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The pause means the online enrollment system has been closed for the 60,000-patient clinical trial while the independent patient safety committee is convened.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 7,120,538, while the country's death toll soared to 109,150.

The authorities said the emergency shelters had been sanitized to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 81,000 people in Mexico and battered the key tourism industry.

Out of the total cases, 9,19,023 are currently active, 56,62,490 have been discharged, while 1,03,569 lost the battle against the viral disease.