Coronavirus: US cases top 13 million, Black Friday shoppers stay home

Total US coronavirus infections passed 13 million on Friday, as infections in New York state, the early epicentre of the US outbreak, topped 8,000 for the first time since April.Americans stayed home on Black Friday as infections continued to climb, with the usual post-Thanksgiving shopping crowds conspicuously absent.On Fifth Avenue in New York City, the line outside the Philippine consulate was longer than the tiny queue to get into Zara. At Macy’s Herald Square, the biggest department store…

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