Updated The Latest: S. Korea hits third-straight high in virus cases
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has set a new high in daily coronavirus cases for the third straight day as officials prepare to enforce the strongest social distancing restrictions in the greater capital area where transmission have surged following months of complacency.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Saturday that more than 1,000 of the 1,378 new cases were from capital Seoul and nearby Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, a region where officials from Monday will clamp down on private social gatherings of three or more people from 6 p.m. Nightclubs and churches will close, visitors will be banned at nursing homes and hospitals and weddings and funerals will be limited to family-only gatherings.
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Team Canada Junior National Team coach Paul Weir, left, instructs players during his team’s game against Puerto Rico on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Daugavpils, Latvia, in the FIBA U19 World Cup. Weir, the former UNM Lobos and NMSU Aggies head coach, and his Canadian team went 3-0 in group play and won their first two bracket games to advance to play Team USA in Saturday’s semifinal round in Latvia. (Courtesy FBA.basketball)
In 2017, just months after being hired on as the head coach of the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team, Paul Weir was invited to be on the staff of the Canadian Junior National Team for the FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt.
The Latest: Largest Navajo Nation casino is set to reopen
By The Associated PressJuly 10, 2021 GMT
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. The largest of the Navajo Nation casinos is preparing to reopen for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The Twin Arrows Resort Casino east of Flagstaff has been closed since March 2020. Officials have planned a job fair Saturday ahead of the Monday reopening. The casino will have limited hours and a 50% occupancy level for now.
Tribal President Jonathan Nez recently signed legislation that allows visitors to travel on the reservation, paving the way for the casino to reopen. Casino patrons will be required to wear masks and have their temperatures checked. The tribe on Saturday reported 13 additional cases.
The Latest: Florida sees more cases, higher positivity rates
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A woman wearing a face mask walks past a hotel in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, July 10, 2021. Germany eased its recent strict restrictions on travel to Portugal, which had disheartened the Portuguese tourism sector. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida health officials reported an increase in COVID-19 cases and a higher positive test rate over the past week.
The number of virus cases in Florida rose by about 8,000 compared with the week before, for a total of 23,747 new cases, the state Department of Health reported Friday.
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