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Ignoring Outrage, Trump Makes Good on WHO Pullout

President Donald Trump has formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the U.N. body of its top funding source over its response to the coronavirus.

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Brazil's Skeptical President Contracts Virus, WHO Warns of Airborne Risk

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for the new coronavirus Tuesday after consistently downplaying the risks of the disease, as the World Health Organization acknowledged "emerging evidence" of airborne transmission.

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Virus Outbreak in Rohingya Camps 'Contained', Says Bangladesh

A coronavirus outbreak among Rohingya refugees has been "successfully contained", Bangladesh officials have said after fears that the disease spread rapidly in overcrowded camps.

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Iran Reports Record One-day Coronavirus Death Toll of 200

Iran announced on Tuesday 200 more deaths from the coronavirus, the most in a single day since the Middle East's deadliest outbreak began in February.

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Beijing Reports Zero Virus Cases for First Time since New Outbreak

Beijing on Tuesday reported zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since the emergence of a cluster in the Chinese capital in June that prompted fears of a domestic second wave.

A total of 335 people have been infected since a cluster emerged at the city's massive Xinfadi wholesale market in early June.

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Australia's Second-biggest City under New Virus Lockdown

More than five million residents of Melbourne will be locked down for six weeks after coronavirus cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city, authorities announced Tuesday.

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U.S. Virus Death Toll Passes 130,000

The United States passed another grim coronavirus milestone Monday as the death toll from the virus climbed past 130,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

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Global Experts Warn of COVID-19 Airborne Threat

An international group of 239 scientists on Monday urged authorities including the World Health Organization to recognize that the coronavirus can spread in the air at distances well beyond two meters (six feet), and to revise their prevention guidelines accordingly.

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Regeneron COVID-19 Treatment Enters Final Stage Trials

The pharmaceutical firm Regeneron on Monday announced it was entering the late stages of its human clinical trials investigating a drug to both treat and prevent COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Imperils AIDS Progress, U.N. Warns

COVID-19 could cause an additional half a million AIDS deaths if treatment is disrupted long term, the United Nations said Monday in a warning that the pandemic was jeopardising years of progress against HIV.

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