Virginia imposes lockdown, schools closed through summers
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently announced that the state would be undergoing a complete lockdown, with schools closed until summer and only essential businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations allowed to remain open for the foreseeable future. All premises where people gather in significant numbers such as gyms, bowling alleys and theaters have been ordered to shut down.
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Anxiety and mental stress, children in India are committing suicide during lockdown
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India reopens but Taj Mahal’s closure hurting tourism industry
India recently announced reopening plans, some of India's popular monuments have reopened for the first time in more than three months, but its most famous - the Taj Mahal - and others in the city of Agra remain closed. The number of coronavirus cases in India has continued to rise, and the area around the Taj Mahal is under quarantine. India recently surpassed Russia in the number of coronavirus cases
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New York reopens after months of lockdown
New York reopens after months of lockdown
Once marked as an epicenter of coronavirus outbreak in the US, New York City plans to ease its lockdown from today. As many as 400,000 workers could begin returning to construction jobs, manufacturing sites, and retail stores today in the city’s first phase of reopening. More than 205,000 people have been infected with Covid-19 in the city, and nearly 22,000 have died
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