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Italian boy infected with COVID-19 one month earlier than China's first case in Wuhan: Study
Dec 12, 2020 09:27A new study conducted by research fellows from the University of Milan has found evidence of COVID-19 in a boy from the Milan area as early as the end of November 2019, months before the first identified coronavirus disease case in Italy and also earlier than the outbreak in Wuhan city, central China.
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Germany braces for tougher lockdown before Christmas
Dec 12, 2020 03:06Germany will have to impose tougher coronavirus restrictions before Christmas to try to get the pandemic under control, ministers and regional leaders said on Friday (December 11), as Baden-Wuerttemberg became the latest state to impose a night curfew.
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American States with lax COVID-19 restrictions are spreading the virus to their neighbors
Dec 11, 2020 17:18The incongruous approaches and the lack of national standards in the US have created confusion, conflict and a muddled public health message, likely hampering efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus
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Russia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths
Dec 11, 2020 16:02Russia reported on Friday its highest COVID-19 daily death tally a day after official data revealed a surge in excess deaths in October that made it Russia's most deadly month in a decade.
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Rising death toll tempers US enthusiasm over vaccine
Dec 11, 2020 15:59A mounting US death toll has tempered enthusiasm about a coming COVID-19 vaccine with high fatalities projected every day for the months ahead, even with a rapid rollout of inoculations, which could start as soon as Monday.
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UN warns 1 billion more people headed for extreme poverty by 2030 amid pandemic
Dec 10, 2020 17:32According to the findings of the new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the “severe long-term effects” of the global pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty over the next decade.
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Millions of Californians put under strict COVID lockdown
Dec 10, 2020 16:49More than three-quarters of California’s population are now living under the harshest lockdowns in the US, as COVID-19 cases hit record levels in the country’s most populous state.
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Daily US COVID-19 deaths hit new record, prompting pleas to scale back Christmas
Dec 10, 2020 16:35The United States’ daily death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 3,000 for the first time, prompting pleas for Americans to scale back Christmas plans even with vaccines on the cusp of winning regulatory approval.
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Iran's coronavirus death toll declining gradually
Dec 10, 2020 12:17The trajectory of the coronavirus death toll in Iran has shown a gradual downward trend with the country’s Health Ministry reporting 284 new deaths in 24 hours.
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WH task force: Vaccine may not reduce virus spread until late spring
Dec 10, 2020 08:07The White House coronavirus task force has warned the governors across the United States that the ongoing vaccination plan won't reduce the spread of the disease until the end of spring.