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China locks down city of 11 million people close to Beijing in bid to contain coronavirus flare-up
Residents of Shijiazhuang, a provincial capital close to Beijing, have been barred from leaving the city, as major highways were blocked, train and bus stations closed and flights canceled. The lockdown comes as a total of 117 Covid-19 infections — including 67 asymptomatic cases — were detected in Shijiazhuang on Wednesday. On Thursday, Shijiazhuang identified …
Christmas chaos as states and territories close borders against Northern Beaches Sydney cluster; NSW cases balloon to 17; French president diagnosed with COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-isolating because they had recent contact with him. Macron took a test “as soon as the first symptoms appeared” and will self-isolate for seven days, …
COVID cases close 4 PAISD campuses; 1 expected to reopen before Christmas break – Port Arthur News
Four campuses within the Port Arthur Independent School District will be closed when school resumes Monday, with one expected to open back-up Tuesday and the other three to remain closed through the Christmas break. On Saturday, Memorial High School was notified a student involved in an extracurricular activity tested positive for COVID-19. In order to …
Soroco schools close for break early as COVID-19 cases force many teachers to quarantine
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Soutt Routt School District is closing all its schools a week early for winter break as recent cases of COVID-19 have caused many students and staff to quarantine. When internal contact tracing identified several teachers that would need to quarantine, it became unrealistic to continue in-person learning. In one building 10 of …
University of Wyoming close to reinstating spring break
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – A new proposal by the University of Wyoming’s administration would reinstate a spring break that was previously canceled. University President Ed Seidel told the Board of Trustees Wednesday that the new schedule would rearrange scheduling for the spring semester and allow for a spring break from March 31 to April 4. Students would then resume classes …
S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs as investors bet that a vaccine will drive an economic rebound | Currency News | Financial and Business News
Getty Images / Scott Olson US stocks gained on Tuesday as vaccine progress further boosted equities hit hardest by the pandemic. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite rose to record highs. Investors cheered Pfizer and BioNTech’s application for regulatory approval for their coronavirus vaccine in the European Union. If approved, the shot …
Tracking the Tropics: Record-breaking 2020 hurricane season drawing to a close
by: WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff Posted: Nov 25, 2020 / 12:48 PM CST / Updated: Nov 25, 2020 / 01:06 PM CST TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — We’re less than a week away from the official end of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and it’s safe to say everybody is ready to say “good …
‘Close to a breaking point:’ COVID-19 hospitalizations top 6,000 across Illinois | State and Regional
Eight of the state’s 11 COVID-19 mitigation regions saw the same or lower positivity rates from the day before as of Monday, as that data lags three days behind the current day. “We continue to see concerning trends statewide in our hospitalization data, but in the most recent two or three days, we’ve seen a …
Newark City Schools start Thanksgiving Break early, close John Clem
CLOSE Newark City Schools logo (Photo: File graphic) NEWARK – In a message sent to Newark City Schools families Tuesday evening, through its Facebook page, e-mail and phone, the district announced a couple of changes due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Thanksgiving Break will now begin on Monday, Nov. 23, with students returning on Monday, Nov. 30. …
Cuomo COVID Curfew Takes Effect Friday; NYC Prepares to Close Schools as Soon as Monday – NBC New York
What to Know 10 p.m. curfews for indoor service at bars, restaurants and gyms take effect in New York Friday; Gov. Andrew Cuomo also imposed a 10-person cap on gatherings within private homes starting Friday In NYC, the rolling positivity rate hit 2.83% Friday, on the brink of the 3% school closure threshold; Mayor de …