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BEIJING, Sept.6 (Xinhua) – The following are updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ADDIS ABABA – The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic rose to 31,056 across the African continent, while the number of positive cases rose to 1,291,724.
The African Union Commission’s specialty healthcare agency said the number of COVID-19 recoveries on the continent reached 1,031,453.
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TRIPOLI – Libya’s National Center for Disease Control reported 655 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
The center said in a statement that it received a total of 2,756 suspicious samples, of which 655 tested positive, adding that 56 patients have recently recovered and 13 more died.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Libya so far is 17,749, including 2,081 recoveries and 285 deaths, the center confirmed.
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MINSK – Belarus reported 196 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total to 72,859, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
There have been 21 new recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 71,864, the ministry added.
So far, 711 people have died from the disease in the country, including six in the past 24 hours, he said.
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CANBERRA – Australia has passed 750 coronavirus deaths as strict restrictions were extended in the country’s worst-hit state.
As of Sunday afternoon, 753 Australians had died from COVID-19, up from 748 on Saturday.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia since the start of the pandemic rose to 26,279 on Sunday afternoon, and the number of new cases in the last 24 hours is 76.
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YEREVAN – Armenia reported 134 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing its total to 44,783, according to the National Center for Disease Control.
Data from the center showed that 266 more patients recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 40,089.
Meanwhile, two people died in the same period, bringing the death toll to 897.
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KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait reported 619 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths on Sunday, bringing the infection count to 89,582 and the death toll to 544, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also announced the recovery of 618 more patients, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 80,521.
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HANOI – Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, with a total confirmed cases of 1,049 and 35 deaths from the disease so far, according to its Health Ministry.
The country has not registered any new cases in the community for four consecutive days, the ministry said.
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BEIJING – The China National Center for Performing Arts will host an international online forum on September 9 and 10 to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing opera houses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nearly 100 representatives of performing arts institutions from 26 countries and regions will virtually join the “Beijing Forum for the Performing Arts 2020” via video link to explore new modes of operation during the pandemic. Final product
