A security guard stands in front of a banner as residents clap and sing from their windows to pay tribute to health workers, essential personnel and security forces during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
New virus hot spots sprout; World marks Easter at a distance
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The Associated Press
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(Barcelona, Spain) — The world is celebrating Easter at a distance, with many churches closed and family gatherings canceled amid wide-ranging shutdowns.
There is huge uncertainty about the outlook for not just the next few weeks but the next months ahead.
A top European Union official says it’s too early to plan summer vacations for July and August.
The focus in recent weeks has been on southern Europe and the United States, whose death toll is now the world’s highest at over 20,600.
But hot spots in the coronavirus pandemic have shifted constantly, and new concerns are rising in Japan, Turkey, the U.S. Midwest and Britain.
The U.K. death toll is expected to surpass 10,000 on Sunday.