India reported the fewest virus cases in more than six weeks, while falling rates in Europe paved the way for a wider economic reopening in one of the region’s hardest-hit countries.
Weekly coronavirus cases in the U.S. have dropped by more than half since the end of April and are now at the lowest level in almost a year. Nearly 2 million people went through airport screenings on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the highest since the pandemic’s start. Meanwhile, Thailand’s pace of new infections remained near the highest levels seen there during the pandemic.
India reported the fewest virus cases in more than six weeks, while outbreaks elsewhere in Asia led some countries to tighten restrictions. China imposed a lockdown on a neighborhood in the city of Guangzhou.
Cases Multiply in Asia Even as India Curbs Spread: Virus Update
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India’s rate of coronavirus infection dropped to the lowest in more than six weeks, while elevated cases elsewhere in Asia led some countries to tighten restrictions. Czech cases continued to drop before a wider economic reopening this week.
U.S. sports stadiums drew in some of the largest crowds since the pandemic started, with weekly cases in the country at the lowest level in almost a year. Boston’s Fenway Park held its first baseball game at full capacity since the pandemic hit. Nearly 2 million people went through U.S. airport screenings on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the highest since the start of the outbreak.