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BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) – The following are updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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YANGON – Myanmar reported 216 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning, a daily statement from the Ministry of Health and Sports said.
With the newly confirmed cases, the number of laboratory confirmed cases rose to 6,959.
The death toll from COVID-19 also rose to 116 after the death of a 43-year-old patient, according to the statement.
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ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country reached 70,422 after 713 new cases were reported on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the East African country reached 1,127 as of Tuesday, after 19 new COVID-19-related deaths were reported during the past 24 hours.
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BEIRUT – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Lebanon surpassed the 30,000 mark on Tuesday amid a rapid resurgence of the pandemic.
The count of coronavirus infections in Lebanon rose to 30,838 after 851 new cases were recorded, while the death toll rose by eight to 315, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said.
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AMMAN – Jordan reported 634 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily peak in the country so far, bringing the confirmed case count to 5,679.
The new cases included 627 local infections, including 273 in the capital Amman, 120 in Balqa, 92 in Zarqa, 52 in Maan, 31 in Irbid, 29 in Karak, 17 in Madaba, six in Mafraq, five in Jerash, one in each. Ajloun and Tafilah, Health Minister Saad Jaber said in a statement.
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DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 852 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 86,447.
And 939 more patients have recovered from the virus, bringing the recovery count in the UAE to 76,025, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said.
It has not reported any deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The death toll across the country is 405.
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BEIJING – No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported in mainland China on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported arriving from outside the continent, the commission said in its daily report.
No new suspected cases of COVID-19 or new deaths related to the disease were reported, the commission said.
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WASHINGTON – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and urged Republicans to support the $ 3 trillion aid bill. of House Democrats to mitigate the economic consequences.
“Republicans must accept the severity of this crisis and vote on the science-based strategy in #HeroesAct, which was passed by the House more than four months ago,” Pelosi said in a tweet, referring to the aid bill. of 3 trillion dollars drafted. by House Democrats. Final product
