The US was performing an average of 740,000 tests per day as of Tuesday, according to the COVID Tracking Project, a decline of more than 100,000 daily tests compared with two weeks ago, the Post said.
The United States began eliminating Hong Kong's special trade status under the US law, halting defense exports and restricting the city's access to high technology products.
The US Fed, on the other hand, has decided to maintain interest rates close to zero after a two-day meeting on Wednesday. It committed to using its "full range of tools" to support the US economy in the challenging times, as the COVID-19 crisis poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term.
The UK's Natural Environment Research Council and the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council have pledged 4 million pounds (.3 million) in funding over the next three years for the projects, which will also receive funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
The US government on Aug. 7 re-imposed sanctions on Iran on non-energy areas, and will slap the remaining sanctions on Nov. 5 that concentrate on such areas as energy, shipping and ports.
The US car maker announced a joint venture with China's Anhui Zotye Automobile to produce and sell electric cars in China, with plans to launch 15 electric car models in the country by 2025.
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The US official will also attend the first meeting of Saudi-Iraqi coordination meeting in Riyadh, held as part of Saudi's approach to improve ties with the country to counter Iran power in Iraq.
The UN's International Labor Organization reported this week that the global workforce will be hit with the equivalent of the loss of more than 300 million jobs.
The US action is said to show solidarity with its ally Britain, which claims that Moscow is responsible for the poisoning of a former Russian spy on March 4 in Britain with a military-grade nerve agent. Russia has denied involvement in the case.
The US president and the first lady will spend nearly four hours in the city before flying to northern city of Agra (in Uttar Pradesh state) to have a sun-set glimpse of the world heritage site the "Taj Mahal".