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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1 mln mark

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday revealed that the number of COVID-19 cases across the African continent has exceeded 1 million. The Africa CDC, a speciali

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S.Korea reports 20 more COVID-19 cases, 14,519 in total

South Korea reported 20 more cases of the COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. Friday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,519. The da

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Twitter temporarily freezes Trump's campaign account over false COVID-19 claims

Twitter said Wednesday it has temporarily frozen U.S. President Donald Trump's official campaign account until it removed a post containing false COVID-19 claims. The

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U.S. economy needs more fiscal support to move into recovery phase: Fed official

Amid the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases, the U.S. economy clearly needs more fiscal support to move into the recovery phase from the reopening phase, a senior Federal Reserve official said We

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Israeli military sets up coronavirus task force

The Israeli military said Wednesday it was establishing a coronavirus task force aimed at cutting the chain of infection in the country.In a statement, the military sai

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Paris to make people wear masks in some outdoor areas

Paris authorities are soon expected to make the wearing of masks compulsory in certain busy streets and other outdoor places in the city."We are going to ask that it be

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 700,000

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. With the global case count reaching 18,480,000, the death toll now stands at 700,647, the Center for Syst

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China effectively contains COVID-19 epidemic in Urumqi, Dalian: official

A health official said Wednesday China has effectively contained the rapid expansion of COVID-19 cases in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomou

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Iran's COVID-19 cases near 315,000; Turkey sees higher daily rise in infections

As the COVID-19 continued to spread in the Middle East on Tuesday, Iran saw its total cases approaching 315,000. Meanwhile, Turkey's daily hike in coronavirus infections exceeded 1,000 for the

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The continent's COVID-19 cases near 970,000: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 968,020 on Tuesday, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, a specialized

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French top scientific body sees second wave of COVID-19 in autumn or winter

France’s top scientific body said a second wave of the coronavirus was “highly likely” this autumn or winter as the country grapples with a marked increase of new cases

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France "highly likely" to face second wave of COVID-19 in coming months: scientific council

As COVID-19 cases flared up and the number of patients requiring life support surged after declining for four months, a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is highly expected this autumn or wi

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U.S. short of plan to get vaccine to communities of color hit by COVID-19

People tour the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 31, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua) Despite its efforts to develop a vaccine against the CO

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Philippines reports record-high 6,352 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 112,593

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 112,593 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported a record high of 6,352 new cases on Tuesday.

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Another U.S. diplomat tests positive for COVID-19 in Cambodia

Cambodia confirmed on Tuesday that one more U.S. diplomat tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected U.S. diplomats in the country to four. A

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WHO advance team concludes China groundwork mission to identify COVID-19 origins

The advance team in China has concluded their efforts to prepare mission into origins of the new coronavirus, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom

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Russian military says their COVID-19 vaccine creates immunity to virus

People are seen on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on July 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn) On Saturday, Russia's Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that Russia was preparing a mass vaccinatio