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Economic Times | 11 Jun, 2020 | 08.10AM IST
Coronavirus Live Updates: India nears 2.8 lakh confirmed cases and 8000 deaths
Close to 10000 cases and 279 deaths were reported in India a day before. Maharashtra reported the highest number of fresh infections at 2,259 in last 24 hours.
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WHO expert clarifies remarks on virus spread
- WHO expert has tried to clear up ``misunderstandings'' about comments she made to suggest that people without COVID-19 symptoms rarely transmit the coronavirus.
- Van Kerkhove said: ``What I was referring to yesterday were very few studies, some two or three studies that have been published, that actually try to follow asymptomatic cases.''
- Asymptomatic transmission globally is very rare, she added.
UN warns 'food systems are failing' in pandemic
The U.N. secretary-general is calling for immediate action to avoid a ``global food emergency,'' saying more than 820 million people are hungry, about 144 million children under the age of 5 have stunted growth, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making things worse.
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India nears 2.8 lakh cases. almost one-third of the total getting detected in just 10 days of June.
EU eyes reopening borders as virus grinds down global economy
Worldwide coronavirus cases at 7.32 million, death toll about 413,000
China reports 11 new virus cases, all imported
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