Coronavirus: Resurgences
Kenya, where cases are rising, extended a curfew and banned political gatherings.
France, facing a backlash from small businesses closed during a second national lockdown, has ordered big retailers to stop selling books, clothes, toys, flowers and other nonessential items. The order set off chaos and confusion.
A surge in daily infections is forcing a reckoning in the Netherlands, which has long prided itself on efficient government — some say to the point of smugness.
El Paso counted 3,100 cases, a record high, and its hospitals are reaching a breaking point, the El Paso Times reports.
Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states.
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Voters who saw containing the virus as the most important issue in the presidential race favored Joe Biden.
China is imposing even more stringent rules on those trying to enter the country, including a requirement to show proof of two coronavirus tests taken less than 48 hours before departure, and have them approved by Chinese officials.
New Jersey will release 2,258 prisoners today in an acknowledgment of the risks of the virus in cramped prisons.
A study by Mount Sinai found that around 20 percent of residents of New York City — 1.7 million people — have been infected. Researchers also found that the fatality rate was 1 percent, making the coronavirus 10 times deadlier than the flu, NBC reports.
A farmer who died from the coronavirus last month won a seat in North Dakota’s Legislature.
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