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World Service,29 Jun 2020,53 mins

Covid-19 deaths worldwide passes half a million

Newsday

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Half a million people have now died in the coronavirus epidemic - we'll hear from the US state of California where rates are rising so quickly that the authorities have ordered the shutdown of bars in Los Angeles; has the coronavirus pandemic reduced attention on other important public health challenges such as HIV/ Aids? We'll hear from one specialist who thinks it has; and France's Green party and its left-wing allies have made significant gains in a second round of local elections.

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