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Texas recorded a daily high of 5,489 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday as hospitals approached capacity in Houston. The dramatic increase in cases led Governor Greg Abbott to tighten public health restrictions after resisting calls to halt the state’s reopening process. Cases have steadily increased in Texas since March, but …

Mr. Victoria’s organization, the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice, has now begun organizing the truck count, with volunteers using clicks and clipboards to record the number of traffic runs. On February 12, on a highway near downtown Amazon, he and his colleagues counted 1,161 trucks in a single …

The Texas governor slowed to reopen his state on Thursday when hospitals were flooded with “an explosion” of new cases of COVID-19 and authorities warned there may not be enough beds available. “The last thing we want to do as a state is go back and close business,” Governor Greg …

New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said the risk surrounding the coronavirus “has to really be removed” before he gets comfortable playing again this season. Jenkins, a 12-year veteran and member of the executive committee of the NFL Players Association, appeared on CNN Thursday morning in his new role as …

Germany has re-imposed blockade restrictions in two districts, affecting more than 500,000 people, according to the BBC. Coronavirus cases have skyrocketed in Gütersloh and Warendorf, including at a meat-packing plant where more than 1,500 employees have tested positive. People in those districts can now only meet one other person in …