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Canadian health officials reported that swine flu is hospitalizing three to four times as many children as regular seasonal flu. [350] On 30 May, New Zealand had 9 confirmed cases and 10 probables. During June cases in New Zealand rose rapidly. On 14 June the Ministry of Health announced a 65% increase in cases in just 24 hours.
North America and Middle East retailers saw a 50–60 per cent drop. [462] Shopping centres faced a 33–43 per cent drop in foot traffic in March compared to February. Mall operators around the world coped by increasing sanitation, installing thermal scanners to check the temperature of shoppers, and cancelling events.
According to a US health policy non-profit, 34% of American Indian and Alaska Native People (AIAN) non-elderly adults are at risk of serious illness compared to 21% of white non-elderly adults. [385] The source attributes it to disproportionately high rates of many health conditions that may put them at higher risk as well as living conditions ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain has resulted in 13,980,340 [4] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 121,852 [4] deaths.. The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Spain on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in La Gomera, Canary Islands. [3]
As of 2022, births to White American mothers remain around 50% of the U.S. total, a decline of 3% compared to 2021. [36] In the same time period, births to Asian American and Hispanic women increased by 2% and 6%, respectively. [37] Population pyramid by race and ethnicity of the United States over time from 1900 to 2020
The World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom has expressed concern about the coronavirus' "upward trends" in parts of Africa, Central America, and South America and the management of international air travel. Adhanom has also urged Washington to reconsider its decision to suspend funding to the international organisation.
A study of ~90,000 adults finds that increased physical activity levels can reduce the mortality risks associated with short or long sleep duration. [ 443 ] [ 444 ] Astronomers identify an "ultramassive" black hole, one of the largest ever discovered , and the first to be confirmed through gravitational lensing , at the centre of the galaxy ...
For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000