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US sees 518 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
The record toll, higher than the previous day's increase of 453, brings the country's total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 2,409. The number of cases...
Read moreUS lab unveils portable 5-minute COVID-19 test
Abbott Laboratories said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given it emergency authorization to begin making the test available to healthcare providers as early as next week. The...
Read moreUS tops world in virus cases, overtaking China and Italy
More than 500,000 people around the world have now contracted the new coronavirus, overwhelming healthcare systems even in wealthy nations and triggering an avalanche of government-ordered lockdowns that have disrupted...
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