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BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) – The following are updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BUENOS AIRES – A second batch of Sinopharm vaccines from China arrived in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires on Thursday to strengthen the country’s mass inoculation campaign against COVID-19.
Argentina’s Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, received the shipment at the Ezeiza international airport, located south of the Argentine capital.
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SAO PAULO – Brazil recorded 91,097 new COVID-19 infections and 3,769 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising its national counts to 12,839,844 and 325,284, respectively, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
In March, 66,868 people died of COVID-19 in the largest and most populous country in Latin America.
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ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia recorded 2,372 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national count to 208,961 as of Thursday night, the country’s Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, 22 new deaths from the virus were reported across the country, bringing the national death toll to 2,890, the ministry said.
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SEOUL – South Korea reported 558 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 104,194.
The number of daily cases was slightly higher than 551 the day before, and remained above 500 for three days in a row. Final product
