Italian child had COVID back in December 2019A 4-year-old boy living outside of Milan with no travel history is now the earliest confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case in Italy, a team based in Italy reported in a research letter to Emerging Infectious Diseases yesterday.The patient was one of the 39 consenting people in Italy's Measles and Rubella Network who had suspected measles in the fall of 2019 but eventually tested negative.

His sample was the only one to test positive for COVID-19 via polymerase chain-reaction (PCR) testing. Using Sanger technology, the researchers were able to match it 100% to the reference sequence Wuhan-HU-1 as well as other COVID-19 strains found in circulation later.On Nov 21, 2019, the patient developed a cough and runny

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Coronavirus: Situation in Montreal deteriorating but vaccine offers ‘light at end of the tunnel’

coronavirus restrictions announced by Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday.The new measures include a two-week shutdown of non-essential businesses starting Dec. 25, a work-from-home directive for office employees starting Dec.

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MLB tells managers to expect on-time spring training start

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Big league managers say Major League Baseball instructed them to prepare for spring training to start on time in mid-February despite uncertainty around the coronavirus.Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday that officials from the commissioner's office had a meeting with managers Tuesday and expressed optimism about opening spring camps as scheduled.“That message has been fairly consistent,” Cash said.

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NFL owners delay decision on 17-game regular season

NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021.During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they opted to push back any move on the expanded season until early in 2021. The NFL and the players' union agreed during collective bargaining talks earlier this year to adding one regular-season game to the schedule, but not before next season.“We had a lengthy discussion on this, obviously it's an important decision for us,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said.

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52 new coronavirus cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

coronavirus cases and one additional death on Wednesday, bringing the local total number of cases to 2,791, including 57 deaths.Eleven of the new cases are in Barrie, while nine are in New Tecumseth, seven are in Bradford and five are in Orillia.The rest of the new COVID-19 cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Bracebridge, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Innisfil, Midland, Severn, Tay and Tiny township. Ontario surpasses 4,000 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 2,100 new cases again Three of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while two cases are a result of an institutional outbreak.

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Violence, defund the police and COVID-19: looking back on 2020 with Edmonton’s police chief

Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee talked about the major year we’re leaving behind and what he’s hopeful to see for his force and the city in the future.While McFee feels violence in Edmonton has been “way too high for way too long,” he said his force was making strides at the beginning of the year. Then the pandemic happened.“When COVID hit, everybody was buying every gun off every shelf,” he said.According to McFee, there were two phenomena at that point in time.

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‘It’s a great blessing:’ Angel Tree distribution takes on new meaning in 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s a day all about giving back for the News 6 family.But for local seniors and families struggling to make ends meet, it’s a day to bask in the holiday spirit.Year after year, the Central Florida community shows its support for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program by buying gifts for those who otherwise wouldn’t have anything to open Christmas morning.“When I first came to Florida, I had nothing and so Salvation Army helped me,” said volunteer Maureen Campana. “This is the first time volunteering, but I always give to the Angel Tree.”Scenes from the Dec.

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News Scan for Dec 16, 2020

About 2 in 10 US school districts have said they will continue, or are considering continuing, distance learning after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, citing student and parent demand, according to a Rand Corporation study released yesterday.In the fall, administrators on the new American School District Panel (

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169 new COVID-19 cases, 154 recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

coronavirus cases in three weeks on Wednesday.Health officials said there were 169 new COVID-19 cases in the province, bringing the overall total since the start of the pandemic to 12,594.The last time there were fewer new daily cases reported was on Nov. 25 when the province reported 164 new cases.

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Calgary infant gaining weight and alert after recovering from COVID-19

COVID-19, her parents didn’t know if she would survive.“We weren’t sure that we’re bringing her back home or we’re going to bring an empty car seat home,” said her mother, Ceyda Alaf-Forrest.Nora was a full-term, healthy baby when she was born on Nov. 22.

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Senate hearing elevates baseless claims of election fraud

WASHINGTON – Republican senators on Wednesday further perpetuated President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, two days after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory was sealed by the Electoral College.Lawmakers bickered heatedly at times during a committee hearing as Democrats pushed back against the unfounded allegations and a former federal cybersecurity official who oversaw election security said continued attempts to undermine confidence in the process were corrosive to democracy.The session, held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee over Democratic protests, elevated the groundless claims of fraud to the highest levels of government and provided two of Trump’s lawyers with one more public

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EU postpones $109 million aid to Ethiopia over Tigray access

JOHANNESBURG – The European Union has postponed 90 million euros ($109 million) in budgetary support to Ethiopia over lack of access to the country's Tigray region to deliver humanitarian aid amid the conflict.The delay in the funding, which was supposed to be paid at the end of the year, was confirmed to The Associated Press Wednesday by a top EU diplomat in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. “A 90 million euro budget support disbursement that was supposed to be made at the end of this year has been postponed,” Ambassador Johan Borgstam, EU Head of Delegation to Ethiopia, said in a phone interview.

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Princess Beatrice Denies She Broke COVID-19 Rules While Dining Out in London

Princess Beatrice has denied breaking COVID-19 restrictions by eating at a London restaurant last week with her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and four other people from different households.UK lockdown rules prohibit people from different households from mixing indoors, although exceptions are made for work meetings."This was a midweek Wednesday evening, work related, business development dinner, it was held in compliance with all government guidelines, the dinner was held in the early evening and all parties left in good time before the government curfew." Princess Beatrice has denied she broke lockdown restrictions by dining in a London restaurant with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and four others from different households.

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World's space achievements a bright spot in otherwise stressful 2020

Crew-1 mission astronauts walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building en route to launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 15, 2020.

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6-year-old girl spends vacation volunteering for Angel Tree

ORLANDO, Fla. – At the age of 6, Isabella Hermosilla was the youngest volunteer helping out during distribution day for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which provides gifts to those in need.Isabella and her family, of Colombia, are visiting Orlando for the holidays with her family.Her mother said they found about the Angel Tree event and they wanted to give back by helping.“The children (in need) will be able to be happy and have toys,” Isabella said in Spanish.Scenes from the Dec.

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Health officials give update on Manitoba’s coronavirus fight as vaccine rollout begins

COVID-19 Wednesday.Manitoba’s chief provincial health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, and Dr.

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Biden set to introduce Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience.The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post.In a tweet on Tuesday, Biden described Buttigieg, who has served as a Navy reserve intelligence officer in Afghanistan, as “a leader, patriot, and problem-solver.”The nomination was applauded by union leaders, transportation industry officials, LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers as a solid pick by Biden.Former Mayor of

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World's space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return to Earth.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Dec. 16

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday:Global technology conference Collision has cancelled plans to host its annual event in Toronto next year and instead will host the gathering online again.Organizers sent emails to past conference attendees Wednesday saying they made the decision because of uncertainty due to pandemic.This will be the second year the travelling conference has had to give up plans to stage the massive event in Toronto because of the health crisis.

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‘We are not safe’: Surrey teachers’ open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry calls for mask rules

COVID-19 in classrooms.In an open letter to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry published on Tuesday, members of the Surrey Teachers’ Association said “we are not safe.”“In normal times, overcrowding is the source of almost every problem and tension in our school district, and in the pandemic the overcrowding is hazardous,” the letter said.The association, which represents 6,000 teachers, asked for schools to get the same safety measures as public indoor spaces.

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PM Trudeau reflects on 2020 and year ahead

As Canadians across the country prepare to celebrate the holidays much differently this year – West Block host Mercedes Stephenson sits down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about the year that was. The full interview will air on Dec.

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Ontario surpasses 4,000 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 2,100 new cases again

coronavirus on Wednesday, marking the second highest single-day increase to date, bringing the provincial total to 146,535.Wednesday’s case count is also the second consecutive day new cases are above 2,000 after 2,275 new infections were recorded on Tuesday.According to Wednesday’s provincial report, 780 cases were recorded in Toronto, 528 in Peel Region, 148 in York Region, 143 in Durham Region and 111 in Windsor-Essex.All other public health units in Ontario reported under 100 new cases in the provincial report.

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Tom Cruise yells at 'Mission: Impossible' crew members for breaking COVID-19 guidelines

Actor Tom Cruise walking alone on the Imperial Fora to say hello to his fans on the set of the film “Mission Impossible: 7” at Imperial Fora in Rome on Oct. 13, 2020.

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High court agrees to hear NCAA athlete compensation case

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that the NCAA has said blurred “the line between student-athletes and professionals" by removing caps on education-related money certain football and basketball players can receive.The case will be argued in 2021 with a decision expected before the end of June.The high court's action comes after a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in May.

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From Kobe memorials to empty stadiums, these sports photos from 2020 are ones you’ll remember

For the first time possibly ever, sports weren’t fully able to provide an outlet for people in 2020.Not even games and sporting events could go on for a big stretch during the COVID-19 pandemic, and when they did manage to resume, we had to acclimate to seeing empty stadiums, unable to host fans, due to concerns about the novel coronavirus.But despite sports being idle for so long, there were still plenty of memorable photos produced.Here are some of the most memorable pictures from 2020, captured by Getty Images.

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Girl tells Santa she was naughty this year, still wants lavish gifts

A 9-year-old girl from Essex, U.K., wrote a letter to Father Christmas earlier this month admitting that she hasn’t been particularly good this year. However, she still requested a list of lavish gifts including Apple Airpods, a trip to France and a (Desi die Mula/Twitter)(FOX NEWS) - This girl certainly knows what she wants -- even if she also knows she didn’t make it onto Santa’s “nice” list.A 9-year-old girl from Essex, U.K., wrote a letter to Father Christmas earlier this month admitting that she hasn’t been particularly good this year.

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Honda issues major recall worldwide

A sign towers over O'Hare Honda car dealership in Des Plaines, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)DETROIT - Honda is recalling over 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to repair drive shafts that can break, window switches that can overheat and a software flaw.The software recall includes 737,000 Accords from 2018 to 2020 and Insights from 2019 and 2020.

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COVID-19 vaccine clinics to start Wednesday in three of four Atlantic provinces

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, a frontline health care worker from the long-term care sector is expected to be the first person to receive a vaccine shot in a clinic held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown.Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are expected to release more details today on the clinic planned for St.

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Governments across Canada grapple with COVID-19 messaging amid holiday season

Experts tell Toronto to change messaging to influence COVID-19 rule-breakers The Alberta Government released a commercial that took a humorous approach. It showed a COVID-19 character coming to a house for holidays, illustrating the health risks of gathering together.While the commercial grabbed people’s attention, Mudry is not sure it will change habits.“Just because people are talking about it doesn’t mean that is going to translate into human activity, and human behaviour that we want to see,” she said.Lindsay Finneran-Gingras, VP of social and digital with Hill+Knowlton Strategies, said early on in the pandemic simple fact-based ads were front and centre.

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Low-income nations could be without a coronavirus vaccine until 2024: report

COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of people with no access to vaccines until as late as 2024, internal documents say.The World Health Organization’s COVAX program is the main global scheme to vaccinate people in poor and middle-income countries around the world against the coronavirus. It aims to deliver at least two billion vaccine doses by the end of 2021 to cover 20 per cent of the most vulnerable people in 91 poor and middle-income countries, mostly in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Manitoba health-care workers get province’s first coronavirus vaccine doses

COVID-19 vaccine will start to get their initial doses Wednesday morning.The first inoculation is scheduled to start at about 8:20 a.m. Global News will stream the event live in this story.

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Deputies: Dog OK after being tossed from motel balcony; owner arrested

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Deputies with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said a woman tossed a dog from the second story of a Daytona Beach motel. The dog was not seriously injured.Law enforcement responded to the Motel 6 off International Speedway Blvd.

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Coronavirus pandemic saps 81 million jobs in Asia-Pacific in 2020: ILO

coronavirus has wiped out 81 million jobs across Asia-Pacific this year, with women and young people disproportionately affected, according to the International Labour Organization.“Covid-19 has inflicted a hammer-blow on the region’s labour markets," Chihoko Asada Miyakawa, the group’s regional director for Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement Tuesday. “Low levels of social security coverage and limited institutional capacity in many countries have made it difficult to help enterprises and workers back on their feet."Employment in Asia-Pacific showed a 4.2% decline compared with the pre-crisis trend, with the gap at 4.6% for women and 4% for men, the ILO said in a report.

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Canada’s public transit looks to rebound amid coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has led to massive declines in public transit ridership across Canada, yet many cities decided to maintain service levels this year, while others even chose to expand.Not long after the global health crisis reached Canada, rates of public transit use across the country dropped by about 85 per cent, according to prof. Matti Siemiatycki of University of Toronto’s geography and planning department.The transportation policy expert said there were fears transit agencies in Canada would have to make drastic service cuts.

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Charley Pride dead: Country music legend dies aged 86 after coronavirus battle

on Saturday in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his hits such as Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’, Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone and Mountain.Tributes have flooded in for the country legend on Twitter this evening.Country singer Dolly Parton told fans she is “heartbroken” by the news.Taking to Twitter, she wrote: “I’m so heartbroken that one of my dearest and oldest friends, Charley Pride, has passed away.“It’s even worse to know that he passed away from COVID-19.READ MORE: Zoe Ball inundated with support as she speaks out on family loss“What a horrible, horrible virus.

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U.S. election: Senate leader McConnell acknowledges Biden-Harris election victory

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated Democratic president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on their Nov.

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Manitoba, 3 Atlantic provinces to start 1st doses of coronavirus vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.Manitoba says high-priority health workers will be getting the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.

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Covid-19 vaccine in UP: Health dept cancels leaves of all officials in Dec, Jan

Uttar Pradesh has cancelled all leaves of officers and employees of the Directorate General, in view of proposed Covid-19 vaccination in the months of December 2020 and January 2021.A departmental notice dated December 15, 2020, stated that the cooperation of officers and employees of the Directorate General will be needed during the proposed coronavirus vaccination.Also Read | How rural schooling is going into the dark"Everyone working under the health and family welfare department are aware of the fact that Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the lives of people across the globe and norms, guidelines are being followed to prevent its spread.

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India registers 60% growth in paid OTT subscribers during pandemic

content they consume as they turned to media and entertainment offerings to keep themselves engaged during the pandemic-induced lockdowns earlier this year. SVoD (subscription video-on-demand) has registered a 55-60% year-on-year growth in India in 2020, with more than half of these new users likely to continue using the service, according to the annual M&E report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).Titled ‘Lights, Camera, Action…The Show Goes On,’ the report was released at the CII Big Picture Summit 2020 that was held in partnership with the ministry of information and broadcasting on Wednesday.

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NFC East stages late-season turnaround

The NFC East is no longer the laughingstock division in the NFL.After combining to win just two of their first 21 non-division games this season, the teams from the NFC East have been knocking off some powerhouses in recent weeks.Philadelphia beat NFC leading New Orleans last week in the first game with rookie Jalen Hurts starting at quarterback.

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Report: Federal execution numbers top states' for 1st time

CHICAGO – For the first time in history, the U.S. government has carried out more executions in a year than all states that still conduct executions, according to an annual report on the death penalty released Wednesday.President Donald Trump oversaw a full-throttle resumption of federal executions this year after a 17-year pause, carrying out 10 executions even as backing for capital punishment waned.

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Trump voters accept Biden victory 'with reservations'

WASHINGTON – Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The retired police officer-turned-construction worker believes fraud marred the vote, no matter how many courts rejected that claim.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 15, 2020

Governor’s Office:Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Hawai‘i Gov. Ige announced, late yesterday, the arrival of Hawaiʻi’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines.

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New Jersey residents brace for nor'easter

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Residents in Cherry Hill were stocking up ahead of the nor'easter expected to hit the area Wednesday afternoon. Maurice Lane was loading groceries into his car at Wegmans in Cherry Hill with an eye on the approaching snowstorm and wondering what else could happen in 2020. "I'm prepared for this storm. A lot of things happened this year and I'm pretty much prepared for whatever," he said.Calvin Steele was loading a few storm items into his SUV outside Home Depot.

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Western Hockey League announces another delay to start of 2020-21 regular season

coronavirus pandemic.The league generally begins regular-season play in late September, but officials realized months earlier that date was in jeopardy. Dr.

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Manatee found dead, with disturbing scene leading to questions about how it died and what killed it

MIAMI – WPLG-TV reports a manatee mystery has South Florida officials scratching their heads after one of the gentle sea cows was found dead.[TRENDING: First doses of vaccine sent across US | OK if drivers can’t see out rear window? | Pilot killed in Fla. gyroscope crash]It was a horrific sight, the images graphic and downright disturbing.Wildlife Biologist Natalie Mahomar was birdwatching at Miami’s Little River with a friend Sunday when they saw it.“I came over here and I see this giant manatee without a head,” Mahomar told Local 10.

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2020 Vatican nativity display draws comparisons to ‘Star Wars’ scene

Vatican News, have been the target of harsh remarks, with some likening one of the statues to Darth Vader.AdvertisementThe collection took more than 10 years to piece together by students and teachers at the F.A. Grue art institute of Castelli, Italy.

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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

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