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U.S. Cases Rise 0.7%; Europe Hot Spots Spike Again: Virus Update

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By Bloomberg News

September 3, 2020 at 5:43 PM EDT

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September 4, 2020 at 4:06 PM EDT

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Just weeks after schools began reopening, U.S. colleges are hosting raging clusters of Covid-19 infections, crises that are both medical and political. America’s unemployment rate dropped below 10% in August for the first time since March. New York’s cases are creeping up.

The U.K., France, Italy and Spain all reported the highest numbers of new cases since the spring outbreak. Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized in Milan after testing positive for Covid-19.

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