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US, Russia, Brazil And India Count Latest Surge In Coronavirus Cases

This week the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassed 5 million, with most of the new cases coming from just four countries: the United States, Russia, Brazil and India.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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