Tag: #COVID OUTBREAK
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Cambodia halts 'Festival of the Dead' after COVID outbreak
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia has cancelled its “Festival of the Dead” — an annual holiday where the Buddhist faithful pay respects to deceased relatives — after a coronavirus outbreak among monks in the capital.
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NZ Covid outbreak claims first death in six months
Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand recorded its first Covid-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant was coming under control.
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COVID-19 outbreaks hit 26 schools in Illinois
CHICAGO, United States — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Tuesday listed 26 Illinois schools with COVID-19 outbreaks, including several in the suburban Chicago areas, Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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Thailand tightens curbs in 16 more provinces as outbreak sets record
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand has extended a night-time curfew and other virus restrictions to 16 more provinces beginning Tuesday as the kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll soared to a new record.
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Australia on ‘high alert’ amid COVID-19 outbreaks – health minister
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt has declared that the country is on “high alert” with coronavirus spreading in the community.