Another 70,000 people in Spain return to life under strict controls as authorities move to deal with regional flare ups of infections while case numbers are soaring in several US states.
The north-western Spanish region of Galicia has imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people following an outbreak, a day after Catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
"Social distancing and lockdown measures were the key to flattening the curve. Now they are needed again to stop the outbreaks," he said in tweet. But experts fear celebrations for the July 4th Independence Day weekend will act like rocket fuel for the nation's surging outbreak. Cases are also soaring in Arizona, California and Texas and trending upwards in states that once had infections declining such as Iowa, Ohio and Michigan.
Despite warnings by health experts to limit gatherings, President Donald Trump went ahead with a speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on Friday and an evening of tribute and fireworks Saturday on the National Mall in Washington.The Philippines has reported its biggest daily jump in new cases on Sunday, adding 2,434 confirmed infections and taking the total count to 44,254, the health ministry said.
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