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Biden Says He Has Plan To Fight COVID

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   U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he has a plan to
   help the U.S. fight the coronavirus outbreak.

   "After all this time the president still does not have a plan," Biden
   said. "Well, I do."

   Biden said Thursday in his acceptance speech at the virtual Democratic
   convention that his plan would include a national mask-wearing mandate
   and immediate rapid testing results. His plan would also call for
   increased manufacturing of medical supplies in the U.S.

   Biden added that he would ensure that schools have whatever they need
   to "open, safe and effective."

   The U.S. continues to lead the world in the number of COVID-19 cases
   and in deaths, with more than 5.5 million infections and more than
   174,000 deaths. The U.S. has roughly one-fourth of the world's more
   than 22.6 million COVID cases.

   The Philippines reported 4,786 new infections Friday, bringing its
   total case count to 182,365. It also recorded 59 deaths, increasing its
   death tally to 2,940.

   "The infectiousness has increased because the strain has evolved,"
   Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Friday.

   The humanitarian aid group CARE says the coronavirus pandemic is likely
   to aggravate the world's food insecurity and hunger crisis.

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