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Texas governor announces easing of virus restrictions

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Ontario records first COVID-19 death of nursing-home worker

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43 new Covid-19 deaths confirmed in Ireland, 724 new cases

Dr. Tony Holohan, the chief medical officer at the Department of Health, said health officials are "increasingly confident" the coronavirus pandemic was being...