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Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
[66] [67] [68] Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx cited an analysis by Imperial College London that if nothing was done by government officials, 2.2 million would die in the United States. [69] The researchers recommended enforced social distancing for the entire population and closing all schools and universities. [70]
The number of migrant arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border fell sharply in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but then rose later that year, partly due to repeat crossers.
The substantial increase of plastic waste during the COVID-19 pandemic became a major environmental concern. The increased demand for single-use plastics exacerbated an already significant plastic pollution problem. Most of the new plastic found in oceans was generated from hospitals, shipping packages, and from personal protection equipment (PPE).
Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday that U.S. has seen a 50% drop in encounters along the border since Covid restrictions were lifted.
The two current officials confirmed there is some concern about the proposal and pointed to the fact that similar measures used during Title 42, the Covid policy that was meant to keep asylum ...
Physical distancing and the wearing of masks in public is mandatory in Indonesia during the COVID-19 outbreak, including in places of worship. Large-scale social restrictions or LSSR [ 196 ] ( Indonesian : Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar or PSBB) was a health and public movement restriction issued by the Indonesian government in response to ...
The border towns of El Paso and Juarez are bracing for a migrant surge when the Title 42 Covid ban ends next week. But numbers are already rising. As the Title 42 Covid ban nears its end, a ...