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At least 633,560 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 15,597,658 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Coronavirus Rebounds in Places Thought to Have Tamed It

Fri, 2020-07-24 10:45 — mike kraft

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Hong Kong, Spain, and Melbourne, Australia, are seeing resurgences. The U.S. recorded nearly 70,000 new cases, and President Trump canceled part of the Republican National Convention.

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Administration renews public health emergency for coronavirus

Thu, 2020-07-23 20:55 — mike kraft

Trump administration renews public health emergency after urging from states The news will come as a relief to health care groups who worried the declaration might not be renewed before it lapses July 25 POLITICO

The Trump administration has renewed the public health emergency for the coronavirus, ensuring that critical resources to fight the pandemic can continue while much of the country battles rising caseloads.

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Sweden Says Covid Immunity Can Last 6 Months After Infection

Wed, 2020-07-22 18:52 — mike kraft

Sweden Says Covid Immunity Can Last 6 Months After Infection Sweden’s top health authority says people who have had the novel coronavirus are likely to be immune for at least six months after being infected, whether they’ve developed antibodies or not. Niclas Rolander Bloomberg.com

Sweden’s top health authority says people who have had the novel coronavirus are likely to be immune for at least six months after being infected, whether they’ve developed antibodies or not.

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Additional research into the lingering health problems of some coronavirus victims

Wed, 2020-07-22 17:10 — mike kraft

As post-COVID heart and brain problems linger, some coronavirus survivors find it's a long haul to recovery A large online movement of COVID-19 survivors who are still sick are outraged at how casually many Americans are treating the coronavirus threat. YahooNews

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Foreign Aid from top donors drops even as need soars

Wed, 2020-07-22 10:03 — mike kraft

AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain:... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding commitments, for the virus and otherwise, have dropped by a third from the same period last year.

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