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Australia’s second-largest city ends 111-day virus lockdown

By Associated Press

The lockdown had been particularly tough on those in Melbourne because the rest of Australia beyond Victoria successfully contained second waves of infections without increasing restrictions.

A Utah infectious disease doctor on his state’s coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus is spiking in parts of the U.S. spared the worst of the pandemic in its early days, as well as in states that already suffered. With an average of 75,000 new daily cases over the past week, hospital admissions…

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U.S. stocks tumble toward worst day in a month amid virus woes

By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Stocks of companies that need the virus to abate and the economy to return to normal had some of the sharpest losses on Wall Street. Stocks also weakened across much of Europe and Asia.

COVID-19 deaths are rising again in the U.S., as experts feared

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Average deaths per day across the country rose 10 percent over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

As virus resurges, so does fear of more economic pain

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

With confirmed COVID cases surging across the country, there is the risk that the economy could weaken again as more people choose to hunker down at home — and that even more stimulus might be needed next year than negotiators…

As virus spreads throughout Europe, French doctor warns his country has ‘lost control’

By Angela Charlton, Mike Corder, Associated Press

France declared a state of emergency earlier this month and has been imposing more and more restrictions since September to try to ease the pressure on France’s hospitals.

WATCH: Trump campaign plans battleground state blitz despite mounting virus concerns

By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

President Donald Trump plans intensify in the final full week of the presidential campaign despite growing worries about the coronavirus nationwide.

1 million pounds of food daily feed Houston’s hungry

By Anita Snow, John L. Mone, Associated Press

Distributions by the Houston Food Bank now average about 800,000 pounds (363,000 kilograms) daily after reaching the unprecedented 1 million pound mark for the first time in the spring.

AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson resume U.S. tests of COVID-19 vaccines

By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press

Two drugmakers say they have the go-ahead to resuming U.S. testing of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Both are in the final stage of testing before the companies can seek regulatory approval.

Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhere

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Missouri's health department says the number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17. The note blames the the crash of the portal used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.