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There are pressures worldwide to ease restrictions imposed by COVID-19

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization Source: AAP

As the total number of deaths worldwide exceeds 170,000, the response to the coronavirus pandemic has reached a particularly tense stage.


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By Sunil Awasthi

Source: SBS



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As the total number of deaths worldwide exceeds 170,000, the response to the coronavirus pandemic has reached a particularly tense stage.


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