BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina reported on Thursday 24,086 new COVID-19 infections and 399 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 3,095,582 cases and 66,263 deaths.

The province of Buenos Aires, with 1,353,376, and the city of Buenos Aires, with 356,170, have the highest numbers of cases.

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HAVANA -- Cuba reported on Thursday more than 1,000 new COVID-19 infections for the third consecutive day, with 1,060 cases, to total 112,714, the Ministry of Public Health said, adding that there were another seven deaths reported, bringing the total to 701.

The ministry's director of hygiene and epidemiology Francisco Duran reported during his daily broadcast that of the new cases, 35 were imported ones.

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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said on Thursday that the number of COVID-19 cases has stabilized in the country, but at a high number.

During a press conference on the epidemiological situation, Vizzotti said that the exponential increase in the number of infections in Argentina has stopped.

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DOHA -- Qatar on Thursday announced 593 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 209,470.

Qatari Health Ministry also confirmed that 1,321 more people recovered from the virus, bringing the overall recoveries to 198,227, while the total fatalities increased by four to 493.

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RABAT -- A total of 360 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Morocco on Thursday, taking the national tally of infections to 513,016, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said.

In the past 24 hours, six people died from the disease, taking the death toll to 9,049 in the country, while 293 people were in intensive care units, the ministry said in a statement.

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ANKARA -- Turkey on Thursday confirmed 22,388 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,401 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 4,977,982.

The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 304 to 42,187, while the total recoveries climbed to 4,626,799 after 37,298 more people recovered in the last 24 hours, according to the Turkish Health Ministry.

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BEIRUT -- Lebanon registered on Thursday 1,017 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 531,234.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths from the virus went up by 25 to 7,415, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Enditem

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