Men with face masks walk past a Gap store in a shopping area as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 7, 2020. Jason Lee | Reuters The tailor Gap Inc. turned its supply chain early on in the coronavirus pandemic to …
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Graph by Ben Zigterman Of 10,644 new tests in Champaign County, 40 returned Thursday, a rate of 0.4 percent. The county’s seven-day positive rate remained unchanged at 0.5 percent. Other notable numbers: The number of residents of the provincial hospital with COVID-19 remained two. Active cases increased by 33, to …
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An “air bridge” between the Big Apple and Big Ben is being discussed by the US and UK as a possible means for travelers to sidestep quarantine rules amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. Officials are studying plans for regional “air bridges” that will allow visitors from “low-risk …
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Officials in Berlin banned demonstrations against coronavirus prevention measures, calling the protests even a violation of social distance rules. Authorities noted one protest that occurred on August 1, in which protesters defeated measures such as social distancing and demands for masks, reported The Associated Press. That protest against pandemic measures …
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The economy shrank in the second quarter with an annual rate of 31.7 percent, according to the Department of Commerce’s second estimate, 1.2 points better than the first estimate of 32.9 percent. The changed number remains the worst quarterly shrinkage on record, as a reflection of the sudden shutdown of …
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