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India's COVID-19 deaths surpass 55,000, total cases near 3 million

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,975,701 and death toll due to the pandemic in the country also surged to 55,794 on Saturday, revealed the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As m

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India's COVID-19 tally surpasses 2.9 million

India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 2.9 million on Friday as cases in Bangladesh climbed past 290,000, while the Philippines reported 4,786 newly confirmed cases, bringin

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Moroccan king warns of new lockdown amid spike in coronavirus infections

Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Thursday warned that a new and harsher lockdown could be imposed if the country fails to halt the rapid spike in COVID-19 infections. If figures continue to increase

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Africa's COVID-19 infections at 1,128,245: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: A man washes his hands at the Primary Healthcare Centre, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria May 7, 2020. Picture taken May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Temila

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407 new COVID-19 cases reported in Libya

A nurse prepares sterilising fluid at the Benghazi Medical Centre during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Benghazi, Libya August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/

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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 1.1 mln mark

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,108, 837 as the death toll rose to 25,337, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Sunday. The A

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Chinese mainland reports 19 new COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland registered 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday – 15 from overseas and four domestically transmitted, the Chinese health authority said Sunday.The four domestically-transm

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Brazil reports over 50,000 new COVID-19 cases, 1,060 more deaths

The Brazilian Ministry of Health reported on Friday 50,644 new COVID-19 cases and 1,060 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The national caseload rose to 3,275,520 and t

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Interview: Africa CDC director urges strong collaboration to contain COVID-19 in Africa

Director of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, on Wednesday called for strong continental and global collaboration to contain the rapid spread of CO

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U.S. state of California surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19

The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. state of California grew to 10,011 on Friday, according to the newest figure updated by the state's Department of Public Health

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43 Syrians killed in Beirut's explosion: embassy

As many as 43 Syrians were killed in the mega blast that shook the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday. Citing a stateme

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Russian COVID-19 cases surpass 880,000

Russia has registered 5,212 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 882,347, the country's coronavirus response center said Saturday. Meanwhile, 129 people died in the same peri

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Mexico's coronavirus death toll tops 50,000

01:24 The pandemic reached a grim milestone in Mexico.More than 50,000 have died of COVID-19 in the country making it third in the world in death toll, behind only the United States an

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Death toll rises to 154 in Beirut explosions

The death toll in the huge explosions that rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday has reached 154, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Friday. Hassan said tha

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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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U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 160,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 160,000 mark to reach 160,090 as of 21:48 p.m. local time on Thursday (0148 GMT Friday), according to the Center for Systems Sc

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COVID-19 deaths in Brazil top 98,000

Brazil on Thursday recorded 1,237 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 98,493. Tests also detected 53,139 new infections,