UNITED STATES
<strong>Hawaii in ‘crisis’ mode</strong>
A new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has Hawaii in “crisis” mode, with the state recording its highest single bump in cases and hospitals putting together overflow plans, Hawaii Governor David Ige said. Nearly 1,170 new infections were reported on Friday, he said at a news conference. That includes a small number of cases from previous days that were delayed because of a technical glitch, but still represents the largest single increase since the start of the pandemic. “Friday the 13th has never been so frightening. It is real and it is terrifying,” Ige said. “And