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Expert warns US cities could face 'apocalyptic' future as country sets record for new COVID-19 cases in one day
Jun 28, 2020 04:55The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on Wednesday released a model showing that nearly 180,000 people in the United States will die because of Covid-19 by October 1. The researchers also projected the U.S. death toll would drop to about 146,000 if at least 95% of people wore masks in public.
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National unity key to eradicating COVID-19: President Rouhani
Jun 28, 2020 04:34President Hassan Rouhani highlighted Iran’s good handling of the COVID-19 crisis, stressing national unity as key to uprooting the viral disease.
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Reusable containers safe during Covid-19 pandemic, say experts
Jun 27, 2020 03:17More than 100 scientists will publish a signed statement on Monday (22 June) to reassure the public that reusable containers are safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Study: COVID-19 exacerbating America’s massive wealth inequality and racial divide
Jun 26, 2020 14:07Black Americans are dying at almost three times the rate whites are, with Latinos and Native Americans also dying at elevated levels to the rest of the population.
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Trump responds to COVID-19 spike by cracking down on immigration
Jun 26, 2020 13:59Trump and the immigration hawks around him have been working to prevent immigration and increase deportations since taking office, and advocates say the administration is using COVID-19 as an excuse to appease hardliners and pursue a harsh nativist agenda ahead of the 2020 elections.
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US confirms daily record of nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases
Jun 26, 2020 13:23The United States has confirmed a daily record of nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
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US regime leads global economic, medical terror against Iran: Foreign Ministry
Jun 26, 2020 10:34Iran’s Foreign Ministry has censured the White House for its desperate efforts to lead an international campaign to use ‘economic, medical terrors against Iranian human rights.’
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Scientists just beginning to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19
Jun 26, 2020 10:29Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects on patients and health systems for years to come, according to doctors and infectious disease experts.
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Tensions flare over virus-hit 'ghetto' in southern Italy
Jun 26, 2020 10:25Italy sent riot police as reinforcements Friday to a council estate in the south where a cluster of coronavirus cases among Bulgarian farm workers has sparked tensions with locals.
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WHO warns of ‘significant resurgence' of coronavirus in Europe
Jun 26, 2020 06:25The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about a "significant resurgence" of cases of the new coronavirus in nearly a dozen European nations, saying the risk of another outbreak has now become a “reality.”