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Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 223 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.

Today's main story, black people are disproportionately affected by coronavirus.

One reason for that may be that particularly in the U.S., residents of black neighborhoods

are statistically more likely

to breathe bad air. And research is beginning to show a clear relationship between pollution

and severe virus effects. But first, here's what happened in virus news today.

Spain's case count could be three times higher than the official data shows.

That's according to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who said that the total number of people who have

contracted coronavirus in the country likely exceeds 3 million. The much steeper figure is based

on serology tests, which measure the body's response to antibodies. Today, Sanchez urged

citizens to restrict movement and social contact. At the same

time, he indicated that curbs would not cause unnecessary damage to the Spanish economy. All around

Europe, curfews are being put in place as daily infections hit records. In France alone, cases surged by 41,622 just yesterday.

Against that backdrop, authorities are expanding a curfew beyond Paris and other large cities,

with some additional 46 million people told to stay at home at night.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex called the situation grave.

Finally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the antiviral therapy Remdesivir from Gilead Sciences on Thursday.

Remdesivir is the first drug to obtain formal clearance for treating the coronavirus.

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