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Argentina's new daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for first time
Argentina confirmed more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday as the rate of new infections continued to rise just days after it extended lockdown measures in the capital Buenos Aires, the country's largest city and epicenter for the virus.
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Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves, study shows
Population-wide facemask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a UK study published Wednesday.
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Half of Californians live in areas with worrying resurgence of coronavirus
Nearly half of all Californians live in areas where coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are rising quickly enough to put their counties on a watch list for potential reinstatement of shutdowns, a Reuters analysis of state data show.
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Mexico's coronavirus peak still weeks off, 600 new deaths tallied
New coronavirus cases in Mexico are expected to keep rising, a top health official said on Tuesday, even as the government pushes a gradual reopening of the economy launched at the beginning of this month.
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Mexico confirms nearly 600 new coronavirus deaths: health ministry
Mexico's health ministry reported 4,199 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 596 additional fatalities on Tuesday, bringing the total in the country to 124,301 cases and 14,649 deaths.
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Mainland China reports three new confirmed, five asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported three confirmed and five new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases by the end of June 9, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
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Brazil reports 32,091 new coronavirus cases and 1,272 deaths
Brazil reported 32,091 new cases of coronavirus and 1,272 new deaths for the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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U.S. charges firm president, trader in COVID-19 fraud schemes
U.S. authorities on Tuesday said they have charged the head of California medical technology firm Arrayit Corp and an investor in the company, alleging that they had roles in schemes related to COVID-19 claims.
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Six EU leaders urge greater collaboration to tackle future pandemics
The leaders of six European Union nations have called for building up EU stocks of critical medicines and equipment and other measures to boost the bloc's long-term resilience to public health crises.
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French coronavirus deaths remain under 100 for seventh day in a row
France's coronavirus death toll rose by 87 or 0.3% to 29,296 on Tuesday, the highest daily toll since June 2, but remained under 100 for the seventh day in a row, health ministry data showed.
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China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
Beijing dismissed as "ridiculous" a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that suggested the new coronavirus may already have been spreading in China last August, and scientists said it offered no convincing evidence of when the outbreak began.
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Brazil's São Paulo registers record daily coronavirus deaths
Brazil's most populous state São Paulo registered on Tuesday a record in daily coronavirus deaths, as COVID-19 continues to ravage the country.
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Germany to extend virus-related travel ban for non-European countries
Germany plans to extend a travel ban for non-European countries until Aug. 31, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday, adding Berlin was also strongly advising against any cruises due to the special risks related to coronavirus.
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U.S. government offers $25 billion in COVID-19 relief to some hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Tuesday it would distribute about $25 billion to hospitals that have not previously received relief funds as they grapple with a rise in COVID-19 cases.
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WHO Americas director concerned about pandemic surging in new Latin America regions
The World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas Carissa Etienne said on Tuesday that data has raised concerns that novel coronavirus cases are surging in new places in Latin America as some areas show "exponential" rises.
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Corning wins U.S. funding to boost vial output for COVID-19 vaccines
Glass maker Corning Inc said on Tuesday it would receive $204 million from the U.S. government to boost the manufacturing capacity of its vials that will be used to store coronavirus vaccines and treatments.
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Brazil to consider leaving World Health Organization: Bolsonaro
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that he will consider pulling the country out of the World Health Organization once the coronavirus pandemic has passed.
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AstraZeneca wins fresh U.S. funding in race for COVID-19 treatment
AstraZeneca on Tuesday received $23.7 million in funding from a U.S. government agency to advance the development of antibody-based COVID-19 treatments as the British drugmaker ramps up efforts beyond its potential vaccine to combat the pandemic.
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Mexico coronavirus peak still weeks away, pandemic czar says
New coronavirus cases in Mexico will keep rising for weeks to come, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Tuesday, after the number of confirmed cases exceeded several expected peaks for the country in recent weeks.
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Corning wins U.S. funding for glass vials output for COVID-19 vaccines
Glass maker Corning Inc said on Tuesday it would receive $204 million from the U.S. government to boost manufacturing capacity of its vials that will be used to package coronavirus vaccines and treatments.
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