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World Health Organization declares coronavirus a pandemic | ABC News
Addressing the outbreak that has infected more than 1,000 people in the U.S., WHO’s director-general says they have “rung the alarm bell loud and clear.”…
Justin Trudeau remarks on Canada’s plan to fight coronavirus | ABC News
The Canadian prime minister’s wife tested positive for COVID-19 earlier, and he vowed to help Canadians financially by introducing a stimulus package. SUBSCRIBE to ABC…
CDC director reacts to Trump blaming WHO and preventing second wave l ABC News
Dr. Robert Redfield addresses the president’s decision to cut funding to the World Health organization as well as states working to ease restrictions and the…
Russia 2nd to US in confirmed cases as official close to Putin tests positive l ABC News
The death toll remains low, but Russia is relaxing restrictions allowing people back to work and in Wuhan, China, new clusters of infections have been…
Brazil buckles under coronavirus crisis, Mexico reels from potentially higher death toll l ABC News
Officials reported just over 1,300 deaths in Mexico City, but an anti-corruption group examined death certificates and said the numbers could be three times higher….
World Health officials warn of 2nd peak as Brazil’s cases soar l ABC News
Thousands more infections and hundreds more deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Brazil as American plans to ban all travelers from the country except…
Brazil surpasses US as new epicenter of COVID cases l ABC News
The country had another big leap in coronavirus deaths and now has the fastest growth rate in the world as hospitals report being overfilled with…
Counting cars: Satellite images suggest coronavirus may have hit China last fall l ABC News
Harvard, BU researchers analyzed images that show hospital parking lots busier than usual. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2MDVHJv #ABCNews #COVID19 #Wuhan #China #Hubei source
US military bases in Japan face COVID-19 outbreak l ABC News
Several U.S. military bases are on lockdown as the U.S. military reports nearly 100 COVID-19 cases among military members stationed on Okinawa. #ABCNews #COVID19 #Japan…
US fighter jet has close call with Iranian plane above Syria l GMA
Several passengers aboard the Mahan Air flight were injured when the pilots carried out a rapid descent into Beirut in response to the close call….
Australia on lockdown amid 2nd wave of COVID-19 l GMA
Harvard Global Health Institute’s Dr. Ashish Jha talks with “GMA” about whether the U.S. needs to do a lockdown similar to Australia’s. #ABCNews #COVID19 #Australia…
Britain sees 30% infection drop after strict rules l GMA
The World Health Organization reported global COVID-19 cases down for the first time since September after several rounds of new restrictions. #ABCNews #UKLockdown2 #WHO #COVID19…
UK 1st country to announce approval of Pfizer vaccine
The government says there will be enough in the first round to vaccinate 400,000 people starting with vulnerable living in care homes and caregivers. LEARN…
American teen heads to court for allegedly disobeying COVID-19 rules l GMA
Skylar Mack, 18, will appeal her four-month sentence for breaking a mandatory 14-day quarantine in the Cayman Islands to watch her boyfriend compete in an…
What we know about new COVID-19 variant detected in UK l GMA
The United Kingdom has shut down travel to and from South Africa, where the new mutation of the coronavirus was identified earlier this month. READ…
England enters new national lockdown l GMA
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a strict nationwide lockdown Monday as a new variant of the novel coronavirus continues to spread and strain the…
The international reaction to the breach at the Capitol l GMA
The siege on Capitol Hill was big news overseas, with some front-page headlines calling it an attack on American democracy. Stream ABC News Live: https://abcnews.go.com/Live…
Biden to impose new travel bans as alarm of new COVID-19 variants grow l GMA
The U.S. will begin restricting travel from South Africa, as well as reinstating the travel rules for Brazil, the U.K., Ireland and 26 European countries…
Biden administration looks to negotiate Iran nuclear deal l GMA
ABC News’ chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz reports on the latest about the U.S. interest in returning to the nuclear deal and reversing the…
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested on drug trafficking charges | GMA
Emma Coronel, 31, was arrested at Dulles International Airport on Monday and is accused of participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, meth, heroin and…
