Praying the News Summary 26

Summary: Country of the Week: Iraq
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Summary: PRAISE: Saudi Arabia has banned flogging as a punishment. They have also banned execution for crimes committed by minors.
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Summary: 50.8 million internally displaced (still in their home country) people worldwide due to war or disasters.
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Summary: 40 killed and 47 wounded by a truck bomb in Syria.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 3 million cases including 200,000+ deaths worldwide.
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Summary: Virus hotspots in Texas are in rural counties with meat-packing plants.
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Summary: 941,600+ cases including 54,000+ deaths in the US.
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Summary: 13,000+ cases including 189 deaths in Chile.
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Summary: 26,900+ deaths in Italy.
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Summary: 965,700+ cases including 54,800+ deaths in the US.
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Summary: 226,000+ cases including 23,000+ deaths in Spain.
PRAISE:  Children are allowed to leave their homes for the first time in 6 weeks.
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Summary: 18,500+ cases including 2,100+ deaths in Sweden.
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Summary: As migrant children in US custody turn 18, they are processed as adults and moved to adult facilities. Around 32,000 detainees are in custody. There are 280+ cases among detainees and 30+ cases among workers.
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Summary: 988,300+ cases including 56,200+ deaths in the US.
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Summary: 290,000+ cases including 22,500+ in New York.
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Summary: 93,000+ cases including 860+ deaths in Russia.
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Summary: Over 1 million cases including 57,000+ deaths.
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Summary: 129,800+ cases including 23,600+ deaths in France.
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Summary: Pray for the workers in meat-packing plants. Pray for the companies to implement the necessary safety measures, even if output decreases.
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Summary: 3,000+ meat-packing employees have the virus in the US. 22 factories had closed, but an executive order is requiring them to stay open.
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Summary: Pray for those in refugee camps that locked down due to the virus.
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Summary: 50% of American say they or someone in their household have either lost hours or a job due to the virus.
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Summary: 58,300+ people have died in 3 months in the US due to COVID-19. In comparison 58,220 Americans died in the Vietnam War.
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