Coronavirus outbreak continues wreaking havoc worldwide. So far 12,170,570 people have been infected with coronavirus in the world. Of these, 7,069,283 people have been cured or discharged. At the same time, 552,112 have died. In the US, 60 thousand new cases were reported in a single day. This is the highest number of cases reported in a single day in any country of the world. According to John Hopkins University, new cases have been increasing in 35 states of the US since last week.
The White House is planning to re-open the schools despite increasing cases of infection. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that funding would be cut if the management did not open the school. He also questioned the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attached to schools. At the same time, Vice President Mike Pence said that we can safely reopen the school.
In the US state of Mississippi, 26 legislators and 10 others have been found infected. A health department official informed about it on Wednesday. After new cases surfaced, the state governor has appealed to the people to take precautions to prevent infection. The annual session of the Legislative Assembly of Mississippi State, with 174 members, ends on July 1. During the session, many MLAs were seen without masks and not following social distancing.
Police in New Zealand will patrol day and night near the hotels turned Quarantine Center. The decision was taken after two incidents of the infected escaped from the Quarantine Center in the country. On Tuesday, a 32-year-old man jumped out of the quarantine center. At the same time, on Wednesday, a woman also left the Quarantine Center without informing anyone. The health minister of the country, Megan Wood, said that such negligence could threaten the health of the entire country. Under the new law, those who do so can be jailed for up to 6 months.
In Chile, the largest copper mining company, Codelco, 3000 workers have been found infected. Its workers' union and other mining companies, including Codelco, have demanded a halt. Earlier, Chile announced to relax the lockdown restrictions. More than 3 lakh people have been found infected here. It is ranked sixth in the world in terms of infection.
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