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World coronavirus dispatch: First human trial of Covid-19 drug underway

From the first human trial volunteer, to the Donald Trump prescription that sent the medical world into a tizzy, and the confusion around China's tally - read these and more in today's world dispatch

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FILE PIC: Healthcare workers walk outside NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan in New York City. Photo: Reuters

Yuvraj Malik New Delhi
A UK woman on Thursday became the first volunteer to participate in the human trial for a coronavirus vaccine, an event that marks a new stride in the world’s fight against the pandemic. Elisa Granato was one of the two volunteers injected with the drug developed at the Oxford University. A larger trial, of about 5,000 volunteers, will start in the coming months. Read more here.

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total confirmed cases: 2,736,979

Change over previous day: 84,900

Total deaths: 192,125

Total recovered: 4,692,797

Nations hit with most cases: US (870,468), Spain

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