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Indonesia reports 1,014 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths

Sat, 2020-06-13 00:58
Indonesia reported on Saturday 1,014 new coronavirus infections and 43 more deaths, taking the total number of cases to 37,420 and fatalities to 2,091, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.
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Philippines records 607 new coronavirus cases, 22 new deaths

Sat, 2020-06-13 00:26
The Philippines' health ministry reported 607 new coronavirus infections and 22 more deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 25,392 and fatalities to 1,074.
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Fauci: Slight coronavirus spikes may get out of control amid U.S. reopening

Fri, 2020-06-12 21:00
The top U.S. infectious disease official on Friday cautioned that the "blips" of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact tracing regimes are not put in place.
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Kudlow says White House not concerned about a second coronavirus wave: WSJ

Fri, 2020-06-12 21:00
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Australia's largest state reports first local coronavirus case in weeks

Fri, 2020-06-12 20:44
Australia's largest state of New South Wales on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 case since late May, a sign the threat from the pandemic is far from over as social distancing restrictions continue to be eased.
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Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut after new coronavirus infections

Fri, 2020-06-12 19:56
Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infections in China's capital city over the past two days.
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Beijing district in 'wartime emergency mode' after virus case spike

Fri, 2020-06-12 19:55
A Beijing district official said on Saturday the district was in "wartime emergency mode" following a spike in novel coronavirus cases centered around a major wholesale market there.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 348 to 186,022: RKI

Fri, 2020-06-12 19:11
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 348 to 186,022, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
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Fauci: Slight coronavirus spikes may get out of control amid reopening

Fri, 2020-06-12 17:33
The top U.S. infectious disease official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Friday cautioned that the "blips" of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact tracing regimes are not put in place.
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China reports 11 new confirmed, 7 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 12

Fri, 2020-06-12 17:19
China reported 11 new COVID-19 cases and seven asymptomatic cases for June 12, the national health authority said on Saturday.
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U.S. CDC warns that restrictions may be needed again if COVID-19 cases spike

Fri, 2020-06-12 17:19
U.S. health officials on Friday urged Americans to continue adhering to social distancing and other COVID-19 safety measures, and warned that states may need to reimpose strict restrictions if COVID-19 cases spike.
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Mexico reports record tally of 5,222 new coronavirus cases

Fri, 2020-06-12 16:15
Mexico's health ministry reported a record 5,222 new confirmed coronavirus infections along with 504 additional fatalities on Friday, bringing the total in the country to 139,196 cases and 16,448 deaths.
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Popular blood pressure medicines do not put patients at greater COVID-19 risk, new study finds

Fri, 2020-06-12 15:42
New research offers reassuring evidence to hundreds of millions of people with high blood pressure that popular anti-hypertension drugs do not put them at greater risk from COVID-19 as some experts had feared.
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One-fifth of Britain's coronavirus patients were infected in hospitals: Telegraph

Fri, 2020-06-12 15:01
About one in five of Britain's patients with COVID-19 caught the disease while in hospital, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported, citing papers by government scientists.
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears to clear safety hurdle in mouse study

Fri, 2020-06-12 14:44
A series of studies in mice of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 lent some assurance that it may not increase the risk of more severe disease, and that one dose may provide protection against the novel coronavirus, according to preliminary data released on Friday.
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Egypt registers highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in nearly two weeks

Fri, 2020-06-12 14:09
Egypt on Friday confirmed 1,577 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said, the highest daily increase in almost two weeks.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll passes Britain, world's second highest

Fri, 2020-06-12 14:02
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world after the United States, according to numbers released by the Brazilian Health Ministry.
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Masks significantly reduce infection risk, likely preventing thousands of COVID-19 cases -study

Fri, 2020-06-12 13:45
Requiring the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in areas at the epicenter of the global pandemic may have prevented tens of thousands of infections, a new study suggests.
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Factbox: Key factors in whether U.S. has second wave of COVID-19

Fri, 2020-06-12 13:41
About half a dozen U.S. states including Texas and Arizona are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds, fanning concerns that the reopening of the U.S. economy may spark a second wave of infections.
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Botswana reinstates strict coronavirus lockdown in capital city

Fri, 2020-06-12 12:25
Botswana brought back a strict coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after the southern African country recorded 12 new cases of the virus, a senior health official said late on Friday.
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