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PARIS — Residents and tourists successful Paris volition beryllium required to deterioration look masks outdoors starting Friday arsenic France sees a surge of COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant.

The Paris constabulary prefecture said the disguise regularisation volition use to radical ages 12 and over, though individuals volition beryllium but portion riding bicycles oregon motorcycles, traveling successful vehicles and doing exercise.

Those who bash not comply look fines of 135 euros ($153).

Masks already are mandatory successful shops, nationalist facilities and bureau buildings and connected nationalist proscription successful France.

The French authorities announced measures to combat the dispersed of the coronavirus this week, erstwhile France reported a regular grounds of 208,000 caller COVID-19 cases connected Wednesday.

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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC:

— New COVID-19 cases successful US soar to highest levels connected record

— City of San Francisco to require boosters for definite workers

— Chinese officials promise groceries for residents successful lockdown

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING TODAY:

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese officials promised dependable deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi’an, an past superior with 13 cardinal radical that is nether the strictest lockdown of a large Chinese metropolis since Wuhan was unopen aboriginal past twelvemonth astatine the commencement of the pandemic.

China’s Commerce Ministry has contacted adjacent provinces to assistance guarantee capable supplies of mundane necessities, a ministry spokesperson said Thursday.

State broadcaster CCTV aired a communicative Thursday showing gathering unit assembling escaped market deliveries for the residents of an flat analyzable successful Xi’an.

The deliveries included a container of 15 eggs, a 2.5-kilogram (5.5-pound) container of atom and immoderate greenish vegetables. Residents could besides expect either immoderate chickenhearted oregon pork, it said.

Still, immoderate radical complained successful comments beneath the conception shared connected Weibo, a societal media platform, that they person not received the aforesaid deliveries successful their communities. Many disquieted if they volition beryllium capable to get caller vegetables and meat.

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PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro has tightened microorganism rules amid a surge successful infections and fears of fast-spreading omicron variant.

Starting Thursday, each gatherings are banned indoors oregon outdoors successful the European country, including weddings, parties and conferences. Bars and restaurants were ordered to adjacent astatine 1 a.m. connected New Year’s Eve and 10 p.m. aft the holidays.

Authorities besides constricted the fig of radical allowed into buying malls and spiritual objects to 1 per 10 quadrate meters (108 quadrate feet) and said COVID passes are required for cinemas, museums and theatres.

For sports events, spectators are banned indoors and outdoor venues are constricted to one-fourth capacity. Face masks are obligatory everywhere.

Authorities person said that numbers of caller infections person risen and the tightened rules are needed to forestall them from spiraling retired of control. Some 1,500 caller infections were reported connected Wednesday successful the federation of 620,000 people.

Montenegro has besides tightened introduction rules for visitors and urged radical to walk the upcoming holidays conscionable with their contiguous family.

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s wellness information assembly has approved the usage of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine.

The assembly said Wednesday that it has capable grounds the vaccine is harmless and effective.

The support for exigency usage does not needfully mean the Mexican authorities volition get oregon administer the Abdala vaccine successful Mexico. Mexico has approved 10 vaccines for use, but has made small usage of some, similar China’s Sinopharm.

Cuba has approved Abdala for usage domestically and begun commercialized exports of the three-dose vaccine to Vietnam and Venezuela.

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LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas isn’t canceling oregon scaling backmost plans for New Year’s Eve gatherings.

More than 300,000 visitors are expected successful municipality for events including a New Year’s Eve fireworks amusement connected the Las Vegas Strip that was canceled past twelvemonth owed to the coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of ticketholders besides are expected astatine a multi-stage outdoor euphony lawsuit beneath a canopy airy amusement astatine the downtown casino pedestrian mall.

In announcing Wednesday that the amusement volition spell on, Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft said: “If you’re sick, enactment astatine home. If you’re indoors, deterioration a mask.”

Las Vegas determination wellness officials reported 2,201 caller coronavirus cases — the astir successful 1 time since past Jan. 11. New cases and deaths successful Las Vegas person been trending up.

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TORONTO — Coronavirus infections are continuing to ascent crossed Canada, prompting respective provinces to enforce much pandemic restrictions.

Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba provinces each reported grounds one-day highs for caller cases Wednesday. Quebec had much than 13,000 infections successful the erstwhile 24 hours, Ontario listed 10,436 and Manitoba reported 947.

Officials successful Newfoundland and Labrador province, meanwhile, accidental schools volition displacement to distant learning aft the Christmas break.

And successful Nunavut territory, officials are extending a lockdown arsenic a emergence successful infections strains its wellness attraction system. Premier P.J. Akeeagok says the prohibition connected indoor gatherings that began earlier Christmas is being extended to Jan. 17. Libraries, gyms, arenas and churches indispensable besides stay closed and restaurants are constricted to takeout work only.

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NEW YORK — A surge of coronavirus cases successful New York has forced the postponement of different signature event, the Westminster Kennel Club’s yearly canine show.

The amusement announced Wednesday it has postponed its 146th yearly lawsuit to person been contested successful precocious January. The announcement didn’t springiness a caller day for the amusement but said it would beryllium aboriginal successful 2022.

The canine amusement usually is held successful February astatine Madison Square Garden but was moved to June past twelvemonth and held astatine the Lyndhurst property successful suburban Tarrytown. Spectators weren’t allowed, and quality participants had to beryllium vaccinated oregon recently tested.

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MILAN — The Italian authorities connected Wednesday enactment caller restrictions connected the unvaccinated and reduced quarantine times for those with boosters arsenic the fig of caller microorganism cases skyrocketed by one-quarter to a single-day full of astir 100,000.

Under a decree aimed astatine preventing an economical slowdown, anyone with a booster changeable oregon who has completed 2 doses wrong 4 months volition not beryllium required to quarantine aft adjacent interaction with idiosyncratic who is positive. A 10-day quarantine remains successful effect for the unvaccinated.

The authorities is reducing the database of free-time activities disposable to the unvaccinated. Starting Jan. 10, the jab volition beryllium required to entree nationalist proscription of immoderate kind, hotels, skis lifts, conventions and fairs, swimming pools and wellness areas. Until then, a antagonistic 10 wrong 48 hours volition stay sufficient.

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NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s COVID-19 decease toll edged toward 15,000 connected Wednesday, and the zoo successful New Orleans said fractional of its lions had been diagnosed with the disease.

Five deaths reported Wednesday brought the authorities full to 14,983. And hospitalizations, aft doubling successful the week that ended Sunday, person risen astir 47% since past to 659, the Louisiana Department of Health dashboard indicated.

The 3 infected African lions are doing good and person mean appetites, the Audubon Zoo said successful a quality merchandise Wednesday. Arnold, a full-grown male; Asani, 1 of 2 yearling males, and Kali, 1 of 3 females, were tested aft they came down with coughs and nasal discharges. The different 3 are present being tested, the connection said.

“All symptoms person been intermittent and mild,” truthful nary medicine has been needed, elder veterinarian Bob MacLean said successful a connection relayed by a zoo spokeswoman.

The zoo said veterinarians don’t cognize however the lions became infected, but it’s apt that they got the coronavirus from an asymptomatic keeper successful spite of galore precautions. Employees indispensable beryllium vaccinated against COVID-19, and those moving with susceptible animals indispensable deterioration N95 oregon KN95 masks, the connection said.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The fig of radical successful the infirmary with COVID-19 has reached a pandemic grounds precocious successful Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday arsenic helium ordered further members of the authorities National Guard into hospitals to assistance with the surge.

Ohio had 5,356 radical successful the infirmary with the coronavirus Wednesday, the highest since the pandemic began successful March 2020, accounting for much than 1 of each 5 infirmary beds. That’s besides the highest per-capita hospitalization complaint successful the country, said Robert Wylie, main aesculapian operations serviceman astatine the Cleveland Clinic.

More than 9 of each 10 radical hospitalized with COVID-19 since June person been unvaccinated, DeWine said.

DeWine is ordering the deployment of 1,250 members of the Ohio National Guard to assistance hospitals. That’s connected apical of the much than 1,000 members of the Guard that DeWine called up earlier this month.

The authorities reported 20,320 caller coronavirus cases connected Wednesday.

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — New Year’s Eve celebrations successful Cyprus volition beryllium muted aft the authorities banned dancing and ordered bar, restaurant, reception hallway and nightclub patrons to stay seated amid a 3rd time of grounds regular COVID-19 infections.

Cyprus’ Health Minister Michael Hadjipantela said Wednesday that the regular corruption complaint present hovers astatine a grounds precocious of astir 2.5% arsenic the omicron variant has present taken a steadfast clasp connected the state and is projected to summation infections arsenic good arsenic infirmary admissions.

Hadjipantela said that arsenic of Thursday, the maximum fig of patrons astatine bars, restaurants and nightclubs volition beryllium capped astatine 300 vaccinated persons. Anyone who hasn’t received a booster changeable is required to person a antagonistic accelerated trial 24 hours anterior to attending immoderate function.

Also adjacent month, 40% of each unit astatine offices volition beryllium required to enactment from home, portion attendance astatine sports stadiums volition beryllium capped astatine 50% capacity.

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s main cities canceled immoderate nationalist activities for New Year’s Eve aft the state reached a grounds 4,939 caller cases of COVID-19, the highest fig for 1 time successful each the pandemic successful the South American nation.

The celebrations were called disconnected for the cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and El Alto aft section authorities said it would beryllium irresponsible to let nationalist festivities.

“The pandemic is escalating, and beingness is first,” said Iván Arias, politician of La Paz. “It’s preferable to beryllium harmless than sorry.”

Bolivia has not detected the omicron variant, but the wellness authorities person said that the surge successful cases tin beryllium attributed to radical not pursuing immoderate measures specified arsenic societal distancing oregon wearing masks.

President Luis Arce issued a decree requiring radical to amusement a vaccination certificate earlier entering immoderate nationalist places, similar restaurants. The measurement volition instrumentality effect connected Jan. 1.

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