BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia on Friday urged some four million people, including Barcelona residents, to stay home, in a major tightening of their response to an increase in coronavirus cases. People sit inside a bar, after the regional authorities of Catalonia and the city council announced restrictions to contain the …
Read More »Rouhani warns 25 million infected as Iran re-imposes restrictions
(Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million were at risk of acquiring it, as Iran again imposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere. FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman and her son wearing a protective mask …
Read More »Pandemic becomes politically charged for Florida governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic has become politically charged for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, as evidenced by a slick two-minute video posted on social media this week that had the glow of a targeted political campaign ad to polish your image. In the past few weeks, the governor’s leadership …
Read More »Florida coronavirus numbers drop slightly on Friday
STATE – After record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths this week, figures released statewide were lower on Friday. The Florida Department of Health reported 11,466 new cases of coronavirus in Florida on Friday, with an announcement of 128 new deaths statewide. Those new deaths include 12 in central Florida …
Read More »NCHSAA Commissioner ‘cautiously optimistic’ about playing fall sports, but not sure when it will happen
By Nick Stevens, managing editor of HighSchoolOT Chapel Hill, North Carolina – North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker said the association is doing its best to make sure fall sports happen in North Carolina, but a lot of things must fit in for that to happen. happen. …
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