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CORONAVIRUS CRACKDOWN: As most of the country faces a rise in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Cuomo announced the state will shut down schools in nine New York City ZIP codes with surging infections. David Muir reports. https://abcn.ws/30A1s2h | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

4.6K views · 30 reactions | More than 465,000 people have died globally from Covid-19 and the number of cases reported are accelerating, says the World Health Organization, because the virus is "now peaking or moving towards a peak in a number of large countries at the same time". #coronavirus #covid19 | INQUIRER.net | Facebook

291K views · 2.4K reactions | Australia has recorded its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the outbreak began – almost 100 more people testing positive in 24 hours. #9News | 9 News | Facebook