States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) â Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.
The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during a pandemic in which coronavirus dashboards have become a staple for Americans closely tracking case counts and trends to navigate a crisis that has killed more than 600,000 people in the U.S.
In Nebraska, the state actually stopped reporting on the virus altogether for two weeks after Gov. Pete Ricketts declared an end to the official virus emergency, forcing news reporters to file public records requests or turn to national websites that track state data to learn about COVID statistics. The state backtracked two weeks later and came up with
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Last Updated Jul 25, 2021 at 12:12 am EDT
States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.
The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during a pandemic in which coronavirus dashboards have become a staple for Americans closely tracking case counts and trends to navigate a crisis that has killed more than 600,000 people in the U.S.
July 25, 2021 - 3:05 AM
Europe s summer tourism outlook dimmed by variants, rules
LONDON (AP) â Chaos and confusion over travel rules and measures to contain new virus outbreaks are contributing to another cruel summer for Europeâs battered tourism industry.
Popular destination countries are grappling with surging COVID-19 variants, but the patchwork and last-minute nature of the efforts as the peak season gets underway threatens to derail another summer.
In France, the world s most visited country, visitors to cultural and tourist sites were confronted this week with a new requirement for a special COVID-19 pass.
To get the pass, which comes in paper or digital form, people must prove they re either fully vaccinated or recently recovered from an infection, or produce a negative virus test. Use of the pass could extend next month to restaurants and cafes.
California s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West
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Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the area. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
BLY, Ore. – Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West.
The Dixie fire, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it tore through the tiny community of Indian Falls after dark.
Estados del oeste de EEUU cierran filas ante incendios
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BLY, Oregon, EE.UU. (AP) Cuadrillas de otros estados acudieron a Montana el sábado para combatir un incendio que dejó cinco bomberos heridos conforme el oeste de Estados Unidos batallaba con una nueva serie de fuegos que han devastado tierras rurales y destruido hogares.
Se lograron avances en el incendio más grande de la nación, el Bootleg en Oregon, pero menos de la mitad ha sido contenido, informaron los bomberos. El crecimiento del extenso fuego se ha ralentizado, pero se espera una mayor actividad de las llamas y miles de hogares siguen bajo riesgo en su lado oriental, de acuerdo con las autoridades.