June 3

 

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Tan (right), 86th Operations Support Squadron aircraft loadmaster, reviews manifest details with Italian air force 1st Warrant Officer Francesco G. during a support mission to assist the Italian government in transporting medical supplies to Milan, Italy, May 13, 2020. The mission is the first in a planned series of U.S. Air Forces in Europe mobility support operations to Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)

June 2

436th Aerial Port Squadron Airmen move U.S. Agency for International Development ventilators to be delivered to Moscow, Russia, on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 2, 2020. Dover AFB’s strategic location facilitates the expedient delivery of supplies throughout the globe, including Russia, where the COVID-19 outbreak is worsening and there are the third-highest number of cases in the world and the highest number of cases in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

June 1

TAMUNING, Guam (April 17, 2020) – Guam Air National Guard Airmen from the 254th REDHORSE Squadron meet with personnel from Guam Department of Public Works and Guam Power Authority to discuss logistics for a potential alternate care facility at the Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning April 17. The Guam National Guard is continuing to work with federal and local agencies during the island’s fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by JoAnna Delfin)

May 29

 

where one of our lead team members, Daniel Eleyahouzadeh ran an errand for Dr. Khan, a dermatology resident at SUNY Downstate after she worked 6 straight Covid shifts. He delivered a hazmat suit to the next resident taking on her shift in Brooklyn. (Courtesy NYC CovidSitters)

 

May 28

There are now 30 COVIDsitter sister programs in 21 states across the U.S., and more in Canada, the United Kingdom and Sudan. Volunteers are helping COVID-19 health care workers manage the home front.

 

May 27

The United States continues to lead the world’s COVID-19 response, with a commitment of more than $10 billion to fight the pandemic worldwide. “There is no country that remotely rivals what the United States has done to help combat this terrible virus,” Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said.

 

Kristin Joy, a volunteer, hands a cloth face mask at a drive thru at RAF Alconbury, England, April 15, 2020. Volunteers made 232 cloth face masks, which were given to community members to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima)

 

 

 

Check out this video to see how the U.S. is working as part of the international community to discover treatment options, share research and build partnerships to defeat COVID-19. The American private sector, academic institutions and government agencies are joining their allies in the unified fight against the new coronavirus.

The COVID-19 virus has disrupted life around the world, but the world is coming together in partnership. Technology companies are producing innovative new tests. (© AP Images)

May 26

LAKE SUCCESS, NY – MARCH 11: A lab technician begins semi-automated testing for COVID-19 at Northwell Health Labs on March 11, 2020 in Lake Success, New York. An emergency use authorization by the FDA allows Northwell to move from manual testing to semi-automated. (Photo by Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images)

 

May 26

 

The United States’ release of tens of thousands of coronavirus studies is enabling experts worldwide to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed the search for a COVID-19 cure.

 

Brooks Weisblat, vice president of technology at the the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, displays data related to the new coronavirus pandemic in the planetarium of the museum, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Miami. The museum is contributing to global scientific research efforts to fight diseases such as COVID-19, by enabling use of its computer servers through a platform run by the University of California, Berkeley, with support of the National Science Foundation. The project is looking to accurately model important coronavirus proteins and predict their three-dimensional shapes. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

 

May 22

 

SIGONELLA, Italy (April 20, 2020) Naval Air Station Sigonella Commanding Officer, Capt. Kevin Pickard and Lt. Cmdr. Steven Hervey one of the base chaplains pose for a photo with Mrs. Palmina Fraschilla, Acireale Education and Welfare Commissioner and Mr. Giuseppe Torrisi, Head of Acireale Civil Protection after arriving onboard Naval Air Station Sigonella to collect a food donation, April. 20. NAS Sigonella community donated more than 1,800 lbs of non-perishable food items and more, as part of a “Good Neighbor” campaign to assist local Sicilian communities affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S, allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Josh Cote)

May 21

 

Imam Mufti Mohammed Ismail, right, leader of An-Noor Cultural Center and masjid for a mostly Bangladeshi Muslim community in Elmhurst, N.Y., and volunteer Mohammad Q Ullah, left, arrive to deliver a box of food supplies to a family impacted by COVID-19 restrictions, Wednesday April 22, 2020. “I’m receiving so many phone calls from families who are saying, ‘we are not poor, but the situation has [made] it so hard, so we need a food box,” said Imam Ismail, adding that the act gives the center the opportunity to fulfill one of the tenets of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

May 20

U.S. donors of all major religions are helping fight COVID-­19 at home and abroad. The United States’ diverse religious communities are setting up emergency hospitals, trucking meals across the country, and supporting small businesses around the world.

Medical personnel work at the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital in New York’s Central Park, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

 

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – APRIL 03: David Walker makes components for a 3D printed face shield which he is designing for use by medical workers in his lab at Northwestern University on April 03, 2020 in Evanston, Illinois. Walker, who received his PHD from the university, is hoping to use the technology to mass produce face shields to help fill the need as the nation’s medical professionals deal with PPE shortages in their battle against COVID-19. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

 

May 19

While dozens of U.S. universities are working on vaccines and studies to guide the fight against COVID-19, others also are providing equipment and talent to help local communities.

In this Friday, April 24, 2020 photo, Wayne State University medical school students Lucia Luna-Wong, left and Michael Moentmann work in a COVID-19 testing center in Detroit. The students are volunteering in one of America’s hardest-hit cities, testing police officers, firefighters, bus drivers and other essential workers who keep Detroit running. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

 

scientist in biohazard protection clothing analyzing covid 19 sample with microscope and holding coronavirus covid 19 blood sample tube on hand in laboratory, coronavirus covid 19 vaccine research
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May 18

U.S. researchers are joining forces with scientists around the world to find solutions that will end the COVID-19 pandemic. The collaboration ranges from experiments to adapt a measles vaccine to prevent COVID-19 to efforts to understand how the human immune system’s antibodies attack the coronavirus.

U.S. Army medic paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade attend an IV class in support of preventative efforts against COVID-19 on Caserma Del Din, Italy, April 20, 2020.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States Europe, Africa and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Lucas)

May 15

Swindlers around the world are trying to cash in on COVID-19 fears with bogus vaccines and cures. They steal money from their victims and spread misinformation. The U.S. Department of Justice is working to put a stop to such fraud.

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Researchers from the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute have won a $10 million grant from the U.S. government to map cases of the new coronavirus and anticipate how communities will be affected. The institute’s computer scientists and epidemiologists will lead teams from several other institutions using big-data computing tools. Such data allows experts to see how human behaviors affect the spread of disease.

Computer scientist Madhav Marathe leads a team at the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute. (© Dan Addison/University of Virginia)

 

Dr. Haidar Al-Saadi treats COVID-19 patients in a suburban Detroit hospital. (Courtesy of Dr. Haidar Al-Saadi)

May 14

 

Muslims traditionally make a special effort to increase their charitable activities during Ramadan. COVID-19 hasn’t changed that for American Muslims. Read about their stories.

Volunteers at the Islamic Society of Central Florida distribute food from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to needy families during a drive-thru event on April 9, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. The food bank has seen record demand for assistance in the Orlando area due to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

 

May 13

 

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The United States is at the forefront of global health security. Follow this link for a video on how U.S. leadership in the fight against HIV, Zika, Ebola and other diseases has prepared the international community to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scholars around the world who have been part of the State Department’s Fulbright Program are using their experience to help their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

May 12

Medical workers are benefiting from the many U.S. businesses that have turned their attention to the COVID-19 pandemic. (© AP Images)

 

An American company based in California is using drones to transport COVID-19 tests between rural Ghana and two of the country’s main cities. Zipline International Inc. is one example of the many private U.S. companies that are stepping forward to address the coronavirus crisis internationally. But it’s the first time drones have been used to deliver COVID-19 test samples, according to media reports.

May 10

May 9

The U.S. donation to Uruguay strengthens the country’s capacity to respond to COVID-19. (U.S. Embassy Uruguay)

May 8

The U.S. government is providing millions of dollars as well as training and supplies to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to Central and South American countries. A total of more than $73 million has been provided to the Western Hemisphere in response to the pandemic.

May 7

When Americans look for data on COVID-19, the U.S. public health system delivers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gathers data, monitors shifts in disease patterns, and provides safety guidelines to prevent infection. Its experts also collaborate with overseas colleagues to track new cases.

Microbiologist Molly Freeman pulls bacteria from a vial in a laboratory researching foodborne-disease outbreaks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. (© David Goldman/AP Images)

 

May 6

The United States is providing nearly $40 million to help Pacific Island nations prevent and control COVID-19. Over the last 20 years, the United States has invested over $5 billion in assistance for the Pacific islands, with more than $620 million for health in the past decade.

The U.S. help for Pacific island nations’ response to COVID-19 includes aid to health centers like this one in Vanuatu, seen in May 2019. (© Laszlo Mates/Shutterstock)

 

Capt. Arfan Malik, a critical care nurse at the Intensive Care Unit, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, trains Holly Bryant, a registered nurse with the Labor and Delivery Unit at LRMC, various training elements designed to increase staffing capabilities in support of COVID-19 operations at LRMC, April 20. Health care professionals throughout LRMC are undergoing critical care training as part of larger efforts to increase staff readiness and development. (U.S. Army/Marcy Sanchez)

May 5

 

May 4

The U.S. is providing more than $110 million to help countries in the Middle East and North Africa fight COVID-19, including Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon and Morocco, as well as the West Bank. This will improve disease detection and prevention, bolster lab capacity, and treat patients. The U.S. is also partnering with humanitarian groups to support water sanitation and hygiene programs.

Vehicles in northeast Syria on March 27 hold medical supplies, part of U.S. and coalition efforts to prevent and treat COVID-19 in prisons and hospitals in the country. (DVIDS/Courtesy photo)

 

Nurse Tatsanee Onthong, 26, wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as she attends to a COVID-19 in the Emerging Infectious Disease Clinic intensive care unit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, April 22, 2020. Picture taken April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha – RC2HDG9T9X24

 

 

May 1

The U.S. is a primary partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations when it comes to investing in health. A new $35 million in U.S. emergency aid is helping ASEAN countries respond to COVID-19. That’s part of the long-term U.S. investments to improve public health in the region.

April 30

Diana Berrent was one of the first people in Port Washington, New York, to test positive for COVID-19. The hope that she would make it and that her antibodies could potentially save others inspired the photographer to start Survivor Corps to urge COVID-19 survivors to donate blood and plasma. Their donations help medical researchers better understand the disease and may ultimately help patients get more effective treatments.

Diana Berrent encourages COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma for research. (© Diana Berrent)

 

Tilliesa Banks, right, a nurse in Seattle, helps a colleague put on a medical face shield before they start their shift in a triage tent outside the Harborview Medical Center’s emergency department.

April 29

 

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April 27

The coronavirus pandemic is inspiring people worldwide to help their communities. Some of these local champions are alumni of U.S. Department of State programs, using their leadership and skills to help people in need.

April 24

April 23

The U.S. is the world’s largest donor to global public health, donating billions of dollars each year to fight diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria, and, now, COVID-19. This commitment remains as the U.S. investigates the World Health Organization’s failure to provide timely, accurate information on the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.

Georgian officials who received training (above) and equipment from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency are fighting the spread of COVID-19 in Georgia. (DTRA)

 

April 22

The U.S. is helping European nations fight COVID-19, relying on long-standing partnerships to improve disease prevention and detection across the continent.

A pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller, left, the first shot in a clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 on March 16 at a research center in Seattle. (© Ted S. Warren/AP Images)

 

April 21

 

Here’s a look at how Americans’ spirit of volunteerism is thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

April 19

April 17

The United States and its NATO allies are helping allied and partner nations combat COVID-19 across two continents.

April 16

The U.S. government is supplying millions of dollars, training and equipment to African countries to help them combat the spread of the new coronavirus.

 

April 14

 

 

April 13

The United States is pledging an additional $225 million to the global fight against COVID-19, strengthening its commitment to stopping the global pandemic.

 

April 11

 

 

This rolling collection of photos, tweets and articles offers a snapshot of the U.S. commitment to fighting COVID-19 worldwide. We will update frequently.

April 7

U.S. charities are donating millions to stop the spread of COVID-19, funding research (above) into new therapies and helping cities around the world improve detection and treatment.

The people of the United States care for the people of China. As the People’s Republic of China grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, U.S. companies sprang into action to provide assistance, relief and containment efforts.

 

 

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