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Panama has lifted a five-month-old coronavirus measure that restricted women from going out one day and men the next, the Associated Press reports.
The rules limiting when people can could go out for essentials proved controversial because it led to harassment and discrimination against transgender people.
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French health authorities on Monday reported 6,158 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, sharply down from Saturday’s record high since large-scale testing began of 10,561 and Sunday’s tally of 7,183.
The Monday figure always tends to dip as there are fewer tests conducted on Sundays.
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