Pennsylvania has issued a mask mandate for schools, with the state facing a Delta variant-fuelled increase in Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations just as students begin the academic year. Effective September 7, face coverings will be required in buildings at K-12 schools and day care centres across the state, governor Tom Wolf said on Tuesday.
Overnight stays by tourists in Portugal rose to 4.5m in the peak holiday month of July, up from 2.6m in the same month of last year, but down 45 per cent on July 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic. A flash estimate by the National Statistics Institute said bed nights for overseas visitors dropped almost 68 per cent compared with July 2019.
New York’s new governor used her first coronavirus press conference to say that the state was exploring ways to expand several requirements in an effort to boost vaccination coverage and slow the spread of Covid-19. Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday her office was working on instituting a requirement for teachers and other staff at…
