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Camilla, Queen Consort Pulls Out of Engagements After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Camilla, Queen Consort has tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, Buckingham Palace announced that the royal tested positive after experiencing symptoms of a cold.

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Camilla Tests Positive For COVID-19, Cancels Appearances At Events

Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that Camilla, the queen consort and wife of Britain’s King Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Queen Consort Camilla tests positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace says

The Queen Consort has confirmed to have contracted Covid, according to Buckingham Palace.

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Queen Consort Camilla forced to cancel engagements as she tests Covid positive for 2nd time

The Queen Consort has been forced to pull out of Royal engagements after coming down with Covid, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. On Monday, it was revealed that Camilla pulled out of events because of a "seasonal illness", which has now been revealed as covid.

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More countries imposing COVID rules on travelers from China

battles a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic.Australian health authorities said Sunday that from Jan 5. all air travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong or Macao will need to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within two days of their departure.Canadian authorities announced similar measures that will also come into effect Jan.

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More Māori and Pacific peoples eligible for second COVID-19 vaccine booster

Māori and Pacific peoples aged 40-49 will be eligible for a second Covid-19 booster from Friday 18 November to provide additional protection from the virus, Deputy-Director General and head of the Public Health Agency Dr Andrew Old, said today. The decision by the Director-General of Health to expand second booster eligibility follows a recommendation from the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG) that lowering the eligible age to 40 years will hel

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Is the COVID-19 pandemic over? WHO to vote whether to end global health emergency declaration

WASHINGTON - It’s almost hard to believe that nearly three years have passed since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a virus — later named SARS-CoV-2 — as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). But on Friday, a committee is meeting to deliberate and vote whether it is time to recommend to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that he declare the global health emergency is over. The committee advises the director-general, who will make the final decision, but he generally follows the committee’s advice.Days before the vote, the director-general said in a media briefing that he was "very concerned" about the rising number of COVID-19 deaths globally. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) "While I will not pre-empt the advice of the Emergency Committee, I remain very concerned by the situation in many countries and the rising number of deaths," Tedros said Tuesday, suggesting the committee may not think it’s the right time to advise Tedros to terminate the declaration. Worldwide, deaths have steadily increased since December, according to recent data by Johns Hopkins University.

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‘Hard road’ lies ahead for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

A medical worker distributes free health kit packages for COVID-19 prevention and control at a community health center on December 23, 2022 in Changsha, Hunan Province of China. (Yang Huafeng/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) BAZHOU, China - Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country.

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Long COVID: This symptom is likely to torment you for months after initial recovery

Covid-linked joint pain can bother you for months and mostly people report of knee pain In the last three years, most of us have learned to live with COVID. Today, we know what to avoid and how to cope with it in case we get infected. But the disease is still a threat as we still don't know much about the long-term effect of the virus, i.e.

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India reports 91 new covid cases

Scientists believe that there are less chances of another wave given that a large number of India’s population has been exposed to the virus and vaccinated and have thus developed hybrid immunity. New Delhi: India reported 91 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, while the country’s active caseload remained unchanged at 1,817, according to an update by the health ministry on Monday. Total reported cases climbed to 4.46 crore (4,46,83,454), while death toll stands at 5,30,745.

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Covid hits China’s rural poor: ‘The impact on the village economy is huge’

SHAZHOU (CHINA) : For years, thousands of tourists flocked almost daily to this village in China’s southern Hunan province—an early stronghold of the Communist forces during the country’s civil war—to steep themselves in revolutionary history. Pandemic-related travel restrictions and lockdowns over the past 12 months slowed that flow to a trickle.

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Lack of info on China's Covid-19 surge stirs global concerns

Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. There have been no reports of new variants to date, but China has been accused of not being forthcoming about the virus since it first surfaced in the country in late 2019. The worry is that it may not be sharing data now on any signs of evolving strains that could spark fresh outbreaks elsewhere.

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COVID in 2023: Why virus trends are more difficult to predict three years on

Why COVID projections have become harder During the early days of the pandemic, simple models could be used to project the number of COVID cases and the likely effect on the population, including demands for health care. Relatively few variables were needed to produce the first projections. That was because there was one main variant of COVID, the original strain, to which everyone in the world was susceptible.

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Milan reports 50% of passengers on China flights have Covid

Italy is now sequencing those tests to see if there are new variants coming from China Italian health authorities will begin testing all arrivals from China for Covid after almost half of the passengers on two flights to Milan were found to have the virus. The country is now sequencing those tests to see if there are new variants coming from China, the Health Ministry said in a statement. If a new strain is found, officials may impose stricter curbs on travel from China.

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Explosion of new Covid variants likely…: Expert warns amid China infection surge

AP “China has a population that is very large and there’s limited immunity. And that seems to be the setting in which we may see an explosion of a new variant." “When we’ve seen big waves of infection, it’s often followed by new variants being generated," Ray said. Experts said a partially immune population like China’s puts particular pressure on the virus to change.

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Someday Western societies may face a virus a lot deadlier than this one What did we learn from China’s Covid experiment?

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Health minister holds review meeting amid China covid surge; India active cases at 3408

Central health authorities have asked states and union territories to gear up for genome sequencing of positive samples and track variants of the virus through the government’s covid network. NEW DELHI: India reported 131 fresh covid infections in the past 24 hours, pulling down the country’s active caseload to 3,408, according to data from the Union health ministry on Wednesday.

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Covid symptom breaks into top 10 of list of common virus warning signs

A Covid symptom has been added to the list of the most prevalent signs of the virus as coronavirus cases rise across many parts of the UK.

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Viruses are coming for your holiday season, health officials warn

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China scraps most covid-19 testing, quarantine requirements

HONG KONG : China dropped many of its quarantine and testing requirements and curtailed the power of local officials to shut down entire city blocks, as the country’s leaders accelerate plans to dismantle zero-Covid controls in the wake of nationwide protests. Though widely predicted, Beijing’s retreat from its costly and increasingly unpopular pandemic regime has been faster than expected.

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'Tripledemic' warning as virus with 'far bigger threat' to children than Covid looms

People are being warned that a "highly contagious" respiratory virus could be on the rise during the winter.

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China sees 1st Covid-19 death in almost 6 months

As fresh restrictions are imposed in parts of China against the new outbreaks of the Covid-19 virus, the country has reported its first death in nearly half a year. China saw the death of an 87-year-old man from Beijing, bringing the death count to 5,227. His death was first reported by the National Health Commission.

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Why is it difficult to trace COVID virus ancestor? Experts explain

Coronaviruses recombine fast and much time has passed since the time it might have originated It is common knowledge that SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 jumped from bats but what still remains a mystery is the origin of the virus and how it jumped to humans. A new study has revealed that chances of finding the direct ancestor of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are very bleak. It also states that COVID virus probably shared an ancestor with the coronaviruses found in bats more recently than was thought.

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Kate Garraway shares ‘visceral reaction’ to Matt Hancock on I’m A Celebrity amid husband's health battle

Kate Garraway has shared her reaction to seeing former Health Secretary Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! after her husband's health battles.

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I'm A Celebrity Olivia Attwood's health struggles - from cancer scare to viruses

ITV's I'm a Celebrity fans have been left shocked following Olivia Attwood's bombshell departure from the jungle after just 24 hours due to medical reasons.

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Hong Kong may let bankers who get covid exit on private jets

Hong Kong is unlikely to make any major changes to Covid restrictions for inbound travelers before a banking summit next month, but is considering concessions including allowing attendees to leave the city via private jet should they test positive for the virus. The health bureau is in discussions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to finalize details for the two-day summit set for early November, including what to do if a participant is infected, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.

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New COVID variants have arrived. How worried should you be?

descendants. Worse, they potentially undermine a critical message: Covid vaccines still provide good protection against all of these variants. Much of the recent hubbub arose because the Centers for Disease Control updated its estimates of circulating variants, noting that two — BQ.1 and BQ.1.1., both descendants of the by-now familiar BA.5 — combined now account for about 11% of infections in the US.

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Lab-made SARS-CoV-2 study prompts gain-of-function questions

Media reports about work on a hybrid SARS-CoV-2 virus at a Boston University's biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) lab have inflamed more controversy about lab biosafety and raised questions about federal oversight, following the publication of the research team's preprint (not peer-reviewed) study that described their findings.

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This new man-made Covid strain is 5 times more infectious with 80% kill rate

The researchers at Boston University have claimed that they have developed a Covid-19 strain that inflicts severe disease and has 80 per cent kill rate. The ones that are dominant across the world such as the sub-variants of Omicron are said to be mild when it comes to their severity. To develop the most lethal Covid strain, the researchers, according to a report, extracted the spike protein from Omicron and genetically engineered it into the strain of Covid-19 which was first detected in China’s Wuhan and tried it on mice.

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Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, more lethal COVID strain in lab

COVID strain that has an 80% kill rate following a series of similar experiments first thought to have started the global pandemic that began in China. The variant, a combination of Omicron and the original virus in Wuhan, killed 80% of the mice infected with it, the university said. When mice were only exposed to Omicron, they experienced mild symptoms.The research was conducted by a team of scientists from Florida and Boston at the school's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. They extracted the spike protein from Omicron and attached it with the strain first detected at the onset of the pandemic that began in Wuhan, China.

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Kerala on alert as new, more contagious variant of Covid-19 reported from abroad

more contagious. Kerala Health Minister Veena George stated that two new variants of Covid-19- XBB and XBB1 are more contagious than earlier ones. She requested everyone in the state especially the elderly ones or those suffering from co-morbidities to be careful and wear masks properly for protection against the virus.

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Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor chokes back tears as fans worry for star's health

Will Mellor choked back tears after an emotional rumba on Strictly Come Dancing with his professional dance partner Nancy Xu.It comes as Strictly fans have been left worried for the actor's health as he's been left bed-bound all week after contracting a virus, which threw his training into chaos.Will and Nancy performed a touching rumba routine to The Joker and the Queen by Ed Sheeran and taylor Swift on Saturday night (October 15).READ MORE: Strictly Will Mellor's life - Sheridan Smith snub, tragic death and Jeremy Clarkson threatThe dance aimed to shed a light on the importance of men's mental health and Will dedicated it to those who "put on a brave face" amid their mental health struggles.Will broke down in tears on the dancefloor after the music stopped, which prompted Nancy to hug him tightly in a bid to console him.The former Corrie star, 46, seemed to fight back tears when talking to host Claudia Winkleman about the routine.He said: "It's the story of men who don't speak out when they're not facing their problems, and you know, it's okay not to be okay.

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China: Shanghai's 25 mn residents on edge, as venues shutdown owing to Covid-19

Shanghai reported 38 new infections, all of which were found in its quarantine system. The country that first reported Covid-19 cases in December 2019, now remains the only major government that is still grappling to control the spread of the fatal virus. Several schools across the city have suspended in-person classes as the fear of Covid-19 infection spread grows. At least five districts have closed entertainment venues, including cinemas, bars and gyms, in an effort to stamp out transmission, according to statements issued by Covid prevention offices.

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White House: Get new COVID booster by Halloween

Vials of the COVID-19 vaccine bivalent booster from Pfizer-BioNTech (left) and Moderna. (Photo Courtesy of N.Y.

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Woman attends rodeo, gets struck by bull and realizes she has cancer

REDDING, Calif. - Who knew getting injured by a runaway bull at a rodeo would actually lead to a cancer diagnosis? Paige King didn’t think so. The 25-year-old from Redding, California, said she took a trip to the local rodeo with her boyfriend back in May. King said during the last run, a bull broke out from the arena and was on the loose among spectators. RELATED: Genetically modified herpes virus shows promise in killing advanced cancer, study says"I looked to my left, and then all of a sudden, I look right back, and he’s [the bull] just coming right over the barrier right on top of us," she continued. King said she doesn’t exactly remember what happened next. "It’s something no one would ever think that would happen," Paige King said."I end up going to the ground, and all I can really remember after that is him [the bull] just picking me up," she added. King said she didn’t notice pain at first but her back eventually started to hurt. She said she believes the runaway bull’s hoof scraped her back leaving her with scratches, bruises, and fractures— which have now healed. But that was only the beginning of her medical journey. King said while getting checked out, doctors noticed a lump in her throat. She was then diagnosed with thyroid cancer. "I was just kind of taken back in shock.

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This compound in mouthwashes can suppress Covid-19: Study

A compound, which is usually found in mouthwashes, can block the entry of the Covid-19 virus into the cells A study has found that some mouthwashes can suppress Covid-19 infection. The researchers have said in the study that some mouthwashes, that contain a chemical known as ‘cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)’ block the entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into the cells, thus, suppressing the infection. The researchers have said that commercially available mouthwashes contain a number of antibiotic and antiviral components that act against microorganisms in the mouth.

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City of Philadelphia offers formal apology for running experiements on inmates at Holmesburg Prison

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 31: A general view of Philadelphia City Hall from Market Street on December 31, 2015 in Philadelphia City. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia has issued a formal apology for experiments conducted by the University of Pennsylvania at the Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia decades ago. According to the city, the experiments were conducted from the 1950s to the 1970s and purposely exposed incarcerated individuals to pharmaceuticals, viruses, fungus, asbestos and dioxin, a component of Agent Orange. RELATED: Brother of MOVE bombing victims receives sisters remains, apology from PhiladelphiaMany of the incarcerated individuals who were experimented on were Black men who were illiterate, awaiting prosecution and attempting to save enough money to make bail. "While this happened many decades ago, we know that the historical impact and trauma of this practice of medical racism has extended for generations - all the way through to the present day.

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Smoking increases the risk of catching COVID by 48%. Check details here

Smokers have a 12% increased risk of a laboratory-confirmed viral infection and a 48% increased risk of being diagnosed with respiratory illnesses Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of viral infection, including coronavirus and respiratory illness. Providing detailed data, the researchers said that smokers have a 12% increased risk of a laboratory-confirmed viral infection and a 48% increased risk of being diagnosed with respiratory illnesses. The research has been published in the Nicotine and Tobacco Research journal "Past research has shown that smoking increases the risk of COVID-19 disease severity, but the risk of infection had been less clear," said study lead author Melanie Dove from University of California (UC) - Davis.

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COVID symptom that is more dominant than fever, loss of smell & taste

With the onset of winter, COVID cases are on the rise in the United Kingdom and other European countries. This hints toward a fresh wave of infection in the coming days.

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Alzheimer's risk increased by 80% in over 65s who have had Covid, claims study

The risk of suffering from Alzheimer's disease is raised in those over 65 who have had Covid, according to new research.

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'Not just like the flu': Covid-19 directly damages heart tissue DNA, finds experts. Read here

Covid-19 damaged the DNA in heart tissue, which was not detected in influenza samples. Notably the researchers also found that while Covid-19 and influenza are both severe respiratory viruses, they appeared to affect cardiac tissue very differently. "In comparison to the 2009 flu pandemic, Covid has led to more severe and long-term cardiovascular disease but what was causing that at a molecular level was not known," said Arutha Kulasinghe from the University of Queensland, Australia.

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Rita Wilson still has cough after battling COVID-19

Rita Wilson still has a "persistent cough", more than two years after contracting COVID-19. The 65-year-old singer-and-actress and her husband Tom Hanks were the first famous faces to come forward and reveal they had contracted the virus in the early days of the pandemic in March 2020 and though the 'Asteroid City' star is still feeling the effects of the illness, she feels "very lucky" that things aren't worse. Asked if her breathing and therefore her singing had been affected by the virus, she said: "It was.

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Eamonn Holmes shares snap of blistered and swollen face as his health battles continue

Eamonn Holmes has taken to Instagram to share a photo of his face covered in shingles as he continues to struggle with his health.The 62-year-old, who is currently recovering from a back operation, posted a photo from 2018 where his face looked red, swollen and covered in blisters.Giving further information to his fans on the common infection, Eamonn wrote: "Ageing puts you at higher risk of shingles (esp. 50+) so it’s good to know what to look for.READ MORE: Eamonn Holmes breaks silence on Holly and Phillip 'queue-jumping' with brutal dig"I’m pleased to partner with @gsk on their Understanding Shingles report, as I’ve suffered from this previously."For info on shingles visit understandingshingles.co.uk.

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Record numbers of Russians are getting Covid as death toll reaches 387,000

Covid-19 cases seem to be on the rise in Russia with its tally rising by 40,017 over the past day, according to the anti-coronavirus crisis centre.On Wednesday (September 28) it was reported that Russia is now tackling over 20million Covid cases as the numbers rack up, as over 36,000 cases were recorded the previous day.Despite the high cases, there are less people hospitalised with the virus, as an estimated 3,300 people were admitted to hospital with Covid-19 over the past day, down 9.6% from a day earlier.READ MORE:Conspiracy lover pundit Matt Le Tissier insists his views are actually 'very moderate'While the number of hospitalised patients has increased in 34 regions of the country, that figure has decreased in 49 other regions.The anti-coronavirus crisis centre reported that the nation's capital's Covid cases had risen by 4,041 over the past day, compared to the 2,089 cases a day earlier, reaching a total of over 3million cases in Moscow.While in St.

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Experts fear 'more contagious' Covid variant will reach UK amid upcoming World Cup

A new strain of Covid thought to be even more contagious has been spotted all over Europe, and experts fear it will continue to spread.

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Coronavirus variant Khosta-2 could infect humans, warns scientists. Read here

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COVID much more than respiratory disease: WHO on why woes related to virus not yet over

@WHO is deeply committed to prevent, better study, advocate for and provide care for Post COVID-19 Condition (#LongCovid) https://t.co/e9SRryquNV Earlier this month, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the world had never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic and urged nations to keep up their efforts against the virus. While addressing a virtual press conference, the WHO chief said, “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight." He further warned saying, "…but the world needed to step up to “seize this opportunity, a marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view.

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Genetically modified herpes virus shows promise in killing advanced cancer, study says

CATANIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Two cancer patients attend a chemotherapy session in the Medical Oncology department headed by Dr Giusi Scandurra of Cannizzaro hospital on November 24, 2020 in Catania, Italy. In the Oncology and Senology departments of LONDON - Researchers say a genetically modified herpes virus is showing promise in fighting against a range of advanced cancers in early trial results.A team from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said the virus, RP2, proved to be effective in a quarter of patients taking part in the experiment.

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A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0