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WHO: Health workers account for 10 percent of COVID-19 global infections
Date: 2020-07-17 21:25:22 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:54 - ID:8512013
GENEVA, July 17 (MENA) – The World Health Organization announced that over 1.4 million infections of COVID-19 are accounted for by health care sector workers, at least 10 percent of all cases, DW reported on Friday. "Many health workers are also ....
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More than 940 deaths reported in one day as US coronavirus cases shatter another record
Date: 2020-07-17 16:52:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:8511886
WASHINGTON, July 17 (MENA) - Battles over wearing face coverings intensified even as the US shattered another daily coronavirus record and health officials warned hospitalizations are getting out of control in some areas, CNN reported ....
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Kremlin rebuffs UK’s ‘hacking attack’ accusations against Russia
Date: 2020-07-17 15:42:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:8511818
MOSCOW, July 17 (MENA) - Russia has nothing to do with a hacking group, which, according to the British authorities, was involved in alleged cyber attacks against the UK, TASS cited Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. "We don’t know who ....
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UN issues $10.3 bn coronavirus appeal, warns of price of inaction
Date: 2020-07-17 12:54:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:21 - ID:8511500
GENEVA, July 17 (MENA) - The UN humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has called on G20 nations to act now or face a series of human tragedies more brutal and destructive than the direct health impacts of the coronavirus as he released an updated ....
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COVID-19: India surpasses one million infections
Date: 2020-07-17 08:26:56 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:8511230
NEW DELHI, July 17 (MENA) - India has reached one million cases of coronavirus, health ministry data shared Friday showed, as infections spread to smaller towns and rural areas following the lifting of lockdown measures. An increase of 34,956 new ....
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Russia's coronavirus cases approach 760,000
Date: 2020-07-17 08:25:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:8511222
MOSCOW, July 17 (MENA) - Russia confirmed 6,406 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 759,203, according to the Moscow Times. Over the past 24 hours, 186 people have died, bringing the total toll ....
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Ukraine reports 809 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
Date: 2020-07-17 08:24:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:8511200
KIEV, July 17 (MENA) - Ukraine has reported 809 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the past 24 hours, along with 11 deaths, Interfax news agency quoted Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov as saying on Friday. According to the minister, there are 65 ....
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US shatters its record of new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-07-17 08:23:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8511194
WASHINGTON, July 17 (MENA) - The US shattered its single-day record for new coronavirus cases on Thursday — more than 75,600, according to the New York Times newspaper. This was the 11th time in the past month that the record had been broken. ....
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S.Korea reports 60 more COVID-19 cases
Date: 2020-07-17 07:46:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8511193
SEOUL, July 17 (MENA) - South Korea reported 60 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday compared to the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 13,672, according to Xinhua news agency. The daily caseload stayed around 60 for two ....
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Trudeau confirms Canada-U.S. border closure extending to Aug. 21
Date: 2020-07-16 22:22:23 GMT - Canada - World - SN:77 - ID:8511112
OTTAWA, July 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that Canadian and U.S. officials have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel until August 21. The ban on discretionary travel was ....
