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AP News:美国新冠肺炎确诊病例已超500万

2020-08-12来源:和谐英语

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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States has reached 5 million, according to a count from Johns Hopkins University. Health officials say that for every reported case, there could be ten more that were either not recognized because of mild symptoms or not caught by tests.

The White House faces questions about whether the president's executive orders on coronavirus relief are constitutional and how many states will join to pay their part of unemployment benefits.
The United States is teaming up with other nations to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Lebanon. A massive explosion in Beirut last week leveled numerous buildings, killed at least 160 people and injured thousands more.
Authorities in Portland, Oregon quickly declared a riot on Sunday night, as protesters marched to a police union building. Protesters set dumpster fires and blocked a road. Some protesters were apparently detained.