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U.S. CDC reports 1,480,349 coronavirus cases, 89,407 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 1,480,349 cases of the coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 89,407.
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Syrian minister says Western sanctions hitting health services
Syria's health minister told the World Health Organization on Monday that "coercive and unfair" Western sanctions were hitting medical services trying to cope with coronavirus in his war-torn country and called for their removal.
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U.S. calls China's $2 billion WHO pledge a 'token,' says it must pay more
The United States on Monday said China must pay more than the $2 billion it committed to the World Health Organization, calling the pledge a token to distract from what the Trump administration claims was Beijing's failure to properly alert the world to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Russia hopes to start COVID-19 vaccine trials soon - health minister
Russia has taken measures to prevent "exponential growth" of the coronavirus epidemic and hopes to start clinical trials of a vaccine within weeks, its health minister said on Monday.
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Turkey's coronavirus cases exceed 150,000: health ministry
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Turkey rose to 150,593 on Monday, with 1,158 people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed.
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U.S. states press on with reopenings, markets boosted by virus vaccine potential
Nearly all 50 U.S. states were at some stage of reopening on Monday as authorities eased restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus and stock markets opened higher on optimism about a potential vaccine trial.
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Another New York region can reopen, sports teams should play: governor
A region in the western corner of New York that includes Niagara Falls will become the sixth region in the state to start reopening on Tuesday after clearing a final hurdle related to contact tracing for the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo told a daily briefing.
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First COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. shows promise in data from eight people
Early data from Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, showed that it produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers, the company said on Monday.
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'The work starts now' Antibody study to guide Spain's COVID-19 response
A comprehensive study of coronavirus antibodies present in the Spanish population will help the government decide which regions need most assistance, and pave the way for future research, Science Minister Pedro Duque told Reuters in an interview.
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WHO promises pandemic review but savaged by U.S. as China pledges $2 billion
The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China, in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic.
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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll below 100 for first time since March 9
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 99 on Monday, against 145 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, registering the first tally of below 100 since March 9.
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WHO chief to review its pandemic handling, vows transparency
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that he would initiate an independent evaluation of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the "earliest appropriate moment" and vowed transparency and accountability.
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UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises 160 to 34,796
The number of people who have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19 rose by 160 to 34,796, the health department said on Twitter on Monday.
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U.S. assails WHO 'failure' in pandemic, saying it cost 'many lives'
The United States said on Monday that the pandemic had "spun out of control" in great part due to a costly "failure" by the World Health Organization, and called for a more effective WHO.
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Spain reports 59 coronavirus deaths overnight, lowest in two months
Spain's overnight death toll from the coronavirus was 59 on Monday, the lowest figure in two months, the government said.
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Iran calls for solidarity against pandemic, condemns U.S. sanctions
Iran called on Monday for global solidarity against the pandemic, but said that unilateral sanctions are "inhumane" and causing "unnecessary suffering and pain" for its population.
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UK expands virus testing; anyone over five with symptoms now eligible
Britain expanded its testing scheme on Monday to allow anyone aged over five with COVID-19 symptoms to book a test to see if they have the virus, health minister Matt Hancock announced.
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Merkel: Coronavirus pandemic will be overcome quicker if world works together
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the coronavirus pandemic would be overcome more quickly if the world works together to tackle it, adding that it was necessary to look at whether the World Health Organization's processes could be improved.
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WHO oversight body backs pandemic review, suggests reforms
The oversight body of the World Health Organization said on Monday that WHO had "demonstrated leadership" in handling the pandemic and that its performance should be reviewed, but "not during the heat of the response" which could prove disruptive.
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Thai traffic back to gridlock as coronavirus measures ease
Cars, trucks and motorcycles jostled on Monday in a return of the Thai capital's familiar gridlock as commuters headed back to work in the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions to get the economy back on track.
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