A testing site in Miami Beach, Fla. Florida has seen rapid transmission among people between the ages of 18 and 34.
Photo: chandan khanna/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesStates are introducing new restrictions and businesses are facing delays in reopening as coronavirus cases surge in some parts of the U.S.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would put off reopenings of shopping malls, movie theaters and gyms—set for Friday in parts of the state—while the State Department of Health reviews more data about indoor viral transmission.
Mr. Cuomo, along with governors of New Jersey and Connecticut, ordered 14 days of self-quarantine for visitors from states with high rates of Covid-19 cases: Florida, Texas, Arizona and a handful of others across the South and Southwest.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that there appeared to be rapid transmission among 18-to-34-year-olds. It corresponds with a rise in testing of that age group, he said, but they are still testing positive at higher rates than other demographics. The state health department reported 5,508 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total to 106,743.
In Hawaii, Gov. David Ige said that beginning Aug. 1, travelers arriving in the state will need to present a negative coronavirus test to avoid a mandatory 14-day quarantine for out-of-state arrivals that is already in place in the state. The move came after the Department of Justice offered its support for a lawsuit filed by Nevada and California residents with property in Hawaii who challenged the state’s quarantine order.
Overall, the U.S. accounts for more than 2.38 million of the more than 9.4 million cases world-wide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The World Health Organization says it expects total global cases to pass 10 million next week. Nearly 122,000 Americans have died, around a quarter of the more than 480,000 people who have died worldwide.
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
Experts say that differences in reporting standards and testing capabilities might be masking the extent of the pandemic, though a Wall Street Journal analysis found that confirmed cases have increased at a faster rate nationwide for nearly two weeks. The number of new U.S. cases on Tuesday hit 34,720, the highest since late April.
The rise in cases is forcing some businesses to re-examine their plans. Walt Disney Co. said it would indefinitely delay the reopening of its Disneyland Resort, previously scheduled for July 17.
“Given the time required for us to bring thousands of cast members back to work and restart our business, we have no choice but to delay the reopening of our theme parks and resort hotels until we receive approval from government officials,” the company said.
Disney also is considering postponing the July 24 release of “Mulan,” according to a person familiar with the matter, a rescheduling that could call into question hopes across Hollywood and the movie-theater industry that cinemas will be up and running next month.
Sources: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering; the Lancet; Associated Press; U.S. Census
India logged another record day Thursday, with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reporting nearly 17,000 confirmed cases in the preceding 24 hours. That raised total cases to 473,105, closing in on the total in Russia, the third-worst-hit country. India’s deaths number 14,894.
Despite the country’s underprepared and overwhelmed health-care system, the recovery rate is a relatively high 57%. The government plans next month to review whether to proceed with the second phase of easing lockdown restrictions, which would include reopening schools and colleges. The third phase will cover international flights, metro rail services, movie theaters, gyms, swimming pools and social gatherings.
Iran passed 10,000 deaths from Covid-19 Thursday as the daily death toll continued to climb after lockdown restrictions were eased. The health ministry reported 134 new fatalities and 2,595 new infections, and warned that hospitalizations were accelerating in Tehran and the southwestern province of Fars.
South Korea reported 28 new cases, bringing the total to 12,563. Most of the locally transmitted cases were reported in metropolitan Seoul, as cluster infections linked to logistic centers and door-to-door retailers continue.
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South Korean cities have begun canceling annual events out of concern about a second wave. Pyeongchang, site of the 2018 Winter Olympics, called off a cultural tourism festival scheduled for the fall to prevent infections from metropolitan Seoul metropolitan from spreading regionally. The coastal city of Gangneung canceled its summer music festival and beachside events.
Health authorities in Australia’s Victoria state will begin knocking on doors in 10 coronavirus hot spots in suburban Melbourne, offering free testing to everyone—symptomatic or not—in an effort to get the virus under control in the country’s second-most-populous city.
“Disappointingly, devastatingly—we again find ourselves on a knife’s edge,” said Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. “We don’t want to move to local lockdowns. We know the impact that would have on businesses and on families. But we do need to get a comprehensive sense of how this virus might be spreading.”
Write to David Hall at david.hall@wsj.com
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