This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Friday July 24th, 2020. The U.S. crossed 4 million cases, with Alabama, Hawaii, Indiana Missouri and New Mexico setting new daily records. 96 employees of a seafood processing plant in Alaska have tested positive for the virus. The plant says most did not have symptoms and none had been hospitalized. Washington State announced new restrictions on large gatherings, including weddings, funerals and restaurants. The Jacksonville, Florida portion of the Republican National Convention has been cancelled. The Governor of Arizona changed his policy and said schools would not have to reopen in Mid-August. This follows days of teacher protests. New guidelines released by the CDC favor reopening schools. 

Uganda reported their first COVID-19 related death. Mexico, Japan and India hit record new daily case numbers on Thursday. Cases in Southern Brazil have tripled in one month, according to CNN. South Africa has shutdown public schools for a month. China will loan 1 billion dollars to Latin America and The Caribbean for access to a COVID-19 vaccine when it arrives. Russia will resume some international flights August 1st. 

The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment.  

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