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The number of people around the world who have been infected with the novel coronavirus has now passed 20 million.
Johns Hopkins University on Monday said a quarter of all cases have been recorded in the United States, the country worst affected by the pandemic.
The BBC's Emily Hohler reports.
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Nearly five months since the global pandemic was declared, many countries around the world are still struggling to contain the spread of the virus.
Along with the United States, Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa are also suffering huge outbreaks.
It was first recorded late last year in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Since then, more than 700,000 people have died from COVID-19.
But researchers say both infections and deaths may be underreported in some parts of the world like Brazil.
Global restrictions have had a huge impact on the world's economy.
The International Monetary Fund says it will be the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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