BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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HONG KONG -- The spread of the coronavirus has been accelerating in South and Southeast Asia on Tuesday as India reported over 100,000 infections in the past four days.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 900,000-mark on Tuesday, according to the latest data issued by the federal health ministry.
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LONDON -- Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.8 percent in May compared with the previous month, slightly rising after slump seen in March and April due to lockdown restrictions, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday.
"Despite this, the level of output did not recover from the record falls seen in March and April 2020 and has reduced by 24.5 percent compared with February 2020, before the full impact of the coronavirus," said the ONS.
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TEHRAN -- Iran recorded on Tuesday 2,521 new coronavirus cases and 179 deaths within the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
The total infection number and death toll rose to 262,173 and 13,211 respectively since the outbreak of disease in the country in February, said Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for the health ministry, during her daily briefing.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Governor of the U.S. state of Oregon Kate Brown on Monday announced new requirements for face coverings and limits on social get-togethers in response to the alarming rise in COVID-19 case counts across the state over the last several weeks.
Effective Wednesday, Oregon's face covering requirement will be expanded to apply to outdoor public spaces when six feet of distance cannot be maintained. In addition, indoor social get-togethers of more than 10 people will be prohibited, the announcement said.
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DHAKA -- Bangladesh reported 3,163 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total to nearly 200,000, with over half of the patients having recovered.
Nasima Sultana, a senior Health Ministry official, said in a briefing in Dhaka that "3,163 new COVID-19 positive cases and 33 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh." Enditem
