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Added on the 14/05/2021 12:53:13 - Copyright : Euronews EN
People enjoy the sunset on a Crete beach on the first day of the official tourist season in Greece after last year's pandemic misery. The opening of the tourism sector comes as Greeks will also be allowed to move freely within the country for the first time since November. IMAGES
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Wilmette, May 26 (EFE / EPA) .-The popular summer destinations for children and families which usually opens for the Memorial Day holidays such as swimming pools, theme parks and aquatic parks will remain closed for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).FOOTAGE SHOWS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE EMPTY CENTENNIAL PARK SWIMMING AND ATHLETIC COMPLEX IN WILMETTE, ILLINOIS.
A wildfire in a popular resort on the Greek island of Lesbos is destroying homes and forcing evacuations of tourists and residents. Firefighters deployed seven planes and a helicopter to fight the surging blaze in the beachside village of Vatera, with reinforcements expected to arrive from northern Greece. IMAGES