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Added on the 03/04/2020 09:24:56 - Copyright : BANG Showbiz
Chicago, Apr 6 (EFE).-The entire state of Illinois on Monday remained under a stay at home order issued by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLLS OF THE STREETS OF CHINATOWN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Denpasar, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian authorities issued travel restrictions ahead of the Eid Al Fitr holidays to reduce Covid-19 contagion while people travel from big cities to their native rural areas for the celebrations. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: INDONESIANS WAIT FOR THE BUS AHEAD OF EID AL-FITR HOLIDAYS AT MENGWI BUS STATION IN BADUNG, BALI, INDONESIA.
Beijing, Jan 19 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese people began to travel to their hometown early this year to celebrate the Chinese New Year after many cities announced that citizens must complete a quarantine requirement. (Camera: WU HONG).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS CARRY THEIR BELONGINGS AT THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION IN BEIJING, CHINA.
The mayor of Austin, Texas, told his constituents on a video call last month to 'stay home' and avoid unnecessary travel. The message was a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the city and across Texas, as COVID-19 patients are already overwhelming hospitals. But according to Business Insider, Mayor Steve Adler, a Democrat, neglected to mention where he was when he filmed the public service announcement. In fact, he was speaking from a timeshare in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to which he'd flown on a private jet shared with eight other family members and guests. The day before the flight, Adler had hosted a wedding for his daughter, with 20 attending. As of Wednesday, more than 13.8 million Americans have tested positive for coronavirus and over 272,400 have died. Texas is the second worst-hit state in the US. It's surpassed 1.25 million cases and 22,100 deaths.
About a week ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom attended a dinner party--with at least a dozen people--at an upscale Napa Valley restaurant. But on Friday, Newsom asked Californians to 'limit interactions to their immediate household.' The state recently surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to Business Insider, critics and journalists swiftly slammed and called out the governor's actions as hypocritical. said he 'should have modeled better behavior.'