Cuomo warns of sizzling spots all through New York

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is elevating alarm concerning the emergence of a handful of coronavirus sizzling spots in New York.

The Democratic governor stated Monday that simply 10 ZIP codes characterize 1 / 4 of the state’s new infections in latest testing. New York has reported simply over 11,500 new coronavirus infections over the previous two weeks. Cuomo says the state has 200 fast testing machines accessible.

A disproportionate variety of new circumstances have come from a handful of communities in and north of New York Metropolis which are house to many Orthodox Jews. Cuomo warned his administration may shut colleges the place too many individuals are testing constructive.

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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK

— India’s confirmed coronavirus tally reaches 6 million circumstances

— Zimbabwe begins gradual reopening of colleges amid virus

— For Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews, coronavirus restrictions increase quite a few questions on methods to preserve their non secular way of life through the outbreak

— Standoff over Madrid’s response to virus pandemic continues

— U.S. to ship thousands and thousands of checks in push to reopen Okay-12 colleges

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Comply with AP’s pandemic protection at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

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BOISE, Idaho — Officers say Idaho has greater than 40,500 confirmed circumstances of the coronavirus and a few well being consultants are warning that the state within the western U.S. is getting into its third wave of recent infections.

Former St. Luke’s Well being System CEO Dr. David Pate is a a member of the state’s coronavirus process pressure and says Idaho is being hit with what may develop into its largest spike of circumstances as far as college students return to highschool and colder climate limits out of doors actions.

Brigham Younger College-Idaho officers warned college students final week that that the college may shut its campus if folks flaunt social distancing and masks necessities and circumstances proceed to rise.

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CHICAGO — Restrictions aimed toward limiting the unfold of the coronavirus in Chicago’s eating places and bars will ease barely this week, letting extra clients dine and drink indoors.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced the choice Monday as Illinois officers stated 1,709 new confirmed circumstances of the coronavirus have been reported statewide and 13 extra folks have died.

For the reason that begin of the pandemic, Illinois has reported 289,639 confirmed circumstances and eight,614 deaths. In response to state well being knowledge, 79,765 of these circumstances and a couple of,956 deaths have concerned residents of Chicago, the third-largest metropolis within the U.S.

Statewide, 3.7% of the checks carried out over the past seven days have been constructive. In Chicago, Lightfoot stated that determine is at 4.5%.

The modifications to Chicago’s guidelines will let eating places improve capability from 25% to 40% — with a cap at 50 folks inside one room. Bars with out meals service, which the town shut down this summer time after a quick reopening, can resume indoor service at 25% capability or a most of 50 folks.

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STILLWATER, Okla. — Stillwater Public Faculties college students and their households are struggling private and monetary hardships because of the district’s distance and distant studying plan enacted due to the coronavirus pandemic, a gaggle of oldsters allege in a lawsuit filed Monday.

The lawsuit, filed in Payne County in opposition to the district, superintendent and board members, is demanding the district present entry to in-person classroom instruction and reopen all public faculty amenities.

The district is at present providing a blended schedule, dubbed the A-B plan, with college students reporting to in-person lessons two days every week and distance studying three days every week. Payne County is amongst about two dozen Oklahoma counties within the Orange 2 designation, the second-highest stage, with between 25 and 50 confirmed coronavirus circumstances per 100,000 inhabitants, in keeping with State Well being Division knowledge.

A spokesman for the district, Barry Fuxa, declined to touch upon the lawsuit particularly however famous the district is following Oklahoma State Division of Training tips for figuring out when to restrict in-person instruction.

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is reporting one other seven-day report for brand spanking new coronavirus circumstances, with 16% of checks for the virus throughout that interval coming again constructive.

The Kansas Division of Well being and Setting stated Monday that the U.S. state had 2,037 new confirmed and possible coronavirus circumstances since Friday, a rise of three.6%, for a complete of 58,629 because the pandemic reached the state in early March.

Kansas had a median of 667 new circumstances a day for the seven days ending Monday, or 7% greater than the earlier report of 622 for the seven days ending Wednesday.

The state additionally reported 5 new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the pandemic whole to 637. Deaths continued to characterize about 1.1% of the whole circumstances.

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ROME — Extra Italian areas are mulling outdoors masks mandates amid a gentle improve in infections and indications that testing capability can’t sustain with the demand.

Italy added 1,494 coronavirus infections and 16 deaths to its confirmed COVID toll Monday, in keeping with its day by day improve for the previous few weeks. Whereas Italy has managed to check round 105,000 folks a day throughout weekdays, processing slows down significantly over the weekend, and Italian labs managed solely 51,109 checks previously 24 hours.

The Lazio area round Rome is the newest to announce it’s contemplating requiring residents to put on masks open air as its infections develop and testing capacities lag. Residents are reporting a weeklong look ahead to outcomes, prompting officers to announce they’ll begin utilizing faster however much less correct fast checks in colleges subsequent week.

Sicily over the weekend joined southern Campania and the town of Genoa in asserting out of doors masks mandates. The Campania area round Naples led the nation in including probably the most new infections Monday, at 295; Sicily added 102 — nearly as many as Europe’s authentic virus epicenter in Lombardy.

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MADRID — After ending a gathering with Madrid regional officers with out agreeing methods to sort out a wave of coronavirus infections, Spain’s well being minister has pleaded once more for harder measures within the capital.

Salvador Illa stated that the Madrid area, house to six.6 million, “has group transmission and the pandemic is just not below management.”

“It’s already too late and we have to act with willpower,” he stated.

The nationwide authorities desires to see present restrictions in opposition to the unfold of the virus prolonged to all the metropolis whereas regional officers say time is required to see if the present limitations have an impact and that drastic measures would harm additional Spain’s financial system.

The disagreement has performed out publicly, elevating concern amongst many in Madrid and the remainder of Spain.

The nation’s coronavirus tally on Monday reached 748,266 infections because the onset of the pandemic, 31,785 extra since Friday, official knowledge confirmed. There have been 179 new fatalities for COVID-19, bringing the whole demise toll to 31,411, though consultants assume many extra deaths haven’t been recorded as a result of restricted testing.

With 290 circumstances per 100,000 folks in two weeks, Spain is by far main Europe’s infections throughout this second wave. The speed is especially excessive within the capital, Madrid, with 775 new circumstances per 100,000 over the previous 14 days.

Madrid has restricted all social gatherings to a most of 6 folks, decreased attendance in retailers and eating places, and restricted mobility from and to 45 neighborhoods of the area.

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia is imposing additional restrictive measures in an effort to curb a latest report surge of coronavirus infections within the nation.

Calling the present scenario “extraordinary critical,” Prime Minister Igor Matovic says most public gatherings will likely be banned, beginning Thursday.

All household, sports activities, cultural or non secular occasions are affected by the ban. Soccer matches and different comparable competitions will likely be allowed to happen provided that everybody concerned checks unfavorable for the coronavirus inside 12 hours.

The exceptions embody weddings, baptisms and funerals.

Additionally, all bars, eating places and golf equipment should shut at 10 p.m.

Just like the restrictions adopted within the spring, face masks will likely be obligatory outdoors if individuals are nearer to 1 one other than 2 meters (yards). The variety of folks in shops will likely be restricted to 1 buyer per 10 sq. meters (108 sq. toes).

Slovakia confronted a spike in day-to-day will increase of recent COVID-19 circumstances for a number of days final week, with a report of 552 set on Friday.

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GENEVA — The pinnacle of the World Well being Group says it and companions have agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million fast diagnostic checks for the coronavirus to assist lower- and middle-income nations make up floor in a testing hole with richer nations — even when it’s not totally funded but.

At $5 apiece, the price of the antigen-based fast diagnostic take a look at for which WHO issued an emergency-use itemizing final week, this system initially requires $600 million. It’s speculated to get began as early as subsequent month to offer higher entry in areas the place it’s more durable to get the PCR checks which are used typically in lots of wealthier nations.

The fast checks search for antigens, or proteins discovered on the floor of the virus. They’re typically thought of much less correct, although a lot sooner, than higher-grade genetic checks, often called PCR checks. These checks require processing with specialty lab gear and chemical compounds. Sometimes that turnaround takes a number of days to ship outcomes to sufferers.

WHO Director-Basic Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed this system as “excellent news” within the combat in opposition to COVID-19.

“These checks present dependable ends in roughly 15 to 30 minutes, moderately than hours or days, at a cheaper price with much less subtle gear,” he informed a information convention in Geneva. “This can allow the enlargement of testing, significantly in hard-to-reach areas that shouldn’t have lab amenities or sufficient skilled well being employees to hold out PCR checks.”

“We have now an settlement, we’ve got seed funding and now we’d like the total quantity of funds to purchase these checks,” he stated, with out elaborating.

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STOCKHOLM — The Swedish chief epidemiologist greatest identified for being the person behind Sweden’s a lot debated COVID-19 method of conserving massive components of the society open says the 1 million virus-related deaths “is a reasonably small quantity in comparison with many different ailments that trigger demise.”

Anders Tegnell of Sweden’s Public Well being Company informed Swedish radio on Monday that “we should not be fooled into considering that that is the one drawback we’ve got on the earth in relation to international well being.”

Whereas most of Europe locked down their populations early within the pandemic by closing colleges, eating places, health facilities and even borders, folks in Sweden saved having fun with many freedoms.

The milestone of 1 million deaths comes greater than 9 months right into a disaster that has devastated the worldwide financial system, examined world leaders’ resolve, pitted science in opposition to politics and compelled multitudes to alter the best way they stay, study and work.

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HONOLULU — The Hawaii Division of Public Security says 19 inmates examined constructive for COVID-19 a day after officers declared that an outbreak in an Oahu jail was below management.

Hawaii Public Radio reported the confirmed infections adopted a spherical of testing on the Oahu Group Correctional Heart.

The division says 131 of 150 inmates examined examined unfavorable and that checks on 22 workers members have been unfavorable. The division provides that there have been 310 inmates total on the Oahu jail who’ve examined constructive for the coronavirus and that 93 workers have examined constructive.

Officers say mass testing continues at different Hawaii lockups.

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LONDON — British politicians must curb their late-night consuming after authorities in Parliament ordered alcohol gross sales restricted as a part of anti-coronavirus measures.

Bars and eating places within the U.Okay. have been ordered to close at 10 p.m. below restrictions imposed final week to curb the unfold of COVID-19. However catering amenities in Parliament have been exempt below a loophole that permits office canteens to maintain longer hours.

However after a backlash a parliamentary spokesman clarified Monday that “alcohol won’t be bought after 10 p.m. anyplace on the parliamentary property,” although meals may be bought throughout late-night periods of Parliament.

Some lawmakers had identified that the anomaly would do little for politicians’ public picture.

Well being Minister Helen Whately stated members of Parliament “shouldn’t be sitting spherical late at night time consuming. We have now bought a job to do after we are there.” Opposition Labour Get together legislator Wes Streeting tweeted: “That is ridiculous and makes parliament look ridiculous. This has bought to alter instantly. We are able to’t have one rule for parliament and one rule for everybody else.”

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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has justified new restrictions within the nation to restrict the unfold of the virus as restaurant and bar house owners pressured to close down expressed anger on the measures.

The virus scenario in French huge cities is “critical and worrying,” Macron stated in feedback reported by authorities spokesperson Gabriel Attal on Monday.

New restrictions deal with areas the place well being authorities report a “fast and important” spreading of the epidemic, Attal stated.

Bars and eating places in Marseille, France’s second-biggest metropolis, closed on Sunday night for a minimum of one week, prompting demonstrations in opposition to the federal government order.

Milder restrictions have been ordered in 10 different cities together with Paris, with gyms shut down, public gatherings of greater than 10 folks banned and bars ordered to shut at 10 p.m.

Finance minister Bruno Le Maire promised enterprise house owners “we’ll keep by your facet and we’ll preserve deploying preparations to can help you overcome that terribly troublesome second.”

French authorities have reported a gentle improve in new infections and hospitalizations in latest weeks. The nation has reported a complete of 31,727 virus-related deaths, considered one of Europe’s highest tolls.

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BRUSSELS — The coronavirus has pressured a minimum of 4 senior EU officers into self-isolation in latest days.

EU council president Charles Michel went into quarantine final week and EU fee spokeswoman Dana Spinant stated Monday that three members of the faculty of commissioners additionally went into self-isolation “by prudence.”

The EU commissioners suggest legal guidelines and make choices on the EU’s govt arm’s insurance policies.

Spinant didn’t establish the three commissioners.

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ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say 12 crew members of a Maltese-flagged cruise ship on a Greek island tour with greater than 1,500 folks on board have examined constructive to the coronavirus and have been remoted on board.

The Mein Schiff 6, operated by TUI Cruises, started its journey in Heraklion on the southern Greek island of Crete on Sunday night time with 922 passengers and 666 crew members on board. It had been as a result of sail to Piraeus, the nation’s major port close to the Greek capital Athens, and later to the western island of Corfu.

Greece’s Delivery Ministry says that pattern checks for the coronavirus have been carried out on 150 of the crew members and 12 of them have been discovered to be constructive. The passengers had undergone coronavirus checks earlier than boarding and weren’t a part of the pattern testing.

Those that examined constructive for COVID-19 have been remoted on board, and the cruise ship was headed to Piraeus. It was not instantly clear when it could arrive.

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YANGON, Myanmar —- Myanmar well being authorities have reported 743 new confirmed circumstances of the coronavirus, bringing the nation’s whole over the 10,000 mark.

The Well being Ministry has introduced a complete of 10,734 coronavirus circumstances since March, together with 226 deaths. There have been 28 new deaths recorded Sunday.

Myanmar’s greatest metropolis, Yangon, tightened lockdown measures final week. Residents can not journey outdoors their formally designated wards. Police on Monday have been manning checkpoints to make sure that autos driving by have legitimate exemptions akin to medical causes.

Most companies will need to have their workers make money working from home and lots of factories are closed. There are exemptions to the restrictions for providers deemed important, together with banks, petrol stations and meals manufacturing.

The authorities have stated there’s a urgent want for growing the capability of quarantine facilities and hospitals and different COVID-19 therapy amenities, and upgrading hospital staffing and gear.