Australia locks down Sydney and Melbourne
The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Sydney and Melbourne, two of the country's largest cities, are going to be locked down to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. All non-essential services in the two cities, as well as the capital Canberra, will remain closed for two days, with countrywide cases having reached an alarming 1315, with 7 dead from the infection.
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India reports 83,000 new coronavirus cases
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India recorded 83,341 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours along with 1,096 deaths. India’s total coronavirus cases passed 3.9 million, now just behind Brazil with 4 million cases. The US topped the list with more than 6 million coronavirus cases. India’s case fatality rate of 1.75% is well below the global average of 3.3%, the ministry said. Experts have questioned whether some Indian states have undercounted deaths
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India reports 76,000 new coronavirus cases
India reports 76,000 new coronavirus cases
India reported a new record of daily infections on Wednesday as more than 76,000 tested positive across the country. Simultaneously, fatalities also crossed 60,000 yesterday, which means the South Asian country has the fourth-highest death toll in the world. India has confirmed more than three million cases so far, with the latest million taking just 15 days to reach
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New strain of coronavirus found in Malaysia could possibly be more infectious than COVID-19
A new strain of the coronavirus, called D614G, is currently making its way across southeast Asia — and Malaysian health officials worry it may be more infectious than even COVID-19.
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New Zealand prime minister delays elections a month due to sudden coronavirus outbreak
Wellington, New Zealand — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand's elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland. Get Breaking News Delivered to Your Inbox Officials believe the virus was reintroduced to New Zealand from abroad but haven't yet determined how. The election had been scheduled for September 19 but will now be held on October 17, after a COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland.
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