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Coronavirus cases worldwide up 14% in past week: WHO
Mar 31, 2021 03:02More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.
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Imam Hussein, martyred for justice
Aug 30, 2020 05:57Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, and his 72 companions were martyred in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 10.3mn, 505K dead
Jun 30, 2020 06:42The number of coronavirus infections worldwide has surpassed the 10.3 million mark, and 505,518 related deaths have occurred, according to the latest data tracked by John Hopkins University’s COVID-19 resource center.
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COVID-19 updates: WHO reports record daily rise in cases; global infections pass 8.9mn
Jun 22, 2020 04:05The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, since the pandemic started around the globe early this year.
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Global COVID-19 cases pass 7.13mn mark, death toll at 406,540
Jun 09, 2020 06:38The total coronavirus infections worldwide now number at 7,136,366, and the toll of related deaths has reached 406,902.
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Global COVID-19 cases near 5.5mn mark, WHO warns of 2nd peak
May 26, 2020 05:21The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide now stands at 5,495,061, with 346,232 cases having resulted in loss of life, according to the latest figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Over 4.56 million people have COVID-19 worldwide
May 15, 2020 12:53More than 4.56 million people are now infected with the new coronavirus across the world, and over 304,000 have died.
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WHO urges vigilance as world tiptoes out of virus lockdown
May 12, 2020 06:40The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on people around the world, while countries gradually dial down measures to contain their outbreaks, potentially risking more infections and deaths.
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Global COVID-19 cases near 3.7mn mark, with over 257K deaths
May 06, 2020 06:11Coronavirus cases worldwide have reached 3,663,824, and 257,277 people have so far died, with the United States and Western Europe continuing to lead the rest of the world by far both in the number of infections and fatalities.
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Govts. cautiously lifting lockdowns as COVID-19 deaths surpass quarter-of-a-million
May 05, 2020 06:03The world has started to cautiously reemerge from strict lockdowns and quarantines of the past few months, as deaths from the COVID-19 disease have surpassed a quarter of a million — 252,4800 — globally, and the global caseload now stands at 3,646,225.