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India Sets World Record for Coronavirus Infections in 24 Hours

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   India reported 78,761 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours on Sunday,
   the highest single day rise in the world since the pandemic began,
   while the county is continuing to open its economy.

   It was the fourth consecutive day that India has registered more than
   75,000 infections.

   With a population of 1.4 billion people, India is the third most
   infected nation in the world, behind the United States and Brazil, with
   3.5 million cases and more than 63,000 deaths, according to official
   statistics provided by the country's health ministry.

   In several European cities Saturday demonstrators rallied against
   restrictions that have been imposed since the COVID-19 outbreak began.

   Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Berlin to march
   against mask-wearing and social distancing rules. Police say they
   arrested about 300 protesters.'¯

   In London, demonstrators in Trafalgar Square rallied against what they
   said is the "medical tyranny" that has been placed on them by masks and
   distancing.

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