Daniel CleryAstronomers know of thousands of planets around other stars, yet only a handful have been imaged directly. The existence of the rest is inferred by how they affect their stars.Now the world’s largest optical telescope has directly spied a new planetary system—the first time more than one planet has been imaged around a star like our Sun.

Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to observe the Sun-like star TYC 8998-760-1, 300 light-years from Earth.

Using the VLT’s Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research (SPHERE) instrument, which is equipped with an optical mask called a coronagraph to block out a star’s light, they were able to see two planets orbiting it (pictured above),.

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NFL star opts out of 2020 season to help fight COVID-19 at Canadian long-term care home

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the upcoming NFL season on Friday, choosing to put his medical degree to use on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic rather than helping the Kansas City Chiefs defend their first Super Bowl title in 50 years.Duvernay-Tardif has been working to fulfill his requirements to become a doctor in the offseason, and has spent this summer working at a clinic in his native Canada. He said that experience helped him decide that if he was going to take any risks with his health, it would be to help patients dealing with the virus.

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Tropical Storm Hanna becomes first hurricane of 2020

#Hanna Advisory 10A: Noaa Hurricane Hunters and Doppler Weather Radars Find Hanna Has Become the First Hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

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What it is really like to go to Greece now following coronavirus pandemic

Brits have been flocking abroad since the Government relaxed its blanket travel ban - but many others are still nervous to head overseas.

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Covid vaccine: The supply chain to save the world is unprepared

pharmaceutical companies need to scale up for the biggest and most consequential product launch in modern history.“We’re not prepared," Neel Jones Shah, global head of air carrier relationships at San Francisco-based freight forwarder Flexport, said during a webinar this week with other logistics executives.“Let’s all be honest here, vaccine supply chains are exponentially more complex than PPE supply chain," he said, referring to personal protective equipment like surgical masks and gloves. “You can’t ruin PPE by leaving it on the tarmac for a couple of days.

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The 172 baffling symptoms long-haul coronavirus sufferers are reporting - including bed wetting and hair loss

long after the initial flare-up of coronavirus has passed.And after just two months it has nearly 3,000 members from more than 60 countries.Combined, they have reported more than 170 symptoms which have been complied by Louise and published at the end of this story. Faced with what they say is scepticism from their GPs, many members have started documenting their symptoms.Louise said: "People are experiencing so many symptoms - we've counted 172."I think the hair loss is to do with a rise in body temperature, people seem to report it around week 12."GPs aren't believing them, they say they're making it up. One paramedic told a member she had 'too much time on her hands', another said her GP told her she couldn't possibly have had it.

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Vietnam, once free of coronavirus, reports first case in 3 months

Vietnam was back on high alert for the novel coronavirus on Saturday after medical officials in the central city of Danang detected what appears to be the first local COVID-19 case in the Southeast Asian country for three months.Thanks to strict quarantine measures and an aggressive and widespread testing program, Vietnam has kept its virus total to an impressively low 415 cases, and had reported no locally transmitted infections for 100 days.

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Coronavirus: Nearly 8.5 lakh cases cured in India, active cases at 4.56 lakh

total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 13,36,861.There are 4,56,071 active cases in the country, while 8,49,431 people have recovered and one person has migrated.

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Police arrest 6 demonstrators around Universal Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – Officers arrested six demonstrators around Universal Orlando on Friday, according to the police department.Orlando Police said around 5 p.m.

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Covid-19: Rajasthan to get its first-ever plasma bank

plasma."The Rajasthan government is setting up the state's first plasma bank at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. I appeal to all those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma and help in saving lives," Sharma said.BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena is among the 958 people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan where eight more COVID-19 deaths were reported on Friday, officials said.The total number of coronavirus infection cases reported in the state so far has reached 34,178 of which 9,029 patients are under treatment and 23,536 have recovered.The death toll in the state has climbed to 602.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Star Shannon Beador & Her 3 Daughters Test Positive For Coronavirus

Shannon Beador and her three daughters have all tested positive for COVID-19. Beador shared the news on Instagram on Friday.“This photo was taken pre-pandemic,” she captioned a pic of her and her daughters all dressed in black tops and jeans.

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‘RHOC’ Star Shannon Beador And Her 3 Daughters Test Positive For COVID-19

Shannon Beador and her children are fighting off the novel coronavirus.

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Fight breaks out at airport after flight canceled when woman allegedly drunk refuses to leave plane

PUERTO RICO - Nobody likes being delayed.A fight erupted at an airport in Puerto Rico after a flight to Philadelphia was canceled. Footage taken during the incident appears to show multiple people attacking a woman in the airport terminal. (Jorge Luis Vargas via Storyful) The incident occurred Monday at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, the New York Post reports.

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Fight breaks out at airport after flight canceled when drunk woman refuses to leave plane

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Novavax’s 3,500% surge on a Covid-19 vaccine faces first test

Novavax is on its way to becoming a household name similar to Moderna Inc., another vaccine developer that has rallied since March but has yet to have a product reach the market. Recent $1.6 billion funding from the U.S.

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Confusion and frustration build over ‘locals first’ boarding rules for BC Ferries.

Under new rules put in place as part of the provincial coronavirus state of emergency, local residents can ask for preferred boarding on some BC Ferries sailings. But there is growing confusion over just who is eligible, and who is supposed to be enforcing those rules.

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A look at life inside the Edmonton NHL bubble for players, staffers

NHL teams will begin arriving in Edmonton this weekend as the season resumes here and in Toronto next week. Now, we have a clearer picture on what life will look like inside the bubble for the 14 teams. Tom Vernon has the details.

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Patron who visited bar in Kenosee Lake, Sask., tested positive for coronavirus: SHA

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a public health advisory after a person tested positive for the novel coronavirus following a visit to a Kenosee Lake bar and restaurant.According to the SHA, the patron was likely infectious when they visited Bar Bar on July 17 from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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Nicolas Cage’s Son Weston Files Restraining Order Against His Mother For Alleged Abuse During Mental Health Episode

Weston Cage Coppola, the eldest son of actor Nicolas Cage, has reportedly filed a restraining order against his own mother, Christina Fulton.

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Possible COVID-19 exposure at downtown Kelowna clothing store: Interior Health

Kelowna, B.C., is the latest to have been impacted by the recent coronavirus outbreak in the Okanagan.On Friday, Interior Health identified Fossello’s Quality Clothing store on Bernard Avenue where people may have been exposed to COVID-19.The health authority is asking individuals who visited the store on July 18 or on the morning of July 20, between 10 a.m. and noon, to self-isolate and monitor themselves for COVID-19.

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Lake County to offer housing, business assistance with CARES Act money

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Lake County is slated to receive $64 million in federal CARES Act money that it will use to providing rent and mortgage assistance to residents and financial relief to businesses that have been struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Applications are not yet open but officials said when the time comes, they’ll be posted on elevatelake.com/reopen.The housing assistance program will help eligible residents pay their rent, mortgage, utilities, emergency home repairs, insurance deductibles, housing re-entry costs including deposits or storage of furniture and eviction prevention, including rent and fees.The county plans to spend $16 million to help businesses that had to shut down or scale back operations to stop

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Family issues outside bubble calling some NBA players home

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Being separated from families is certainly a tough element of being in the NBA bubble. So, too, is being separated when issues within the family happen.Two people with knowledge of the situations said Friday that both Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers and Austin Rivers of the Houston Rockets have added themselves to the list of players who have left the NBA campus at Walt Disney World to tend to family issues.

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Ancient microbial arms race sharpened our immune system—but also left us vulnerable

Ann GibbonsAt a recent symposium on the evolution of infectious diseases, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), pathologist Nissi Varki noted that humans suffer from a long list of deadly diseases—including typhoid fever, cholera, mumps, whooping cough, measles, smallpox, polio, and gonorrhea—that don’t afflict apes and most other mammals. All of those pathogens follow the same well-trodden pathway to break into our cells: They manipulate sugar molecules called sialic acids.

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UCF grad donating books focused on diversity to teachers around the country

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A UCF graduate is spreading messages of love, diversity, and inclusion through books. Ashleigh Taylor is a stock broker by day, but after work she brokers books."It's definitely not my day job, but it's been a very interesting passion that I have fallen into," Taylor said.Taylor, 25, said she was deeply impacted by recent events, including the unrest following George Floyd’s death and recent antisemitic comments made by celebrities on social media. But instead of just posting her thoughts on social media, Taylor decided to take action.

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La Doña in San Francisco, in a Pandemic: 'It Feels Like Everything Is On Hold Again'

femmetón singer-songwriter La Doña's new album, Algo Nuevo, dropped March 12 via Human Re Sources just as the coronavirus pandemic intensified in the U.S. Concerts, festivals and other large gatherings across the country were canceled, including her planned South by Southwest debut, interrupting her early career momentum.As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the music industry, we will be speaking with La Doña -- whose real name is Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea -- every other week to chronicle her experience throughout the crisis.

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Coronavirus: Young child among 7 new cases in London-Middlesex; outbreak declared at LHSC

coronavirus in the region, including a young child, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported on Friday.This brings the region’s total case count to 659. One recovery was reported, bringing that tally to 582.Fifty-seven people have died, a figure that has remained unchanged for the last six weeks.

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NHS lost 400,000 working days to mental ill-health in first month of coronavirus crisis

More than 400,000 working days in the NHS were lost to mental ill-health in the first month of the coronavirus crisis, new figures show.

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Waterloo Region reports 9 new coronavirus cases, total cases at 1,378

coronavirus on Friday, bringing the area’s total to 1,378.It’s the largest single-day increase of new cases in more than three weeks when nine cases were reported on Canaday Day. Windsor-Essex has highest COVID-19 rates in Ontario A second outbreak was also declared after one staff member at Columbia Forest Long-Term Care tested positive for the virus.Another outbreak at PeopleCare Hilltop Manor in Cambridge, which was declared on July 13, continues.

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‘So many incidents’: Former drivers say Columbia Icefield tour buses fraught with safety issues, poor maintenance

fatal rollover on the Columbia Icefield didn’t come as a surprise to some former employees who drove the same buses.Pursuit’s Ice Explorer drivers take thousands of visitors across uneven, rocky terrain that changes daily, up and down the steep hill of a moraine, across the slippery surface of a national treasure — the Athabasca Glacier, all the while, entertaining the dozens of guests aboard the bus.Two former drivers told Global News it’s a harrowing journey, where their safety and the safety of the passengers is always a concern. Jasper bus crash investigation likely to have 3 focuses, including road conditions: mechanical engineer An Ice Explorer rolled on the icefield on July 18, killing three people and injuring 24 others.

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1,025 fresh coronavirus cases take Delhi's tally past 1.28 lakh

NEW DELHI : Delhi recorded 1,025 coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.28 lakh, while the death toll from the disease rose to 3,777, authorities said.Thirty-two fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi health department bulletin issued Friday evening.The number of active cases on Friday was 13,681, down from 14,554, the previous day. Till date, the highest-single day spike for Delhi is 3,947, reported on June 23.The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 3,745 on Thursday.The Friday bulletin said, the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 3,777 and the total number of cases mounted to 1,28,389.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without

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Dr Alex George: Love Island star ‘devastated’ as brother dies after mental health battle

Love Island star Dr Alex George, 30, has shared an emotional post in view of his 1.4 million Instagram followers after “losing his little brother to mental health”.The television personality opened up about the heartbreaking news of his younger sibling Llŷr’s death alongside a photo of the pair.Alex explained in his caption that Llŷr was set to begin studying in medical school next month to become a doctor, following in his older brother’s footsteps.He wrote alongside the picture: "I can’t believe I am actually writing this post. I have lost my beautiful little brother to mental health. “I love you so much Llŷr.The kindest and most caring soul.

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Tony Luke Sr., son Nicholas, indicted on federal tax fraud charges

(Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The founder of one of Philadelphia's most prominent cheesesteak shops has been indicted on federal tax fraud charges, along with one of his sons.FOX 29 has learned Tony Lucidonio Sr., or Tony Luke Sr., and Nicholas Lucidonio have been charged with conspiracy, aiding/assisting false corporate and individual tax returns, and tax evasion.The federal indictment alleges Tony Sr.

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AP WAS THERE: 1904 St. Louis Olympics

1904 Olympics on the day of the marathon. The story is reprinted here as it ran in The San Bernardino County (California) Sun on Aug.

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Harry and Meghan sue over paparazzi photo of son Archie at Los Angeles home

LOS ANGELES - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued Thursday to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy.The royal couple gives a detailed account in the lawsuit of the media harassment they say they’ve had to constantly fight in the months since they moved to Southern California.“This action arises out of the relentless and quite frankly shocking efforts of the tabloid media to profit from serial intrusions of the privacy of a 14-month-old child in his own home,” the suit says, ”and the desire and responsibility of any parent to do what is necessary to protect their children from this manufactured feeding frenzy.”Meghan and Harry said the

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Circus lovers roll up for first show since lockdown

One of the country's last remaining circuses has staged its first performance since virus restrictions came into force with a drive-in show in Tralee.

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Sixteen new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday; active cases approaching 100

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 16 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, with no new deaths.

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Tamil Nadu COVID-19 tally nears 2 lakh after biggest single-day spike

₹76.5 crore additional funds to set up oxygen tanks for COVID-19 patients. India's second national-level plasma bank was inaugurated in the state on Thursday.

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First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne illnesses

overwhelmed state public health offices, said Candice Hoffmann, an agency spokeswoman.Officials in eight states and the District of Columbia have so far taken up the offer: Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont, Maine, Florida and Arizona.During last year’s EEE outbreak, the CDC provided about $700,000 in emergency funding and technical assistance to Rhode Island, Indiana, Michigan and Massachusetts, on top of roughly $18 million it provided to states for annual vector-borne disease surveillance, Hoffmann said.In Michigan, where six of the state’s 10 cases of EEE last year proved fatal, officials this summer have launched a pilot program to improve the state’s response to mosquito-borne illnesses.Ned Walker, a medical

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India's financial system remains sound despite Covid-19 crisis: RBI

Covid-19, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.However, the over-leveraged non-financial sector, simmering global geopolitical tensions and economic losses on account of the pandemic are major downside risks to global economic prospects, it said in its 21st Financial Stability Report.Actions undertaken by financial sector regulators and the government to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 eased operational constraints and helped in maintaining market integrity and resilience in the face of severe risk aversion.Bank credit which had considerably weakened during the first half of 2019-20 slid down further in the subsequent period with the moderation becoming broad-based across bank groups, said the central bank.The capital to

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India's first COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin trial starts at AIIMS Delhi. 10 updates

Covaxin, India's first COVID-19 vaccine candidates today has started its human trial at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Over 2,000 volunteers have enrolled for the first phase of human clinical trial of Covaxin.

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New coronavirus symptom to look for as doctors warn hearing loss could be a sign

From a dry cough to a loss of sense of smell, a number of unpleasant symptoms are known to be associated with coronavirus.

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Terra20 opens third store in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a locally-born and based business continues to grow. Terra20 has opened its third store, at Ottawa Trainyards.

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No deaths recorded from coronavirus in West Lothian for first time since March

The most recently released figures show the number of deaths reached 100 in the week to July 15 ( Week 28).National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures released on Wednesday for the week to 22 July (Week 29) reveal no change in the West Lothian’s totals and only two Covid-19 related deaths in the wider Lothian NHS Trust area last week.As at July 19, 4193 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

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Donald Trump's dilemma: To take coronavirus vaccine first or last

coronavirus vaccine - first, or last - as people want. Trump said on Wednesday that he faces an impossible situation - whether he should be the first to take a coronavirus vaccine."If I’m the first one they’ll say ‘he’s so selfish'.

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‘Glory holes’ guidance around safe sex during pandemic not a joke, says sex worker

glory holes” — prompting laughs on social media.‘Glory hole’ is a colloquial term used for a wall with a hole cut in it, to facilitate sexual contact between partners without direct physical contact.But one of the people who helped write those guidelines says it’s not a joke, especially for sex workers.“Because we’re addressing it in an adult manner in association to the pandemic of people dying, getting sick and getting ill, we don’t see the big joke,” sex workers’ advocate Velvet Steele told Global News.“People are so offended about it but then again it’s always just the people who are so nervous to talk about sex.”Steele, who also works as a sex worker, said the guidelines were written as a way to help sex workers who have been excluded

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle share sweet video of son Archie on 1st birthday

To commemorate Archie’s first birthday on Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a never-before-seen video of the baby boy — and he’s looking more like his father every day.

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Hernandez 5 RBIs, Dodgers beat Giants 8-1 in fan-less opener

LOS ANGELES – Kiké Hernández homered and drove in five runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the rival San Francisco Giants 8-1 in a fan-less ballpark as baseball’s shortened season opened on Thursday night.Mookie Betts, who took a knee during the national anthem, went 1 for 5 in his Dodgers debut. Betts struck out swinging in his first at-bat a day after signing a $365 million deal over 12 years.

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Niagara Region passes mandatory mask bylaw

COVID-19 pandemic for three months starting at the end of July.In a special council meeting on Thursday night, councillors voted for in favour of enacting a measure that requires masks to be worn in indoor public spaces, businesses and public transit with exceptions for medical conditions and for children under 5.There was little discussion over the matter as Thorold regional councillor Tim Whalen motioned to end any further debate, citing that council had already had a healthy debate two weeks ago.

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Baseball’s back: Yankees, Nationals kneel, Fauci throws first pitch in season opener

baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic — including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci — and the home team’s 2019 championship.Players from both clubs wore T-shirts saying Black Lives Matter during batting practice at Nationals Park, and the letters “BLM” were stenciled into the back of the mound at the center of the diamond.

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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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