As a consolation prize, Mr. al-Fayed gave him Turnbull & Asser ties (Mr. Al Fayed owned the company) and frozen stag’s testicles from his estate in Scotland, which he said would improve his sex life. That story is recounted in Mr. Sherwood’s 2012 memoir, “Orient-Express: A Personal Journey,†written with Ivan Fallon, a British journalist.
Mr. Sherwood had many battles over the years, including one with the heirs of Mark Birley, his former partner at Harry’s Bar, and one with the Cipriani family over their name. The former chairman of the P & O shipping line, Jeffrey Sterling, called Mr. Sherwood “as subtle as a boatload of bricks,†according to The Telegraph.
In the mid-2000s Sea Containers, the parent company of Mr. Sherwood’s holdings and the owner of 25 percent of Orient-Express Hotels, restructured itself and sold off the hotel business. Mr. Sherwood resigned from the parent company but stayed on at the hotel business until stepping down in 2011, though he remained chairman emeritus until his death.
Suspended by the pandemic, the Orient Express plans to resume service in August. An overnight passage from London to Venice in the grande suite, a rosewood and damask sleeping carriage with its own living room, costs about $18,000, and includes complimentary Champagne. A dozen roses or a small sponge cake are extra.
Last year, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton bought the hotel business, since renamed Belmond, for a reported $2.6 billion. As was his habit, Mr. Sherwood wrote a 25-page memo offering his views on what to do with the properties, although he was told that Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of LVMH, would read only one page.
Mr. Arnault not only read the entire memo; he invited Mr. Sherwood to meet with him.
England will soon lift a 14-day quarantine requirement for travelers from more than 50 countries and territories, including Italy, Germany, France and Spain, the Department for Transportation said Friday. The U.S. is not among the exempt countries.
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England will soon lift a 14-day quarantine requirement for travelers from more than 50 countries and territories, including Italy, Germany, France and Spain, the Department for Transportation said Friday. The U.S. is not among the exempt countries.
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England will lift a 14-day quarantine requirement on travelers from more than 50 countries and territories that have been a deemed a “reduced risk” for spreading the coronavirus, the U.K. government has announced.
The rule change will go into effect on July 10 and will apply to places such as Italy, Spain, Germany and France, according to the government. The U.S., however, is not listed among the countries exempt from the self-isolation rule.
All international forms of travel will be included, and travelers from a smaller list of countries will also be exempt from contact tracing requirements.
Currently, with more than 285,000 cases, the United Kingdom leads Western Europe in the number of reported coronavirus infections.
The Department for Transport said officials will continue to review the list of exempt countries and reinstate the quarantine if the risk of coronavirus spread increases.
“The entire nation has worked tirelessly to get to this stage, therefore safety must remain our watch word and we will not hesitate to move quickly to protect ourselves if infection rates rise in countries we are reconnecting with,” Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said in the announcement.
The requirement for foreign travelers to self-isolate has been in place for a month, NPR’s Frank Langfitt reports, noting the rule has been blamed for devastating the British travel industry.
Officials also hope that exempt countries would, in turn, reduce restrictions on travelers from the U.K., particularly as the summer holiday gets well underway.
“This will mean that holidaymakers travelling to and from certain destinations will not need to self-isolate on either leg of their journey,” the announcement stated.
Langfitt adds that the exclusion of the U.S. is seen as a judgment of America’s inability to contain the pandemic.
Earlier this week, the European Union also left the U.S. off its list of more than a dozen countries deemed approved travel partners because they have been able to bring the coronavirus under control.
The United States has more than 2.7 million confirmed cases, according to Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracker, though health experts believe the actual number may be far higher.
The announcement means Europe could see an influx of English travelers as soon as this weekend | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
U.S., China, Portugal and Sweden not on the list.
LONDON — English holidaymakers can travel to Paris, Berlin and a host of other destinations from July 10 without restrictions, but the U.S. and China are not included.
The British government on Friday unveiled a list of safe destinations from where travelers will not be required to self-isolate for 14 days when they enter England. The list covers 59 countries and 14 British Overseas Territories including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland and Spain.
New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland and Vietnam have also been deemed safe. But China, the U.S., Portugal and Sweden were among the countries that did not make the list.
Public health officials considered factors such as the prevalence of coronavirus, the number of new cases and the potential evolution of the disease.
The announcement means Europe could see an influx of English travelers as soon as this weekend if they plan to stay for a week or more. The exemption will apply to England alone, after the government failed to get the administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on board.
Britain’s quarantine policy has met fierce opposition from the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors since it came into force on June 8.
But Gabriel Scally, a former NHS doctor and professor of public health at the University of Bristol, warned Friday that Mediterranean destinations could become “melting pots†for COVID-19. He recommended Brits stay in the U.K. and Ireland and avoid trips to the Continent.
“As Europe loosens up and people do go for their Mediterranean holiday, I really worry about some of the places they are going on holiday becoming melting pots for the virus, as people fly in from all sorts of different places and enjoy themselves,†he told an online press conference hosted by the expert group known as Independent Sage.
Dart: “Wimbledon is just so special and close to me”
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Harriet Dart has shared her memories of Wimbledon
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) are sharing a series of videos with British players looking back at their favourite Wimbledon memories throughout the years – from their earliest experiences to stepping out on the Centre Court for the very first time.
From a nine-year old mixing with the professionals in the Wimbledon players lounge to stepping out on Centre Court for the very first time – take a trip down Wimbledon memory lane with British No 3 Harriet Dart.
Hear from the Fed Cup star as she chats about what she’ll miss most about The Championships this year, how she will mark the occasion and who her dream opponent would be.
Find more great Wimbledon content and discover how you can get into tennis at www.lta.org.uk
The Fiver would like to offer its warmest congratulations to Manchester City, winners of the 2020-21 Premier League if we’re reading the current mood in the room correctly. It’s a most dramatic development, given neighbours United had all but been awarded the title two days ago when everyone was yammering on about their statement victory at Brighton. However on Thursday night City put in a bravura flag-planting performance of their own, strolling their way through, around and over a contemporary dance collective from Merseyside who were, in a live world exclusive, showcasing their brand-new interpretive dance routine about a yawn.
Still, Liverpool’s week-long reign as undisputed champions, as per junior-school playground rules, was good while it lasted. And having tasted Premier League success, they’ll be wanting some more of that sweet, sweet nectar. They’ll have to play better than they did on Thursday, of course, else they end next season rock bottom with no points and a goal difference of minus 152, becoming the first reigning champions to go down since City, under their previous Keystone Studios ownership, managed it in 1938. But that sort of capitulation isn’t very likely, is it? You only have to consider the way Jürgen Klopp stared at Geoff Shreeves, while breathing slowly through his nose in the simmering style, to realise that won’t be an option for the lads going forward.
So with this in mind, Liverpool will be hoping to wrest the Statement Baton back from City on Sunday, when they welcome Aston Villa to Anfield. On the face of it, the 2019-2020 champs should be no match for relegation-threatened Villa, who at times have plumbed Sherwoodian depths this season. But Villa have a reasonable record at Liverpool, winning two and drawing two of their last five visits, and boss Dean Smith is in bullish mood. “They will be a little bit sore from getting beat 4-0, but we have a chance. We made them work really hard at Villa Park and were three minutes away from getting the victory ourselves.†At which point they fell to bits like wet cake, of course, but you get the general gist.
Should Villa make a point of their own in their battle against the drop, thus denying Klopp the opportunity to wave around the Statement Baton like Stevie Nicks in the video for Tusk, the post-match interviews will be interesting. The Fiver advises Geoff Shreeves to wear a suit of armour to work that day, just in case he phrases another question incorrectly.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I want to finish the last year of fifth grade, considering how my parents have been breaking my b@lls for 30 years†– Gigi Buffon says he will be going back to high school when he retires. Now if ever there was a documentary series that would be worth watching …
Thumbs up if you like algebra … Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
FIVER LETTERS
“Not sure if it’s me but next year Everton appear to be sponsored by Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet (now, there’s a reference for younger readers)†– Noble Francis.
“It’s moments like this that I realise that the mid 90s weren’t a couple of years ago, and my football knowledge may be seated mainly in the past, but to put Peter Oh’s mind at rest (Thursday’s letters), any footballer worth his salt from about the mid-90s onwards (for at least 10 years) yearned to have that piece of elastic holding down the tongue. Özil’s nod to 98 should be praised and not questioned. Don’t @ me†–J Moseley.
“Can I be the first of 1,057 people to direct Darren Leathley’s attention skywards, towards the cultural reference that flew way over his head? Presumably his preferred Greasy Chip Butty involves triple-cooked, hand-cut chips and sourdough bread†– Ed Taylor (and 1,056 others).
“How funny that you should link Neil Harris and Frank Lampard’s Chelsea’s Frank Lampard concluding that Harris ‘didn’t go to the right school as a player’. They both went to the same school, Brentwood, and were just one year apart but will have played in the same school team together as FLC’s FL was in the first team from the age of 13†– Jack Mignall (and 1,056 others).
“Re: ‘We can’t get Championship games on the TV here in Jacinda’s blessed shining isles’ (Thursday’s letters). Yes we bloody can! Sky Sports 7 (not Murdoch owned, don’t worry, we have standards) if Christopher wants to give me a shout we can line him up for when the inevitable happens at West Ham†– Andy, also in New Zealand.
Send your letters to the.boss@theguardian.com. And you can always tweet The Fiver via @guardian_sport. Today’s winner of our prizeless letter o’the day is … Noble Francis.
Phil Foden for England? Pep Guardiola certainly reckons so. “I think that Gareth Southgate has an incredible talent in his hands for the national team,†he Pepped. “ I have trained incredible, incredible players and Phil will be one of them.â€
Jürgen is still feeling fresh and funky after that defeat and insists he won’t just throw in the kids for the remainder of the season. “I don’t think these kind of questions will be asked to Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,†he growled. “We don’t give Premier League games as Christmas presents. We cannot do that.â€
Daniel Farke has said he turned down bigger clubs to try and keep Norwich in the Premier League. “If I’m honest, it’s not a secret that I turned several offers down and I could have made my life easier with more money,†Farke sighed. “But my feeling was it was totally the right decision, because I have too much love for this club.â€
And with his own future in doubt at West Ham David Moyes has pointed out that you can teach an old managerial dog new tricks – and Bernard Cribbins’s fine work at Newcastle is evidence of that. “[Cribbins] has done an incredible job and anyone who doubted him has been proven wrong,†cheered Moyes.
Jamal Musiala is the latest Bayern Munich wunderkind, with the potential to be the cherry on the icing on the Dr Oetker’s, but he is also an England youth international and former Chelsea player. Here’s Ed Aarons with a handy profile.
Guard of honour completed, Manchester City played like princes, made Liverpool gasp for air and handed out a thrillingly fluent, thrillingly pointless 4-0 thrashing, writes Barney Ronay.
Can Ole Gunnar Solskjær sustain his latest Manchester United revival, asks Jamie Jackson.
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte signed a contentious antiterrorism bill Friday aimed at combating Islamic militancy in the south, a measure critics warned could lead to more widespread human rights abuses.
Muslims living in the southern Philippines have spoken out forcefully against the legislation to broaden powers of arrest and detention. On Friday, a regional government in the southern island of Mindanao that includes former separatist rebels urged Mr. Duterte’s government not to go through with the measure.
Rights groups and activists assert that the new law is designed to give Mr. Duterte’s police and military forces more powers to stifle dissent against his populist rule amid his war on drugs, which has killed thousands of people.
Mr. Duterte’s spokesman, Harry Roque, said the new law was necessary to crack down on terrorism. “Terrorism, as we often said, strikes anytime and anywhere,†Mr. Roque said. “It is a crime against the people and humanity. Thus, the fight against terrorism requires a comprehensive approach.â€
He stressed that terrorist acts in the Philippines have long “caused unimaginable grief and horror,†and added that the president and his legal team carefully reviewed the legislation before he signed it into law.
The law was signed days after the police and military forces killed four people believed to be Filipino militants linked to the Islamic State during a raid in Manila.
The militants were suspected of working as financial conduits for the local branch of the Islamic State, according to the military. Officials said they were working with Mundi Sawadjaan, one of the accused plotters behind the January 2019 bombing of a Catholic cathedral on the southern island of Jolo that killed 23 people.
The attack was carried out by an Indonesian couple wearing suicide vests. They were believed to have been directed by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, the leader of the Islamic State in the Philippines and Mundi Sawadjaan’s relative.
On Friday, Edre Olalia, of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, said the group would challenge the “draconian law.â€
“This without a doubt is the most unpopular and perilous piece of legislation that could ever be pushed by a government that is fixated with the potion of power,†said Mr. Olalia, whose group represents activist and indigent groups.
Human Rights Watch said the new law gives security forces the power to arrest activists, journalists and social media users by simply saying that they are suspected of terrorist activities.
“The law threatens to significantly worsen the human rights situation in the Philippines, which has nose-dived since the catastrophic war on drugs began four years ago,†said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for the group.
He said the law gave the green light for the “systematic targeting†of Mr. Duterte’s critics, as well as random, ordinary Filipinos who speak out against the his government.
Human Rights Watch expressed particular concern with provisions that permit warrantless arrests and allow people to be kept for weeks in solitary detention, elements that Mr. Robertson said could facilitate torture.
Earlier this week, Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, released a report that attributed thousands of “systematic†killings that were done with “near-total impunity†to Mr. Duterte’s war on drugs.
“The campaign against illegal drugs is being carried out without due regard for the rule of law, due process, and the human rights of people who may be using or selling drugs,†she said.
Ms. Bachelet cited “an unwillingness by the state to hold to account perpetrators of extrajudicial killings,†and had urged Mr. Duterte not to sign the antiterrorism bill, which she said blurred distinctions between what is criticism of the government and what is terrorism.
Roughly 40 miles from the Rose Bowl sits the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Ventura County’s Simi Valley. The library, which suffered considerable damage in a wildfire last October, typically holds a daylong celebration on July 4 that draws between 3,500 and 4,500 people.
“We’ve been doing this for over 20 years,†said Melissa Giller, chief marketing officer at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, adding that July 4 was President Reagan’s favorite holiday.
Daytime activities for children abound, including face-painting, water-balloon tosses and horseshoes. “We have an indoor section where various look-alikes of our forefathers give 45-minute presentations on their life,†Ms. Giller said.An official Los Angeles Police Department band usually performs too.
This year, the marketing team started to brainstorm ways to shift the event online. It filmed Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln doppelgängers delivering monologues, and Boy Scout troops pledging allegiance to the flag from the library. Many of the arts and crafts activities — like coloring sheets and presidential bingo — can be downloaded on the library’s website.
The program is set to run roughly two hours, and will be streamed on YouTube. “What we’re losing is togetherness,†Ms. Giller said. “But what we’re gaining, the Reagan library as a brand, is we’re actually reaching more people now than we’ve ever reached before. We’ve been able to attract people who otherwise might not be able to come.â€
Of course, there’s the possibility that losing traditions on a holiday like July 4 provides the chance to reimagine how Americans define nationhood, what this country symbolizes, and what is even worth celebrating.
“Its really about the ritual, and it’s not really about the meaning of the holiday itself,†said Nina Eliasoph, a sociology professor at the University of Southern California who specializes in political and cultural sociology.
Two Arizona doctors are warning that a ‘massive surge’ in COVID-19 patients threatens to overwhelm hospitals in their state and many others.
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Days after the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressed concern about “significant increases†in coronavirus cases, the United States surpassed 50,000 daily cases twice this week, a new daily high.Â
That milestone was reached as governors and other state leaders grapple with plans to reopen their economies. Some are postponing further reopening while others are tightening rules to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Among the measures: shutting down high-capacity businesses such as bars and gyms, halting elective surgeries and requiring people to wear masks.
Here is a look at which states have paused their reopening or taken other steps. This list is continually updated.
Arizona
Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order requiring bars, gyms, theaters and water parks to shut down June 29. The order follows mounting pressure to respond to ballooning COVID-19 numbers that followed his accelerated reopening plan, which he announced in May.
“Arizonans have been, by and large, terrific, fantastic and responsible,” the governor said. “But, we have found some situations in categories where we need to take more aggressive actions, and that’s what we’re going to do today.”
Arizona reported nearly 3,300 new COVID-19 cases and 37 additional deaths July 2, a steep drop-off from days prior. However, the number of hospitalizations is at its highest reported levels, with a single-day increase of 1,371.
The state has reported a total of 87,425 cases.
– Maria Polletta and Rachel Leingang, Arizona Republic
Arkansas
Nearly two weeks after moving into phase two, which allowed for two-thirds capacity in restaurants and other businesses, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he’s not ready to ease restrictions further as the state experiences a spike in coronavirus cases.
The state has recorded over 22,000 confirmed cases, more than a quarter of which are currently active. The number of new cases on July 3, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, set a new one-day record at 878.
California
As California faces an explosion of new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered 19 counties — including Los Angeles, Orange and Santa Clara — to shut down businesses with indoor operations for three weeks. That includes theaters, wineries, museums and restaurants.
Parking lots at state beaches are also closed statewide ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, according to KFMB-TV in San Diego.
As of July 2, California has reported 240,195Â confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Delaware
Delaware did not move into phase three of its economic reopening as scheduled at the beginning of this week. The announcement, issued last Thursday by Gov. John Carney, postponed official action until this week so officials “can get a better handle on what’s going on in Delaware and around the country.”Â
“Too many Delawareans and visitors are not following basic public health precautions,” Carney said.
The state reported 11,731 total cases as of July 2, with 510 deaths.
– Jeff Neiburg and Meredith Newman, Delaware News Journal
Florida
The number of COVID-19 cases in Florida increased by more than 10,000 on July 2, bringing the total to nearly 170,000. The explosion of cases, more than any state has had in a single day since New York routinely exceeded 10,000 new cases a day in early April, broke the state’s previous record of 9,585 cases set on June 27.
Halsey Beshears, the department’s secretary, said the action was taken because of an increase in COVID-19 cases and noncompliance by some businesses. Restaurants that serve alcohol will be allowed to stay open.
However, Gov. Ron DeSantis has not rolled back any other reopening plans.Â
– Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post and Dave Osborn, Naples Daily News
Gov. Brad Little announced that the state will remain in phase four of its reopening process through at least July 10 after a nearly monthlong spike in COVID-19 cases. Phase four allows visits to senior living facilities and corrections facilities, and it lets nightclubs and sporting venues open with limited capacity. It is the last stage before full reopening.
The state has reached a total of nearly 6,600 confirmed and probable cases as of July 2, and nearly 100 deaths.
Stage 4.5Â will temporarily pause increases in capacity at restaurants, bars and entertainment venues, among others.
“This virus is on the prowl,” Holcomb said. “In some places it’s gaining momentum. It’s not slowing down.”Â
The new stage is set to last hrough July 17. Under the governor’s initial five-phase plan to reopen the state, Stage Five was set to begin in most of the state on July 4.
– Ethan May, Indianapolis Star
Kansas
Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday she plans to sign an executive order this week in time for the Fourth of July weekend that would mandate masks in public spaces statewide in order to deal with an upward trend in new coronavirus cases.
Although Kelly’s mask mandate will require anyone in a public space where social distancing is not possible to wear a mask, counties have the ability to fight the order and not enforce it.
The mandate follows a recommendation June 22 that communities remain in phase three of reopening, which allows bars, nightclubs and personal care facilities such as nail salons and barber shops to remain open with reduced capacity. However, the governor cannot enforce this statewide.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has reported 15,290 positive COVID-19 cases as of Thursday morning. The agency has reported 280 deaths.
– India Yarborough and Brianna Childers, The Topeka Capital-Journal Â
Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a 28-day order June 23 to keep the state in phase two of reopening. That allows restaurants, malls, gyms, theaters, museums, bars and other businesses to operate at 50% capacity.
“The fact of the matter is we’re not getting better; we’re getting worse,” Edwards said Friday. “Before it gets out of control we have to get better compliance.”
However, he said he won’t roll back Louisiana’s reopening or mandate masks for now.
The state reported 2,083 new cases Wednesday, the largest single-day total since April, for a total of 60,178.
– Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-Star
Maine
A week after Gov. Janet Mills indefinitely postponed the resumption of indoor bar service, she issued a mandate requiring restaurants, stores and other businesses in the city’s southern and coastal regions to enforce mask-wearing.
According to the Portland Press Herald, Mills said that was necessary to deal with an uptick in cases in those areas after “they lifted restrictions dramatically.”
More venues in the state, including movie theaters and museums, reopened July 1 as part of its third phase of reopening, with a 50-person cap and a checklist of requirements.
As of July 3, the state has registered a total of 3,373Â cases and 105 deaths. No new deaths were reported. [bote updated 7/3]
Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday closed indoor bar service in south and central Michigan, saying it’s needed to control an increase in the spread of the coronavirus.
The change took effect at 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Only in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula can indoor bar service remain open.
The governor also signed a package of bills allowing cocktails-to-go at bars and restaurants, which she said would help these businesses serve more Michiganders.Â
– Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press
Nevada
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive Monday extending phase two of the state’s COVID-19 recovery plan through the end of July. Churches, salons, bars and gyms, all at limited capacity, were part of the state’s second phase.
The move fulfills a promise Sisolak made last week, when he announced a statewide mask-wearing mandate and said “any discussion of entering phase three will be tabled†until further notice.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases currently in Nevada hospitals reached 502 as of July 3, the highest since the outbreak began. The number of Nevadans who have tested positive for COVID-19 reached 19,733 on July 3, with 525 deaths.
– Brett McGinness, Jenny Kane and Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette Journal
New Mexico
Following trends in other states — especially neighboring Arizona and Texas — New Mexico health officials announced Wednesday that COVID-19 transmission is rising in every region of the state.Â
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state will pause the next phase in reopening businesses that have been closed or are operating under restrictions. The state would begin to enforce mask-wearing in public. Violators could be fined $100.Â
The announcements came as the state registered 500 deaths from COVID-19. Another 244Â cases were announced July 2, bringing the total to 12,520.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that after seeing a spike in coronavirus cases in states that have reopened indoor dining, he is postponing it indefinitely. Murphy said he does not anticipate allowing restaurants to resume indoor dining for weeks.
“It brings me no joy to do this, but we have no choice,” he said.
As of July 2, the state has registered 172,356 confirmed cases and 13,251 confirmed deaths.
Cooper announced he would not address reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year, which had been planned Wednesday.
North Carolina COVID-19 hospitalizations on July 2 were the second highest since the coronavirus pandemic started, with 912 patients. The state has registered 68,142 cases.
– Todd Runkle and Mackenzie Wicker, Asheville Citizen Times; Brian Wicker, USA TODAY Network
Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf announced July 1 that masks are now mandatory “whenever anyone leaves home.”
“Limited exceptions” will be permitted, and anyone found violating the order will “be tasked with education” by officials or law enforcement.
A day after, Pennsylvania announced its highest single-day number of cases, with over 830 confirmed cases, per WCAU-TV in Pennsylvania. The state has registered over 88,000 cases and 6,712 deaths.Â
“It is essential that Pennsylvanians wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19,†Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said in a release.
“While cases increase in some areas, we cannot become complacent,” she said. “My mask protects you, and your mask protects me. Wearing a mask shows that you care about others, and that you are committed to protecting the lives of those around you.â€
Tennessee will remain in a state of emergency until at least Aug. 29, according to Lee’s latest order. The order expanded access to telehealth services, allowed restaurants to offer take-out and delivery alcohol, and eased access to unemployment benefits.Â
As of July 2, Tennessee has had at least 46,890 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 620 deaths and more than 2,700 hospitalizations since the outbreak began. The tally of 1,806 new cases, recorded on July 1, was the state’s largest single-day increase.
– Joel Ebert, Natalie Neysa Alund and Brinley Hineman Nashville TennesseanÂ
His restrictions were in sharp contrast to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who told Fox News he will no longer listen to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
State health officials reported more than 8,000 new COVID-19 cases July 1, a record for the state and about 1,000 more than the previous record the day before. The state’s total is nearly at 176,000.
Hospitalizations have been climbing over the last month. More than 7,300 people were hospitalized throughout the state on July 2, a new high.
– Nicole Cobler, Austin American-Statesman
Utah
A week after mandating masks at all state facilities, troubling numbers prompted Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to require masks in regions of Utah that are home to several of the state’s famous national parks July 2. He announced a pause in reopening in June.
The state has counted 23,720 total cases as of July 2.
– The Spectrum
Virginia
Though Gov. Ralph Northam announced July 1 the state would begin its third phase of reopening, he has decided to prohibit bar seating as of Wednesday.
Restaurants and bars may still be able to house guests as long as they’re eating at tables 6 feet apart, according to a statement from the governor’s office. “I am watching what is happening in other states — we are taking a cautious approach as we enter Phase Three and maintaining the current restrictions on bar areas,â€Â Northam said in the release.
Phase three allows businesses to increase capacity to 75% and entertainment businesses to increase to 50%. As of July 2, Virginia has had more than 64,000 cases of COVID-19, with just over 6,200 total hospitalizations and nearly 1,800 deaths.
According to the Seattle Times, his announcement came “in anticipation of additional modifications” early next week.
As of July 1, 17 of Washington state’s 39 counties had moved into phase three of Inslee’s four-part coronavirus recovery plan, allowing for gatherings of no more than 50 people, resuming non-essential travel and reopening theaters, libraries and museums, among other businesses.
Washington has had more than 34,000Â confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of July 2, according to a tally by the state’s Department of Health.
– Austen Macalus, Kitsap Sun
Contributing: The Associated Press. Follow Joshua Bote on Twitter: @joshua_bote
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The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
