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August 14, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Surge in India, Peru, Spain, France and Elsewhere
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India reported more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases for the third
consecutive day. At the largest jail in Indian-administered Kashmir, one
in five prisoners has tested positive.

The United Kingdom has imposed new travel restrictions on visitors from
Spain and France after a surge of new coronavirus cases in Western
Europe.

In Peru, officials have imposed new social distancing restrictions as
confirmed coronavirus cases topped a half-million. Infections have
spiked in Peru since the government lifted a lockdown on July 1.

Meanwhile, Mexico and Argentina have agreed to mass produce hundreds of
millions of doses of an Astra Zeneca vaccine developed by Oxford
University, in case the vaccine proves safe and effective against the
coronavirus. It's currently in phase 3 of clinical trials. 


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