The southeastern state began loosening the brakes this week after a hard blockade helped the buildup of infections return to the double digits after peaking at more than 700 in early August.
Companies in the U. S. state of California will have to compensate all staff who contract the coronavirus in the paintings and must notify staff of any possible exposure to the virus under two laws signed Thursday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Business teams have criticized the measures as “unattainable. “
The Employee Information Act requires corporations to notify staff each and every time they have been exposed to someone who tested positive, been ordered to isolate themselves, or died as a result of the virus.
Ontario, Canada’s largest province, will impose fines on others who hold social gatherings by challenging new barriers amid an increase in cases in the cities of Toronto and Ottawa, as well as in a domain that is just outside Toronto.
As of Friday, in these 3 areas, only 10 other people will be allowed to meet internally; compared to the current 25, the number of meetings will increase from one hundred to 25.
The fine for organizers breaking the limits will be $10,000 ($7,600). Those attending rallies will be fined Can$750.
Confirmed cases of international coronavirus exceeded 30 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University count, while the number of COVID-19 deaths is approaching one million.
The United States remains the most affected country in the world, with more than 6. 7 million cases; India and Brazil, 5. 1 million and 4. 4 million cases, respectively.
Some 20. 4 million people around the world have recovered from the disease.
Greece has reported 135 cases of coronavirus infections among migrants and refugees who were left homeless through a chimney in a refugee on the island of Lesbos.
Notis Mitarachi, the migration minister, said infections were discovered after some 5,000 migrants were escorted by police to a new transitional site and immediately tested for coronavirus.
“A few days after the devastating fires in Moria, the new camp of Mavrovouni (Kara Tepe) was erected and more than 5,000 people found refuge inside,” he said.
“They have also discovered a suitable medical remedy and coronavirus tests and so far another 135 people have been found to be positive, and they are kept in special spaces where they get the appropriate medical conditions. “
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera on course on the coronavirus pandemic. I am Zaheena Rasheed in Male, Maldives.
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