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WHO reports new daily record in COVID-19 cases

The World Health Organization's COVID-19 dashboard showed Monday a new one-day record high had been reached at 307,930 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.

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China shows off COVID-19 vaccines for first time

China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.

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Another 481 COVID-19 cases found at University of Alabama

The University of Alabama reported Friday that an additional 481 students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to more than 1,000 infections since students returned to campus for the fall.

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Europe tightens virus measures as cases surge

Europe tightened restrictions on Friday as it battled a surge in coronavirus cases, with masks becoming obligatory all over Paris and Hungary shutting its borders once again.

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Investors pan for gold in rush for coronavirus vaccine

With the race on to find a coronavirus vaccine, the biotech sector—from an investor's point of view—appears to be the new gold rush, promising often giddy returns, but analysts warn that the exuberance could be exaggerated.

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WHO urges nations to join global shared vaccine bid

The WHO wrote to every country on Tuesday urging them to quickly join its global shared vaccine programme—and spelled out who would get its eventual coronavirus jabs first.

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Melbourne enters Australia's toughest virus lockdown

Australia's second-largest city entered the country's toughest lockdown yet on Thursday, sparking a fresh wave of anxiety and confusion over ever-tougher regulations.

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Philippine capital returning to lockdown as virus surges

The Philippine president has agreed to place the capital and outlying provinces back under a lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging "a losing battle" against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge ...

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Preventing the next pandemic

Thus far, COVID-19 has cost at least $2.6 trillion and may cost ten times this amount. It is the largest global pandemic in 100 years. Six months after emerging, it has killed over 600,000 people and is having a major impact ...

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