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Global coronavirus cases exceeded the 19 million mark Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus has reached 713,406, with recoveries topping 11.48 million. The US…
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Turkey on Saturday confirmed 981 more recoveries from the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally to 215,516, according to the country’s health minister. Citing Health Ministry data, Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that a total of 996…
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For the fourth day in a row, India has recorded more than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to more than 1.7 million. Most of the new cases, more than 30,000 of them, were detected in the…
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South Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have crossed half a million, its health ministry has announced, while cases in Africa as a whole approached a million. Africa’s most industrialised nation recorded 10,107 new confirmed cases of…
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Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID-19.…
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Herman Cain, a onetime Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show.…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that easing of Covid-19 restrictions could lead to a resurgence and has asked African governments to strengthen testing and contact tracing. WHO’s regional director Dr Matshidiso Moeti said…
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Top Republicans have rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that November’s presidential election should be delayed over alleged fraud concerns. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both…
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Global coronavirus cases exceeded 17 million marks on Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus has reached 667,084, with recoveries topping 9.95 million. The US…
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The annual Hajj pilgrimage performed by Muslims from around the world is beginning in Saudi Arabia, dramatically scaled back because of coronavirus. International visitors have been banned from making the journey to Mecca, to try to curb…
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