Global coronavirus cases has exceeded 11 million marking another milestone in the spread of a disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months
Many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, leading authorities to partially reinstate lockdowns in what experts say could be a recurring pattern into 2021.
The first cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on January 10 in Wuhan in China, before infections and fatalities surged in Europe, the US and Russia. The curfew will see some businesses that reopened in June close again. Gimenez said the 10pm to 6am curfew would be in place indefinitely, closing casinos, movie theatres and other entertainment venues.
Statewide, only around 20 per cent of intensive care beds are available, though some hospitals have additional capacity that can be turned into ICU units.Ten Democratic legislators urged Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis to make face masks mandatory in public spaces, both indoors and outdoors, whenever social distancing isn’t possible. The Republican Governor has resisted those calls.
In March, Canada and the US agreed to close the border to all but non-essential travel. Those measures are due to expire on July 21, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said discussions are taking place about what to do next. According to a poll by Abacus Data, 88 per cent of Canadians want the border to remain closed.
The event has been dubbed "Super Saturday" in the media, sparking worries that after months cooped up indoors, some people could get carried away and risk spreading COVID-19. Pubs in Northern Ireland reopened on Friday, while those in Scotland can serve drinkers outside from July 6 and reopen fully from July 15. In Wales, pubs will be able to serve drinks outside from July 13.
Veneto, which early on stressed widespread testing, has had only a fraction of confirmed cases and deaths compared to its neighbour, Lombardy – by far Italy’s worst-hit region.Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has tested positive for the coronavirus. Samples were collected from 10.4 million people, about half the city’s population, throughout Thursday, according to Zhang Qiang, a Communist Party official.
Thailand has had 3180 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 58 deaths. For more than five weeks, the small number of new cases has been limited to infected Thais returning from abroad. The latest rise began in late June, weeks after Japan lifted a state of emergency that allowed Tokyo to gradually return to business.The West Bank locks down
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