The death toll from coronavirus in the US exceeded 110,000, while reported cases exceeded 1.9 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Cases worldwide exceeded seven million, and deaths totaled more than 403,000. Experts say official totals likely underestimate the scope of the pandemic, in part due to different testing and reporting standards.
New York City begins to reopen its economy on Monday, allowing construction, agriculture, manufacturing and wholesale to resume operations.
In India, new cases increased by 9,983, with the nation’s total number of infections being the fifth highest in the world. Despite the recent spike in cases, restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and places of worship began to reopen Monday.
New York: New York City begins to reopen its economy on Monday after more than two months of lockdown. The city, the worst affected in the nation by Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, will roll out its reopening in phases, first allowing construction, agriculture, manufacturing and wholesale trade to resume operations. Retail stores may also offer curbside and in-store pickups. The city estimates that about 16,000 non-essential retail businesses and 3,700 manufacturing companies will reopen, said New York City Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Jonnel Doris. Additionally, more than 32,000 construction sites may restart work Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said Friday.
National: Some states report an increase in new cases as restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus are lifted. California, Utah, Arizona, North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and Texas, among others, have seen increases in confirmed cases, according to a Johns Hopkins tabulation of a five-day moving average. “It’s a very mixed picture,” said Wafaa El-Sadr, an epidemic specialist and epidemiologist at Columbia University. “In some places we have made incredible progress, and there are other places where I am still very concerned about what is happening.”
Rural America: Outside of institutional settings like assisted living facilities, large multi-generational homes have become one of the most dangerous places during the outbreak. A Wall Street Journal analysis found that across the country, the virus has spread most widely in places with the most populous households, not necessarily in places with the largest or most dense populations. Remote rural villages where extended families live under the same roof have become more deadly than some of the densest blocks in Manhattan or Chicago, according to the analysis.
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India: Confirmed cases of coronavirus rose by 9,983, bringing the total to 256,611, while the death toll reached 7,135, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With the sharp increase in cases in the last week, India now has the fifth highest number of total infections in the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Despite mounting infections, restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and places of worship began to reopen Monday. Images from local television showed people with masks lined up at their temples for thermal projection.
Saudi Arabia: The kingdom’s total coronavirus cases surpassed 100,000 over the weekend, as daily new infections rose more than 3,000, their highest level since the pandemic began, depleting the response capacity of Saudi Arabia. hospitals. The outbreaks were worst in the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh and Jeddah. Authorities tightened restrictions on movement in Jeddah and indicated they would do the same in Riyadh after easing them across the country a week ago. On Sunday, Jeddah opened a 500-bed field hospital for non-critical coronavirus patients to ease the burden on the healthcare system.
New Zealand: The country plans to lift all coronavirus restrictions starting at midnight, with the exception of border closures. The country’s last coronavirus patient has been symptom-free for 48 hours and is now considered recovered, making New Zealand one of the first nations in the world to have no active cases. While scientists welcomed the news, they say it’s unclear how many people in the community could still be infectious.
South Korea: South Korea reported 38 new cases, with a total of 11,814. The groups have sprung up in the Seoul metropolitan area in the past month. Local officials plan to complete the final phase of four waves of school reopens this week. As of Friday, only 10 students and teachers had contracted coronavirus since schools began to reopen on May 20, the South Korean Ministry of Education said.
France: The country reported an additional 13 deaths on Sunday, the lowest daily total since March, bringing the total number of people who have died in French hospitals and nursing homes to 29,155. Jean-François Delfraissy, head of the French government’s scientific council, said in a radio interview on Friday that the epidemic is “under control” in France.
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong government said directors or executives of the city’s largest publicly traded companies will be able to skip two-week quarantine periods when arriving in the city from mainland China, a move designed to facilitate activities. commercial. The city wants to “balance the need to safeguard public health and promote Hong Kong’s economic development,” Treasury and Financial Services Secretary Christopher Hui said on Monday. The rule would apply to executives at companies such as online retail giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and internet titan Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Ireland – By moving forward with its moves to ease closure restrictions on Monday, Ireland allowed all stores to return to trading and relaxed many travel restrictions. The government has encouraged those who can return to work while maintaining social distancing to do so.
Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a televised speech on Sunday that Singapore, which is heavily reliant on international travel and trade flows, needed to prepare for a more difficult future. “Countries will have less share in the welfare of others,” Lee said. “It will be a less prosperous world, and also a more troubled one.”
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