US Summer Camps Hit with COVID-19. Are Schools Next?
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The U.S. has seen COVID-19
outbreaks linked to summer camps in recent weeks in states such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas. Some fear the same thing could happen during the upcoming school year.
In some cases, the outbreaks have spread from the camp to the larger community.
The high-infection areas have appeared as the number of new cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. has been rising. The cases have jumped more than 60 percent over the past two weeks from an average of about 12,000 a day to around 19,500. That information comes from Johns Hopkins University.
Floods Hit Crowded Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
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Rohingya refugee children play in flood waters at the Rohingya refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/ Shafiqur Rahman)
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Heavy rains have fallen for days on Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh. The floods have destroyed houses and sent thousands of people to live with relatives or in large shelters.
In a 24 hour period this week, more than 30 centimeters of rain fell on the camps in the Cox s Bazar area. It is where more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees live, the United Nations refugee agency said. In one day, the area received more than half the usual monthly rainfall. There is a prediction of more heavy rain in the coming days. The monsoon season of heavy rains stretches over the next three months.
CDC Recommends Vaccinated Americans Wear Masks Again
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Shoppers wear masks inside a store, July 19, 2021, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County reinstated an indoor mask mandate due to rising COVID-19 cases.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommended Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans wear face-coverings in areas “with
substantial and high
The CDC also advised all
K-12 students, teachers, workers, and visitors to wear a face-covering, or mask. The recommendation is in effect for both unvaccinated and vaccinated people.
The health agency said the highly infectious Delta variant has led to a large increase of coronavirus cases in parts of the country. The variant now represents more than 80 percent of new cases, especially in areas where fewer people are vaccinated. The CDC’s investigation also showed that, in rare cases, some vaccinated
German Female Gymnasts Wear Body-Covering Unitard in Olympics
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The clothes that the German women’s
gymnastics team wore during the start of Olympic competition in Tokyo looked similar to the others. The lights shined off
crystals across their front and down their arms. But the team’s new Olympic clothing did not stop at their hips.
For years, female gymnasts have worn leotards: clothing that covers the body except for the legs. But in the opening round of Olympic competition, the German team wore unitards. This kind of clothing covers the whole body, including the legs.
Competitors Explain Beach Volleyball Clothing
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Composite image of men and women beach volleyball attire. People are thinking about the way women dress for the sport.
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This week at the Tokyo Olympics, many people are thinking more about the kind of sports clothing, or
uniforms, female
The clothing worn by Olympic gymnasts and by women who played in a beach handball competition in Europe gained attention this week.
In Europe, the Norwegian beach handball team wore close-fitting shorts: a kind of clothing for the lower part of the body. They were protesting having to wear