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The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.
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WHO rethinking how coronavirus spreads in air
The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.

Biden vows to reverse Trump WHO withdrawal
President Trump's Democratic rival will put the US back in "on day one" if he wins November's poll.

Melbourne begins second shutdown after cases spike
Five million residents are now barred from leaving home for six weeks, except for essential reasons.

WHO 'monitoring bubonic plague but not high risk'
It says the confirmed case of a herdsman in China's Inner Mongolia is being "well managed".

Spanish study casts doubt on herd immunity option
A Lancet study estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies.

Brazil's cabinet gets tested for coronavirus
A number of senior ministers are getting tested after President Jair Bolsonaro became ill.

'Life-saving' Covid-19 drugs sold on black market
Desperate Indian families searching for remdesivir are paying excessive sums to black market dealers.
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WHO rethinking how coronavirus spreads in air
The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.

Biden vows to reverse Trump WHO withdrawal
President Trump's Democratic rival will put the US back in "on day one" if he wins November's poll.

Melbourne begins second shutdown after cases spike
Five million residents are now barred from leaving home for six weeks, except for essential reasons.

WHO 'monitoring bubonic plague but not high risk'
It says the confirmed case of a herdsman in China's Inner Mongolia is being "well managed".

Spanish study casts doubt on herd immunity option
A Lancet study estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies.

Brazil's cabinet gets tested for coronavirus
A number of senior ministers are getting tested after President Jair Bolsonaro became ill.

'Life-saving' Covid-19 drugs sold on black market
Desperate Indian families searching for remdesivir are paying excessive sums to black market dealers.

Biden vows to reverse Trump WHO withdrawal
President Trump's Democratic rival will put the US back in "on day one" if he wins November's poll.

Melbourne begins second shutdown after cases spike
Five million residents are now barred from leaving home for six weeks, except for essential reasons.

WHO 'monitoring bubonic plague but not high risk'
It says the confirmed case of a herdsman in China's Inner Mongolia is being "well managed".
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