MELBOURNE, Australia Australia – A Covid-19 outbreak north of Melbourne could bring health officials in the troubled city of Australia’s Victoria to greater control in the troubled city.
Victoria Premier Daniel Rendrews on Sunday blocked any announcement of any easing as state results are awaited on 3,000 people tested in the last 24 hours in the north of the state.
He described it as a “cautious break” – not a shock – to deny the widespread community transition associated with the cluster for Ka Ka Va.
Current restrictions require wearing a mask and not traveling more than 25 kilometers (15 miles) from home. At the start of the second wave of cases two months ago, Andrews instituted an overnight curfew and shut down most businesses.
“I know it’s frustrating,” Andrews said. “I know people are eager to get a long and detailed list of changes to the rules. It is not right for us to do that now. ”
Seven cases of the new coronavirus were reported in Victoria on Sunday, with the last six involving 39 people in 11 households.
No additional deaths were reported for the state at 817 and the national figure at 905.
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– Coronavirus color that enhances the White House race On closed days
– Europe, U.S. See increase in number of cases, discussion on new restrictions
– Colombia Reaches 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases
– Iran’s supreme leader Amidst the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Mediast, authorities have been urged to prioritize health over any economic or safety matters. Iran’s death toll from a global epidemic this week is at 32,000.
– Pope Francis On Saturday he met with the Spanish prime minister at the Vatican, who has been spotted with Covid-19 infection in recent days, but no one has used a face mask during the public part of his meeting.
– Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus; We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, including contact with Poland’s recent French Open winner.
– The police force in England says it will try to stop people from leaving Wales, which has launched a 17-day lockdown to slow the rising rate. Coronavirus infection.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan authorities have closed a number of passenger trains and increased curfew in COVID-19 cases involving a new cluster in a garment factory.
The railway department canceled at least 16 trains after the number of passengers was reduced due to curfews in many parts of the country – most of which were running during busy office hours.
More than a dozen villages are isolated in the densely populated western province, including the capital Colombo.
Officials closed the island’s main fish market on the outskirts of Colombo last week after 49 traders tested positive for the coronavirus. By Sunday, the number of cases from the fish market had risen to about 900.
Officials say the outbreak was linked to a cluster in a garment factory earlier this month, which has risen to 7,0,8 cases, more than half of the country’s total of 5,51. During the last 24 hours, 368 new cases have been found.
To end the spread, health officials also closed three fishery ports and several fish stalls across the country.
Several thousand people have been asked to quarantine at home. Schools and key public offices are closed and gatherings are banned. The death toll rose to 15 on Saturday.
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BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, its health ministry said, making it the second country in Latin America to report the number in less than a week.
Million gusts have seen a mirror in a nation of millions of people and have since declined, but it still continues to register 8,000 new infections a day.
Eight countries now have more than 1 million confirmed cases, and three are in Latin America. Argentina hit 1 million confirmed cases on Monday Brazil ranks third worldwide in virus cases, with more than 5 million, and 1 million infections passed in June. It is expected to reach 1 million cases each in Peru and Mexico next week.
Overall, Latin America continues to record some of the highest caseloads, with more than 100,000 confirmed infections being diagnosed each day, although Europe is now seeing a large number as a second virus wave strike, according to a World Health Organization report.
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LS Nasing, Mish. – Michigan has more than 1,000,000 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus – the highest daily count so far during an epidemic.
The .33.8 new COVID-19 cases, reported Saturday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, set the state’s previous single-day record. The 2,030 new cases scheduled on the 15th have been surpassed. The previous record was the highest since the beginning of April at 1,953.
The state agency also recorded 35 more deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, adding to the Michigan epidemic, with 7,182 deaths.
“It’s more important now that people take this matter seriously,” Michigan’s chief medical executive, Dr. Jonah Khaldu, said in a statement. He urged Michigan residents to practice the same distance every time they are around someone outside their home and to wear face masks to avoid large gatherings.
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EL PASO, Texas – Coronavirus outbreaks continued Saturday in the Texas border town of El Paso, a record 1,216 new cases, accounting for about 20% of the state’s 6,125 new cases, city-county health officials said.
The city reported 34,34.6 cases in the last three days, according to city-county health reports. El Paso has reported a total of 55,5544 cases since the outbreak began in March.
“Today’s forecast is part of the unfortunate national upheaval we are planning and preparing for,” Public Health Director Angela Mora said in a statement. “Now, we need to help our community stop the rapid spread of the virus, for the next two weeks, by doing their part and staying at home.”
Government’s Greg Abbott has sent medical devices and about 500 medical personnel to the area to help fight the virus. More than 858,000 reported cases have been reported in Texas and about 17,500 people have died, with 81 reported on Saturday that the epidemic had begun.
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Columbia, Ten. A report in the Tennessee Daily Herald states that all alternative procedures at an Tennessee hospital overnight are being postponed due to an increase in hospital admissions in Conid-19.
As of Friday evening, the Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia was treating 50 COVID-19 inpatients, 20 of whom were in the 26-bed intensive care unit at the medical center. In its response, the hospital said on Friday it was postponing alternative surgical procedures that needed to be stopped overnight for two weeks, starting Monday.
“It’s been a long time since our community took this virus seriously,” Maureen Regional Health CEO Lan Lan Watson said in a statement on Friday. “We are seeing that our community has had the effect of reducing their guards, and we should make every effort to reduce the spread of this virus.”
On Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Health reported that a new record of 1,300 Covid-1ID patients admitted to hospital hospitals across the state has reached a new record and ICU bed availability is only 11%.
Fischer Martin Chen, chief medical officer of the Maori Regional, said small domestic gatherings have become an emerging threat that has spread to six county areas covering the medical center.
“In our homes, we all left our guards down,” Chennai said. “You think it’s safe not to distance yourself socially, and you take off your mask. It is spreading the disease very fast. ”
He said the Maury region has seen a steady increase in cases almost two weeks after each major holiday.
“It’s so predictable now,” Cheney said. “When families travel and get together for the holidays, it’s a high-risk time to spread the virus.”
Tennessee reported 2,574 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday and 24 new deaths, bringing the death toll in the state to 3,100.
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met with the Spanish prime minister at the Vatican, but no one wore a mask during the public part of his meeting.
Yet 13 Swiss guards and no one is staying at the same Vatican City guest house where Francis recently tested positive for coronavirus.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wore a mask when he arrived in the Vatican courtyard, but before and immediately after his close-door talks with Francis, everyone sat unmasked.
This week Spain became the first country in Western Europe with more than 1 million confirmed virus cases.
The Vatican says Sanchez also spoke with Holy See’s foreign minister, discussing issues including “the current health crisis, European integration and the migration process.”
In his speech, Francis called politics a “charity, an act of nobility,” and the politician’s goal is to help the nation progress. Pontiff also calls it “very sad” when ideologies run the nation’s destiny.
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Phoenix – Arizona is seeing an increase in coronavirus cases and the rate of positive test results.
The 14-day rolling average of daily confirmed infections has risen from 917 in October to 917 on Friday. Meanwhile, the average daily mortality increased from 7..6 to .4..4 and the positive test average increased from .5..5% to 9.9%.
Daily spikes and drops also average rolling.
Arizona reported a total of 236,772 infections and 5,869 deaths in Arizona on Saturday, with the state health department reporting 890 cases and four additional deaths on Saturday.
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Oklahoma City – More than 1,800 newly confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health report on Saturday comes a day after the government extended Kevin State’s state of emergency for another 10 days. The health department has registered 1,829 new cases out of a total of 115,685.
There have been 11 more deaths, with the death toll reaching 1,245.
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ROME – Italy’s one-day coronavirus case reached close to 20,000 on Saturday.
Despite doing a few thousand fewer swab tests, according to the health ministry.
Lombardy, where the outbreak has been the most devastating, has more than doubled the number of daily cases reported than any other area.
The death toll rose to 37,210, the second highest in Europe after Britain, with 151 more deaths.
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CHICAGO – Illinois health officials on Saturday set a one-day record of 6,161 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
The Illinois Department of Public Health also reported that a total of 9,481 people have died from the virus nationwide since the epidemic began.
Illinois officials have warned in recent days that the state is seeing an increase for the second time and urged people to wear face masks and take other precautions.
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ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities on Saturday made it mandatory to wear masks everywhere, with the country reaching a record number of new daily coronavirus cases.
Health authorities on Saturday announced a record 935 new cases, including five deaths.
A total of 29,992 confirmed cases since the onset of the epidemic and 564 deaths.
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WARSAW – Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus, his spokesman said.
Blaise Spychalsky said on Twitter on Saturday that the 48-year-old leader had been tested the day before and the result was positive. He says the president feels good and he is alone.
DUDA’s diagnosis has led to a dramatic increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a significant increase in the number of people dying in the spring in Poland.
Spiking infection rates are pushing the country’s tense health system to a breaking point. The government is preparing to open ground hospitals but is not sure where they will be able to find doctors and nurses staff.
On Friday, Duda visited the Versailles National Stadium, which is being converted into a field hospital. He also met with 19-year-old Polish tennis player Iga Svetek, who won the French Open earlier this month on Friday.
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