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Newshour: 19/07/2020 12:06 GMT: Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 600,000

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19/07/2020 12:06 GMT

19/07/2020 12:06 GMT: Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 600,000

BBC World Service - Newshour, Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 600,000

WHO says this is the largest single-day increase in cases, a quarter of them in the US

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The number of people around the world who've died with the coronavirus has now passed six-hundred-thousand. Nearly a quarter of them were in the United States. We speak to WHO spokeswoman, Dr Margaret Harris. 

Also in the programme: Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations; and latest from the EU summit where leaders are meeting for a third unscheduled day as they struggle to agree a coronavirus recovery plan.

(Photo: India is among the worst affected countries in the world. Credit: AFP)

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