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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 4 June
Jun 4, 2020
This daily round-up brings you a selection of the latest news updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as well as tips and tools to help you stay informed and protected. Today's headlines: Confirmed cases above 6.5 million worldwide; WHO's hydroxychloroquine study can resume; COVID-19 positivity rates have doubled in Delhi; and the Forum's Great Reset.
1. How COVID-19 is affecting the globe
Confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 6.5 million worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University . More than 386,000 people have died from the virus, while over 2.7 million have recovered. 2.8 million jobs were lost in the US in May, according to the ADP National Employment Report. Church aid fills void in government aid for indigenous Peruvians. COVID-19 positivity rates have doubled in Delhi.
2. WHO hydroxychloroquine study can resume
The hydroxychloroquine section of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Solidarity Trial can resume after being paused temporarily on 25 May, officials said at a COVID-19 briefing Wednesday. The trial’s Data Safety and Monitoring Committee had halted the study as a precaution in response to safety concerns raised by an observational study published in the Lancet days earlier.
The Data Safety Monitoring Board’s review has been completed, and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that given the current mortality data available, there was no reason to discontinue the hydroxychloroquine arm of the international trial.
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