Infection prevention and control practices have also been specified according to the three stages of severity. These guidelines also specify investigational therapies for a defined subgroup of patients.

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Luxembourg and WHO sign new Memorandum of Understanding, committing flexible funding to support WHO Triple billion targets

Today Luxembourg’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of the Economy, Mr Franz Fayot, and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the period 2020-2023 in support of the Organization’s Thirteenth General Programme of work 2019-2023.

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91,000 Jeeps recalled over transmission issue

ORLANDO, Fla. – Fiat Chrysler is recalling 91,000 Jeep Cherokees over fears the SUVs could lose power while moving.The recall involves Cherokees from the 2014-2017 model years.In addition to losing power, the company says the parking function may also not engage which could lead to a roll-away crash.Fiat Chrysler says recall notices will be sent to Jeep owners starting next month.

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Heat, virus no deterrent for Trump fans camped outside Tulsa arena

TULSA, Okla. - Rick Frazier drove more than 750 miles from Ohio to Tulsa to be one of the first campers in line for President Donald Trump's first rally in months, undeterred by a days-long wait in searing heat, the growing risk of the coronavirus or a lukewarm reception from local officials.The 64-year-old is among scores of supporters who have brought their vans, tents, campers and Trump flags to the parking lots and sidewalks outside the 19,000-seat BOK Center, and who say what matters most is being there to see the president take the stage on Saturday — and to be sure he knows they have his back.“The big thing is to go in and support the president,” said Frazier, who arrived Tuesday for what will be his 21st Trump rally.

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Closed zoo animals threatened with euthanasia saved after hundreds left homeless

animals at a closed zoo will be relocated to new homes after fears they would have to be euthanised.The Wild Planet Trust in Devon had warned it wouldn't be able to reopen its Living Coasts site because of the huge amount of money it has lost since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.In a Q&A on its website, the zoo said if suitable homes couldn't be found, some of the animals would have to be put to sleep.The zoo said: "In the unlikely event that we cannot find housing that suits their needs, we may need to make the difficult decision to euthanise."But this morning, the zoo updated fans to say a worldwide network of zoos and aquariums, as well as the community, came together to rehome the animals in their specialist facilities.But the

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Gemma Collins unveils glam Ascot outfit after three stone weight loss journey

Gemma Collins looked glamorous as she stepped out in a bright blue Royal Ascot outfit after celebrating the racing event at home.

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A startup is matching covid-19 patients with plasma donors

paise aap transfer kar do, hum kal aayenge (transfer the money and we will come tomorrow).’ And I couldn’t really blame them, everybody’s hard up these days," says Mal.The donor they homed in on proved to be ineligible—she was pregnant. They had to start the entire process all over again.

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₹111 trillion national infra pipeline

₹111 lakh crore, under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) during FY2020-25 is likely to face severe near-term headwinds due to the covid-19 pandemic.While the NIP looked ambitious and challenging even before the pandemic struck, it seemed achievable with the government's significant push for infrastructure.Credit ratings agency Icra said the pandemic has now made it a daunting task to achieve the target. The government’s priority will be to fight the pandemic and the disruption it has caused.

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Blood plasma from recovered patients safe for COVID-19 treatment: Study

WASHINGTON : A large study of 20,000 hospitalised COVID-19 patients who received transfusions of blood plasma from recovered people found the treatment was safe.The report, published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings on Thursday, assessed the seven days following transfusion for hospitalised patients between April 3 and June 11 who were deemed at risk of progressing to a severe or life-threatening condition.Nearly 40 per cent of the patients were women; 20 per cent African Americans; 35 per cent Hispanic and 5 per cent Asian, the researchers said.Seven-day mortality rates declined to 8.6 per cent compared to 12 per cent in a previous safety study of the first 5,000 transfused patients, the researchers said.Serious adverse events

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Iceland's £5 meal deals for families divides social media over 'unhealthy junk food' options

financial impact of coronavirus continues to be felt by thousands of households across Scotland, many are turning to supermarket meal deals to help make dinners last and cut down on costs. But one such multibuy offer has divided thrifty food fans on social media.The Mirror Online reports that a mum recently uploaded a picture of Iceland's Feed the family for a fiver’ meal deal to the popular Facebook page, Feeding a family on £1 a day.

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Offer peace of mind to staff and clients with EcoClean’s back to work preparation

Phase 1: EcoClean visit the workplace to assess the layout and make it socially-distant compliant with sneeze guards and shields to make staff feel comfortable at work. · Phase 2: A full business ICT health check is carried out to ensure services are properly set up for staff returns.

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Song Joong Ki opens up on currently living a normal lifestyle & striking balance between work and private life

Song Joong-ki had an extremely busy 2020 ahead of him as he not only had a film up for release in the summer, Space Sweepers, but he was also in the midst of shooting for Bogota in Columbia. Then, there was also Season of You and Me, which was a biopic based on the late singer-songwriter, Yoo Jae-ha.

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Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott breaks down over fear he’d given his dementia-suffering wife coronavirus

BARBARA Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell broke down over fears he'd given his dementia-suffering wife the coronavirus. Scott spoke to Ross Kemp on the ITV special Living With Dementia last night and revealed he had all but one symptom of coronavirus while taking care of Barbara, 82, in lockdown.

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Roman Kemp ‘prays for Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper every day’ as he recovers from coronavirus battle

ROMAN Kemp is praying for Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper every day as he battles against coronavirus in intensive care. Derek, 52, remains in a coma in critical condition and wife Kate has been left devastated.

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The Handmaid’s Tale’s Luke actor reveals big regrets over Commander Waterford punch scene

The Handmaid's Tale's Luke (O-T Fagbenle) has revealed his big regrets over his punch scene with Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes). The star - who plays Handmaid June's (Elisabeth Moss) husband - says the moment didn't fit in with his character.

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IoT spending to grow at 8.2% in 2020 due to covid-19: IDC

IoT in 2020 are expected to come from healthcare (14.5% growth), insurance (12.3%), and education (11.9%), the IDC report says.Consumer driven smart home spending, which includes expenses on products like smart speakers, internet cameras, smart bulbs, smart locks, smart mesh WiFi routers will grow 14.4% y-o-y in 2020.This is the second largest use case in terms of overall spend."Although the current pandemic forced many organizations to pause some innovative IoT deployments, IoT will be a key return to growth accelerator with selected use cases being safe bets for end users to focus on in order to reach a new level of automation, remote everywhere experience, and hyper-connectivity," Andrea Siviero, associate research director, Customer

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Covid-19: Delhi health minister on oxygen support after condition worsens

NEW DELHI : Hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's health has worsened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia. He is now being shifted to an ICU as his condition has deteriorated.The 55-year-old minister has been shifted to ICU ward of another Covid-19 hospital from Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, where he was admitted earlier this week.

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Internet usage increased during March Covid-19 lockdown - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the impact that Covid-19 pandemic restrictions had on people's use of the internet in March, with more people reading news online and uploading self-created content.

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Castle Douglas Community Centre gets £25K lifeline

Castle Douglas Community Centre Trust has been thrown a £25,000 lifeline to keep it running.The popular hub has been lying idle for three months under the Covid-19 lockdown.The Scottish Government emergency cash means trustees now have a breathing space to plan ahead.Community centre trustee David Vickers said: “Not only does this award secure our future, it allows us time and space to look at new ways to use the community centre.“We can now undertake much-needed developments to improve cost control and accessibility for our members.”Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) helped with the trust’s leisure and hospitality grant bid.TSDG engagement officer David Link assisted the trust with the application process.Mr Link was delighted the

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Frankie & Benny's owners stay tight lipped on Ayr future as unit is stripped

Work has begun to strip back a closure-threatened restaurant, with bosses staying tight lipped on its fate.The owner of the Frankie & Benny's food chain has today refused to confirm whether its Ayr branch will stay closed for good.It comes as teams began stripping the unit at Whitletts Roundabout.The Restaurant Group (TRG), which owns the Italian-American dining franchise, announced last week it was to close 125 outlets.TRG has entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) ahead of a vote on June 29.The company said a huge number of its restaurants were deemed “no longer viable to trade” due to the coronavirus pandemic.TRG is one of the largest restaurant operators in Britain and also owns the popular Chiquito and Wagamama

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Alfredo Morelos' Rangers goal pattern and the key factor that could swing Steven Gerrard's ultimate transfer decision

Alfredo Morelos perfectly. This is a man who has been box office from the moment he arrived at Rangers.

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Florida governor suggests closing schools during elections

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Advocates worry blacks, Hispanics falling behind in census

ORLANDO, Fla. – Halfway through the extended effort to count every U.S. resident, civil rights leaders worry that minority communities are falling behind in responding to the 2020 census.With outreach efforts to motivate minority responses upended by a global pandemic, both the National Urban League and the NALEO Educational Fund are sounding the alarm that communities with concentrations of blacks and Hispanics have been trailing the rest of the nation in answering the census questionnaire.

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More Ontario regions now in Stage 2 of COVID-19 reopening

Ontario are moving into the second stage of the province’s reopening plan today, including parts of the Greater Toronto Area.York, Durham and Niagara are among the areas allowed to further open their economies, though Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex will remain in the first stage until at least next Friday.Most areas were allowed to enter the second stage last Friday, except for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas, some regions that border the United States and those with COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers.

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SC asks Centre to ensure uniform test charges for covid-19 across the country

₹2,200/- and in some it is ₹4,500/- We will not fix rate, you fix a rate," the bench told the Centre.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta submitted that it was better to allow states a free hand as some were discussing even lower charges for the test."You fix upper limit.

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Council chief calls for 'block party' DJs to be banned from all venues in Manchester - as plans emerge for ANOTHER big event this weekend

close a number of roads in north Manchester this weekend as they attempt to crack down on illegal parties.Police say they have picked up intelligence that 'organised criminals' are planning to hold more raves at unnamed locations across the city.Some 4,000 people attended a rave in a field near Daisy Nook Country Park in Failsworth last Saturday night, where a 20-year-old man died of a suspected drug overdose.Up to 2,000 others went to another event at a brownfield site in Carrington, Trafford, where three people were stabbed and a woman was allegedly raped.Local police in Moston and Harpurhey said they were aware of an 'outdoor party' planned in the area this weekend.They wrote on Twitter: "We are aware of an outdoor party planned within

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Opinion | Silence on racism chokes, not unlike a knee in the neck

It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.—James Baldwin, The Fire Next TimeI remember learning Martin Luther King Jr’s I Had A Dream speech as a schoolboy in Kolkata. That speech, with its dramatic undulations and soaring rhetoric, was a great favourite in elocution contests.

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Loss in Q4 drags City Union Bank stock down 11%; bad loans, provisions spike

₹95.25 crore for the fourth quarter ended March due to a spike in bad loan provisions.At 03:00 pm, City Union Bank traded at ₹127.10, down 7.19% from its previous close, while the Sensex rose 1.66% to 34776.72.The private lender had posted a net profit of ₹175.11 crore in the corresponding quarter of financial year 2018-19.The bank's provisions for bad loans and contingencies saw a multi-fold increase to ₹450.38 crore in the March quarter, against ₹90.67 crore in the year-ago period, the bank said in a regulatory filing.On the asset quality front, the lender's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 4.09% of the gross advances as on 31 March, against 2.95% in the year-ago period.

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Govt looking to place 300,000 migrants in rural industries

₹50,000 crore from among the outlays for 25 existing welfare schemes to address the plight of migrant workers who, threatened with job losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, have returned to their native villages from the cities.As per the official communication, a copy of which was reviewed by Mint, 150,000 migrants will be offered short-term skills, another 150,000 will receive certification of their skills through a programme - Recognition of Prior Learning."We are already aware that the covid-19 has created an unprecedented social and economic disruption leading to large scale reverse migration across the country.

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Hong Kong Disneyland reopens amid COVID-19 pandemic

Visitors take photos of the Castle of Magical Dreams in Walt Disney Co.'s Disneyland Resort on June 18, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Billy H.C.

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Texas students will return to school in-person in the fall, Abbott says

DALLAS - Students in Texas will be allowed to return to their classrooms in August.According to the Texas Tribune, Gov. Greg Abbott told lawmakers Thursday morning that public schools will open for in-person learning at the start of the school year.School districts will not be required to mandate masks for students or test students for COVID-19 symptoms, the governor said.

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Coronavirus: Non-religious people are more likely to survive Covid-19, new figures claim

Non-religious people are more likely to survive coronavirus, new figures suggest.

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More than 70 wedding ceremonies called off due to Covid-19

More than 70 loved-up couples have now had to call off their wedding day in Renfrewshire due to the coronavirus pandemic.A total of 74 ceremonies which were due to take place at registry offices in Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew have now been cancelled.The figure has gone up by more than 50 per cent in the last month since the council reported 47 ceremonies had been called off on May 15.Staff at Renfrewshire Council have said they are working with couples to rearrange a date for their special day in the future.Thirty-two weddings due to take place in Paisley have now been postponed, while another 22 have been wiped from the diary at the Renfrew registry office.In Johnstone, 20 couples have had to cancel their big day as restrictions on mass

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Dogs and cats 'could spark second deadly wave of coronavirus' experts warn

coronavirus and spark a second wave of the killer bug, experts have warned.Owners are being urged to keep their pets indoors or on leads as researchers call for animals to get tested.Scientists fear pets can pass the virus on to humans, causing another deadly wave of Covid-19.There have been conflicting reports since the pandemic began about whether pets pose any risk, The Mirror reports.Now researchers from University College London want a mass surveillance programme of all animals that live close to humans.It comes after a In New York Nadia, a four-year-old Malaysian tiger, contracted coronavirus at Bronx Zoo reportedly from a keeper.Professor Joanne Santini wants more research into which animals are susceptible to Covid-19 and increased

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Gold bonds demand dips marginally as equity market rallies

₹1,117 crore, as per the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The number of units purchased was 6% lower than what was subscribed to in the May issue.

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Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts

The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said, following a joint initiative by the world organization and multinational corporations to boost the war-devastated country's health care system as it battles the coronavirus.The shipments represent a different path to humanitarian relief in Yemen as the U.N. faces a drastic shortage of funds for its operations, even with the virus surging across the Arab world's poorest country.

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There's got to be a knighthood coming! Kick It Out's Townsend wants recognition for Rashford

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford deserves recognition on the United Kingdom's honours list for his charity work, Kick It Out's Troy Townsend says.Rashford has been widely praised for his effort to ensure vulnerable young people have access to free meals during the coronavirus pandemic.The 22-year-old partnered with FareShare and helped to raise £20million to provide three million free meals to those in need before turning his focus onto a similar problem in UK schools.Thanks to his campaigning on social media and direct appeal to MPs, the government decided to go back on their decision not to extend the scheme for free school meals for underprivileged children into the summer months and committed to spending £120m to ensure those

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Overdraft and credit card payment holidays set to be extended until October

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals which would provide continued support for users of certain consumer credit products, who are struggling with their finances as a result of the ongoing impact from the coronavirus pandemic. Under the latest FCA plans, overdraft customers will be able to ask for a further three-month interest-free buffer of up to £500 and anyone who has yet to request one will be able to do so until October 31.

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State Bank of India, a position one rung below the top job at the country’s biggest lender. One of his tasks is to head recovery of the bank’s $19.6 billion (about ₹1.5 lakh crore) bad-loan pile.It’s a tough assignment at the best of times, but now Setty must contend with an economy headed for its first contraction since he was a schoolboy.

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Execution challenges may continue to drag Cummins India in FY21

₹190 crore loss in sales in the fourth quarter of last fiscal.As such, Q4 turned out to be a huge disappointment with revenues dropping about 22%. In addition, the company has been unable to fall back on exports amid the covid-19 pandemic.Exports shrunk about 20% year-on-year and could continue to be constrained in the near term because of the state of the global economy.

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Rihanna's foundation donates whopping USD 15 million to mental health services amid social unrest & COVID 19

Rihanna is using her charitable organization, The Clara Lionel Foundation, to support mental health services amid the ongoing social unrest and the coronavirus pandemic in the USA. The songstress, in collaboration with Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, announced a USD 15 million donation to several organizations committed to mental health services, Daily Mail reported.

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Uttar Pradesh govt caps price of COVID-19 testing

₹2,500."The price has been fixed in two categories. The first one relates to the corona testing at private or corporate hospitals.

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Gemma Collins shows off her three stone weight loss in figure-hugging blue dress as she dresses up for Ascot at home

GEMMA Collins showed off her three stone weight loss in her Royal Ascot dress as she celebrated the races from her home. The 39-year-old star looked super glamorous in a gorgeous wrap dress and extravagant hat topped with cream quiffs and french netting.

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Emmy Awards will now increase to eight nominees in key categories

statement: "The increase in submissions is a reflection of the number of new voices, new television platforms and a tremendous growth in content from existing platforms across our industry."Despite production suspension resulting from COVID-19, there is a wealth of excellent work submitted for this year’s competition."Does this mean Doctor Who is finally going to break into the Outstanding Drama category? That'd be brilliant, indeed...Another big change from the previous year's show has also been announced.

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Furious mum slams school after daughter sent home for 'wrong shoes' on first day

A furious mum has slammed a school after her daughter was sent home for wearing the wrong shoes on her first day back since lockdown.

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India’s CDRI gets approval for Phase III trial of Umifenovir to treat Covid-19

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), a constituent lab of India-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has secured approval for carrying out Phase III trial for the use of Umifenovir in the treatment of Covid-19. In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, CDRI will test the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Umifenovir.

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SC refuses staying Delhi’s Central Vista development project

₹20,000 crore.Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, representing the intervening petitioner, said despite the case pending in the apex court, authorities have granted approvals for construction activities related to this project. Hegde apprised the bench that the project has also received clearance from environmental authorities.He sought directions for the central government to not undertake any activity on ground till the case is pending.Hegde said, “I have no objection to clearances being granted.

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COVID-19 treatment: Centre suggests fixing charges at private hospital in Delhi

₹8,000- ₹10,000. For ICU unites without ventilators, the charges will be between ₹13,000 to ₹15,000.

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Coronavirus: Nursing homes begin refilling beds emptied by pandemic, worrying families

coronavirus, but now that its outbreak has been declared over, the management has told families it is refilling beds emptied by the pandemic.“We’re going to start admitting new residents this week, and will continue to do so, over time, until our home is full once again,” the home in Markham, Ont., told families in a June 15 email.New residents must be tested for COVID-19 and isolate for 14 days upon admission, but some families are uncomfortable with it and say staff have told them they are concerned about the added workload.“It’s too soon,” said Cameron Robson, whose 91-year-old mothers is at Markhaven.He said the residents have been through a tough time during the outbreak, which ended just a month ago, and he was worried.The home said

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Covid-19: India has over 3 lakh cases, but recovery rate is almost 50%

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