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Newsday: 09/07/2020 04:06 GMT: Covid-19: US surpasses three million cases

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09/07/2020 04:06 GMT

09/07/2020 04:06 GMT: Covid-19: US surpasses three million cases

Covid-19: US surpasses three million cases

BBC World Service - Newsday, Covid-19: US surpasses three million cases

On Tuesday the US broke its record for most new cases reported in one day

On Tuesday the US broke its record for most new cases reported in one day.

The mayor of Austin Texas, Steve Adler, tells us how they are trying to cope with the spike in cases and his fear that his city's hospitals could be overwhelmed in a matter of days.

Scientists say they have new evidence of an epic Pacific voyage between the Americas and eastern Polynesia about eight hundred years ago - we speak to  the lead author of the study.

And the president of the Zimbabwe Nurses’ Association (ZINA) explains why thousands of nurses and doctors are striking.

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