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People waiting to get help outside of Coronavirus help desk in India. Photo: UNB/AP
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

File Photo: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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Video claims 50,000 Covid-19 deaths in India by April 15, WHO says it's fake

Covid rule-breaker 'dies after exercise punishment' in Philippines
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Covid rule-breaker 'dies after exercise punishment' in Philippines

The official said no other curbs other than the night curfew are being ordered as of now. The curfew will mean that all restaurants, weddings, pubs and other places where people gather will have to close up by 10pm every day. Photo: Hindustan Times
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Starting today, night curfew in Delhi from 10pm to 5am amid rising Covid cases

People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
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New Zealand PM Ardern says a quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia could be a world first

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Covid isn’t over, and the next wave may be worse

People stroll through a park in front of the Sydney Opera House amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Australia enjoys Easter with no new local coronavirus cases

A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks at Ginza shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Troubling "Eek" variant found in most Tokyo hospital Covid cases - NHK

FILE PHOTO: A police officer mans a checkpoint as the country's capital returns to stricter lockdown measures amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines' Duterte extends coronavirus curbs in capital, nearby provinces

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Sunlight inactivates coronavirus much faster than predicted, scientists say

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
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Italy begins strict Easter lockdown

A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a man as others watch, at a temporary shelter for the homeless in New Delhi, India, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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India's Maharashtra state warns of full lockdown amid second wave of coronavirus

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Chattogram markets to close at 6pm