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Australian Prime Minister delays parliament as coronavirus spreads

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delayed the opening of parliament for several weeks on Saturday as the new coronavirus continued to spread through the country’s two most populous states. Morrison asked the Speaker of Parliament to cancel a two-week session that will begin on August 4, out …

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HHS Instructs CDC to Put Hospital Data Back on Website

HHS had told hospitals to stop reporting data on coronavirus hospitalizations to CDC, saying the agency was releasing the information too slowly. HHS, CDC’s chief department, said it would manage the information instead. The CDC removed some of the data from its website on Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, HHS …

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Indonesia beats China with highest cases of coronavirus in East Asia

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing protective gear walks through a traditional market while collecting swab samples from vendors to test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2020. REUTERS / Willy Kurniawan JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia overtook China on Saturday as the country with the most confirmed …

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