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The number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed 3-point-7 million,... and the global death toll has topped 260-thousand.
Russia has been reporting over 10-thousand new cases a day for the past four consecutive days,... with its accumulated number of cases at over 165-thousand as of Wednesday.
Russia's culture minister has also been diagnosed with COVID-19 ,... the fourth top Russian official to have contracted the virus.
The UK has now leapfrogged Italy to have the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Europe,... with its death toll surpassing the 30-thousand mark.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the country had passed the first phase of the pandemic,... and shops will be allowed to open.
She explained that the public will be required to maintain social distancing until June 5th,... but added the country's football league will restart in mid-May with no spectators.