Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The death toll from the coronavirus in the United States has skyrocketed above 12000 with New York State recording at least 731 deaths in 24 hours.