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I think the number is probably up at 60 or 70 percent. We're running at a similar number; I think the numbers are substantially underestimated.The UK government has been widely criticized for not including deaths outside of hospitals - including within care homes - in its official daily Covid-19 numbers.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." — Amendment 1, United States ConstitutionThe state of North Carolina is one of the least affected states in the country with regard to the current COVID-19 outbreak. With just over 5,000 confirmed cases and only 108 deaths related to the virus, many citizens are growing wary of the state's lockdown order and are demanding things go back to normal.
"I kind of looked around. There was nobody near us. The whole parking lot was completely empty.""I just said, 'Who are we hurting?' He said, 'Oh, you're not going to be like that, are you?' And I said, 'I'm just asking a question,' Nelson said. "And that was it. He said, 'Give me your ID', and next thing you know we got a ticket."
Comment: The new lockdown rules for India include mandatory face masks in public places and at work. After his recommendations were not followed by Russian banks, Putin has ordered the central bank to follow through instead, proposing even more support for small businesses affected by the shutdowns. Moscow's digital pass system was a pretty epic failure, with huge lines and traffic jams. Germany plans to reopen schools in May, and like in India, citizens are being "encouraged" to wear masks. More than half of French industry has restarted. But Amazon is threatening to shut down its French warehouses after a court ruled they violated workers' safety rights.
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