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India Reports 2nd Record-Breaking Day of New Coronavirus Cases

VOA News

   India reported its largest surge in new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour
   period Saturday. The 11,458 new infections surpassed the previous
   record of 10,956 cases reported Friday.

   The surge comes as India has reopened stores, shopping malls,
   manufacturing plants and places of worship. The country's two-month
   lockdown that began in March has been eased, with restrictions
   remaining largely intact in high-risk areas.

   India's record surge of new cases propels the massive South Asian
   nation to fourth place worldwide, surpassed only by the U.S., Brazil
   and Russia.

   China's National Health Commission reported 11 new cases Saturday. The
   agency said five of the new infections were detected in people who had
   traveled overseas, while the remaining six were locally transmitted in
   Beijing. The coronavirus emerged in China late last year.

   U.S. President Donald Trump is delivering the commencement address at
   the West Point Military Academy Saturday. The graduation ceremonies
   will be held on the academy's parade grounds instead of the football
   stadium so the cadets can be seated 2 meters apart, in the school's
   efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Family and friends
   will not be allowed to attend.

   The cadets can remove their masks, if they want, once they are seated.
   The president does not like to wear a mask.

   Norway said Friday it would maintain travel restrictions for visitors
   from Sweden. Unlike other European countries, Sweden did not impose
   lockdown measures, opting only to advise social distancing and banning
   gatherings of more than 50 people.

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