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WHO warns of deadly second wave of virus across Middle East

by Isabel Debre
| November 19, 2020 4:33 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As winter nears and coronavirus cases surge across the Middle East, the regional director for the World Health Organization said Thursday that the only way to avoid mass deaths is for countries to quickly tighten restrictions and enforce preventative measures.

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