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China's Wuhan conducted 113,609 COVID-19 tests on May 15: officials
The city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, conducted 113,609 nucleic acid tests on May 15, the local health authority said on Saturday.
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Spain reports 102 coronavirus deaths overnight, lowest in eight weeks
Spain's overnight death toll from the coronavirus was 102 on Saturday, the health ministry said, marking the lowest 24-hour rise since mid March.
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Indonesia reports 529 new coronavirus cases, 13 new deaths
Indonesia reported 529 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 17,025.
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Philippines records 11 new coronavirus deaths, 214 more infections
The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 11 more coronavirus deaths and 214 additional infections.
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Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Several countries around the world began gradual easing of the coronavirus-led restrictions even as they grapple with the economic fallout from the pandemic. The city where the pandemic began, Wuhan in China, revved up its mass testing campaign.
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Singapore reports 465 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 27,356
Singapore registered 465 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Saturday, taking the city-state's total to 27,356 cases.
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Russia reports 9,200 new coronavirus infections
Russia reported 9,200 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, down from 10,598 new cases reported the previous day.
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Cambodia says all COVID-19 patients recovered, no new cases for a month
Cambodia's last patient with the new coronavirus has recovered and left hospital, leaving the Southeast Asian country with zero cases, the health ministry said on Saturday, while urging continued vigilance.
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India's coronavirus infections surpass China, but contagion slowing
India's total novel corornavirus cases rose to 85,940 on Saturday, taking it past China, where the pandemic originated last year, though a strict lockdown enforced since late March has reduced the rate of contagion.
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Caught in India's lockdown, 23 migrants die in truck crash going home
A truck crammed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown crashed in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 23 and injuring 35.
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Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Thailand on Saturday reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths as the country begins to reopen businesses and ease restrictions.
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Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: Fox News
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization, Fox News reported late on Friday, citing a draft letter.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 620 to 173,772: RKI
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 620 to 173,772, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
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China reports eight new COVID-19 cases, up from four a day earlier
Mainland China reported eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases for May 15, up from four the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Saturday.
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U.S. employers wary of coronavirus 'immunity' tests as they move to reopen
U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces.
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Mexico reports fresh one-day coronavirus record of 2,409 new cases: health ministry
Mexico's health ministry on Friday confirmed 290 additional coronavirus deaths and 2,437 new infections in a fresh one-day record rise in cases since the start of the pandemic.
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U.S. health secretary expresses confidence in Abbott's fast COVID-19 test
A top Trump administration official said on Friday the government still has confidence in Abbott Laboratories’ speedy coronavirus test used at the White House, which regulators have warned could deliver inaccurate results.
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U.S. to stockpile vaccine candidates as trials continue: health secretary
The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development to combat the novel coronavirus with the goal of having one or more vaccines ready to deploy by the end of the year, the health secretary said on Friday.
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Trump says U.S. working with other countries on coronavirus vaccine
President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop, quickly, a vaccine to prevent infection by the coronavirus while also preparing for its distribution once one is ready.
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