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Experts alarmed as new coronavirus cases hit record
The World Health Organization reported a record 307,930 new coronavirus cases on Sunday for the preceding 24 hours, with the largest increases appearing in India, the US and Brazil. WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge says new cases and deaths will continue to rise in Europe in the coming months, while Olivier De Schutter, a special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, urged leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to take action against inequalities, warning that "the worst impacts of the crisis on poverty are still to come."Full Story: Deutsche Welle (Germany)/Agence France-Presse (9/14), Reuters (9/13), The Associated Press (9/11)
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