(Reuters) – The United States experienced a 46% increase in new COVID-19 cases in the week ending June 28 compared to the previous seven days, and 21 states reported above-positivity test rates that the World Health Organization has marked as envelope. FILE PHOTO: People prepare to tube the Salt River …
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Public health officials and doctors have criticized the Trump administration’s lack of coordinated response to the virus. President Donald Trump has been downplaying the outbreak, saying the United States is nearing the end of the pandemic, unlike experts in his own administration. Meanwhile, US health officials are urging Americans to …
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The powerful Nevada union representing more than 60,000 casino workers in the Las Vegas area sued several of the city’s casino operators on Monday, accusing them of not adequately protecting employees from the coronavirus pandemic. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Geoconda Argüello-Kline told the Associated Press that union members, which include domestic …
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A significant drop in maritime traffic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created what scientists call a rare opportunity to study how calmer waters affect resident killer whales on the south coast of British Columbia. Ocean Networks Canada, which has been monitoring ship noise and sounds produced by marine …
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RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) – Riverside County is ordering that all bars be closed again to help curb a further increase in coronavirus cases. The move, effective Tuesday, comes a day after Governor Gavin Newsom suggested Riverside close its bars and ordered the closure of several other counties, including Los Angeles. …
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