Month: September 2020

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaks at a symposium commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Wo...

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – For the third day in a row, Wisconsin health officials say they have confirmed more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in the latest batch of test results. The Department of Health Services received 11,624 test results in the last 24-hour period and found 1,353 new cases, a slight decrease from Friday’s report of 1,369 new cases. On Thursday, a record setting 1,547 new cases were confirmed in a single day. Saturday’s report shows another 10,271 people tested negative for the virus in the latest batch of test results. Saturday’s positive rate was 11.6%, a percentage which has declined since Thursday, when the state saw a percentage of 17.5%. A record 17.6% of all positive tests was reported on Tuesday. Friday’s percentage was reported at 13.8% by state health officials...

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday a rise in cases associated with a Sanford area funeral and reception on Aug. 31.That number now sits at 10 total cases associated with those gatherings. The funeral took place outdoors at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale, and the reception occurred indoors and outdoors at Sanford American Legion Post 443 on Main Street in Springvale, according to the Maine CDC. Individuals who attended the funeral and reception who have since been confirmed are said to have visited social clubs in the area, potentially exposing others at those clubs. The Maine CDC says they’ve opened outbreak investigations for the reception, which now also includes the funeral, and for multiple social clubs earlier this week. Clo...

'Canada was taking advantage of us,' Trump says while explaining his reasons for the decision. TORONTO -- Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday. Canada’s death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 as of Sept. 11, the same as the number of the deaths reported on Sept. 10, government data showed. The number of positive cases rose by 702 to 135,626 on Sept. 11 from the previous day, the data showed. With most provinces easing lockdown restrictions and as schools reopen for in-person classes, Canada’s infections have seen a mild pick-up in recent days. Authorities have been on high alert to avoid fresh outbreaks, and provinces including British Columbia have imposed ...