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Demings said new restrictions placed by DeSantis and the Florida Legislature on actions that can be taken by local governments and private businesses to combat the virus have made fighting the pandemic more difficult.

A new law signed by DeSantis last month prevents businesses from having vaccine mandates unless they allow workers to opt out, bars schools and governments from having vaccine mandates and allows parents to sue schools with masking requirements. MADRID — A recent sharp surge in coronavirus infections in Spain gave no signs of abating Tuesday with nearly , cases reported in the previous 24 hours, a new all-time pandemic high.

Health Ministry data showed that the day infection rate soared to 1, cases per , residents, up from 1, new cases on Monday, nearly twice the level from a week earlier and five times the incidence rate at the beginning of December. Authorities reported a total of 99, new positive cases, a new daily record for the seventh consecutive day. An extremely rapid rise in cases pushed totals on Tuesday beyond peaks previously set in January.

The state recorded nearly 14, positive tests in its report released Tuesday, a combination of molecular PCR tests and rapid antigen tests. The seven-day average of positive tests in Georgia roe to nearly 10, Assembly Elections Top News. Bedridden for 5 years, man starts walking after Covishield jab; doctors call it 'miraculous recovery'. Latest News. Now that Covid is in control in Madhya Pradesh, with a total of 78 active cases, we have decided to remove all the restrictions imposed during the pandemic, said CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Light to moderate rainfall, triggered by a western disturbance, is likely to occur in parts of Rajasthan in the next couple of days, a Meteorological MeT department official said on Wednesday. Stay with us for all live updates Read Less. Gujarat witnesses 54 cases of Covid and 16 patient discharges on Wednesday.

Death toll remains at 10, Consumer prices jumped 6. The poll was conducted in early December, when worries about the virus were rising as omicron took hold in the country, but before it sparked record caseloads , overwhelmed testing sites and hospitals and upended holiday travel.

Still, in recent follow-up interviews with participants, including self-identified Democrats, many said those developments didn't shake their views. That sentiment reflects the challenge for Democrats at the onset of the election year. The party won the White House and control of Congress in with pledges to manage the pandemic more competently than the Trump administration.

The White House says COVID's waning as a preeminent concern actually underscores its success rolling out preventative measures, including vaccines. It argues that economic jitters now exacerbated by the pandemic eventually will ease.

Still, with Democrats likely struggling to campaign on the idea that they've now defeated the virus, the other issues gaining attention among voters pose more immediate political headaches. This will die with a whimper as people just lose interest. Many respondents in the survey said they're not suggesting the country ignore the pandemic.