Labor Day is the last hurrah of the summer.The latter possibility to meet with friends and family circle for a fried fish or an excursion to the beach or the river.
It may only mean the difference between life and death this year, U.S. governors warned as the number of coronavirus deaths in the nation approaches 190,000, approximately 60,000 more than in any other country.
“We are facing the challenge of our lives and want to do better,” Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday, and said Bluegrass State had set a record for the time of the week in a row for maximum positive instances at 4,742, up from 4,503.the week before.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, expressed a similar fear when the state peach surpassed 6,000 deaths: “This #LaborDayWeekend, I urge all Georgians to wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash their hands. Fight the opposite of COVID-19, we can continue with other people and paychecks in GA !, he said on Twitter.
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As Californians grapple with record temperatures of 110 degrees or more hitting the beaches, creating the potential for the virus to spread in the state with the highest number of reported cases, New Orleans warns of “unacceptable” gatherings that “could have consequences. serious. It will appear in the knowledge in two weeks, “said the town officials.
There were 36 calls for giant demonstrations and 46 calls for companies that complied with regulations on Friday and Saturday in New Orleans, depending on the city.
President Donald Trump called for security for the holiday weekend, pushing for “social estinement, dressed in a distance mask is not possible.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has argued with Trump, did the same: “Wear a mask.BE SMART. I know we’re tired of COVID19, but there are literal lives at stake,” he said on Twitter.
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Frances Tiafoe, the last American player at the US Open, began his summer by saying on July 4 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and expects some other kind of positive on Labor Day, at Arthur Ashe Stadium, in the 16-year circular he opposed number five Daniil Medvedev, who faced Rafael Nadal in five sets in last year’s final.
“I’m in a position to move now,” Tiafoe told USA TODAY Sports on Sunday.”Feel smart and play well. My (COVID-19 result) definitely a surprise for everyone.My symptoms weren’t too severe, thank God.»
Nicknamed “The Foe,” 22-year-old Tiafoe is one of the most productive stories in American tennis.He is the son of refugees who fled Sierra Leone in the midst of a civil war.His father, Constant, helped build the youth tennis champions.Center (JTCC) in College Park, Maryland, and then worked as a maintenance employee there, where his 5-year-old son hit the ball opposite the wall, pretending to play roger Federer at the US Open.
– Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY Sports Special
With new infections in record grades less than two weeks before the Jewish New Year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered night curfews in about 40 and villages, starting Monday at 7 p.m.
It is not known how long curfews will be maintained, people will not be allowed to venture more than 500 meters from their homes and non-essential businesses will have to close.
Netanyahu, however, resisted the reported recommendations for a full shutdown after a protest by politically harsh politicians after hours of consultations on Sunday.
When a COVID-19 vaccine is available, there will be a plan for distribution to the U.S. public.
The procedure will be conducted through the CDC, which for decades oversaw vaccine distribution in the United States and led the latest national immunization effort, the H1N1 2009 pandemic.
However, Tinglong Dai, a professor of operations control who studies fitness care research at Johns Hopkins University, told USA TODAY that he expects the vaccine chain to be “incredibly complex.”
– Elizabeth Weise
At least 7,000 fitness internationals have died after contracting COVID-19, human rights organization Amnesty International said last week.
“For more than seven thousand people who die seeking to save others, it is a crisis of astonishing magnitude.All fitness employees have the right to be at work, and it’s a scandal that so many others are paying the maximum price,” Steve CockburnArray, Amnesty International’s Head of Economic and Social Justice, he said in a statement.
It is shown that at least 1,320 fitness personnel died alone in Mexico, the figure known in any country, the organization said.The United States recorded the number of deaths of fitness personnel at the time, Amnesty International said, with more than 1,000 deaths.
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