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Worldwide coronavirus death toll crosses 1.5 million

  • 04 Dec 2020
Spreading virus continues to cause worry

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Worldwide COVID-19 deaths crossed 1.5 million on Thursday, as South Korea's capital required most establishments to close at 9pm each day and Italy banned midnight mass and movement between towns over Christmas and New Year.

More than 64.54 million people have been reported infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,512,255 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

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Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.

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