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Beijing sees drop in virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million

China’s capital has recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures, while Brazil surpassed more than 1 million confirmed infections, second only to the United States By KEN MORITSUGU and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press June 20, 2020, 10:02 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article… Read More »

Beijing city raises COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III

A woman holds a thermometer at a checkpoint set up at an entrance to a hutong, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Beijing, China June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing’s city government on Tuesday raised its COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III, according to state media.… Read More »