mercurynews--2020-07-12--The Latest: Nevada lawmakers suspend session over virus case

By The Associated Press CARSON CITY , Nev. — Nevada lawmakers have pumped the brakes on their emergency special session because someone in the legislative building has tested positive for the coronavirus .
Gov .
Steve Sisolak has convened the session so lawmakers can balance the state budget amid a projected $ 1.2 billion shortfall stemming from the economic damage of the pandemic .
But on Friday staff members announced that someone in the building is infected with the virus , though the person shows no symptoms .
On Saturday , 13 Nevada lawmakers decided they would now participate remotely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed to recess until Monday morning .
That will give time for legislators time to get tested and staff to answer a long list of questions that lawmakers have asked in hearings .
HERE ’ S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK : — Johns Hopkins University has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration ’ s decision to make international students leave the U.S. if they intend to take classes entirely online starting this fall .
— The nation ’ s capital has declared beekeepers to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Follow all of AP ’ s pandemic coverage at http : //apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https : //apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak HERE ’ S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING : TAIPEI , Taiwan — Taiwan has wrapped up an annual film festival with an awards ceremony as it stages more public events after keeping its coronavirus outbreak to a few hundred cases .
Actors and others lined up for photo shoots with no social distancing Saturday night , and participants didn ’ t wear face masks in historic Zhongshan Hall in the capital of the self-governing island off China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say there have been 451 confirmed coronavrius cases and seven deaths on the island , which has a population of about 23 million people .
Also on Saturday , a baseball game in the city of Taichung drew more than 10,000 fans for the first time this season .
Health authorities have been gradually allowing larger crowds since the baseball season began in April with no fans .
LITTLE ROCK , Ark .
— Arkansas authorities have reported a state-record of 1,061 newly confirmed coronavirus cases for a single day but no new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health officials said Saturday that the total for COVID-19 cases now stood at 27,864 .
The state says the death toll remainw at 313 for the outbreak for which tracking began in early March .
The true number of cases in Arkansas is likely higher because many people have not been tested , and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick .
Arkansas ’ virus cases have dramatically risen since May , when the state began allowing businesses to reopen .
SANTA FE , N.M. — Work safety regulators in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a store in the city of Las Cruces after four employees tested positive for the coronavirus in the past three weeks .
The New Mexico Environment Department said Saturday that the order also requires Walmart to test the store ’ s workers for the cordonavirus and thoroughly disinfect the building , Walmart spokesman Pedro Mucciolo says in a statement is “ taking all measures necessary to safeguard the well-being of those inside our stores , fulfillment centers and distribution centers.″ OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma has reported 687 more cases confirmed cases of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase since tracking of the outbreak began in March .
Saturday ’ s daily count was second only to the record 858 new cases reported Tuesday .
The latest rises brings the total of confirmed cases to 19,779 since tracking began in March .
Oklahoma authorities say 15,136 patients have recovered .
Health officials also reported five new deaths related to COVID-19 , bringing the state ’ s death toll for the outbreak to 421 .
WINDOW ROCK , Ariz. — Navajo Nation officials have reported 10 additional deaths from COVID-19 as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest weekend lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak .
The tribe ’ s death toll rose to 396 as of Friday .
Tribal officials also reported 56 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases , increasing the reservation ’ s total to nearly 8,100 .
The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested .
Studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick .
The lockdown began Friday night and ends at 5 a.m. Monday .
All businesses on the Navajo Nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown .
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking all its members in Utah to wear face coverings when in public .
The area leaders say the use of masks is a sign of good citizenship .
The Deseret News reports that the Utah Area Presidency sent out the request in an email Friday evening .
The area presidency operates under the authority of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles .
According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University , nearly 900 confirmed virus cases were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Utah has had more than 28,000 confirmed cases and 207 deaths due to the virus as of Saturday .
AUSTIN , Texas — The new coronavirus continues to cut a swath through Texas , with state officials reporting a record 10,351 new confirmed cases for the day .
The increase reported Saturday brought the state ’ s total cases of COVID-19 to just over a quarter-million since the start of tracking in early March .
A record 10,083 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized , while 99 new fatalities were reported Saturday .
The total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported Thursday and brought the state ’ s overall death toll to 3,112 .
Harris County , which includes the bulk of Houston and many of its suburbs , had the most active cases , with almost 27,000 .
Dallas County , which includes Dallas and many of its suburbs , came in a distant second at almost 13,000 .
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is reporting another 13,497 confirmed coronavirus cases for a total of 264,184 including 3,971 deaths .
More than a third of cases are in the new hot spot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the capital , Pretoria .
Already public hospitals are expressing concerns about shortages of available beds and medical oxygen .
The percentage of tests that are positive is now over 25 % but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that could reflect both the rise in infections and more targeted testing .
The country ’ s health minister has said the “ storm ” that authorities have been warning citizens about has arrived .
PHOENIX — Arizona health officials have reported an additional 69 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak .
So far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,150 confirmed deaths from the virus in Arizona .
The state added 3,038 confirmed cases in the last day , bringing the total to 119,930 .
Arizona also set a record with 3,485 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Friday .
Hospital caseloads have surged since Arizona became one of the hot spots for the coronavirus after Gov .
Doug Ducey relaxed stay-home orders and other restrictions in May .
PARIS — The wife of a French bus driver who died of injuries after he asked four passengers to wear face masks wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in custody for the assault of Philippe Monguillot on July 5 at a bus stop in Bayonne , southwest France .
The Bayonne prosecutor says Monguillot was assaulted after he asked four passengers on his bus to wear face masks , which are required aboard French public transportation because of the coronavirus .
He was insulted , pushed off the bus and violently beaten and kicked in the head , the prosecutor said .
President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday dispatched the interior minister to meet the driver ’ s widow after his death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalized in critical condition .
Veronique Monguillot told minister Gerald Darmanin that she and her three daughters were “ destroyed ” by the death .
NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai .
In a tweet on Saturday , the 77-year-old Bachchan said his family and staff have also undergone tests and are awaiting results .
His 44-year-old son and fellow actor , Abhishek Bachchan , tweeted Saturday night that he also has tested positive for the virus and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mild .
The elder Bachchan has acted in more than 200 Indian films over the past five decades .
He is also a former politician and television host .
The state health department reported 96 new deaths Saturday , bringing the total for the week to 496 or an average of nearly 71 per day .
A record 120 deaths were reported Thursday .
Three weeks ago , Florida ’ s weekly average for deaths stood at 30 per day .
The state on Saturday confirmed 9,960 new coronavirus cases and 421 addition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first Florida infections were recorded , the state has reported 254,511 confirmed cases and 4,301 deaths .
The previous weekly record average of 60 deaths per day was set May 8 .
Throughout May and into June , the state reopened much of its economy with some restrictions .
Testing has increased , but the percentage of people testing positive has risen .
A month ago , fewer than 5 % of tests came up positive on a daily average .
Over the past week , the daily average exceeded 19 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a news conference Saturday to discuss the outbreak .
ROME — Italy has confirmed another 188 coronavirus infections , a third in the hard-hit Lombardy region .
Public health officials say the outbreak remains under control in Italy , the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe , but they are paying attention to clusters of domestic and international infections .
Italy halted all air traffic with Bangladesh and 13 other countries after more than two dozen cases were linked to charter flights of returning Bangladeshi immigrants .
On Saturday , eight of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region around Rome were linked to the Bangladeshi community cluster .
Another cluster has been identified in a TNT delivery company in Bologna , where 12 of the region ’ s 47 new infections are linked .
TNT has registered more than 40 total cases .
Another seven people with the coronavirus died in the past day , bringing Italy ’ s total confirmed deaths to 34,945 .
FLAGSTAFF , Ariz. — Tribes across the United States are wrestling with competing needs , restrictive laws and inadequate staffing as they try to meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dollars in virus relief funds .
Congress set aside $ 8 billion for tribes that must be spent by the end of the year and meet strict federal guidelines .
Otherwise , the tribes risk having to send it back .
Officials on the vast Navajo Nation have received $ 714 million in aid but approved just $ 60 million for health care , protective equipment and front-line workers against the virus .
Rifts between the tribal government ’ s legislative and executive branches have delayed putting more of the money to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the money can ’ t be spent on items already budgeted , back-filling lost revenue or per-capita payments .
Tribes nationwide are lobbying their congressional delegation to extend the spending deadline and allow for more flexibility .
NEW YORK — The number of New Yorkers hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen to the lowest point in nearly four months .
However , New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo is concerned a resurgence in cases is inevitable amid outbreaks in other states .
Cuomo told WAMC radio on Friday the state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas are difficult to enforce .
He says the only question is how high New York ’ s rate will rise .
State officials reported 799 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Saturday , which is the lowest number since March 18 .
ATHENS , Greece — Greek authorities announced 41 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours on Saturday , with 11 detected in incoming tourists .
There were no new confirmed deaths .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 3,772 and 193 deaths .
RALEIGH , N.C. — A North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive for COVID-19 , the first known public case for a General Assembly member .
Sen. Danny Britt , a Robeson County Republican , told The Associated Press he received the positive test on Friday .
Britt , an attorney and National Guard officer , was on the Senate floor on Wednesday as the chamber debated bills and cast votes .
The full legislature isn ’ t expected to return to work until September .
Building administrators at the legislative complex in downtown Raleigh have initiated health and social distancing measures since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing masks indoors in the two buildings .
That ’ s frustrated Democrats who serve in the Republican-controlled House and Senate .
Nationwide , at least 75 legislators in at least 28 states have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the outbreak , according to an AP tally .
NEW DELHI — India ’ s coronavirus cases have passed 800,000 after the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past 24 hours , causing nearly a dozen states to impose a partial lockdown in high-risk areas .
The new confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Health Ministry on Saturday reported another 519 deaths for a total of 22,123 .
A surge in infections went from 600,000 to more than 800,000 in nine days .
The ministry says the recovery rate was continuing to improve at more than 62 % .
Eight of India ’ s 28 states , including the worst-hit Maharashtra , Tamil Nadu and New Delhi , account for nearly 90 % of all infections .
The most populous state of Uttar Pradesh , with nearly 230 million people , imposed a weekend lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting major spikes .

By The Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers have pumped the brakes on their emergency special session because someone in the legislative building has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has convened the session so lawmakers can balance the state budget amid a projected $1.2 billion shortfall stemming from the economic damage of the pandemic.
But on Friday staff members announced that someone in the building is infected with the virus, though the person shows no symptoms.
On Saturday, 13 Nevada lawmakers decided they would now participate remotely in the emergency session and both chambers agreed to recess until Monday morning. That will give time for legislators time to get tested and staff to answer a long list of questions that lawmakers have asked in hearings.
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— Florida sets 1-week record of nearly 500 coronavirus deaths
— Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has coronavirus
— Tribes struggle to meet deadline to spend virus relief aid
— Johns Hopkins University has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s decision to make international students leave the U.S. if they intend to take classes entirely online starting this fall.
— The nation’s capital has declared beekeepers to be essential workers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has wrapped up an annual film festival with an awards ceremony as it stages more public events after keeping its coronavirus outbreak to a few hundred cases.
Actors and others lined up for photo shoots with no social distancing Saturday night, and participants didn’t wear face masks in historic Zhongshan Hall in the capital of the self-governing island off China’s east coast.
Government officials say there have been 451 confirmed coronavrius cases and seven deaths on the island, which has a population of about 23 million people.
Also on Saturday, a baseball game in the city of Taichung drew more than 10,000 fans for the first time this season. Health authorities have been gradually allowing larger crowds since the baseball season began in April with no fans.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas authorities have reported a state-record of 1,061 newly confirmed coronavirus cases for a single day but no new deaths related to the virus.
State health officials said Saturday that the total for COVID-19 cases now stood at 27,864. The state says the death toll remainw at 313 for the outbreak for which tracking began in early March.
The true number of cases in Arkansas is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.
Arkansas’ virus cases have dramatically risen since May, when the state began allowing businesses to reopen.
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SANTA FE, N.M. — Work safety regulators in New Mexico have ordered Walmart to close a store in the city of Las Cruces after four employees tested positive for the coronavirus in the past three weeks.
The New Mexico Environment Department said Saturday that the order also requires Walmart to test the store’s workers for the cordonavirus and thoroughly disinfect the building,
Walmart spokesman Pedro Mucciolo says in a statement is “taking all measures necessary to safeguard the well-being of those inside our stores, fulfillment centers and distribution centers.″
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma has reported 687 more cases confirmed cases of the new coronavirus — the second greatest daily increase since tracking of the outbreak began in March.
Saturday’s daily count was second only to the record 858 new cases reported Tuesday. The latest rises brings the total of confirmed cases to 19,779 since tracking began in March. Oklahoma authorities say 15,136 patients have recovered.
Health officials also reported five new deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll for the outbreak to 421.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation officials have reported 10 additional deaths from COVID-19 as the tribe’s sprawling reservation remains under the latest weekend lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
The tribe’s death toll rose to 396 as of Friday.
Tribal officials also reported 56 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, increasing the reservation’s total to nearly 8,100. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested. Studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
The lockdown began Friday night and ends at 5 a.m. Monday. All businesses on the Navajo Nation are also required to close during the lockdown.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking all its members in Utah to wear face coverings when in public.
The area leaders say the use of masks is a sign of good citizenship.
The Deseret News reports that the Utah Area Presidency sent out the request in an email Friday evening. The area presidency operates under the authority of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, nearly 900 confirmed virus cases were reported Friday in Utah. Overall, Utah has had more than 28,000 confirmed cases and 207 deaths due to the virus as of Saturday.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The new coronavirus continues to cut a swath through Texas, with state officials reporting a record 10,351 new confirmed cases for the day.
The increase reported Saturday brought the state’s total cases of COVID-19 to just over a quarter-million since the start of tracking in early March.
A record 10,083 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, while 99 new fatalities were reported Saturday. The total is second only to the record 105 reported Thursday and brought the state’s overall death toll to 3,112.
Harris County, which includes the bulk of Houston and many of its suburbs, had the most active cases, with almost 27,000. Dallas County, which includes Dallas and many of its suburbs, came in a distant second at almost 13,000.
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is reporting another 13,497 confirmed coronavirus cases for a total of 264,184 including 3,971 deaths. More than a third of cases are in the new hot spot of Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.
Already public hospitals are expressing concerns about shortages of available beds and medical oxygen. The percentage of tests that are positive is now over 25% but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that could reflect both the rise in infections and more targeted testing.
The country’s health minister has said the “storm” that authorities have been warning citizens about has arrived.
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PHOENIX — Arizona health officials have reported an additional 69 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak.
So far, there’s been more than 2,150 confirmed deaths from the virus in Arizona.
The state added 3,038 confirmed cases in the last day, bringing the total to 119,930. Arizona also set a record with 3,485 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Friday.
Hospital caseloads have surged since Arizona became one of the hot spots for the coronavirus after Gov. Doug Ducey relaxed stay-home orders and other restrictions in May.
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PARIS — The wife of a French bus driver who died of injuries after he asked four passengers to wear face masks wants “exemplary punishment.”
Four people are in custody for the assault of Philippe Monguillot on July 5 at a bus stop in Bayonne, southwest France.
The Bayonne prosecutor says Monguillot was assaulted after he asked four passengers on his bus to wear face masks, which are required aboard French public transportation because of the coronavirus. He was insulted, pushed off the bus and violently beaten and kicked in the head, the prosecutor said.
President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday dispatched the interior minister to meet the driver’s widow after his death was announced Friday. He had been hospitalized in critical condition.
Veronique Monguillot told minister Gerald Darmanin that she and her three daughters were “destroyed” by the death.
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NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai.
In a tweet on Saturday, the 77-year-old Bachchan said his family and staff have also undergone tests and are awaiting results.
His 44-year-old son and fellow actor, Abhishek Bachchan, tweeted Saturday night that he also has tested positive for the virus and is hospitalized. He described their symptoms as mild.
The elder Bachchan has acted in more than 200 Indian films over the past five decades. He is also a former politician and television host.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida set a one-week record of nearly 500 confirmed coronavirus deaths.
The state health department reported 96 new deaths Saturday, bringing the total for the week to 496 or an average of nearly 71 per day.
A record 120 deaths were reported Thursday. Three weeks ago, Florida’s weekly average for deaths stood at 30 per day.
The state on Saturday confirmed 9,960 new coronavirus cases and 421 addition hospitalizations. Since March 1, when the first Florida infections were recorded, the state has reported 254,511 confirmed cases and 4,301 deaths.
The previous weekly record average of 60 deaths per day was set May 8. Throughout May and into June, the state reopened much of its economy with some restrictions.
Testing has increased, but the percentage of people testing positive has risen. A month ago, fewer than 5% of tests came up positive on a daily average. Over the past week, the daily average exceeded 19%.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled a news conference Saturday to discuss the outbreak.
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ROME — Italy has confirmed another 188 coronavirus infections, a third in the hard-hit Lombardy region.
Public health officials say the outbreak remains under control in Italy, the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe, but they are paying attention to clusters of domestic and international infections.
Italy halted all air traffic with Bangladesh and 13 other countries after more than two dozen cases were linked to charter flights of returning Bangladeshi immigrants. On Saturday, eight of the 19 new infections in the Lazio region around Rome were linked to the Bangladeshi community cluster.
Another cluster has been identified in a TNT delivery company in Bologna, where 12 of the region’s 47 new infections are linked. TNT has registered more than 40 total cases.
Another seven people with the coronavirus died in the past day, bringing Italy’s total confirmed deaths to 34,945.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tribes across the United States are wrestling with competing needs, restrictive laws and inadequate staffing as they try to meet a tight federal deadline on spending billions of dollars in virus relief funds.
Congress set aside $8 billion for tribes that must be spent by the end of the year and meet strict federal guidelines. Otherwise, the tribes risk having to send it back.
Officials on the vast Navajo Nation have received $714 million in aid but approved just $60 million for health care, protective equipment and front-line workers against the virus.
Rifts between the tribal government’s legislative and executive branches have delayed putting more of the money to use.
Under the Treasury Department guidelines, the money can’t be spent on items already budgeted, back-filling lost revenue or per-capita payments. Tribes nationwide are lobbying their congressional delegation to extend the spending deadline and allow for more flexibility.
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NEW YORK — The number of New Yorkers hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen to the lowest point in nearly four months.
However, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is concerned a resurgence in cases is inevitable amid outbreaks in other states.
Cuomo told WAMC radio on Friday the state’s quarantine rules for travelers returning from hard-hit areas are difficult to enforce. He says the only question is how high New York’s rate will rise.
State officials reported 799 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Saturday, which is the lowest number since March 18.
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ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities announced 41 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours on Saturday, with 11 detected in incoming tourists.
There were no new confirmed deaths.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 3,772 and 193 deaths.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina state senator says he’s tested positive for COVID-19, the first known public case for a General Assembly member.
Sen. Danny Britt, a Robeson County Republican, told The Associated Press he received the positive test on Friday.
Britt, an attorney and National Guard officer, was on the Senate floor on Wednesday as the chamber debated bills and cast votes. The full legislature isn’t expected to return to work until September.
Building administrators at the legislative complex in downtown Raleigh have initiated health and social distancing measures since April. There is no mandate for wearing masks indoors in the two buildings. That’s frustrated Democrats who serve in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
Nationwide, at least 75 legislators in at least 28 states have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the outbreak, according to an AP tally.
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NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus cases have passed 800,000 after the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past 24 hours, causing nearly a dozen states to impose a partial lockdown in high-risk areas.
The new confirmed cases took the national total to 820,916. The Health Ministry on Saturday reported another 519 deaths for a total of 22,123.
A surge in infections went from 600,000 to more than 800,000 in nine days. The ministry says the recovery rate was continuing to improve at more than 62%.
Eight of India’s 28 states, including the worst-hit Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and New Delhi, account for nearly 90% of all infections.
The most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, with nearly 230 million people, imposed a weekend lockdown. Several others announced restrictions in districts reporting major spikes.


mercurynews--2020-07-13--Despondent Naya Rivera fans apparently drive Lea Michele off Twitter

Since Naya Rivera disappeared during a boating trip July 8 , she and her family have received an outpouring of public support from her “ Glee ” co-stars , except for one : Lea Michele .
Grief-stricken Rivera fans took notice , and some of their anger and backlash against Michele got so vicious that the actress was apparently moved to de-activate her Twitter account Saturday , The Independent and Us Weekly reported .
The Independent said Michele ’ s account , which is followed by more than 4 million people , simply disappeared .
Rivera , 33 , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that occurred when she and her 4-year-old son Josey took a rental boat out onto Lake Piru in Ventura County for a few hours last Wednesday .
The boat failed to return to the dock and was soon found floating at the lake ’ s northern end , with just Josey aboard .
The boy told Ventura County Sheriff ’ s officials that his mother didn ’ t get back on the boat after going for a swim .
Since then , “ Glee ” stars , fans and other celebrities , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with thoughts and prayers for Rivera , including for the hope that she could still be found “ healthy and alive.
” Rivera ’ s cast-mate Heather Morris tweeted out an offer Saturday to help join in the search .
Morris asked her followers for their prayers to “ bring our Naya back home to us ” via her Instagram Story .
“ We need your love and light , ” Morris wrote .
Meanwhile , some Rivera fans reminded the world that she reportedly didn ’ t have the best experience working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which ran from 2009 to 2015 .
Some of those reminders turned abusive , according to users who noticed Michele ’ s departure from Twitter Saturday .
Another user also mentioned that Michele , 33 , is currently expecting her first child with husband Zandy Reich .
On Monday , she also would be coming up on the seventh anniversary of the death of Cory Monteith , her “ Glee ” co-star , from a reported drug overdose .
Michele and Monteith , who died July 13 , 2013 , were dating at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of vitriol because of rumors of animosity between her and Rivera .
Their characters , Rachel Berry and Samantha Lopez , feuded on the show .
Rivera addressed the reported tension between them in her 2016 memoir , “ Sorry Not Sorry , ” writing : “ I don ’ t hate Lea , and I never have .
( But ) I think ( she ) didn ’ t like sharing the spotlight .
She had a hard time separating work from our outside friendship , whereas it was a lot easier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more sensitive , though , and sometimes it seemed like she blamed me for anything and everything that went wrong.
” But in the weeks leading up to Rivera ’ s disappearance , Michele faced a rough time on social media following recent revelations that she clashed with other cast-mates — and that she even allegedly made the “ Glee ” set a “ living hell ” for Samantha Marie Ware .
In late May , Ware objected to Michele claiming to support the Black Lives Matter in a social media post .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ traumatic micro-aggressions ” that made her question her “ career in Hollywood.
” Ware ’ s allegation prompted other former “ Glee ” stars , including Morris , to come forward with stories about their own negative experiences of Michele ’ s “ bad , ” diva-like behavior .
Michele apologized for her behavior on “ Glee ” in a June 3 Instagram post and then has mostly stayed away from social media , The Independent reported .
Michele wrote : “ Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inappropriate at times or whether it was just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult , I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused.
” Michele only briefly returned to social media on July 3 when she shared a photo her pregnant belly during a hike , The Independent reported .

Since Naya Rivera disappeared during a boating trip July 8, she and her family have received an outpouring of public support from her “Glee” co-stars, except for one: Lea Michele.
Grief-stricken Rivera fans took notice, and some of their anger and backlash against Michele got so vicious that the actress was apparently moved to de-activate her Twitter account Saturday, The Independent and Us Weekly reported. The Independent said Michele’s account, which is followed by more than 4 million people, simply disappeared.
Rivera, 33, is presumed to have drowned in an accident that occurred when she and her 4-year-old son Josey took a rental boat out onto Lake Piru in Ventura County for a few hours last Wednesday. The boat failed to return to the dock and was soon found floating at the lake’s northern end, with just Josey aboard. The boy told Ventura County Sheriff’s officials that his mother didn’t get back on the boat after going for a swim.
Since then, “Glee” stars, fans and other celebrities, including Demi Lovato, have flooded social media with thoughts and prayers for Rivera, including for the hope that she could still be found “healthy and alive.”
Rivera’s cast-mate Heather Morris tweeted out an offer Saturday to help join in the search. Morris asked her followers for their prayers to “bring our Naya back home to us” via her Instagram Story. “We need your love and light,” Morris wrote.
Another former co-star, Amber Riley, hit back at people who were attacking “Glee” cast members, such as Michele, who didn’t publicly express sorrow over Rivera’s disappearance. Riley didn’t name Michele in saying that people shouldn’t have to engage in an “online performance of grief.”
“Show some respect,” Riley tweeted. “All our energy is going toward helping find Naya and praying for her safe return and for her family. No one owes anyone online a performance of grief. This is very real and devastating. Focus on Naya and her family. Not us. We don’t matter right now.”
But some Rivera fans reminded the world that she reportedly didn’t have the best experience working with Michele during “Glee,” which ran from 2009 to 2015. Some of those reminders turned abusive, according to users who noticed Michele’s departure from Twitter Saturday.
I don’t support Lea Michele’s past behavior at any point, but filling her social media with comments like “it should’ve been you” or “it’s your fault” to the point that she deactivated it’s cruel and gross and you should be ashamed if you left a similar comment. — 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 (@IconicNephilim) July 12, 2020
Another user also mentioned that Michele, 33, is currently expecting her first child with husband Zandy Reich. On Monday, she also would be coming up on the seventh anniversary of the death of Cory Monteith, her “Glee” co-star, from a reported drug overdose. Michele and Monteith, who died July 13, 2013, were dating at the time.
Lea Michele is almost at full term of her pregnancy, has PCOS, is days away from the anniversary of the death of her boyfriend and y’all told her you wished she was dead or disappeared instead of Naya so much that she deactivated her social media. I hate you all so much. — Black Lives Matter (@cuethxrain) July 12, 2020
Michele became the target of vitriol because of rumors of animosity between her and Rivera. Their characters, Rachel Berry and Santana Lopez, feuded on the show.
Rivera addressed the reported tension between them in her 2016 memoir, “Sorry Not Sorry,” writing: “I don’t hate Lea, and I never have. (But) I think (she) didn’t like sharing the spotlight. She had a hard time separating work from our outside friendship, whereas it was a lot easier for me … Lea was a lot more sensitive, though, and sometimes it seemed like she blamed me for anything and everything that went wrong.”
But in the weeks leading up to Rivera’s disappearance, Michele faced a rough time on social media following recent revelations that she clashed with other cast-mates — and that she even allegedly made the “Glee” set a “living hell” for Samantha Marie Ware.
In late May, Ware objected to Michele claiming to support the Black Lives Matter in a social media post. Ware claimed that Michele subjected her to “traumatic micro-aggressions” that made her question her “career in Hollywood.”
Ware’s allegation prompted other former “Glee” stars, including Morris, to come forward with stories about their own negative experiences of Michele’s “bad,” diva-like behavior.
Michele apologized for her behavior on “Glee” in a June 3 Instagram post and then has mostly stayed away from social media, The Independent reported.
Michele wrote: “Whether it was my privileged position and perspective that caused me to be perceived as insensitive or inappropriate at times or whether it was just my immaturity and me just being unnecessarily difficult, I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused.”
Michele only briefly returned to social media on July 3 when she shared a photo her pregnant belly during a hike, The Independent reported.


mercurynews--2020-07-13--Oakland: Body found beside East Bay regional park trail

OAKLAND — A body was found and recovered off a park trail Sunday , authorities with the East Bay Regional @ @ @ @ @ 11:40 a.m. , East Bay Regional Park District police Capt .
Alan Love said officers @ @ @ @ @ a body near a trail at Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve , 7087 Skyline Boulevard .
@ @ @ @ @ were directed to the side of a trail , where they found a male who @ @ @ @ @ scene .
Officers called for the Alameda County Sheriff ’ s Office coroner ’ s @ @ @ @ @ evidence collection and location .
Police asked visitors to avoid the area of Skyline during @ @ @ @ @ information may call the department ’ s dispatch line at 510-881-1833 or its anonymous tip @ @ @ @

OAKLAND — A body was found and recovered off a park trail Sunday, authorities with the East Bay Regional Park District said.
Around 11:40 a.m., East Bay Regional Park District police Capt. Alan Love said officers responded to a report of a body near a trail at Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve, 7087 Skyline Boulevard.
When officers arrived, they were directed to the side of a trail, where they found a male who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers called for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s division staff to help with evidence collection and location.
Police asked visitors to avoid the area of Skyline during scene processing.
Anyone with information may call the department’s dispatch line at 510-881-1833 or its anonymous tip line at 510-690-6521.
EBRPD Officers are investigating a deceased male at Huckleberry Regional Preserve. The investigation is in early stages & we ask for public's patience. Anyone with related information is asked to call our Dispatch at 510-881-1833 or Tip Line at 510-690-6521. @ACSOSheriffs — East Bay Regional Park District Police Department (@RegionalParksPD) July 12, 2020
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.


mercurynews--2020-07-12--Women arrested after allegedly spray-painting rocks in popular East Bay park

Two women were arrested after spray-painting a treasured East Bay rock formation in Sunol Regional Wilderness , police reported Sunday .
Authorities with East Bay Regional Parks Police said the women painted rocks at Little Yosemite , one of the East Bay ’ s popular haunts for hikers and sightseers , around 2:20 p.m. July 7 .
Sima Mohmand , of Union City and Elaha Qudratulla , of Fremont , both 22 , were arrested after a witness took a photo of them painting the rocks , police Capt .
Alan Love said Sunday .
The could face felony charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for environmental damage to what was described as a “ fragile ecosystem and sensitive watershed.
” The women appeared to be using red or orange paint on the bluish-white rocks to paint a memorial in a photo park police posted on their Facebook page .
Love said it could cost between $ 3,500 and $ 5,000 to remove the paint .
Sunol Regional Wilderness is a scenic 6,858-acre park of blond , rolling hills covered in oak woodlands typical of the Diablo Range .
It lies north of Calaveras Reservoir in southern Alameda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the week of July 17 • Newsom : New coronavirus rules coming out before July 4 weekend Little Yosemite , which does not resemble the famous scenes of the Sierra Nevada national park , is a gorge on Alameda Creek about two miles from the park ’ s visitor center .
The area that features waterfalls after storms is accessible to the public because of an agreement with the San Francisco Water Department , which owns the property .
The parkland was first inhabited by Native Americans and then ranchers ; cattle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ park , which is located near Fremont in the rugged East Bay back-country .
Love said the women were cited and released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin because of COVID-19 guidelines meant to reduce overcrowding and spread of the disease .

Two women were arrested after spray-painting a treasured East Bay rock formation in Sunol Regional Wilderness, police reported Sunday.
Authorities with East Bay Regional Parks Police said the women painted rocks at Little Yosemite, one of the East Bay’s popular haunts for hikers and sightseers, around 2:20 p.m. July 7.
Sima Mohmand, of Union City and Elaha Qudratulla, of Fremont, both 22, were arrested after a witness took a photo of them painting the rocks, police Capt. Alan Love said Sunday.
The could face felony charges for defacing the rocks and also charges for environmental damage to what was described as a “fragile ecosystem and sensitive watershed.”
The women appeared to be using red or orange paint on the bluish-white rocks to paint a memorial in a photo park police posted on their Facebook page. Love said it could cost between $3,500 and $5,000 to remove the paint.
Sunol Regional Wilderness is a scenic 6,858-acre park of blond, rolling hills covered in oak woodlands typical of the Diablo Range. It lies north of Calaveras Reservoir in southern Alameda County.
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The area that features waterfalls after storms is accessible to the public because of an agreement with the San Francisco Water Department, which owns the property.
The parkland was first inhabited by Native Americans and then ranchers; cattle still are allowed to graze in the park, which is located near Fremont in the rugged East Bay back-country.
Love said the women were cited and released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin because of COVID-19 guidelines meant to reduce overcrowding and spread of the disease.
Staff writer George Kelly contributed to this report.


mercurynews--2020-07-12--A’s: Stephen Piscotty was “lost last year.” Why he feels better than ever

When we last saw Stephen Piscotty — six feet away one March day in Mesa before baseball shut down — he lamented the “ perpetual cycle of hurt ” he couldn ’ t escape .
With the shutdown providing time for recuperation and refocus , Piscotty emerged in spring training 2.0 as one of the most locked in hitters .
“ My season , from a personal perspective , was a bit of a disappointment last year , ” Piscotty said in a call with reporters .
“ Now , I ’ m looking to bounce back.
” Piscotty ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June 2019 when he sprained his knee in a game against the Angels .
His return was met with a sprained right ankle sustained in August that kept him off the Wild Card roster .
He didn ’ t get a single spring training at bat in February and March due to an intercostal strain he sustained in the cages .
Piscotty can ’ t fully appreciate the three month layoff that allowed him time to fully heal .
“ I don ’ t think of it in a positive way because I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
But , the positives are hard to ignore .
Beyond the 100 percent health he says he ’ s reached , the time off gave the 29-year-old outfielder space to make some key tweaks to his hitting approach .
And the tweak was minute .
Hitting coach Darren Bush noticed that Piscotty was lunging his head forward during his swing .
With a makeshift cage made up of just netting and a tee on his back patio , Piscotty leveled the lunge .
“ It ’ s interesting to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so long and already feeling comfortable , so ( Bush ) was spot on with that , ” Piscotty said .
Consistent injury aggravated Piscotty ’ s mentality , too .
In the few games between IL stints he fell into , Piscotty lost himself trying to replicate a 2018 second half in which he batted .272 with 15 home runs and a .873 OPS .
“ I feel like I was just lost last year trying to replicate 2018 , ” he said .
“ And I think now I have an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I might not have been thinking of.
” Coaches and A ’ s players have said that Piscotty — along with prospective second baseman Franklin Barreto — have had the strongest at bats in this first week of summer camp .
“ It looks like they came straight from spring training to the season , ” utility player Chad Pinder said .
“ They both look awesome.
” “ He came back and looks really , really good , ” assistant hitting coach Eric Martins said of Piscotty .
“ Better than in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you watch simulated/intrasquad games on TV or stream ?
Some teams , such as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers , are broadcasting their simulated games on their regional networks .
Others , such as the Seattle Mariners , are streaming the games on YouTube .
The A ’ s won ’ t be doing that in order to keep a competitive advantage .
Batting practices have been streamed on the team ’ s YouTube page , though .
Daniel Mengden a full-go , and may be a key versatile pitcher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed up to Mesa in February with his throwing arm wrapped up in a sling .
Arthroscopic surgery and a 60-day IL transfer would give the A ’ s some time to make a decision on Mengden , who is out of minor league options and without a known , everyday role on the big league squad .
This short season ’ s 30-man roster provides Mengden a clearer path to big league outings — and the A ’ s a chance to see him there , healthy .
He ’ ll still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IL before rosters are due .
Mengden is throwing all his pitches and is a “ full-go , ” manager Bob Melvin said .
“ From what I ’ ve seen he ’ s ready to go , ” he said .
“ I didn ’ t expect him to be far along , but I wouldn ’ t say there ’ s any restrictions on him.
” A healthy Mengden could operate in the pitching staff as a possible tandem or piggybacking option .
Even though Mengden is a starter by trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the A ’ s , a 4.78 ERA in 16 starts squeezed between injuries and options — he ’ s expected to follow Chris Bassitt ’ s lead as a swingman , of sorts .
“ Daniel will have to go through that , and you have to accept that if you want to excel , ” Melvin said .
“ He ’ s at a point where he realizes , when you ’ re asked to pitch , just pitch and have a routine for when you ’ re coming in for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re starting , and look forward to the opportunity to be on the mound .
That ’ s a tough thing to acclimate to , but he ’ s getting close to that.
” Matt Olson struck out against him in Sunday ’ s simulated game , and praised his “ whip-y ” arm action .
“ I haven ’ t faced Mengden too much , but the ball was jumping out of his hand , ” Olson said .
“ He threw me a really sharp curveball .
It looked like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t think will be on you is on you real quick.
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Pitching coach Scott Emerson lauded Smith ’ s fastball spin rate — which is in the 54th percentile among the league , per Statcast .
In Sunday ’ s simulated game , Smith struck out the side : Barreto , catcher Austin Allen and infielder Eric Campbell before a Ramón Laureano fly out .
“ He ’ s been really solid , ” Olson said .
“ He ’ s putting it where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
”

When we last saw Stephen Piscotty — six feet away one March day in Mesa before baseball shut down — he lamented the “perpetual cycle of hurt” he couldn’t escape. With the shutdown providing time for recuperation and refocus, Piscotty emerged in spring training 2.0 as one of the most locked in hitters.
“My season, from a personal perspective, was a bit of a disappointment last year,” Piscotty said in a call with reporters. “Now, I’m looking to bounce back.”
Piscotty’s eternal struggle with injury began in June 2019 when he sprained his knee in a game against the Angels. His return was met with a sprained right ankle sustained in August that kept him off the Wild Card roster. He didn’t get a single spring training at bat in February and March due to an intercostal strain he sustained in the cages.
Piscotty can’t fully appreciate the three month layoff that allowed him time to fully heal.
“I don’t think of it in a positive way because I wish this year was normal,” he said.
But, the positives are hard to ignore. Beyond the 100 percent health he says he’s reached, the time off gave the 29-year-old outfielder space to make some key tweaks to his hitting approach. And the tweak was minute.
Hitting coach Darren Bush noticed that Piscotty was lunging his head forward during his swing. With a makeshift cage made up of just netting and a tee on his back patio, Piscotty leveled the lunge.
“It’s interesting to get in the box after not playing for so long and already feeling comfortable, so (Bush) was spot on with that,” Piscotty said. Consistent injury aggravated Piscotty’s mentality, too. In the few games between IL stints he fell into, Piscotty lost himself trying to replicate a 2018 second half in which he batted .272 with 15 home runs and a .873 OPS.
“I feel like I was just lost last year trying to replicate 2018,” he said. “And I think now I have an understanding of what I was doing that I might not have been thinking of.”
Coaches and A’s players have said that Piscotty — along with prospective second baseman Franklin Barreto — have had the strongest at bats in this first week of summer camp.
“It looks like they came straight from spring training to the season,” utility player Chad Pinder said. “They both look awesome.”
“He came back and looks really, really good,” assistant hitting coach Eric Martins said of Piscotty. “Better than in years past.”
Why can’t you watch simulated/intrasquad games on TV or stream?
Some teams, such as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, are broadcasting their simulated games on their regional networks. Others, such as the Seattle Mariners, are streaming the games on YouTube.
The A’s won’t be doing that in order to keep a competitive advantage. Batting practices have been streamed on the team’s YouTube page, though.
Daniel Mengden a full-go, and may be a key versatile pitcher
A’s right-handed pitcher Daniel Mengden showed up to Mesa in February with his throwing arm wrapped up in a sling. Arthroscopic surgery and a 60-day IL transfer would give the A’s some time to make a decision on Mengden, who is out of minor league options and without a known, everyday role on the big league squad.
This short season’s 30-man roster provides Mengden a clearer path to big league outings — and the A’s a chance to see him there, healthy. He’ll still need to be moved from the 60-day IL before rosters are due.
Mengden is throwing all his pitches and is a “full-go,” manager Bob Melvin said.
“From what I’ve seen he’s ready to go,” he said. “I didn’t expect him to be far along, but I wouldn’t say there’s any restrictions on him.”
A healthy Mengden could operate in the pitching staff as a possible tandem or piggybacking option. Even though Mengden is a starter by trade — he has two complete games with the A’s, a 4.78 ERA in 47 starts squeezed between injuries and options — he’s expected to follow Chris Bassitt’s lead as a swingman, of sorts.
“Daniel will have to go through that, and you have to accept that if you want to excel,” Melvin said. “He’s at a point where he realizes, when you’re asked to pitch, just pitch and have a routine for when you’re coming in for relief. Have a routine when you’re starting, and look forward to the opportunity to be on the mound. That’s a tough thing to acclimate to, but he’s getting close to that.”
Matt Olson struck out against him in Sunday’s simulated game, and praised his “whip-y” arm action.
“I haven’t faced Mengden too much, but the ball was jumping out of his hand,” Olson said. “He threw me a really sharp curveball. It looked like he was commanding well… Something that you don’t think will be on you is on you real quick.”
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Smith — the man from the rare A’s, San Francisco Giants trade completed this February — is making his mark as a key reliever.
Pitching coach Scott Emerson lauded Smith’s fastball spin rate — which is in the 54th percentile among the league, per Statcast. In Sunday’s simulated game, Smith struck out the side: Barreto, catcher Austin Allen and infielder Eric Campbell before a Ramón Laureano fly out.
“He’s been really solid,” Olson said. “He’s putting it where he wants and executing all his pitches.”


mercurynews--2020-07-12--The Latest: Heat wave brings crowds to California’s beaches

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A heat wave has brought crowds to California ’ s beaches , where people mostly heeded warnings to keep a safe distance from each other as the state grappled with a spike in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations .
Lifeguard Chief Jason Young said Sunday that people are spread out on Orange County beaches .
Temperatures soared into the 90s in many areas from San Diego north to the San Francisco Bay Area .
The statewide death toll increased by 71 to hit 7,107 .
There are more than 320,800 positive cases statewide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Quentin State Prison have died .
HERE ’ S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK : — Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse — As U.S. grapples with virus , Florida hits record case increase — Doctors say virus spread , not politics , should guide school reopenings .
— Churches amid the pandemic : Some outbreaks , many challenges Follow all of AP ’ s pandemic coverage at http : //apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https : //apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak HERE ’ S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING : HOUSTON , Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the city to lock back down as area hospitals strain to accommodate the onslaught of patients sick with the new coronavirus .
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo , both Democrats , said this weekend that a stay-at-home order is needed for America ’ s fourth-largest city to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases .
The call comes after a week in which Texas continued to break records for confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths linked to the disease .
State health officials reported 8,196 new cases Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 10,410 people hospitalized due to the virus .
The decision over a lockdown , however , rests with Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott — who has resisted this step , saying it should be a last resort .
JACKSON , Miss .
— Students in Mississippi are scheduled to return to school in August amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the state , but campus life will be a lot different than what many are used to .
At Mississippi State , temperature check-in kiosks will be scattered around campus .
Students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to log their temperature every 24 hours and fill out a health questionnaire .
Employees and day students will be required to check temperatures at home and take a screening survey before arriving on campus .
At Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi , all members of the community will be required to wear masks inside and out of the classroom , where class sizes will be reduced by 50 % .
“ While we remain focused on preserving the on-campus experience , COVID-19 has forced us to rethink everything we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ F. Boyce said in a letter to the campus community in late June .
New cases of the disease caused by the new coronavirus and numbers of hospitalizations are still rising in Mississippi .
On Friday , the state reported 1,031 new cases — one of its single highest increases .
DICKINSON , N.D. — Metal band Great White has apologized for performing at an outdoor North Dakota concert where the crowd didn ’ t wear masks despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus .
The band drew criticism on social media after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ First on First : Dickinson Summer Nights ” concert series in Dickinson , in the southwest of the state .
Spin magazine posted video showing the crowd packed in and not wearing face masks .
“ We have had the luxury of hindsight and we would like to apologize to those who disagreed with our decision to fulfill our contractual agreement .
The Promoter and staff were nothing but professional and assured us of the safety precautions , ” Great White said in a statement Saturday .
Although North Dakota health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when possible , there is no legal requirement to do so in the state and Great White said the band nevertheless was “ not in a position to enforce the laws.
” The band is best known for its version of “ Once Bitten , Twice Shy.
” A different iteration of Great White that included longtime frontman Jack Russell and that performed under the name Jack Russell ’ s Great White was involved in one of the most tragic concerts in U.S. history in 2003 .
During a show at The Station @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s pyrotechnics sparked a fast-moving blaze that caused a bottleneck as fans tried to flee .
The fire killed 100 people .
BARCELONA , Spain — Regional authorities in northeast Spain have tightened a health lockdown and confined over 140,000 people to only leaving their homes for work and other essential activities .
Catalan authorities announced the confinement on Sunday , a week after they had already limited travel to and from the county of El Segria , population 210,000 , because of an outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the municipalities in which people are confined to their homes .
“ We must break the chain of contagion , ” said regional health authority Alba Vergés .
“ We must limit our contact to those people we live with.
” The outbreak in the rural area is connected to farm work and seasonal day laborers , many of whom work and live in precarious conditions .
Catalan health authorities are also keeping close watch on an outbreak in Hospitalet , a densely populated municipality in the greater Barcelona metropolitan area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 800 new cases on Sunday .
Spain emerged from a three-month nationwide lockdown in mid-June that it needed to rein in the virus that has officially claimed at least 28,000 lives .
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday the country will return to a ban of the sales of alcohol immediately to reduce the volume of trauma patients so that hospitals have more beds to treat COVID-19 patients .
Confronted by surging hospitalizations due to the coronavirus , South Africa is also reinstating a night curfew to reduce traffic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all residents to wear face masks in public .
Ramaphosa said that top health officials warn of impending shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen as South Africa reaches a peak of COVID-19 cases , expected between the end of July and September .
South Africa ’ s rapid increase in reported cases has made it one of the world ’ s centers for COVID-19 , now the 9th country most affected by the disease , according to Johns Hopkins University .
The country has reported increases of more than 10,000 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase was nearly 13,500 .
South Africa accounts for 40 % of all the confirmed cases in Africa , with 264,184 , including 3,971 deaths , acccording to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
GENEVA — The World Health Organization has reported another record in the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period , at over 230,000 .
The U.N. health agency said Sunday the United States again topped the list among countries , with more than 66,000 cases recorded .
The figures don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cases , and are believed to far underestimate actual case totals .
Still , the trend line of confirmed cases continues to increase — with three largest counts coming in over the last three days .
The previous record was Friday , with more than 228,000 newly recorded cases worldwide in a 24-hour span .
Overall , the WHO has counted more than 12.5 million confirmed cases and more than 561,000 deaths from COVID-19 .
NEW YORK — New York education officials are set to begin outlining what will need to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andrew Cuomo says the state has maintained a “ low and stable ” number of people testing positive for coronavirus .
The state Education Department is scheduled to present a framework for the long-awaited reopening guidance to the Board of Regents on Monday , with the full guidance to come later .
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio last week announced a hybrid plan for the nation ’ s largest district that would put most students inside their physical schools just two or three days a week .
Schools can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing , he said .
Cuomo , however , said it is up to him to decide whether the state ’ s approximately 700 school districts can open at all .
He said state officials will decide in the first week of August whether to accept plans submitted by districts — and whether schools will reopen in the fall at all .
New York reported five coronavirus deaths on Sunday , matching its lowest number since the pandemic emerged there .
But Cuomo said the rising number of cases elsewhere is concerning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low and stable , but it is up to us to keep it that way , ” Cuomo said in a written statement , urging people to wear masks and socially distance .
WASHINGTON — Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday the Trump administration is “ trying to correct ” its guidance from earlier in the coronavirus epidemic that wearing face coverings was not necessary .
With virus cases surging and many states and cities now issuing orders to wear masks in public , Adams said he and other administration officials were wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were going with the scientific knowledge at the time , which suggested that people with COVID-19 who showed no symptoms were not likely to spread the virus .
Adams said on CBS ’ “ Face the Nation ” that “ once upon a time , we prescribed cigarettes for asthmatics and leeches and cocaine and heroin for people as medical treatments .
When we learned better , we do better.
” Dr. Tom Inglesby , director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University , told “ Fox News Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have seen administration officials wear masks sooner .
He says it should not be viewed as a “ personal choice ” but a public health imperative .
Trump was seen wearing a mask in public for the first time Saturday during a visit to a military hospital .
MEXICO CITY —The ashes of 245 Mexican migrants who died of COVID-19 in New York have arrived back into their home nation .
A Mexican Air Force plane carrying the remains arrived at near midnight Saturday in what the Foreign Releations Department called an “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken from the plane and placed on a table adorned with white llowers for a brief ceremony .
“ It ’ s the way Mexico expresses its gratitude for so much that our migrants have contributed from abroad , and of course in addition to giving consolation to their families , who can give them a final goodbye in their land , ” said Roberto Velasco , the Foreign Relations Department ’ s director-general for North America .
Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan , the archbishop of New York , celebrated a Mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. Patrick ’ s Cathedral , blessing the ashes .
The Mexican government says more than 1,500 Mexican migrants have died of COVID-19 in the United States , about half of them in New York .
ATHENS , Greece — Greek authorities reported 31 new COVID-19 cases Sunday , with no fatalities over the past 24 hours .
Despite the decline in cases , authorities are still on the lookout for local outbreaks , especially in holiday spots .
But only 4 arriving foreign tourists have tested positive since Saturday afternoon .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with 193 dead .
There are 10 patients on ventilators , while 122 have exited intensive care units .
LE HAVRE , France — For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators , Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were starring in Sunday ’ s return of fans to elite European soccer .
“ Now it ’ s for real … we ’ re back , ” Mbappe tweeted before the kick-off of Paris Saint-Germain against Le Havre , an exhibition match that was the first encounter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe ’ s elite clubs since the outbreak erupted .
Only 5,000 people were allowed inside Le Havre ’ s 25,000-seat Stade Oceane to see the French League 2 club take on PSG ’ s star-studded squad .
Upper tiers of seating were empty .
Spectators had to wear face masks to get into the arena , although many then took them off once settled in their seats .
Families and friends sat together in groups but groups stayed separated .
Ball carriers wore masks and gloves .
Loudspeakers broadcast appeals for social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step with their shoes into trays of disinfectant .
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is downplaying the risk of sending kids back to school despite surging coronavirus cases in many parts of the U.S .
Speaking in Sunday TV interviews , DeVos stressed that kids attending school in the fall should be the rule , not the exception .
She asserted that “ there ’ s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.
” But she was contradicted by public health experts who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to kids , even if the risk is lower .
Dr. Tom Inglesby , director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University , said on “ Fox News Sunday ” that science is also unclear on how much kids can spread the disease to more vulnerable adults .
DeVos said the Trump administration is looking at “ all the options ” for pulling funding from schools if they don ’ t provide full-time in person learning , calling American investment in education “ a promise to students and their families.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Prevention guidance for keeping schools safe , such as face coverings and social distancing , as “ guidelines ” meant to be flexible .
LONDON — A British pilot who was Vietnam ’ s most critical COVID-19 patient has arrived back home in Scotland .
Glasgow Airport said the man landed in Scotland on Sunday and was met by a waiting ambulance .
He ’ s now in a hospital recuperating .
The 42-year-old , identified by the official Vietnam News Agency as Stephen Cameron , had flown out of Ho Chi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had gone all out to save Cameron , who was working for national carrier Vietnam Airlines when he tested positive for the coronavirus in March .
He had been critically ill and spent 65 days on life support .
Cameron is known in Vietnam as “ Patient 91 , ” as he was the 91st person in the country confirmed to have the coronavirus .
He was the Southeast Asian nation ’ s last patient in an ICU , and his recovery means the country still has not had any COVID-19 deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers at a courier service in northern Italy and among migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea have helped swell an increase in the nation ’ s daily new cases .
Calabria , which in recent days had been registering a couple or even no new daily coronavirus infections , had 28 new cases on Sunday , stemming from as many infections among nearly 800 migrants rescued from human traffickers ’ boats and brought to that region .
Calabria Gov .
Jole Santelli called on the national government to safeguard the local population by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rescued migrants offshore until they can be tested for coronavirus infection .
In the Emilia-Romagna region , 71 cases were registered on Sunday , according to the Health Ministry , a sizable jump from recent days , reflecting a hot spot of infections at a major courier service in Bologna .
In contrast , Lombardy , which during the pandemic saw daily new cases loads far over 1,000 , registered 77 cases on Sunday .
With the latest 234 cases nationwide , Italy now has 243,061 known cases .
With nine deaths tallied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll is 34,954 .
Authorities say the actual number of cases and deaths is certainly higher .
BEIRUT , Lebanon — Lebanon has reported its highest daily count of coronavirus cases , including dozens of foreign workers who work at a cleaning company , the health ministry said Sunday .
The 166 cases came after three days in which the number was a record every day in Lebanon .
The increase comes after Lebanon ’ s only international airport was reopened on July 1 , after more than three months closure .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are going out more to restaurants , nightclubs , markets and beaches .
A nighttime curfew to limit the spread of the pandemic was abolished last month .
The small country of about 5 million and over 1 million refugees has so far recorded only 36 deaths and 2,344 total infections detected .
Health Minister Hamad Hassan told the local LBC TV station that the figures will continue to be high during the coming days .

By The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials say the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has passed 35,000, making it the country with the fourth highest total.
A count by Johns Hopkins University has only the United States, Brazil and Britain with more confirmed deaths from the new coronavirus. Sunday’s rise to 35,006 confirmed deaths moved Mexico, a country with 130 million inhabitants, past Italy.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador insisted the development of the pandemic in Mexico “is positive, it is good” because of the country’s 32 states only nine had increases in infections.
“The bottom line is that the pandemic is on the downside, that it is losing intensity,” Mexico’s president said.
Nevertheless, some days this past week have seen record daily numbers of new infections.
Deputy Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rose to 299,750 on Sunday.
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
— As U.S. grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase
— Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic
— Coronavirus surge in eastern Europe prompts new restrictions
— Doctors say virus spread, not politics, should guide school reopenings.
— Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges
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Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s worst-hit Victoria state recorded only 177 new coronavirus cases on Monday, but a health official is warning the disease’s spread might yet worsen.
The new cases were substantially down from 273 cases on Sunday and a record 288 on Friday.
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said it was too early to say whether the lower count meant the spread was being contained.
“It’s great it’s lower than our peak. But it may not be our peak yet,” Sutton said. “So I would like to see a week of decreasing numbers before I come and say I have greater confidence about the direction we’re going in.”
Melbourne, Australia’s second-most popular city, and a part of its surrounds in Victoria returned to lockdown last week in a bid to contain the disease spread.
Australia has recorded around 10,000 COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths.
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LOS ANGELES — A heat wave has brought crowds to California’s beaches, where people mostly heeded warnings to keep a safe distance from each other as the state grappled with a spike in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
Lifeguard Chief Jason Young said Sunday that people are spread out on Orange County beaches. Temperatures soared into the 90s in many areas from San Diego north to the San Francisco Bay Area.
The statewide death toll increased by 71 to hit 7,107. There are more than 320,800 positive cases statewide. Meanwhile, two more inmates from San Quentin State Prison have died.
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HOUSTON, Texas — Top officials in Houston are calling for the city to lock back down as area hospitals strain to accommodate the onslaught of patients sick with the new coronavirus.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, both Democrats, said this weekend that a stay-at-home order is needed for America’s fourth-largest city to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases.
The call comes after a week in which Texas continued to break records for confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths linked to the disease. State health officials reported 8,196 new cases Sunday, another 80 deaths and a total of 10,410 people hospitalized due to the virus.
The decision over a lockdown, however, rests with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott — who has resisted this step, saying it should be a last resort.
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JACKSON, Miss. — Students in Mississippi are scheduled to return to school in August amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the state, but campus life will be a lot different than what many are used to.
At Mississippi State, temperature check-in kiosks will be scattered around campus. Students who live in dorms will be required to log their temperature every 24 hours and fill out a health questionnaire. Employees and day students will be required to check temperatures at home and take a screening survey before arriving on campus.
At Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi, all members of the community will be required to wear masks inside and out of the classroom, where class sizes will be reduced by 50%.
“While we remain focused on preserving the on-campus experience, COVID-19 has forced us to rethink everything we do,” University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce said in a letter to the campus community in late June.
New cases of the disease caused by the new coronavirus and numbers of hospitalizations are still rising in Mississippi. On Friday, the state reported 1,031 new cases — one of its single highest increases.
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DICKINSON, N.D. — Metal band Great White has apologized for performing at an outdoor North Dakota concert where the crowd didn’t wear masks despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus.
The band drew criticism on social media after the performance Thursday night as part of the “First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights” concert series in Dickinson, in the southwest of the state. Spin magazine posted video showing the crowd packed in and not wearing face masks.
“We have had the luxury of hindsight and we would like to apologize to those who disagreed with our decision to fulfill our contractual agreement. The Promoter and staff were nothing but professional and assured us of the safety precautions,” Great White said in a statement Saturday.
Although North Dakota health officials recommend social distancing and wearing masks when possible, there is no legal requirement to do so in the state and Great White said the band nevertheless was “not in a position to enforce the laws.”
The band is best known for its version of “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” A different iteration of Great White that included longtime frontman Jack Russell and that performed under the name Jack Russell’s Great White was involved in one of the most tragic concerts in U.S. history in 2003. During a show at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island, the band’s pyrotechnics sparked a fast-moving blaze that caused a bottleneck as fans tried to flee. The fire killed 100 people.
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BARCELONA, Spain — Regional authorities in northeast Spain have tightened a health lockdown and confined over 140,000 people to only leaving their homes for work and other essential activities.
Catalan authorities announced the confinement on Sunday, a week after they had already limited travel to and from the county of El Segria, population 210,000, because of an outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Lleida, with 138,000 residents, is one of the municipalities in which people are confined to their homes.
“We must break the chain of contagion,” said regional health authority Alba Vergés. “We must limit our contact to those people we live with.”
The outbreak in the rural area is connected to farm work and seasonal day laborers, many of whom work and live in precarious conditions.
Catalan health authorities are also keeping close watch on an outbreak in Hospitalet, a densely populated municipality in the greater Barcelona metropolitan area. In total, northeast Catalonia reported over 800 new cases on Sunday.
Spain emerged from a three-month nationwide lockdown in mid-June that it needed to rein in the virus that has officially claimed at least 28,000 lives.
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JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday the country will return to a ban of the sales of alcohol immediately to reduce the volume of trauma patients so that hospitals have more beds to treat COVID-19 patients.
Confronted by surging hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, South Africa is also reinstating a night curfew to reduce traffic accidents and has made it mandatory for all residents to wear face masks in public.
Ramaphosa said that top health officials warn of impending shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen as South Africa reaches a peak of COVID-19 cases, expected between the end of July and September.
South Africa’s rapid increase in reported cases has made it one of the world’s centers for COVID-19, now the 9th country most affected by the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University. The country has reported increases of more than 10,000 confirmed cases for several days and the latest daily increase was nearly 13,500. South Africa accounts for 40% of all the confirmed cases in Africa, with 264,184, including 3,971 deaths, acccording to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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GENEVA — The World Health Organization has reported another record in the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, at over 230,000.
The U.N. health agency said Sunday the United States again topped the list among countries, with more than 66,000 cases recorded.
The figures don’t necessarily account for delays in reporting of cases, and are believed to far underestimate actual case totals.
Still, the trend line of confirmed cases continues to increase — with three largest counts coming in over the last three days.
The previous record was Friday, with more than 228,000 newly recorded cases worldwide in a 24-hour span.
Overall, the WHO has counted more than 12.5 million confirmed cases and more than 561,000 deaths from COVID-19.
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NEW YORK — New York education officials are set to begin outlining what will need to be done to reopen schools as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state has maintained a “low and stable” number of people testing positive for coronavirus.
The state Education Department is scheduled to present a framework for the long-awaited reopening guidance to the Board of Regents on Monday, with the full guidance to come later.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio last week announced a hybrid plan for the nation’s largest district that would put most students inside their physical schools just two or three days a week. Schools can’t accommodate all their students and maintain safe social distancing, he said.
Cuomo, however, said it is up to him to decide whether the state’s approximately 700 school districts can open at all. He said state officials will decide in the first week of August whether to accept plans submitted by districts — and whether schools will reopen in the fall at all.
New York reported five coronavirus deaths on Sunday, matching its lowest number since the pandemic emerged there. But Cuomo said the rising number of cases elsewhere is concerning.
“Today’s numbers remain low and stable, but it is up to us to keep it that way,” Cuomo said in a written statement, urging people to wear masks and socially distance.
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WASHINGTON — Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday the Trump administration is “trying to correct” its guidance from earlier in the coronavirus epidemic that wearing face coverings was not necessary.
With virus cases surging and many states and cities now issuing orders to wear masks in public, Adams said he and other administration officials were wrong back in March. But he insists they were going with the scientific knowledge at the time, which suggested that people with COVID-19 who showed no symptoms were not likely to spread the virus.
Adams said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that “once upon a time, we prescribed cigarettes for asthmatics and leeches and cocaine and heroin for people as medical treatments. When we learned better, we do better.”
Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University, told “Fox News Sunday” that he would have liked to have seen administration officials wear masks sooner. He says it should not be viewed as a “personal choice” but a public health imperative.
Trump was seen wearing a mask in public for the first time Saturday during a visit to a military hospital.
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MEXICO CITY —The ashes of 245 Mexican migrants who died of COVID-19 in New York have arrived back into their home nation.
A Mexican Air Force plane carrying the remains arrived at near midnight Saturday in what the Foreign Releations Department called an “unprecedented” effort.
The urns were taken from the plane and placed on a table adorned with white llowers for a brief ceremony.
“It’s the way Mexico expresses its gratitude for so much that our migrants have contributed from abroad, and of course in addition to giving consolation to their families, who can give them a final goodbye in their land,” said Roberto Velasco, the Foreign Relations Department’s director-general for North America.
Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, celebrated a Mass for the coronavirus victims on Saturday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, blessing the ashes.
The Mexican government says more than 1,500 Mexican migrants have died of COVID-19 in the United States, about half of them in New York.
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ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities reported 31 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, with no fatalities over the past 24 hours. Despite the decline in cases, authorities are still on the lookout for local outbreaks, especially in holiday spots. But only 4 arriving foreign tourists have tested positive since Saturday afternoon.
The total number of cases stands at 3,803, with 193 dead. There are 10 patients on ventilators, while 122 have exited intensive care units.
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LE HAVRE, France — For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were starring in Sunday’s return of fans to elite European soccer.
“Now it’s for real … we’re back,” Mbappe tweeted before the kick-off of Paris Saint-Germain against Le Havre, an exhibition match that was the first encounter in front of fans to feature one of Europe’s elite clubs since the outbreak erupted.
Only 5,000 people were allowed inside Le Havre’s 25,000-seat Stade Oceane to see the French League 2 club take on PSG’s star-studded squad. Upper tiers of seating were empty.
Spectators had to wear face masks to get into the arena, although many then took them off once settled in their seats. Families and friends sat together in groups but groups stayed separated. Ball carriers wore masks and gloves. Loudspeakers broadcast appeals for social distancing. Pitch-side photographers were made to step with their shoes into trays of disinfectant.
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WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is downplaying the risk of sending kids back to school despite surging coronavirus cases in many parts of the U.S.
Speaking in Sunday TV interviews, DeVos stressed that kids attending school in the fall should be the rule, not the exception.
She asserted that “there’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.”
But she was contradicted by public health experts who said the virus can still be dangerous to kids, even if the risk is lower. Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University, said on “Fox News Sunday” that science is also unclear on how much kids can spread the disease to more vulnerable adults.
DeVos said the Trump administration is looking at “all the options” for pulling funding from schools if they don’t provide full-time in person learning, calling American investment in education “a promise to students and their families.”
She described Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for keeping schools safe, such as face coverings and social distancing, as “guidelines” meant to be flexible.
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LONDON — A British pilot who was Vietnam’s most critical COVID-19 patient has arrived back home in Scotland.
Glasgow Airport said the man landed in Scotland on Sunday and was met by a waiting ambulance. He’s now in a hospital recuperating.
The 42-year-old, identified by the official Vietnam News Agency as Stephen Cameron, had flown out of Ho Chi Minh City the day before.
Vietnam had gone all out to save Cameron, who was working for national carrier Vietnam Airlines when he tested positive for the coronavirus in March. He had been critically ill and spent 65 days on life support.
Cameron is known in Vietnam as “Patient 91,” as he was the 91st person in the country confirmed to have the coronavirus. He was the Southeast Asian nation’s last patient in an ICU, and his recovery means the country still has not had any COVID-19 deaths.


mercurynews--2020-07-12--Black Lives Matter rally gathers in Martinez after series of racist incidents

MARTINEZ — Hundreds of people turned out in this East Bay town Sunday afternoon , peacefully rallying to oppose white supremacy and support the Black Lives Matter movement after several disturbing local incidents put them in a national spotlight .
The protest was called amid a tense environment : As the nation has experienced weeks of demonstrations against racism and police violence , this community has seen racist fliers spread in the downtown area , vandalism over a permitted mural with the BLM message , a racist response painted elsewhere , a gun allegedly wielded at a crowd , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their response .
But Sunday afternoon , little of the discord that prompted a warning from the town ’ s police chief was visible .
As crowds converged on the downtown area , merchants boarded up windows on storefronts , but threats that white supremacists might try to take over the scene seemed empty .
Just before protesters began listening to short speeches , a man in the crowd yelled out “ all lives matter , ” prompting some verbal conflict with those around him , but he left the scene a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t just in Martinez , ” said Xochitl Johnson of Revolution Club .
“ This is white supremacy across the country being goaded on by the White House .
For them it ’ s open season on us , ” Johnson said , referring to last month ’ s discovery of fliers .
When asked about a counter-protester ’ s statement about ralliers bringing “ war ” to Martinez , Johnson replied : “ That ’ s the irony , is that it ’ s okay when the war is on us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we get preyed on.
” Sandy Sanchez , 53 , of San Jose , traveled from the South Bay to join the rally Sunday .
For her , the cause is more personal : Her nephew , Anthony Nuñez , was shot and killed by San Jose police in 2016 as he experienced a suicidal breakdown in front of his home .
Last year , a federal jury found that police had used excessive force in the killing , awarding $ 2.6 million to Sanchez , who had raised Nuñez from childhood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they kill someone in your house to change something , ” Sanchez said .
“ Mental illness should not be a reason to come to my house and kill my kid .
Please continue to do this .
“ The more of us there are , the louder we are .
We demand justice and we will have it.
” Decked out in a brown beret and green army pants , Dee Harris , 35 , of Hayward — a member of the pro-Chicano organization Brown Berets — said the group was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they believe exists all over the country , and “ Martinez is just one part of it.
” “ It ’ s a fight , it ’ s always been a fight , ” Sanchez said .
“ This town has a history that includes the KKK … .
We ’ re here to say no more .
I joined the Brown Berets to make history.
” Clarence Murray , 59 , of Martinez walked with his friend as marchers headed toward the Martinez marina for a speech .
He said he wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that happened in the city over the past two weeks , noting that there are good people in the town , but that racial progress has gotten both better and worse in his time .
A five-decade town resident — who said he had been homeless for some 20 of those 50 years — Murray said he was excited to see so many people gather against racism and was pleasantly surprised to see so many white allies .
Still , he added , while acts of overt racism are fewer , these days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black people like himself .
The current run of incidents in the town appeared to begin with white supremacist fliers found strewn near the city ’ s downtown on the night of June 27 .
Residents obtained a permit and painted a Black Lives Matter mural July 4 outside a downtown courthouse , but about an hour after its completion , a white man and woman were seen on video trying to cover it with black paint .
The mural was quickly restored , but a man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On July 7 , police found an unpermitted painting of the words “ white lives matter ” on a different city street .
City public works crews responded and removed the painting .
Authorities arrested and charged David Nelson , 53 , and Nicole Anderson , 42 , in the July 4 defacement ; days later , they appeared on Fox News , where commentator Tucker Carlson praised their actions and derided local leaders for their arrest , calling the city-permitted mural “ graffiti.
” Sunday , demonstrators were focused on fighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • California ’ s iconic missions have become focal points for debate • Editorial : More defunding of Oakland police would hurt most vulnerable Sevgi Fernandez , 47 , of Oakland , helped organize the rally through her organization , Together We Stand .
Fernandez spoke of her father , John , a Black Panther who fought of Black rights 50 years ago and said she stands up to fight for justice every chance she gets .
“ I ’ m tired , ” Fernandez said , of the killing , the torture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost a loved one to police violence .
“ Most of all , I ’ m tired of all the mothers I have to hold because their sons are gone .
I ’ ve seen so much horrific stuff .
But I make myself look and I make myself fight for what ’ s necessary .
“ We have to say there ’ s no place for white supremacy here .
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MARTINEZ — Hundreds of people turned out in this East Bay town Sunday afternoon, peacefully rallying to oppose white supremacy and support the Black Lives Matter movement after several disturbing local incidents put them in a national spotlight.
The protest was called amid a tense environment: As the nation has experienced weeks of demonstrations against racism and police violence, this community has seen racist fliers spread in the downtown area, vandalism over a permitted mural with the BLM message, a racist response painted elsewhere, a gun allegedly wielded at a crowd, and a national television host attacking local leaders for their response.
But Sunday afternoon, little of the discord that prompted a warning from the town’s police chief was visible. As crowds converged on the downtown area, merchants boarded up windows on storefronts, but threats that white supremacists might try to take over the scene seemed empty.
Just before protesters began listening to short speeches, a man in the crowd yelled out “all lives matter,” prompting some verbal conflict with those around him, but he left the scene a short time later.
“This isn’t just in Martinez,” said Xochitl Johnson of Revolution Club. “This is white supremacy across the country being goaded on by the White House. For them it’s open season on us,” Johnson said, referring to last month’s discovery of fliers.
When asked about a counter-protester’s statement about ralliers bringing “war” to Martinez, Johnson replied: “That’s the irony, is that it’s okay when the war is on us. Then, when people stand up, we get preyed on.”
Sandy Sanchez, 53, of San Jose, traveled from the South Bay to join the rally Sunday. For her, the cause is more personal: Her nephew, Anthony Nuñez, was shot and killed by San Jose police in 2016 as he experienced a suicidal breakdown in front of his home.
Last year, a federal jury found that police had used excessive force in the killing, awarding $2.6 million to Sanchez, who had raised Nuñez from childhood.
“Don’t wait until they kill someone in your house to change something,” Sanchez said. “Mental illness should not be a reason to come to my house and kill my kid. Please continue to do this.
“The more of us there are, the louder we are. We demand justice and we will have it.”
Decked out in a brown beret and green army pants, Dee Harris, 35, of Hayward — a member of the pro-Chicano organization Brown Berets — said the group was in Martinez to protest the white supremacy that they believe exists all over the country, and “Martinez is just one part of it.”
“It’s a fight, it’s always been a fight,” Sanchez said. “This town has a history that includes the KKK … . We’re here to say no more. I joined the Brown Berets to make history.”
Clarence Murray, 59, of Martinez walked with his friend as marchers headed toward the Martinez marina for a speech. He said he wasn’t surprised about the racial environment that happened in the city over the past two weeks, noting that there are good people in the town, but that racial progress has gotten both better and worse in his time.
A five-decade town resident — who said he had been homeless for some 20 of those 50 years — Murray said he was excited to see so many people gather against racism and was pleasantly surprised to see so many white allies. Still, he added, while acts of overt racism are fewer, these days he sees more instances of prejudice against Black people like himself.
The current run of incidents in the town appeared to begin with white supremacist fliers found strewn near the city’s downtown on the night of June 27.
Residents obtained a permit and painted a Black Lives Matter mural July 4 outside a downtown courthouse, but about an hour after its completion, a white man and woman were seen on video trying to cover it with black paint. The mural was quickly restored, but a man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a gun while confronting supporters the next day.
On July 7, police found an unpermitted painting of the words “white lives matter” on a different city street. City public works crews responded and removed the painting.
Authorities arrested and charged David Nelson, 53, and Nicole Anderson, 42, in the July 4 defacement; days later, they appeared on Fox News, where commentator Tucker Carlson praised their actions and derided local leaders for their arrest, calling the city-permitted mural “graffiti.”
Sunday, demonstrators were focused on fighting white supremacy and opposing police violence.
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Biotech firm settles with family over cells for research California News | Opinion: Reparations to Black Californians is now up to Newsom Sevgi Fernandez, 47, of Oakland, helped organize the rally through her organization, Together We Stand. Fernandez spoke of her father, John, a Black Panther who fought of Black rights 50 years ago and said she stands up to fight for justice every chance she gets.
“I’m tired,” Fernandez said, of the killing, the torture and the pain of everyone who had lost a loved one to police violence. “Most of all, I’m tired of all the mothers I have to hold because their sons are gone. I’ve seen so much horrific stuff. But I make myself look and I make myself fight for what’s necessary.
“We have to say there’s no place for white supremacy here.”
In a statement Sunday night, Martinez police Chief Manjit Sappal acknowledged the event’s ease and thanked protest organizers for their coordination, community members for patience and local businesses for resilience, and local law enforcement agencies for their support.
“While we did not need to use the additional resources, having them nearby and available was comforting. We could not have been as prepared without them, so I sincerely thank them for coming to support and safeguard our community in our time of need,” Sappal said in part.
“While the day was filled with several instances in which there were a few arguments between folks in the crowd, people kept their calm and there was no escalation and no reported violence. We had a few reports of small arguments and minor physical confrontations, but no major issues.”