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Coronavirus deaths top 50,000 in Latin America: Reuters tally
Latin America hit a grim milestone on Saturday as coronavirus deaths topped 50,000 and cases neared 1 million, with countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru struggling to stem the tide, according to a Reuters tally.
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Lack of protective gear leaves Mexican nurses battling pandemic in fear
As a nurse on the front lines of Mexico's coronavirus battle, Gisela Hernandez has stayed away from her children for nearly two months, sleeping in a hotel and even her car to avoid infecting them because she feels inadequately protected at work.
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Drugs standards group nixes plan to kick pharma's crab blood habit
Horseshoe crabs' icy-blue blood will remain the drug industry's standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to give equal status to a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss biotech Lonza and animal welfare groups.
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Russia plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in two weeks: report
Russian scientists plan to start clinical trials within two weeks on a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus, the health minister was quoted as saying on Saturday as authorities approved the country's first anti-COVID-19 drug.
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U.S. CDC reports total of 1,737,950 coronavirus cases, 102,785 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported a total 1,737,950 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 18,123 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,074 to 102,785.
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French coronavirus case numbers extend decline
France's coronavirus case numbers are continuing to decline, health officials said on Saturday, with 14,380 patients currently in hospital, down from 14,695 a day earlier.
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EU urges U.S. to reconsider decision to cut ties with WHO
The European Union urged the United States on Saturday to reconsider its decision to cut ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chinese vaccine could be ready by year-end, government body says
A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) said in a social media post.
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Malaysia reports 30 new COVID-19 infections
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Indonesia reports 557 new coronavirus infections
Indonesia reported on Saturday 557 new coronavirus infections, taking the Southeast Asian nation's tally to 25,773, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.
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Russia reports 181 new coronavirus deaths, down from Friday's record high
Russia on Saturday reported 181 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, down from the record 232 deaths registered the previous day and pushing the nationwide death toll to 4,555.
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Singapore's health ministry confirms 506 more coronavirus cases
Singapore's health ministry said on Saturday it had confirmed 506 more coronavirus cases, making a total 34,366 infections.
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Taiwan approves Gilead's remdesivir to treat COVID-19
Taiwan's government said on Saturday it had approved Gilead Sciences' potential COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, to treat the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Thailand reports 1 new coronavirus case, no new deaths
Thailand reported one new coronavirus case on Saturday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,077 as local transmission of the new virus appears to wane.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 738 to 181,196
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 738 to 181,196, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.
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China reports four new coronavirus cases for May 29
China recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus as of the end of May 29, up from none the day before, data from the country's health authority showed on Saturday.
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Saturated hospitals, airlifts as California border region virus cases surge
Coronavirus cases are surging in a scorching hot desert region straddling south California and a city near Mexico's Tijuana, leading to saturated hospitals, a cross-border overspill of patients and airlifts from rural U.S. clinics.
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House Democrats launch inquiry into Medicare stimulus payouts
Two U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday launched an inquiry into whether the Health and Human Services Department misdirected billions of dollars in coronavirus stimulus money to healthcare providers facing criminal or civil fraud investigations.
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Missouri's only abortion clinic wins licensing battle against state health department
Missouri's only abortion clinic on Friday won its legal fight to stay open, as an independent arbiter found the state's health department was unjustified in denying the clinic's application to renew its license.
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Brazil reaches 27,878 coronavirus deaths, surpasses Spain
Coronavirus deaths in Brazil reached 27,878, the Health Ministry said on Friday, surpassing Spain to become the fifth ranking nation in the number of dead.
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