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WHO reports largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases since pandemic broke out

A woman cries outside the Parque de Los Venados hospital in Mexico City

A woman wearing a mask against the spread of the new coronavirus cries outside the Parque de Los Venados hospital in Mexico City, Wednesday Source: AP

More than five million people around the world have now been infected with coronavirus.


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More than five million people around the world have now been infected with coronavirus.



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