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Global virus deaths top 60,000, Trump warns 'tough week' ahead

Europe has suffered the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 45,000 deaths so far

US President Donald Trump has warned Americans to brace for a "very horrendous" number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days as the total number of global fatalities from the pandemic soared past 60,000.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States on Saturday surpassed 300,000, but Europe continued to bear the brunt of the pandemic which has left roughly half the planet confined at home at a huge cost to the global economy.

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