HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— U.S. citizens are unlikely to be among those allowed into Europe initially
— U.S. states are reimposing virus restrictions and Asia is seeing new cases
— A hard-hit tribe in Arizona is putting tougher restrictions in place to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in a state where infections are surging. The White Mountain Apache Tribe has ordered residents to go on lockdown this weekend or risk fines.
— As cases surge in the US, rural areas are seeing increases as well, including in Kansas, where livestock outnumber people.
— Police in the English city of Liverpool have been given more powers to break up crowds after celebrations to mark Liverpool
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— Bar and restaurant as coronavirus cases continue owners are worried as the to increase. virus surges in their workplaces, Inslee made the announcement prompting some to Saturday with close their doors again. state Secretary of Health
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A tally from Johns Hopkins University shows Washington had more than 30,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. More than 480 new cases were reported on Friday. SPRINGFIELD, MO. » Tyson Foods has announced that 371 employees at its chicken processing plant in the far southwestern corner of Missouri have tested positive for COVID-19.
The company said in a news release Friday that it tested 1,142 employees at the plant in Noel from June 17 to June 19, and 291 tested positive for COVID-19. Of those 291, Tyson said 249, or 85%, were asymptomatic. Tyson said an additional 80 Noel employees tested positive for COVID-19 in separate tests that were performed by their health care providers or the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services.
The announcement confirms suspicions that the large spike in McDonald County’s reported COVID-19 numbers starting this past weekend was the result of large-scale testing at the plant, the Springfield News-Leader reports. BRASILIA, BRAZIL » The Brazilian government announced on Saturday an agreement with Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to produce a promising
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