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Prague “The number of newly confirmed coronavirus infections reached a record high in the Czech Republic, surpassing 2,000 for the first time in a day.

The Ministry of Health said a total of 2139 cases were enrolled on Wednesday, more than 450 more than the previous day’s record.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of hospitalized patients for COVID-19 was 388, 55 more than the previous day, 81 of whom were seriously ill.

The government imposed restrictive measures to combat the virus, required re-wearing masks in indoor spaces, and limited the number of people in bars and restaurants.

Health officials say more restrictions are likely to be adopted soon.

The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that the Czech Republic reported 41,032 people infected since the pandemic began, killing 482 people.

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Copenhagen, Denmark “The Norwegian cruise company, which confirmed the outbreak of two coronaviruses on one ship in July, said it had decided to suspend all” expeditionary operations “until the end of the year.

The Hurtigruten cruise line was one of the first companies to resume voyages during the pandemic. A single vessel began cruising from northern Germany to Norway in June and added a cruise to the Arctic Archipelago in the Svalbard Islands in July.

A total of 29 passengers and 42 crew members tested positive for the virus on the two trips.

The company said Thursday that the suspension was “due to an increase in COVID-19 incidents” worldwide.

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New Delhi “India has recorded 97,894 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, confirming a new record surge.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Thursday that new cases have raised the country’s confirmed total to more than 5.1 million since the pandemic began. It has announced that 1132 people have died in the last 24 hours and a total of 83,198 people have died.

With current infection rates, India is expected to exceed the 6.6 million cases reported in the United States within a few weeks.

Nationally, India tests more than 1 million samples per day.

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UN “The United Nations Humanitarian Officer says reports from within Syria point to a” spread “of COVID-19 cases, which is much wider than the 3,628 confirmed cases report.

Mark Locock told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the extent of the outbreak would not be known until laboratory tests were expanded throughout the country.

He said: “We know that community transmission is widespread, because almost 90% of newly identified cases cannot be traced to known sources.”

“The infection rate of healthcare workers is also rising,” he added.

Even before the pandemic, Syria had a shortage of health workers, and supply shortages and temporary closures “added more pressure to the destroyed health system,” Rocock said.

He said on August 27 that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported among two camp residents in the northeastern refugees, Alhor and Alisha. He said five health care workers at Alhor’s field hospital had tested positive in the past few weeks.

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Honolulu “The Governor of Hawaii states that after October 15, travelers arriving from outside the state can circumvent the 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for the coronavirus.

Governor David Ige said on Wednesday that travelers must take the test within 72 hours before their flight arrives on the island. Drugstore operator CVS and healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente will be testing, Ige said.

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the US mainland and Hawaii, the state has previously delayed the start of its pre-travel testing program twice.

Leaders hope that pre-travel tests will encourage tourists to return while keeping their inhabitants safe. During the pandemic, tourist traffic to the state plummeted by more than 90%, hundreds of hotels were closed, and many lost their jobs.