The pandemic – which has claimed more than 480,000 lives around the world – continued to pummel Latin America. Brazil, the hardest-hit country in the region, had close to 55,000 deaths and 1.2 million infections, while Mexico on Thursday surpassed 25,000 fatalities.
Experts blame a patchwork of responses at the official level, the politicization of face masks and physical distancing, and the widespread onset of “quarantine fatigue” among restless Americans. “I’m tearing up, but they’re tears of joy,” said Therese, 60, from the southwestern city of Perpignan. The local council declared a major incident and said the beachgoers’ behavior had been “just shocking.”
There was more grim news for the world’s airlines, with Australia’s Qantas announcing it was cutting 6,000 staff and Germany’s Lufthansa moving closer to a $10 billion state rescue when the plan was approved by the European Union. Governments have been desperately trying to keep firms from laying off staff – Spain on Thursday extended its state-funded furlough scheme until the end of September, 3 months longer than it had planned.
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