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With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases

Trump has repeatedly played down the virus, saying for weeks that the country is "rounding the turn," even as new cases and hospitalizations soared

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Australia's Melbourne enjoys first weekend out of lockdown as COVID-19 cases dwindle

Some travel restrictions, however, remain and venues including libraries and cinemas remain closed in Melbourne

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U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day

The daily caseload of 100,233 is also a world record for the global pandemic, surpassing the 97,894 cases reported by India on a single day in September

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India records 48,268 new coronavirus cases

Deaths rose up by 551, taking total mortalities to 121,641, the health ministry said

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UAE denies COVID-19 rumors circulating on social media

Mohap urges public to obtain accurate information on the coronavirus from its website and social media channels

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Virus vaccine waiting on Saudi ‘green light’

The vaccine has passed the third stage of trials at the King Abdullah Center for the National Guard

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EU urges quick WHO reform, asks for more transparency in pandemics

The comments were made at a video conference of EU health ministers that endorsed an EU document on the reform of the U.N. agency which for the first time outlines a series of sweeping changes needed to boost WHO's powers and resources

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India records 48,648 new coronavirus cases

The death toll rose 563 to stand at 121,090

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DFC 2020: Residents gear up for a safe, sanitised Dubai Fitness Challenge

Most of the residents have already made fitness a big part of their lifestyle this year, due to the pandemic

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Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 240 COVID-19 cases, 405 recoveries

2,824 cases are stable out of a total of 2,843 active cases

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UAE forms National COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Management and Governance Committee

Lebanon's COVID-19 situation 'alarming': Abiad

Ban on shisha cafes in Kuwait to stay until corona vaccines launched

‘Kuwait to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccine early 2021’

Plans afoot to establish an eye bank in Abu Dhabi

UAE reports 1,172 COVID-19 cases, 1,460 recoveries, 2 deaths

Saudi Arabia records increase in COVID-19 deaths, drop in new cases

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With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases

Australia's Melbourne enjoys first weekend out of lockdown as COVID-19 cases dwindle

U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day

India records 48,268 new coronavirus cases

UAE denies COVID-19 rumors circulating on social media

Virus vaccine waiting on Saudi ‘green light’

EU urges quick WHO reform, asks for more transparency in pandemics

India records 48,648 new coronavirus cases

DFC 2020: Residents gear up for a safe, sanitised Dubai Fitness Challenge

Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 240 COVID-19 cases, 405 recoveries

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