500,000 dead: World hits coronavirus milestone amid fears worst to come

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Jun 29, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
500,000 dead: World hits coronavirus milestone amid fears worst to come

The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday — 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases — and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could be yet to come.

“COVID-19 has taken a very swift and very dangerous turn in Texas over just the past few weeks,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, who allowed businesses to start reopening in early May but on Friday shut down bars and limited restaurant dining amid a spike in cases.

Full Story (The Times of Israel)


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