Don’t visit your parents on Mother’s Day, Boris Johnson tells Britons, as NHS nears Italy-style breaking point

By Rob Picheta and Simon Cullen, CNN
Published 8:02 AM EDT, Sun March 22, 2020
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people in the UK not to visit their parents on Sunday, warning that Britain’s health care system risks becoming overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic in the coming weeks.

Sunday is Mother’s Day in the UK, but with cases soaring in the country and the situation in the UK just “two or three” weeks behind Italy’s, Johnson has insisted people stay home.

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    • “I am afraid that this Mothering Sunday the single best present that we can give – we who owe our mothers so much – is to spare them the risk of catching a very dangerous disease,” Johnson wrote on Saturday evening.

    “The sad news is that means staying away. This time the best thing is to ring her, video call her, Skype her, but to avoid any unnecessary physical contact or proximity,” he added. “Because if your mother is elderly or vulnerable, then I am afraid all the statistics show that she is much more likely to die from Coronavirus, or Covid-19. We cannot disguise or sugar coat the threat.”

    The Prime Minister had previously said this week that he had been hoping to see his own mother this Sunday.

    But he ordered pubs and restaurants in the UK to shut on Friday evening and has instructed Britons to practice social distancing, though he has so far resisted the total lockdowns seen in European countries such as Italy and Spain.

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    Medical staff transport a coronavirus patient to a waiting flight at the Lyon-Bron Airport in France on November 16.
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    Cars line up at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium for Covid-19 testing on November 14.
    Cars line up at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium for Covid-19 testing on November 14.
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    Spc. Demetrie Barnett of the Nevada National Guard administers a Covid-19 test to North Las Vegas City Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown during a preview of a free drive-thru testing site on November 12.
    Spc. Demetrie Barnett of the Nevada National Guard administers a Covid-19 test to North Las Vegas City Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown during a preview of a free drive-thru testing site on November 12.
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    A nursing-home resident, left, speaks with her visiting daughter through a plastic screen in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, on November 11. The plastic screen is part of a "Hug Room" that allows residents and their families to embrace each other during the coronavirus pandemic.
    A nursing-home resident, left, speaks with her visiting daughter through a plastic screen in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, on November 11. The plastic screen is part of a "Hug Room" that allows residents and their families to embrace each other during the coronavirus pandemic.
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    A soldier waits at a window for a colleague's swab as they practice inside a rapid testing center in Liverpool, England, on November 6.
    A soldier waits at a window for a colleague's swab as they practice inside a rapid testing center in Liverpool, England, on November 6.
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    A medical worker looks away as she provides care to a Covid-19 patient in Saint-Etienne, France, on November 6.
    A medical worker looks away as she provides care to a Covid-19 patient in Saint-Etienne, France, on November 6.
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    A boy watches as a health worker tests someone for Covid-19 in Hyderabad, India, on October 27.
    A boy watches as a health worker tests someone for Covid-19 in Hyderabad, India, on October 27.
    Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
    People shop at an outside market in Berlin on October 27.
    People shop at an outside market in Berlin on October 27.
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    A medic sits in an ambulance in Kommunarka, Russia, on October 27.
    A medic sits in an ambulance in Kommunarka, Russia, on October 27.
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    Commuters ride a bus in Beijing during rush hour on October 26.
    Commuters ride a bus in Beijing during rush hour on October 26.
    Andy Wong/AP
    Volunteers at a cemetery in Yangon, Myanmar, bury someone believed to have died from Covid-19.
    Volunteers at a cemetery in Yangon, Myanmar, bury someone believed to have died from Covid-19.
    Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images
    People wait in a line to vote early in New York City on October 24. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state of New York was allowing early voting for the first time.
    People wait in a line to vote early in New York City on October 24. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state of New York was allowing early voting for the first time.
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    An oversized surgical mask is displayed on the front of a house in San Francisco. The homeowner put it there ahead of Halloween.
    An oversized surgical mask is displayed on the front of a house in San Francisco. The homeowner put it there ahead of Halloween.
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    A cyclist takes pictures of a public art project set up on the DC Armory Parade Ground in Washington, DC. An estimated 240,000 flags were planted to represent lives lost to Covid-19. The display, created by local artist Susanne Brennan Firstenberg, was on display for two weeks.
    A cyclist takes pictures of a public art project set up on the DC Armory Parade Ground in Washington, DC. An estimated 240,000 flags were planted to represent lives lost to Covid-19. The display, created by local artist Susanne Brennan Firstenberg, was on display for two weeks.
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    Medical staff use a biocontainment stretcher to transfer a Covid-19 patient to a hospital in Varese, Italy, on October 19.
    Medical staff use a biocontainment stretcher to transfer a Covid-19 patient to a hospital in Varese, Italy, on October 19.
    Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
    A dog is trained to sniff out Covid-19 at a national veterinary school in Paris on October 15.
    A dog is trained to sniff out Covid-19 at a national veterinary school in Paris on October 15.
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    A health worker takes a swab from a resident at a Covid-19 testing center in Qingdao, China, on October 12. The Chinese port city planned to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/12/asia/china-qingdao-coronavirus-golden-week-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">test some 9 million people</a> in the following days after 12 locally transmitted cases were reported.
    A health worker takes a swab from a resident at a Covid-19 testing center in Qingdao, China, on October 12. The Chinese port city planned to test some 9 million people in the following days after 12 locally transmitted cases were reported.
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    A health worker in Manila, Philippines, sits behind a booth October 6 during mass testing for public transportation drivers.
    A health worker in Manila, Philippines, sits behind a booth October 6 during mass testing for public transportation drivers.
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    An Orthodox Jewish man takes photos of a photographer with his cell phone <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/us/new-york-protest-orthodox-jews/index.html" target="_blank">during protests in New York</a> on October 6. Members of the Orthodox Jewish community protested after the state announced new coronavirus-related restrictions.
    An Orthodox Jewish man takes photos of a photographer with his cell phone during protests in New York on October 6. Members of the Orthodox Jewish community protested after the state announced new coronavirus-related restrictions.
    Carlo Allegri/Reuters
    A security guard gives hand sanitizer to students as they arrive at the Prabhat secondary school on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 6.
    A security guard gives hand sanitizer to students as they arrive at the Prabhat secondary school on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 6.
    Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
    A man from the Mouride Brotherhood reads a book with poems written by Cheikh Amadou Bamba as he stands in line to enter the Grand Mosque of Touba in Touba, Senegal, on October 5.
    A man from the Mouride Brotherhood reads a book with poems written by Cheikh Amadou Bamba as he stands in line to enter the Grand Mosque of Touba in Touba, Senegal, on October 5.
    Leo Correa/AP
    Tourists crowd together in Beijing as they move slowly on a section of the Great Wall of China on October 4. The scene would have been unthinkable just months ago.
    Tourists crowd together in Beijing as they move slowly on a section of the Great Wall of China on October 4. The scene would have been unthinkable just months ago.
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    Empty chairs <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/us/covid-national-remembrance-empty-chairs-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">are displayed near the White House</a> to represent the American lives lost to Covid-19.
    Empty chairs are displayed near the White House to represent the American lives lost to Covid-19.
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    US President Donald Trump arrives at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 2. Trump announced on Twitter earlier that day that <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/president-donald-trump-walter-reed-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19.</a> He spent the weekend at Walter Reed and received various treatments.
    US President Donald Trump arrives at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 2. Trump announced on Twitter earlier that day that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19. He spent the weekend at Walter Reed and received various treatments.
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    A paramedic adjusts a patient's face mask outside an Athens, Greece, nursing home where dozens of people tested positive for Covid-19.
    A paramedic adjusts a patient's face mask outside an Athens, Greece, nursing home where dozens of people tested positive for Covid-19.
    Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
    The Moncloa bus station in Madrid is deserted after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/europe/madrid-lockdown-coronavirus-europe-intl/index.html" target="_blank">new lockdown measures</a> were imposed in the city. New measures are being introduced in many countries across Europe as a second wave grips the continent.
    The Moncloa bus station in Madrid is deserted after new lockdown measures were imposed in the city. New measures are being introduced in many countries across Europe as a second wave grips the continent.
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    A student has her temperature checked before entering classes at a school in Thankot, Nepal, on September 30.
    A student has her temperature checked before entering classes at a school in Thankot, Nepal, on September 30.
    Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    A health worker tests a student for Covid-19 after classes started at a college in the Indian village of Jhargaon on September 30.
    A health worker tests a student for Covid-19 after classes started at a college in the Indian village of Jhargaon on September 30.
    Anupam Nath/AP
    Medical staff hold swabs for rapid Covid-19 tests at a high school in Rome on September 28.
    Medical staff hold swabs for rapid Covid-19 tests at a high school in Rome on September 28.
    Cecilia Fabiano/AP
    Medical residents sit in the middle of a street as they protest their working conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28.
    Medical residents sit in the middle of a street as they protest their working conditions in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28.
    Emilio Morenatti/AP
    Members of the LSU marching band sit apart from one another before a college football game in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 26.
    Members of the LSU marching band sit apart from one another before a college football game in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 26.
    Gerald Herbert/AP
    A grave digger in Jakarta, Indonesia, plants a cross in a public cemetery, part of which is reserved for suspected Covid-19 victims, on September 26.
    A grave digger in Jakarta, Indonesia, plants a cross in a public cemetery, part of which is reserved for suspected Covid-19 victims, on September 26.
    Ed Wray/Getty Images
    A cemetery worker in La Paz, Bolivia, pushes a cart with a plastic-wrapped coffin on September 23.
    A cemetery worker in La Paz, Bolivia, pushes a cart with a plastic-wrapped coffin on September 23.
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    Carmen Wilke places flags September 22 as part of the Covid Memorial Project, which installed 20,000 American flags on the National Mall in Washington, DC. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-us-maps-and-cases/" target="_blank">More than 200,000 people in the United States have died</a> from Covid-19.
    Carmen Wilke places flags September 22 as part of the Covid Memorial Project, which installed 20,000 American flags on the National Mall in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people in the United States have died from Covid-19.
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    An adviser waits for people behind a plastic glass screen during a job fair in Barcelona, Spain, on September 21.
    An adviser waits for people behind a plastic glass screen during a job fair in Barcelona, Spain, on September 21.
    David Ramos/Getty Images
    A woman watches the band Jikustik during a drive-in concert in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on September 20.
    A woman watches the band Jikustik during a drive-in concert in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on September 20.
    Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
    Ultra-Orthodox Jews are separated by plastic shields as they pray in a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, on September 18.
    Ultra-Orthodox Jews are separated by plastic shields as they pray in a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, on September 18.
    Oded Balilty/AP
    A health worker in Hyderabad, India, takes a break in front of a fan on September 17.
    A health worker in Hyderabad, India, takes a break in front of a fan on September 17.
    Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
    Brides and grooms wait for the Pope's arrival at the San Damaso courtyard in the Vatican on September 16.
    Brides and grooms wait for the Pope's arrival at the San Damaso courtyard in the Vatican on September 16.
    Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images
    Maria Hernandez, top, embraces her aunt through a transparent curtain at a nursing home in San Salvador, El Salvador, on September 11.
    Maria Hernandez, top, embraces her aunt through a transparent curtain at a nursing home in San Salvador, El Salvador, on September 11.
    Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
    A coronavirus victim is buried at a cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 8.
    A coronavirus victim is buried at a cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 8.
    Mast Irham/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    Young students make sure they are spread out from one another as they stand in a line before entering a classroom in Pamplona, Spain, on September 7.
    Young students make sure they are spread out from one another as they stand in a line before entering a classroom in Pamplona, Spain, on September 7.
    Alvaro Barrientos/AP
    A girl cries as she is tested for Covid-19 at a drive-thru testing station in East Jerusalem on September 6.
    A girl cries as she is tested for Covid-19 at a drive-thru testing station in East Jerusalem on September 6.
    Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
    People wear face masks and sit spread apart at the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 2.
    People wear face masks and sit spread apart at the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 2.
    Domenico Stinellis/AP
    Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, wear masks and face shields as they distribute food to the poor and homeless in Kolkata, India, on August 26.
    Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, wear masks and face shields as they distribute food to the poor and homeless in Kolkata, India, on August 26.
    Bikas Das/AP
    Cemetery workers carry Wilson Gil's remains on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on August 26. Gil died of complications related to Covid-19, according to family members.
    Cemetery workers carry Wilson Gil's remains on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on August 26. Gil died of complications related to Covid-19, according to family members.
    Martin Mejia/AP
    Workers in New Delhi prepare to cremate the body of a coronavirus victim on August 22.
    Workers in New Delhi prepare to cremate the body of a coronavirus victim on August 22.
    Xavier Galiana/AFP/Getty Images
    A health worker administers a Covid-19 test in the Indian village of Kusumpur on August 17.
    A health worker administers a Covid-19 test in the Indian village of Kusumpur on August 17.
    Anupam Nath/AP
    People gather in Little Venice on the Aegean Sea island of Mykonos, Greece, on August 16.
    People gather in Little Venice on the Aegean Sea island of Mykonos, Greece, on August 16.
    Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
    Thousands of people gather for an electronic music festival at a water park in Wuhan, China, on August 15. The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan late last year.
    Thousands of people gather for an electronic music festival at a water park in Wuhan, China, on August 15. The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan late last year.
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    Funeral workers in Peru's Uchumayo District bury a coffin in a massive burial ground for low-income people and unidentified victims of Covid-19.
    Funeral workers in Peru's Uchumayo District bury a coffin in a massive burial ground for low-income people and unidentified victims of Covid-19.
    Diego Ramos/AFP/Getty Images
    A man receives an injection while taking part in a vaccine trial in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13.
    A man receives an injection while taking part in a vaccine trial in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13.
    Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
    Election officials sort absentee ballots in Atlanta, where there were several runoffs taking place on August 11.
    Election officials sort absentee ballots in Atlanta, where there were several runoffs taking place on August 11.
    John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
    Gravediggers bury a coronavirus victim at the Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 10.
    Gravediggers bury a coronavirus victim at the Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 10.
    Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
    Kindergarten students wear face masks and play in screened-in areas at the Wat Khlong Toey School in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 10.
    Kindergarten students wear face masks and play in screened-in areas at the Wat Khlong Toey School in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 10.
    Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
    Medics wait to transport a woman with possible Covid-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas, on August 7.
    Medics wait to transport a woman with possible Covid-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas, on August 7.
    John Moore/Getty Images
    A coronavirus victim is lowered into the ground during her funeral in New Delhi on August 7.
    A coronavirus victim is lowered into the ground during her funeral in New Delhi on August 7.
    Adnan Abidi/Reuters
    Resident doctors and interns attend a rally in Seoul, South Korea, on August 7. They were protesting the government's plan to expand admissions to medical schools — a policy meant to address a shortage in physicians.
    Resident doctors and interns attend a rally in Seoul, South Korea, on August 7. They were protesting the government's plan to expand admissions to medical schools — a policy meant to address a shortage in physicians.
    Ahn Young-joon/AP
    A health worker performs a Covid-19 test at a gymnasium in Navotas, Philippines, on August 6.
    A health worker performs a Covid-19 test at a gymnasium in Navotas, Philippines, on August 6.
    Aaron Favila/AP
    A worker disinfects a public school in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 5. The local government has begun preparations for the reopening of schools in early September.
    A worker disinfects a public school in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 5. The local government has begun preparations for the reopening of schools in early September.
    Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
    Cemetery workers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 victim at a graveyard in Comas, Peru, on August 5.
    Cemetery workers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 victim at a graveyard in Comas, Peru, on August 5.
    Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images
    An empty Swanston Street is seen in Melbourne's Central Business District on August 5. Australia's second-most populous city <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/australia/australia-melbourne-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">has implemented a curfew</a> for the next six weeks.
    An empty Swanston Street is seen in Melbourne's Central Business District on August 5. Australia's second-most populous city has implemented a curfew for the next six weeks.
    Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP
    Elementary school students walk to class in Godley, Texas, on August 5. Three rural school districts in Johnson County were among the first in the state to head back to school for in-person classes.
    Elementary school students walk to class in Godley, Texas, on August 5. Three rural school districts in Johnson County were among the first in the state to head back to school for in-person classes.
    LM Otero/AP
    Poll worker Debra Moore sanitizes her workspace during a primary election in Detroit on August 4.
    Poll worker Debra Moore sanitizes her workspace during a primary election in Detroit on August 4.
    Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News/AP
    A stylist from Grey Matter LA cuts a client's hair on a rooftop parking lot in Los Angeles on August 4.
    A stylist from Grey Matter LA cuts a client's hair on a rooftop parking lot in Los Angeles on August 4.
    Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images
    Paul Adamus, 7, waits at the bus stop for his first day of school in Dallas, Georgia, on August 3.
    Paul Adamus, 7, waits at the bus stop for his first day of school in Dallas, Georgia, on August 3.
    Brynn Anderson/AP
    Beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up in Hong Kong on August 1. AsiaWorld-Expo has been converted into a makeshift hospital that can take up to 500 patients.
    Beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up in Hong Kong on August 1. AsiaWorld-Expo has been converted into a makeshift hospital that can take up to 500 patients.
    Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
    Medical workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, showcase designs during a fashion show of personal protective equipment on August 1. The fashion show was held as a form of gratitude for all medical personnel who have been fighting Covid-19.
    Medical workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, showcase designs during a fashion show of personal protective equipment on August 1. The fashion show was held as a form of gratitude for all medical personnel who have been fighting Covid-19.
    Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
    A volunteer disinfects a rooftop area in Rio de Janeiro on August 1.
    A volunteer disinfects a rooftop area in Rio de Janeiro on August 1.
    Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
    Volunteer health workers disinfect a mosque prior to Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 31.
    Volunteer health workers disinfect a mosque prior to Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 31.
    Jawad Jalali/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    A casket carrying the body of coronavirus victim Lola M. Simmons is placed into a hearse following her funeral service in Dallas on July 30.
    A casket carrying the body of coronavirus victim Lola M. Simmons is placed into a hearse following her funeral service in Dallas on July 30.
    Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images
    Relatives of Covid-19 patients line up to recharge oxygen cylinders in Villa Maria del Triunfo, Peru, on July 29.
    Relatives of Covid-19 patients line up to recharge oxygen cylinders in Villa Maria del Triunfo, Peru, on July 29.
    Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images
    People watch the film "The Prestige" from a gondola boat in Venice, Italy, on July 28. Around the world, many films are being shown outside so that people can practice social distancing.
    People watch the film "The Prestige" from a gondola boat in Venice, Italy, on July 28. Around the world, many films are being shown outside so that people can practice social distancing.
    Marco Sabadin/AFP/Getty Images
    Nurse Kathe Olmstead gives an injection to volunteer Melissa Harting in Binghamton, New York, on July 27. It was part of a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/health/coronavirus-vaccine-trial-begins-moderna-phase-3/index.html" target="_blank">The trial</a> is the first to reach Phase 3 in the United States.
    Nurse Kathe Olmstead gives an injection to volunteer Melissa Harting in Binghamton, New York, on July 27. It was part of a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine. The trial is the first to reach Phase 3 in the United States.
    Hans Pennink/AP
    A health worker tests a child for Covid-19 at a school in New Delhi on July 27.
    A health worker tests a child for Covid-19 at a school in New Delhi on July 27.
    Biplov Bhuyan/HindustanTimes/Getty Images
    Portraits are taped onto seats to help theatergoers spread out in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 27.
    Portraits are taped onto seats to help theatergoers spread out in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 27.
    Petros Karadjias/AP
    The casket of a coronavirus victim is carried from a funeral home in Johannesburg on July 26.
    The casket of a coronavirus victim is carried from a funeral home in Johannesburg on July 26.
    Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
    Worshippers of Legio Maria attend a prayer at their church in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 26. Places of worship have reopened in Kenya under strict guidelines.
    Worshippers of Legio Maria attend a prayer at their church in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 26. Places of worship have reopened in Kenya under strict guidelines.
    Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
    A casket containing the remains of a coronavirus victim waits to be removed from a mortuary in Soweto, South Africa, on July 24.
    A casket containing the remains of a coronavirus victim waits to be removed from a mortuary in Soweto, South Africa, on July 24.
    Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
    Cardboard cutouts of fans are seen in Globe Life Field during a Major League Baseball game in Arlington, Texas, on July 24. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/gallery/baseball-begins-2020/index.html" target="_blank">The league has resumed</a> for a 60-game abbreviated season, but fans are not allowed to attend.
    Cardboard cutouts of fans are seen in Globe Life Field during a Major League Baseball game in Arlington, Texas, on July 24. The league has resumed for a 60-game abbreviated season, but fans are not allowed to attend.
    Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
    Commuters wear face masks and face shields while traveling on a public bus in Lima, Peru, on July 22. Peru has mandated masks and shields on public transportation.
    Commuters wear face masks and face shields while traveling on a public bus in Lima, Peru, on July 22. Peru has mandated masks and shields on public transportation.
    Rodrigo Abd/AP
    Undertakers push the casket of a coronavirus victim during a funeral in Soweto, South Africa, on July 21.
    Undertakers push the casket of a coronavirus victim during a funeral in Soweto, South Africa, on July 21.
    Michele Spatari/AFP/Getty Images
    Nurse Gabriel Leyva, second from left, treats a coronavirus patient in Edinburg, Texas, on July 20. Texas is among a string of Southern states <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/chip-roy-texas-coronavirus-cnntv/index.html" target="_blank">grappling with rising coronavirus cases.</a>
    Nurse Gabriel Leyva, second from left, treats a coronavirus patient in Edinburg, Texas, on July 20. Texas is among a string of Southern states grappling with rising coronavirus cases.
    Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
    A worker measures a man's temperature before allowing him to enter La Vega market in Santiago, Chile, on July 19.
    A worker measures a man's temperature before allowing him to enter La Vega market in Santiago, Chile, on July 19.
    Esteban Felix/AP
    Indigenous nurses in Santarem, Brazil, administer a Covid-19 test on Chief Domingos from the Arapium tribe on July 19.
    Indigenous nurses in Santarem, Brazil, administer a Covid-19 test on Chief Domingos from the Arapium tribe on July 19.
    Tarso Sarraf/AFP/Getty Images
    A restaurant's outdoor seating area is closed in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 18. The city ordered <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-17-20-intl/h_9581f7656c9969cf26c2a626790f86be" target="_blank">a curfew for most of its entertainment district.</a>
    A restaurant's outdoor seating area is closed in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 18. The city ordered a curfew for most of its entertainment district.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images
    People watch a video projection in Avignon, France, on July 18. Since the Avignon Theatre Festival has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival's organization has been projecting plays that made its history.
    People watch a video projection in Avignon, France, on July 18. Since the Avignon Theatre Festival has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival's organization has been projecting plays that made its history.
    Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Images
    Guests arrive at Disney's Epcot park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on July 15. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/disney-world-epcot-reopens/index.html" target="_blank">The park was reopening,</a> as was Hollywood Studios, for the first time since March 15.
    Guests arrive at Disney's Epcot park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on July 15. The park was reopening, as was Hollywood Studios, for the first time since March 15.
    Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentine/AP
    Doctors from the Palestinian Ministry of Health take blood samples in Hebron, West Bank, on July 15.
    Doctors from the Palestinian Ministry of Health take blood samples in Hebron, West Bank, on July 15.
    HAZEM BADER/AFP/AFP via Getty Images
    Health-care workers and union members demonstrate during a Bastille Day protest in Paris on July 14. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/14/890721869/french-health-care-workers-given-a-raise-honored-on-bastille-day" target="_blank" target="_blank">France is giving health-care workers a raise</a> for their efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.
    Health-care workers and union members demonstrate during a Bastille Day protest in Paris on July 14. France is giving health-care workers a raise for their efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.
    Kiran Ridley/Getty Images
    Health workers in Mumbai, India, screen residents for Covid-19 symptoms on July 14.
    Health workers in Mumbai, India, screen residents for Covid-19 symptoms on July 14.
    Rafiq Maqbool/AP
    Activist Thomas Kennedy is escorted away by security as he <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/14/desantis-heckler-coronavirus-press-conference-flores-sot-newday-vpx.cnn" target="_blank">heckles Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis</a> during a briefing in Miami on July 13. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/health/florida-coronavirus-cases-comparisons/index.html" target="_blank">If Florida were a country,</a> it would have ranked No. 9 in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins data that day.
    Activist Thomas Kennedy is escorted away by security as he heckles Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a briefing in Miami on July 13. If Florida were a country, it would have ranked No. 9 in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins data that day.
    Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
    Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a July 13 protest over lockdown measures in Jerusalem.
    Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a July 13 protest over lockdown measures in Jerusalem.
    Oded Balilty/AP
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks with a paramedic during his visit to the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust on July 13. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/uk/uk-masks-shops-winter-predictions-intl-scli-gbr/index.html" target="_blank">Wearing face masks</a> in shops and supermarkets in England will be compulsory from July 24. The United Kingdom is one of the countries worst hit by coronavirus. Its fatalities trail only Brazil and the United States.
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks with a paramedic during his visit to the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust on July 13. Wearing face masks in shops and supermarkets in England will be compulsory from July 24. The United Kingdom is one of the countries worst hit by coronavirus. Its fatalities trail only Brazil and the United States.
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    Members of the Bungoma County Isolation Team stand by the coffin of Dr. Doreen Lugaliki during her funeral in Ndalu, Kenya, on July 13. Lugaliki, 39, died from complications related to the novel coronavirus.
    Members of the Bungoma County Isolation Team stand by the coffin of Dr. Doreen Lugaliki during her funeral in Ndalu, Kenya, on July 13. Lugaliki, 39, died from complications related to the novel coronavirus.
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    People play volleyball in Hermosa Beach, California, on July 12. Los Angeles County beaches were reopened after being closed over the Fourth of July weekend. California is one of almost three dozen states in which <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/us/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html" target="_blank">cases were rising.</a>
    People play volleyball in Hermosa Beach, California, on July 12. Los Angeles County beaches were reopened after being closed over the Fourth of July weekend. California is one of almost three dozen states in which cases were rising.
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    The boxed cremated remains of Mexicans who died from Covid-19 are covered before a service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York on July 11. The ashes were blessed before they were repatriated to Mexico.
    The boxed cremated remains of Mexicans who died from Covid-19 are covered before a service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York on July 11. The ashes were blessed before they were repatriated to Mexico.
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    US President Donald Trump wears a face mask <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/trump-walter-reed-visit-mask/index.html" target="_blank">as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center</a> in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 11. This was the first time since the pandemic began that the White House press corps got a glimpse of Trump with a face covering.
    US President Donald Trump wears a face mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 11. This was the first time since the pandemic began that the White House press corps got a glimpse of Trump with a face covering.
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    In this handout photo provided by the Walt Disney World Resort, a worker welcomes guests to the Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on July 11. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/disney-masks-covid-rides-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">The park's reopening</a> came the same weekend that Florida reached a record high for single-day case count increase.
    In this handout photo provided by the Walt Disney World Resort, a worker welcomes guests to the Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on July 11. The park's reopening came the same weekend that Florida reached a record high for single-day case count increase.
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    Health-care workers walk through the Texas Medical Center during a shift change in Houston on July 8. Coronavirus cases <a href="https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-us-maps-and-cases/" target="_blank">have accelerated across much of the South and Southwest </a>in recent weeks. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/politics/florida-texas-governors-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">Texas crossed the 200,000-case threshold</a> on July 6 — just 17 days after it had reached 100,000 cases. Harris County, which encompasses Houston and is the most populous county in Texas, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/politics/houston-texas-republican-convention-contract/index.html" target="_blank">led the state in confirmed cases.</a>
    Health-care workers walk through the Texas Medical Center during a shift change in Houston on July 8. Coronavirus cases have accelerated across much of the South and Southwest in recent weeks. Texas crossed the 200,000-case threshold on July 6 — just 17 days after it had reached 100,000 cases. Harris County, which encompasses Houston and is the most populous county in Texas, led the state in confirmed cases.
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    Protesters clash with police in front of Serbia's National Assembly building in Belgrade on July 8. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-08-20-intl/h_570a4c52facd841fd36b61439b06ef63" target="_blank">People were demonstrating against President Aleksandar Vucic</a> after he announced a weekend-long curfew to try to combat a surge in coronavirus cases.
    Protesters clash with police in front of Serbia's National Assembly building in Belgrade on July 8. People were demonstrating against President Aleksandar Vucic after he announced a weekend-long curfew to try to combat a surge in coronavirus cases.
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    Firefighters dressed in personal protective equipment prepare to distribute food at a public housing tower in North Melbourne, Australia, on July 7. Metropolitan Melbourne was placed under lockdown amid a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/asia/melbourne-coronavirus-lockdown-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">resurgence of coronavirus cases.</a>
    Firefighters dressed in personal protective equipment prepare to distribute food at a public housing tower in North Melbourne, Australia, on July 7. Metropolitan Melbourne was placed under lockdown amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
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    Cars line up in the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot so drivers could be tested in Miami Gardens, Florida, on July 6.
    Cars line up in the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot so drivers could be tested in Miami Gardens, Florida, on July 6.
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    Peruvian migrant Jose Collantes cries as he watches cemetery workers bury his wife, Silvia Cano, in Santiago, Chile, on July 3. She died of coronavirus complications, according to Collantes.
    Peruvian migrant Jose Collantes cries as he watches cemetery workers bury his wife, Silvia Cano, in Santiago, Chile, on July 3. She died of coronavirus complications, according to Collantes.
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