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2020.05.23 19:47 GMT+8

Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 around the globe

Updated 2020.05.23 19:47 GMT+8

Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 around the globe

Russia plans to start producing a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer, Alexander Gunzburg, director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology said on Saturday, adding that the country's clinical research and development for a COVID-19 vaccine has been going well.

India on Saturday reported 6,654 new cases, the biggest single-day spike during the last 24 hours, pushing the infection tally across the country to 125,101, the federal health ministry said. The death toll has risen to 3,720 after 137 people died in the last 24 hours. India's central bank announced on Friday it slashed the repo rate by 40 basis points to four percent, the second cut this year to contain the economic fallout of the coronavirus.

Iran confirmed 1,869 novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the country's total number of cases to 133,521, according to the country's health ministry. The country also reported 59 new deaths, taking the total to 7,359.

Indonesia's COVID-19 cases rose by 949 within one day to 21,745, said the health ministry. The death toll in the country rose by 25 to 1,351.

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