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19.01.2022 / 03:18

COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

On 15 January 2022, a shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda included the billionth dose supplied via COVAX.

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Asia, parts of Europe tighten COVID-19 measures due to Omicron

Though early-hit countries are on the downslope of their Omicron variant surges, others are battling rising cases, with some tightening their measures and others—such as China and Hong Kong—taking stronger steps as they try to head off steep rises.

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COVID-19 virus detected in five Ontario deer: officials

COVID-19, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says.This marks the first time the virus has been detected in wildlife in the province.In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, the ministry said samples were collected from five free-ranging white-tailed deer in southwestern Ontario back in November.According to the ministry, the deer have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. COVID-19 virus found in 3 Quebec deer, Canadian officials say These are the first cases reported in free-ranging Ontario wildlife,” the Facebook post reads.

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley tests positive for COVID-19: 'Very minor symptoms'

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Ending the U.S.

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CDC encourages N95, KN95 masks to stop COVID-19 spread amid omicron surge

ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending people opt for the highly-protective N95 or KN95 masks over cloth masks to ward off the highly-contagious omicron variant and slow the coronavirus spread. "Masks are designed to contain your respiratory droplets and particles," the CDC said on its website.

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COVID-19 Scan for Jan 18, 2022

Today a study from Germany published in Science shows three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine raised antibody levels against the highly transmissible Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant.The study was based on sera from 51 participants, which was ch

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COVID-19: Daycare-aged children do not need to stay home and isolate if they are healthy

HL: Daycare-aged children do not need to stay home and isolate if they are healthyB.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said Tuesday that if a child going to daycare has been a close contact of someone with COVID-19 but the child themselves is healthy, then they do not need to stay home and isolate.

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B.C. to allow gyms to reopen Jan. 20, but extends other restrictions

COVID-19 safety plans, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said at a media briefing.These plans include occupancy limits based on seven square metres per person, up to a maximum of 25 people per space, Henry added.The vaccine card will still be required to enter gyms or fitness centres. The province considers those with two COVID-19 shots (or one Johnson & Johnson shot) as fully vaccinated.Masks must be worn at all times with the exception of when someone is exercising, Henry said but if people can keep their masks on when exercising, that is best.There will be no changes for the B.C.

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Boris Johnson expected to set out new plans to lift Plan B coronavirus restrictions

Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of England’s coronavirus restrictions tomorrow.

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COVID-19: Public health order for all B.C. school staff to disclose vaccine status

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said at Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing that a new public health order is now in place for school districts to report the vaccination status of all staff.

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COVID-19: WHO looking into animal susceptibility to virus as Hong Kong culls small infected animals

World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove said on Tuesday that the WHO has been working with global experts and partners to look at animal susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Doctor accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation sues Houston Methodist

HOUSTON - A Houston doctor, who was in the spotlight late last year after being suspended by Houston Methodist Hospital for spreading information related to COVID-19 they called "harmful to the community," has responded with a lawsuit.Dr. Mary Bowden, an ear, nose and throat specialist, who runs a private practice in River Oaks, announced the suit on Monday morning.BACKGROUND: Houston Methodist suspends privileges of doctor accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformationIn the lawsuit, she's asking for data from Methodist detailing the effects of the vaccines and financial reportes. Dr. Bowden, who had provisional privileges at Houston Methodist, resigned in mid-November 2021 after the public back-and-forth with the hospital.FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace has more as a Houston Methodist doctor has resigned after tweets she made regarding COVID-19.

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Quebec looks abroad to solve nursing shortage, but experts warn it’s not a quick fix

COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the Quebec government needs more nurses, and fast. The pandemic has exacerbated a nursing shortage that continues to grow in urgency as patient numbers rise and tens of thousands of nurses are off the job due to positive COVID-19 tests, other illness and burnout.

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COVID-19: B.C. set to reopen gyms on Jan. 20 but other orders remain in place

Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said Tuesday that gyms and fitness centres can start to reopen in the province again starting Jan.

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Toronto to distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits to child care providers

COVID-19 tests to licensed child care programs in the community.In a press release issued Tuesday, the city said it is working with the provincial government to distribute the tests.According to the city, two test kits will be allotted per staff member or care provider and infant, toddler and preschool child in care. Child care centres concerned about limited N95 mask supply from Ontario government The city said the tests “are to be used when they present any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus and its variants.”“Children, child care staff members and child care providers will continue to be actively screened every day for symptoms upon entering a child care program, as has been the process throughout the pandemic,” the release reads.The city said it will help to ensure the test kids are distributed “as quickly as possible” to community-based child care programs, including licensed home child care agencies.According to the release, child care programs that are located in schools will receive the test kits directly from their school or school board.In a statement, Toronto Mayor John Tory said the city is “committed to supporting any effort to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to keep children, their families and child care workers safe.”“By providing one more tool to help detect symptomatic cases, we can make a concerted effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and keep child care programs open for the families that need them,” he said.Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr.

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Saskatoon’s COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic reopens at Prairieland Park

COVID-19 vaccinations now that the mass clinic will reopen.Health officials say the mass vaccine clinic at Prairieland Park is reopening to booked appointments Tuesday, Jan. 18, to a new location in Hall B instead of the previous location in Hall E.

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Mother's tragic tale: Husband dies of COVID-19, their son dies by suicide due to guilt

If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Or text HOME to 741-741 (Crisis Text Line).CLICK HERE for the warning signs and risk factors of suicide. Call 1-800-273-TALK for free and confidential emotional support.When everything began shutting down at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, 17-year-old Anthony Reyes Jr.

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COVID-19 immunisation starts for 5 to 11-year-old tāmariki

More than 120,000 doses of the child (paediatric) Pfizer vaccine have been delivered to over 500 vaccination sites around New Zealand as health providers prepare to start immunising 5 to 11-year-olds tamariki from today, 17 January.

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Grammy Awards moving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES - The 64th annual Grammy Awards, which were originally scheduled for Jan. 31 at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles but were postponed due to the COVID-19 surge, will now be held in Las Vegas on April 3, the Recording Academy has just announced.The award show will now take place at the MGM Grand's Garden Arena.The postponement was made after "careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts" due to the "uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant," Recording Academy said in a statement at the time.RELATED: 2022 Grammy Awards postponed amid Omicron surgeAhead of the scheduled awards ceremony, rapper Drake withdrew from Grammy Awards consideration late last year after he was nominated for best rap performance and best rap album. RELATED: Drake withdraws from Grammy Awards considerationThe 2021 Grammy Awards were held in New York City with strict coronavirus guidelines that included social distancing.RELATED: Grammys 2021: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift make history as others win bigThat night, Taylor Swift became the first female performer to win Album of the Year three times and Beyoncé became the most decorated woman in Grammy history.Fan-favorite Billie Eilish also took home numerous awards, including Record of the Year. Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.Tune in to FOX 11 Los Angeles for the latest Southern California news.Advertisement

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COVID ebbs in some East Coast hot spots, rises elsewhere

Cases are declining in a few big cities in the eastern United States that felt the earliest impact from the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, but surges are still building in other regions of the country, pushing some hospitals and workplaces to the brink.

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Reality check: Could mail from Canada to China spread Omicron?

Chinese health authorities have claimed that the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 may have arrived into the capital, Beijing, via a contaminated letter from Canada — an assertion dismissed and questioned by Canadian experts.The Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control (BCDC) said in a news release Monday that its first case of the Omicron variant in a Beijing resident could be the result of international mail sent from Canada via the United States and Hong Kong.The letter was sent on Jan. 7 and received on Jan.

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COVID-19: WHO ‘particularly concerned’ about countries with low vaccination rates

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday he’s “particularly concerned” about countries with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, “as people are many times more at risk of severe illness and death.”

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US government makes free COVID-19 tests available

Today Americans can order four free COVID-19 at-home antigen tests at COVIDtests.gov, 1 month after President Joe Biden said he was securing 500 million free tests for Americans.

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CDC director on face-covering guidance: ‘Any mask is better than no mask’

WASHINGTON - Officials across the U.S. are again weighing how and whether to impose mask mandates as COVID-19 infections soar and the American public grows weary of pandemic-related restrictions.The U.S.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Surging COVID-19 case counts & test volume force changes to data reporting and case investigation

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West Virginia governor gets antibody treatment after COVID-19 diagnosis

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Fauci: Omicron may infect 'just about everybody' but vaccinated will still fare better

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, repeated a stark warning this week that the omicron variant will likely infect most Americans, but he noted how those who are fully vaccinated and boosted face a much lower risk of getting seriously ill."Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of efficiency of transmissibility, will, ultimately, find just about everybody," Fauci told the Center for Strategic and International Studies in an interview published on Tuesday."Those who have been vaccinated, and vaccinated and boosted, would get exposed.

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Monday’s snowstorm had major effect on Waterloo Region’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts

Ontario to receive 10,000 courses of Pfizer’s Paxlovid COVID-19 pill in January Early in the afternoon, the region announced it had stopped accepting walk-ins at most clinics. A short time later it announced that all of the clinics would close by 4 p.m.In addition, Pinebush Cambridge, the region’s largest clinic is not open to the general public on Mondays and Tuesdays.Another 1,367 area residents did manage to get a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, lifting the total in the area to 240,502.A total of 160 more residents got a second dose, lifting that total to 467,857 as 77.3 per cent of the region’s population that has now done so.Waterloo Public Health reported another 325 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Tuesday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 35,431.This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 468.9.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 4 deaths, LHSC sets new record of 166 inpatients

Middlesex-London Health Unit reported four COVID-19-related deaths on Tuesday, as well as 191 new cases.The deaths involved a woman in her 70s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s, none of whom were associated with a long-term care or a retirement home, as well as a man in his 90s associated with a long-term care home.Acting medical officer of health Dr. Alex Summers said three of the individuals had two doses of vaccine while one had had a third dose.The London Health Sciences Centre reported another record high number of COVID-19 inpatients in its care at 166, up from the previous record of 147 a day ago and up from 107 a week ago.As noted, LHSC is caring for 166 inpatients with COVID-19, up from 107 last Tuesday.Of those, 24 are in adult critical care, up from 21 a week ago.Six of the 166 are in Children’s Hospital, with five or fewer in pediatric critical care.

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US finalizing plans to ship free COVID-19 tests via USPS, shares 1st contracts

WASHINGTON - The White House is finalizing plans to ship 500 million free at-home COVID-19 tests to Americans nationwide and has awarded its first contracts as part of this pledge."We are actively finalizing the details of the distribution mechanism, including a website as we've talked about," White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday. "I would expect us to provide those details next week, and yes, these tests will be sent out through the mail.""What I can say is, last night we issued out our first letter award to provide tests toward this half a billion.

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Habs forwards Cole Caufield and Joel Armia placed in NHL’s COVID-19 protocol

Montreal Canadiens name Kent Hughes as new general manager Armia, meanwhile, was also placed in COVID-19 protocol back in June, which forced him to miss Game 1 of the title series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.The 28-year-old has five points (one goal, four assists) in 32 games this season for Montreal.The Canadiens entered the campaign with lofty aspirations following their stunning playoff upsets of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights, but sat last in the overall standings with a record of 7-25-5 heading to Tuesday night’s action.

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270 medical experts write open letter to Spotify calling out Joe Rogan’s ‘harmful’ COVID-19 misinformation

Joe Rogan walks onto the stage during the UFC 230 weigh-in inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 2, 2018 in New York, New York. LOS ANGELES - Nearly 300 medical experts are urging Spotify to take action against the streaming platform’s most popular podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," for "broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic." In an open letter to Spotify signed by 270 professors, scientists, doctors and health care workers, writers criticized a controversial episode featuring Dr.

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CORBEVAX: How new COVID-19 vaccine could help immunize low-income countries

Poorer nations are still struggling to fully immunize people against COVID-19, as they grapple with expensive vaccine patents and complex production. Jackson Proskow explains how Texas researchers are trying to make sure no one gets left behind with a groundbreaking new vaccine called CORBEVAX, and without a huge price tag.

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Army has relieved six active-duty leaders, including two battalion commanders, for refusing vaccine

FILE - An Army Preventive Medicine Specialist administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a soldier on Sept. 9, 2021, in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Albertans Tuesday afternoon

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her first in-person COVID-19 update of the week Tuesday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Booster rollout accelerated to protect against COVID-19 variants

Everyone aged 18 years and older who has received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine can now book their free booster dose using BookMyVaccine.nz or by calling the COVID Vaccination Healthline 0800 28 29 26 (8am - 8pm, seven days a week).

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Covid-19: Gujarat logs highest one-day surge so far

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US students hold walkouts amid omicron surge, calling for more stringent measures

Students are seen walking out of Redondo Union High School in protest of in-person classes on Jan. 12, 2022.

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Confusion reigns over B.C. business COVID-19 closures

B.C. extended bar and gym closures indefinitely, Monday, sparking new confusion and uncertainty over provincial orders meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. Richard Zussman reports.

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Free government COVID test kits now available: Everything you need to know

WASHINGTON - A new federal website to request free COVID-19 test kits -- originally scheduled to launch Wednesday -- is online now.Americans can request free COVID-19 test kits -- four per address -- at COVIDTESTS.GOV. The tests are free from the U.S. government and the first shipments are set to go out by the end of January. Here's what you need to know:Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherSUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBEFree At-Home COVID-19 Tests (USPS) HOW CAN I REQUEST A FREE TEST?GET FREE AT-⁠HOME COVID-⁠19 TESTS AT COVIDTESTS.GOVStarting Tuesday, Jan.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations hit staggering 10,000 patients as provinces set new records

COVID-19 across Canada surpassed 10,000 patients for the first time Monday, an alarming sign of the impact the highly-transmissible Omicron variant has had on the country’s health-care system.A Global News analysis of provincial health data shows there are now 10,038 patients receiving care in hospital. Of those, 1,148 people are in intensive care units.The country first broke its hospitalization record on Jan. 5, when the number of patients surpassed 5,000.

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News Scan for Jan 12, 2022

The US COVID-19 vaccination program may have averted 14 million infections, saved more than 240,000 lives, and prevented upwards of 1.1 million hospitalizations in the first half of 2021, according to estimates from a modeling study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.Led by York University scientists in Toronto, the research team

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4-year-old Quebec girl’s death related to COVID-19 ‘incredibly sad,’ says health minister

Montreal hospital says a healthy newborn baby has died from COVID-19 In mid-December 2021, an infant died of COVID-19 at a Montreal children’s hospital. The CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital said the baby, who was born healthy, had recently been hospitalized with the disease and was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.According to Quebec Health Department data, that was the first child under 10 to die of the novel coronavirus in the province.In Quebec, the majority of deaths related to the pandemic has occurred among the elderly.

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Studies: COVID vaccines effective, with limited waning

A trio of new studies yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine report encouraging results on the effectiveness and durability of protection of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death, including teens.

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Free at-home COVID tests: Website to start accepting orders Jan. 19

WASHINGTON - Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 tests from the comfort of their home next week.The Biden administration has pledged to provide 1 billion COVID-19 test kits to American households at no cost. To facilitate those orders, the White House has launched the website covidtests.gov, which will begin taking orders on Wednesday, Jan.

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COVID-19: Two Saskatoon hospitals at capacity, according to internal email

As Omicron cases surge, the Saskatchewan government says the number they are watching is hospitalizations. An internal SHA message obtained by Global News shows two hospitals in Saskatoon were at the breaking point on the weekend.

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Assam records highest single-day spike since onset of Covid

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday informed that the state had recorded 8,072 new Covid-19 cases in the past twenty four hours.

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Facing staff shortages, Quebec asks public sector workers to help in health system

Quebec set to end COVID-19 curfew, Legault believes province close to hospitalization peak As of Monday afternoon, nine of Quebec’s 18 regions had hit or exceeded the highest level of capacity envisaged in the provincial government’s pandemic planning.The health authority in eastern Montreal, where 240 of 640 beds are currently occupied by patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, said it’s now having to reduce services more than had been foreseen in the Health Department’s worst-case scenarioChristian Merciari, a spokesman for the health authority, said surgeries have been reduced by about half compared to before the pandemic, and patients who arrive at hospitals in the area may have to wait in the emergency room for a bed to become available.“Currently, we are banking heavily on the potential impact of the measures announced by the (Health Department) to increase the availability of labour and therefore the stabilization of teams in several crucial sectors,” he wrote in an email. Retired nurses returning to work to help with COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Quebec The Health Department said Monday the public sector workers are needed to perform a variety of tasks in long-term care centres, rehabilitation centres and other facilities.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Common symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Muscle pain, sputum production, diarrhea, and sore throat are less common.

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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