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US military puts marines in lockdown following coronavirus outbreak on Japan bases
Jul 13, 2020 14:13American military personnel in two US bases in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan have been put under lockdown after dozens of forces tested positive for COVID-19.
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US COVID-19 cases surpass 3.3 million, deaths top 135,000
Jul 13, 2020 13:19The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday recorded 59,747 new cases over the last 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
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Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan, son stable after contracting COVID-19
Jul 13, 2020 09:41India’s most famous film star Amitabh Bachchan, and his son Abhishek, are in stable condition after testing positive for the coronavirus, a hospital official and government health authorities said on Sunday.
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Russia ‘successfully completes’ human testing of COVID-19 vaccine + World updates
Jul 12, 2020 11:39A Russian research center says it has successfully completed the clinical trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on humans, and scientists in China and Thailand are also racing to start new phases in developing their own potential vaccines for COVID-19.
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Rouhani rules out lockdown, calls on Iranians to respect protocols
Jul 11, 2020 13:32President Hassan Rouhani says Iran cannot afford to shut down its economy amid the most draconian US sanctions which are hampering the country’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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WHO advance team leaves for China to probe into coronavirus origin
Jul 11, 2020 06:33The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a team of experts to China to open an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 550,000 people across the globe.
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COVID-19 pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when new coronavirus is airborne
Jul 11, 2020 06:24The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory.
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Doctors, teachers reject Trump's pressure to reopen US schools
Jul 11, 2020 05:58Groups representing the nation’s doctors, teachers and top school officials on Friday pushed back against pressure from President Donald Trump to fully reopen US schools despite a surge in coronavirus cases, saying science must guide the decisions.
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Town centre hand gel stations being smashed up 'for alcohol gel inside'
Jul 11, 2020 05:50Hand sanitiser stations set up in town and city centres across England are being smashed up by people who then drink the alcohol gel inside, it has been reported.
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India reports record daily coronavirus toll, local lockdowns re-imposed
Jul 11, 2020 05:26India reported a record 26,506 new coronavirus cases on Friday as authorities re-imposed lockdowns in its most populous state and in an industrial hub, home to automakers and drug factories.