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View all search resultsThe prospect of getting reinfected with COVID-19 -- and getting even sicker the second time around -- could have a significant impact on how governments chart the path out of the pandemic. In particular, reinfections may render the idea of herd immunity -- that is, a sufficiently high percentage of people eventually becoming immune to COVID-19 -- unrealistic.
China rushed Tuesday to test an entire city of nine million people within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak in the sprawling country, a far cry from the struggle in Europe to tackle surging infections with tough new steps including partial lockdowns.
Get well messages for US President Donald Trump poured in from foreign capitals on Friday after he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, but some had little sympathy for a leader whose response to the pandemic has been widely criticized.
New daily coronavirus infections in Australia's hotspot state Victoria have fallen to a near four-month low, authorities said on Friday, as other states recorded only imported cases raising the prospect of more domestic borders reopening.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an "immediate infusion" of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines at a virtual summit hosted by the world body.
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