Non-emergency consulate workers and their families will be evacuated on commercial flights, the US State Department has decided
Anyone who tests positive for COVD-19 must be sent to a quarantine centre, rather than isolating at home.Some are vast exhibition centres holding thousands of people in communal spaces, with no showers, little privacy and lights kept on 24/7.Mattresses on floors, heaps of rubbish
Others are more makeshift, with mattresses scattered on the floor and heaps of rubbish, seen in videos posted on social media and verified by Sky News.Residents have been allowed outside their homes and onto the surrounding streets.Videos shared with Sky News by one resident allowed to leave his compound showed deserted streets.
The city reported a slight drop in COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, recording 23,346 cases compared to 26,087 the day before. More than 200,000 cases have been logged during its latest COVID-19 outbreak, but officials have not reported any deaths.
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