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Many are concerned that the large groups of protesters could lead to new spikes of the virus.
27 more people have died of COVID-19 related complications in South Africa, bringing the national death toll to 339. The number of infections has also increased to 18 003.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that as parts of the state have started reopening, “you’re going to see an increase in the numbers, but you don’t want to see a spike.” Watch his remarks.
Rachel Maddow shares graphics from the New York Times that show than when the decreasing coronavirus numbers in the New York metro area are extracted from U.S. coronavirus statistics it’s clear that the rest of the nation is not experiencing the same downward trend. Aired on 5/5/2020.
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Calgary Stampede officials announced Thursday that this year’s event, which had been scheduled to start on July 3, is cancelled in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
This marks the first time in 100 years the event won’t be held.
The news came as Alberta’s top doctor revealed that a public health order banning gatherings of more than 15 people would remain in place throughout the summer.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said summer events and festivals across the province would have to be cancelled. She added that the mass gathering rule would be reassessed in the fall.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases and discussed the ongoing coronavirus outbreaks in long-term care homes across the province.
Yaffe announced 634 new cases of the novel coronavirus, marking the highest single-day increase in positive cases on Thursday and 54 additional deaths, bringing the provincial total to 12,879 cases. The reported death toll has risen to 713.
‘We’re risking our lives, literally, risking our life delivering your packages’ — Here’s what it’s like to work as a courier for Amazon during COVID-19.
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In US news and current events today, this Amazon contractor is delivering groceries to support his parents. This is a day in his life as he risks COVID-19 to do his jobs but he worries that his job will lead them to getting sick. This Amazon contractor delivers groceries to support his elderly parents, but he worries about getting them sick. Sabulao says the part of his job that worries him the most is when he has to pick up groceries from Whole Foods. Sabulao is one of thousands of gig workers nationwide risking COVID-19 exposure to deliver essentials to people’s doors as stay-at-home policies remain in place in cities across the U.S.
Coronavirus latest -The UK coronavirus death toll today rose to 16,509 after 449 more fatalities were recorded in the lowest increase for a fortnight.
The last time the daily death toll was that low was two weeks ago on April 6 when 439 fatalities were reported.
More than 140,000 firms have applied for the government’s COVID-19 furlough scheme on the first day – and it will pay the wages of one million people in days.
The Chancellor said that since the scheme opened up at 8am this morning, it had been inundated with requests for state grants.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks with Sean Penn about his organization’s partnership with local governments in an effort to increase accessible Covid-19 testing in California. #CNN #News
New York governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that New York state has seen its highest single-day increase in deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday with 779 deaths recorded.
Governor Cuomo said that the number of deaths is expected to “continue to rise as current hospitalized patients pass away due to COVID-19.”
Cuomo also said that the state has lost more people to COVID-19 than it lost during the 9/11 World Trade Centre attacks.
New York has a death toll of 6,268 due to the novel coronavirus while 9/11 caused 2,753 deaths among New Yorkers.
Iran has reported that 158 people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
There are nearly 56,000 confirmed cases in the country.
Despite the warning of a resurgence, Iran considers partial easing of social distancing restrictions to reduce the economic strain of the coronavirus outbreak.
Al Jazeera correspondent Nour Eddine Edghir was given rare access to a hospital in Tehran.
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British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 29 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the province’s total to 1,203 cases. This is the lowest increase B.C. has seen in weeks, but Henry said she’s not claiming victory yet.
“I don’t think I’m ready to say anything is a ‘win’ yet, but every day that we have been bending that curve is a good thing,” Henry said.
Three more people have died from the novel coronavirus in B.C., raising the death toll to 35.
Government will ramp up the screening, testing and management of Covid-19. Courtesy #DStv403
