Taiwan will temporarily ban entry to foreign nationals following record Covid-19 day
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Taiwan will temporarily ban foreign nationals from entering the country beginning Wednesday, the country s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Monday.
The ban comes after the country reported at least 335 new Covid-19 cases Monday, its highest number of infections in a day since the pandemic began. Of the new cases, 333 were locally-transmitted.
The ban will be effective from May 19 to June 18 and will be adjusted on a rolling basis based on the status of the pandemic and effectiveness of those measures, the CECC said.
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Updated May 17, 2021
Waves lash over onto a shoreline in Mumbai on May 17, 2021, as Cyclone Tauktae, packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm, surge bore down on India, disrupting the country’s response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. PHOTO: Sujit Jaiswal / AFP
A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India on Monday, disrupting the country’s response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak.
At least six people died over the weekend in torrential rains and winds as Cyclone Tauktae, according to press reports the biggest to hit western India in 30 years, swept over the Arabian Sea with Gujarat state in its sights.
Disneyland Paris will reopen June 17 From CNN s Barbara WojazerÂ
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People arrive at Disneyland Paris on July 13, 2020, in Marne-la-Vallee, France. Disneyland Paris will reopen its doors to visitors on June 17, Disney Parks said in a statement Monday. The park has been closed since October when France went into a second nationwide lockdown to curb rising coronavirus infections. Other Disney venues are also reopening according to the statement, including Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyâs Newport Bay Club and Disney Village. Disneyâs Hotel New York â The Art of Marvel will also open on June 21, with sales opening on May 18.
A woman rides a scooter through a waterlogged street following heavy rains from Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai on May 17, 2021. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)
A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India on Monday, disrupting the country’s response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. x
At least six people died over the weekend in torrential rains and winds as Cyclone Tauktae, according to press reports the biggest to hit western India in 30 years, swept over the Arabian Sea with Gujarat state in its sights.
The “Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm” was due to make landfall on Monday between 8-11 pm (1430-1730 GMT) with winds of 155-165 kilometres per hour (95-100 miles per hour) gusting up to 185 kmph, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
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