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WHO Europe director Hans Kluge warns of another 236,000 Covid-19 deaths in Europe by December 1, saying that "several countries" are observing an "increased burden on hospitals". SOUNDBITE
South Korea ramps up coronavirus checking efforts at its 150 temporary testing stations erected nationwide this week amid a surge in cases. The country reported over 1,000 cases on Wednesday, having earlier broken its daily case record with 1,030 cases on Sunday. IMAGES
A sign in New York's Times Square shows an estimate of the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus that could have been avoided "if mitigation measures had been implemented earlier" by the Trump administration. The United States has now recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths. IMAGES