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The Coronavirus Crisis
A medical worker is seen at a quarantine center for Covid-19 coronavirus infected patients at a banquet hall, which was converted into an isolation center to handle the rising cases of infection in New Delhi, India.

India Confirms More Than 200,000 Coronavirus Cases In A Day

Apr 15, 2021
Thursday's tally was India's highest since the pandemic began – more than double the previous 2020 peak.
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Coronavirus Updates
A nurse administers a shot at a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Martinsville speedway in Ridgeway, Va., on March 12. Ashish Jha, a public health policy researcher, noted Sunday that "despite phenomenal vaccination rates, variants pulled ahead this week

U.S. Is In A Race Between Vaccines And Variants, Says Public Health Expert

Mar 28, 2021
Despite the progress in vaccinating Americans, there's concern about the threat posed by COVID-19 variants. The White House is urging not to "let down our guard."
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Coronavirus Updates
Passengers register at a counter before being tested for COVID-19 at a bus terminal on Wednesday in New Delhi.

India Sees Spike In Confirmed Coronavirus Cases — And Variants

Mar 24, 2021
India is reporting its largest spike in new coronavirus cases since November. Its health ministry said that several concerning variants have been detected.
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Coronavirus Updates
Health care worker Demetra Ransom comforts a patient in the COVID-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. on Dec. 4. The U.S. has surpassed 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

U.S. Surpasses 20 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

Jan 01, 2021
In less than two months, the country doubled its total number of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Coronavirus Updates
A health professional walks out of a drive-through coronavirus testing site at the University of Dayton in Ohio earlier this year. Ohio will go on a statewide curfew Thursday for at least three weeks.

Ohio Governor Orders 3-Week Statewide Curfew As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Nov 17, 2020
The curfew will last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. with exceptions for work, commuting, grocery shopping and contactless food services.
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Coronavirus Updates
A traffic warden directs traffic as people arrive and depart from the coronavirus testing venue at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday.

California Is 2nd State To Surpass 1 Million Coronavirus Cases

Nov 13, 2020
California has now joined Texas in becoming a state with more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Coronavirus Restrictions In Each State
Gov. Charlie Baker, seen here in September, announced a series of new coronavirus restrictions for the state of Massachusetts today. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mass. Governor Announces New Coronavirus Restrictions As State Infections Surge

Nov 02, 2020
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker implements new mask mandates and stay-at-home orders as confirmed coronavirus cases surge in the state.
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Coronavirus Updates
A medical assistant holds a swab after testing a man on Wednesday at the new COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport.

U.S. Hits New Coronavirus Record With More Than 88,500 New Cases

Oct 30, 2020
In the past week, the U.S. has blown past record levels of infection that were seen in the summer, when new cases topped 77,000 in July.
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Coronavirus Updates
Two people arriving from the U.S. tested positive for the coronavirus in the Marshall Islands, shown here in 2017.

Remote Marshall Islands Record First Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

Oct 29, 2020
Two people arriving from the U.S. tested positive at a U.S. military base, ending the nation's run as one of the few in the world with zero known coronavirus cases.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
People enjoy eating outdoors on Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown restrictions in the city were lifted after 111 days, allowing people to leave their home for any reason.

'None Of This Has Been Easy': Melbourne, Australia, Ends Its 111-Day Lockdown

Oct 28, 2020
The city recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Monday, for the first time since June. "Now is the time to congratulate every single Victorian for staying the course," said the state's top official.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
If the U.K.'s rate of new coronavirus cases doubles four more times, Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said, "you would end up with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of October per day."

In A Month, U.K. Could See 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases A Day, Expert Warns

Sep 21, 2020
"The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days," the U.K.'s top science adviser says, warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Gettysburg College has ordered all of its students to remain at their residences and moved all classes online in measures that began Tuesday.

As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Gettysburg College Puts All Students On Lockdown

Sep 04, 2020
Students at the small private college in Pennsylvania are essentially banned from leaving their rooms until at least the end of the week. All classes and labs have moved to remote learning.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
As the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus shifts from the Northeast to the Sun Belt, Florida's total case count has officially surpassed that of New York.

Florida Case Count Surpasses That Of New York, The Country's Original Epicenter

Jul 26, 2020
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 423,855 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida as of Sunday, compared to 411,736 in New York.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Sweden's top disease expert says a surge in new coronavirus cases is a result of more testing. Here, people enjoy the sun and water at a bathing jetty in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday alongside a sign instructing the public to maintain social distancing.

Swedish Disease Expert Calls WHO's COVID-19 Warning 'A Total Mistake'

Jun 26, 2020
Anders Tegnell says the WHO misinterpreted Swedish data when it included Sweden in a list of nations with a resurgence. Days before the WHO warning, Sweden saw a surge of 1,699 new coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People wait for health assessment check-in before entering Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on June 18. Miami-Dade County is easing some of the lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. Florida has recently experienced an increase

Florida Doctor Urges Young Residents Not To Assume COVID-19 Is 'Benign'

Jun 23, 2020
The median age of coronavirus patients in the state has dropped since reopening. Dr. Cheryl Holder of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University discusses why.
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Maria Banderas, left, answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. Johns Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19.

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

Jun 05, 2020
Nationwide, coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, with the heaviest impact falling on communities of color and nursing home residents.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Adrian Lerma, and her husband Michael, stand outside the grocery store in Window Rock, Ariz. They're buying food for elders in their community.

As Coronavirus Cases Rise, Navajo Nation Tries To Get Ahead Of Pandemic

Apr 04, 2020
The Navajo Nation has seen a significant spike in coronavirus cases. Tribal leaders say they desperately need more supplies, but the biggest problem may be the reservation's lack of running water.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A medical staff member checks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. President Trump and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are locked in a dispute about New York's need for ventilators amid the coronavirus.

FACT CHECK: N.Y. Governor Slams Trump Ventilator Claim As 'Ignorant' And 'Uninformed'

Mar 27, 2020
The president said New York ignored ventilators sent by the federal government. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fired back, saying the president's view was "incorrect and grossly uninformed."
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A motorist gets a drive-through coronavirus test Thursday in Daly City, Calif. The U.S. has surpassed China to have the world's largest number of coronavirus cases.

U.S. Surpasses China In Cases Of Coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020

The U.S. with about 82,000 cases passed China with about 81,000. The cases being detected in the U.S. have risen as more tests have become available, although the wait for tests can still be long.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
"We haven't flattened the curve, and the curve is actually increasing," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of new coronavirus cases Tuesday. Cuomo said his state now has more than 25,000 cases, as he gave an update on the COVID-19 outbreak at a news confere

Coronavirus: New York Infection Rate Is 'Doubling About Every 3 Days,' Cuomo Says

Mar 24, 2020
"We were looking at a freight train coming across the country — we're now looking at a bullet train," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The state now has more than 25,000 cases.
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World
A woman uses hand sanitizer at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, the day before the start of the U.S. ban on travel from some European countries amid concern over the coronavirus.

Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens

Mar 12, 2020
President Trump's decision to bar visitors from Europe has been followed by new restrictions in other nations. Here's a survey of which doors are being closed to travelers and where.
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