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Ecuador's coronavirus case total is twice as high as confirmed: minister
Ecuador's health minister said on Thursday the country's coronavirus case total was twice as high as previously confirmed, as authorities added 11,000 new infections that resulted from delayed testing.
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New Yorkers sing 'Lean on Me' to honor essential workers during coronavirus pandemic
It starts as it has around the world with people leaning out of windows and standing on balconies clapping, cheering and banging pots and pans to honor essential workers still operating during the coronavirus pandemic.
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More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus: union
More than 5,000 U.S. meat and food-processing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus, and 13 have died, the country's largest meatpacking union said on Thursday.
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New York survey suggests nearly 14% in state may have coronavirus antibodies
A preliminary survey of New York state residents found that nearly 14% of those tested had antibodies against the novel coronavirus, suggesting that some 2.7 million may already have been infected, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 49,000, averaging 2,000 lives lost a day: Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 49,000 on Thursday as the number of lives lost in April rises by an average of 2,000 a day, according to a Reuters tally.
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U.S. CDC reports 828,441 coronavirus cases, 46,379 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 828,441 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 25,858 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,804 to 46,379.
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China reports six new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 10 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 6 new coronavirus cases as of end-April 23, down from 10 reported a day earlier, putting the total number of COVID-19 infections at 82,804.
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J&J strikes deal with Emergent BioSolutions on coronavirus vaccine manufacturing
Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it had struck a deal with Emergent BioSolutions Inc to use its manufacturing facilities to help in an effort to make more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to stop the novel coronavirus.
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Spain sorry for mix-up over kids as study sheds lights on virus spread
Spain's government apologised for causing confusion over new lockdown rules for children on Thursday, while a scientific study suggested the new coronavirus may have been circulating among the population longer than previously thought.
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Costa Rica pushes back coronavirus, reducing current cases
While parts of Latin America enter the toughest phase of the coronavirus pandemic, Costa Rica has for the past week reported a steady fall in the number of people currently infected, in a sign the country's approach to the crisis may be paying off.
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'We are failing our grandparents' Canada's Trudeau says as COVID-19 hammers nursing homes
Canada is failing its seniors as officials struggle to contain fatal outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in long-term care homes across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
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Doctors launch legal challenge to UK government over protective kit
Two British doctors who have been exposed to COVID-19 patients have launched a legal challenge against the government over what they say is a lack of protective kit and unclear guidance on when and how it should be used.
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Gilead disputes report that its drug flopped in leaked coronavirus trial
A closely-watched Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug failed to help patients with severe COVID-19 in a clinical trial conducted in China, but the drugmaker said the findings were inconclusive because the study was terminated early.
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New York test of 3,000 people finds 14% with coronavirus antibodies
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday a screening of 3,000 residents found that 13.9 percent tested positive for antibodies for the novel coronavirus, suggesting that some 2.7 million people across the state may have been infected.
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What U.S. doctors wish they had known before the coronavirus outbreak
"What I did not recognize was the severity of illness that would be seen in patients who are older and the rapidity with which this illness would spread through elderly populations."
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Lombardy becomes latest Italian region to start own coronavirus tests
The northern Italian region of Lombardy, at the epicentre of Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak, began an antibody testing programme on Thursday as it prepared to start opening up its economy following weeks of lockdown.
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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll edges up, but new cases fall
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 464 on Thursday, against 437 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new infections declined to 2,646 from 3,370 on Wednesday.
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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll edges up, but new cases fall
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 464 on Thursday, against 437 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new infections declined to 2,646 from 3,370 on Wednesday.
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Nuclear decommission industry donates gowns to help health workers
Britain's nuclear industry is giving specialised equipment for the country's health service to help fight the coronavirus outbreak, with Sellafield Limited, which reprocesses nuclear fuel, donating 20,000 gowns and other kit.
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European firms step up COVID-19 vaccines work, UK team starts human trials
Scientists in Britain began clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday as other vaccine developers across Europe also stepped up work on experimental shots against the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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