Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 500,000 as Australian state of Victoria steps up efforts to fight outbreak
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Video has emerged of Trump campaign volunteers apparently removing social distancing stickers from seats in the arena where the US president gave a campaign rally that many public health experts had warned against because of the still-surging coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: The Trump campaign removed thousands of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” social distancing stickers before his poorly attended Tulsa rally.
The removal violated specific instructions from the BOK Center.
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Related: Video appears to show Trump campaign removing social-distancing stickers in Tulsa
In Australia, the Herald Sun reports this morning that roadblocks and checkpoints are being considered by Victorian authorities, should coronavirus continue to spread from multiple suburban clusters.
Victoria has a number of suburbs where authorities have recorded high rates of community transmission. The state reported 41 new cases on Saturday, amid fears the state was experiencing a potential second wave of coronavirus.
In its efforts to curtail a second spike in the infection rate, the state has ramped up its testing efforts.
But the Herald Sun report raises concern that people in “hotspot” suburbs continue to travel around Melbourne, and that more drastic action could include roadblocks designed to restrict people from leaving their suburb without good reason.
from The Guardian https://ift.tt/31pfogz
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