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Administration sees Washington, DC, area as ongoing virus problem area
It is proving hard to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the Washington, DC area, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, even though the nation's capital is where the voices are loudest about the need for social distancing.
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Nicaraguan government says coronavirus deaths rise to 17
Nicaragua's Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a total of 17 people had died in the country from the novel coronavirus, while there were 254 cases in the past week, compared with a previously reported total count of eight deaths and 25 cases.
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Dutch farm worker contracted coronavirus from mink: agriculture minister
A person who worked on a farm where mink are bred to export their fur contracted the coronavirus from the animals, the Dutch Agriculture Minister said in a letter to parliament on Wednesday.
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Trump defends his use of unproven treatment as prevention against coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use.
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Bolsonaro says Brazil to issue new chloroquine protocol on Wednesday
Brazil's Health Ministry will issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of chloroquine for treating the novel coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro said, days after the health minister quit under pressure to sign the new guidelines.
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Premier League confirms six positive COVID-19 cases after testing
The Premier League said on Tuesday that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals.
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Vaccine not only for rich, Cuomo says, and decries leadership by tweet
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that any vaccine to prevent the coronavirus should be distributed fairly without regard for wealth and called for U.S. crisis leadership based on competence and not Twitter posts.
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MGM, Caesars and Boyd will participate in employee COVID-19 testing plan
The Las Vegas gaming industry will offer COVID-19 tests to employees before they return to work, the Culinary Union announced Tuesday, moving the hard-hit sector a step closer to reopening.
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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S., Canada
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying it was part of a broad reassessment of its consumer product portfolio prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Two California border hospitals hit by surge in COVID-19 cases from Mexico
The only two hospitals in Southern California's rural Imperial County were forced to close their doors to new coronavirus patients on Tuesday, after admitting scores believed stricken with the virus from Mexico's nearby border town of Mexicali, officials said.
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Germany's Boehringer braced for slower veterinary market growth in Brazil: executive
Boehringer Ingelheim's animal health division in Brazil is bracing for slower growth as the COVID-19 pandemic has dented demand for veterinary medical products in the world's largest chicken and beef exporter, an executive said on Tuesday.
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Early data on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine insufficient: Stat News
Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide the critical data needed to assess its effectiveness, health-focused Stat News reported on Tuesday, citing experts.
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Explainer: Do children spread COVID-19? Risks as schools consider reopening
As countries begin to emerge from shutdowns imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, the issue of how the virus affects children and whether schools should be reopened is taking on heightened importance.
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Early data on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine insufficient: Stat News
Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide critical data to assess its effectiveness, Stat News reported on Tuesday, citing experts.
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Trump administration signs up new company to make COVID-19 drugs in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration awarded a contract worth up to $812 million for a new U.S. company to manufacture drugs and drug ingredients to fight COVID-19 on American soil, aiming to end dependence on other countries.
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Trump defends his use of unproven treatment for coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his use of a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings, saying it was up to individuals to make their own decisions.
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Bolivian city gives out free doses of de-worming drug in bid to combat coronavirus
Officials in the Bolivian city of Trinidad launched a campaign on Monday to give out free doses of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin in a bid to combat the coronavirus in the country's hard-hit eastern region.
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French health chief: Air the house and disinfect after friends visit
People who invite friends to their home over the upcoming long Ascension weekend should wear masks, air out the house after their friends leave and disinfect contact surfaces such as doorknobs, France's health ministry chief said.
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WHO chief for the Americas voices hope for continued U.S. support as virus surges
The World Health Organization's director for the Americas warned on Tuesday of a coronavirus surge across the region and voiced hope for continuing U.S. help to tackle the outbreak, despite President Donald Trump's threat to permanently halt WHO funding.
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Egypt registers 720 new coronavirus cases in one day
Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its highest daily toll since detecting the first confirmed case in February.
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