WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday recorded 743 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, bringing its total to 105,099 since the global pandemic began.
The country has officially logged 1,809,109 cases of COVID-19, the tracker set up by the Baltimore-based university showed at 8:30pm (0030 GMT Tuesday).
The death toll and number of cases in the United States are by far the worst in the world.
The virus has killed at least 373,439 people around the world since it appeared in late 2019 in China, according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources.
In the United States, states have begun relaxing confinement measures intended to slow the spread of the virus in varying degrees.
But several major US cities have issued curfews in the face of violent protests sparked by the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed last week after a white officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes.
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US records 743 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
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US records 743 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
- The country has officially logged 1,809,109 cases of COVID-19
- The death toll and number of cases in the United States are by far the worst in the world
Italian police arrest 384, seize 1.4 tons of drugs in nationwide crackdown
MILAN: Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested 384 people and seized 1.4 tons of drugs in a large-scale operation against drug trafficking.
In addition to the arrests, officers had put under investigation 655 individuals, including 39 minors, and confiscated 35 kg of cocaine and more than 40 firearms, police said in a statement.
The operation, concluded on Friday in several provinces, led to the temporary closure of five cannabis shops in three cities after 312 inspections.
During the checks, the police said they had seized 296 kg of cannabis products which initial tests had shown to be illegal drugs. Italy in June approved a security decree banning so-called “legal” cannabis and outlawing the trade of “cannabis light,” or hemp, which unlike marijuana has no psychoactive effects.
In addition to the arrests, officers had put under investigation 655 individuals, including 39 minors, and confiscated 35 kg of cocaine and more than 40 firearms, police said in a statement.
The operation, concluded on Friday in several provinces, led to the temporary closure of five cannabis shops in three cities after 312 inspections.
During the checks, the police said they had seized 296 kg of cannabis products which initial tests had shown to be illegal drugs. Italy in June approved a security decree banning so-called “legal” cannabis and outlawing the trade of “cannabis light,” or hemp, which unlike marijuana has no psychoactive effects.
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