US now has more COVID-19 infections than any other country

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The United States now has more COVID-19 infections than any other country, and a record number of newly unemployed people, as the coronavirus crisis deepens around the world.

Wuhan, the city where the illness first emerged late last year, was -- from midnight -- to ease severe movement restrictions in place for two months.

"Our analysis highlights the challenging decisions faced by all governments in the coming weeks and months, but demonstrates the extent to which rapid, decisive and collective action now could save millions of lives," the researchers said. They also pledged"robust" support for developing nations, where experts fear the coronavirus could wreak havoc.Medical systems in even the most developed nations are straining under the weight of new patients.

In the United States, the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported that 3.3 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week -- by far the highest number ever recorded.

 

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