US Supreme Court Refuses to Tighten Restrictions on Churches to Curb Corona

The Supreme Court in the United States refused to tighten restrictions on gatherings in temples and churches in the areas most affected by the coronavirus in New York.

The vote of the new judge, Amy Connie Barrett, gave the court the threshold needed to vote in favor of religious institutions, according to CNN.

5 judges voted in favor of the decision to prevent tightening restrictions on gatherings in religious places, including Barrett, against 4 against it.

Johns Hopkins University, USA, reported that the number of infections with Coronavirus (known also as COVID-19) in the country witnessed, during the last day, a sharp jump as 2.3 thousand died and more than 180 thousand infected.

The university, which relies on its statistics on data from official bodies and open sources, confirmed today, Thursday, that the US recorded 2,297 deaths and 181.490 cases of the coronavirus.

According to the university data, the total number of corona infections recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic is 12 million and 780047 confirmed cases, including 262,283 deaths, the largest toll at the level of the year.

On the other hand, the US is experiencing a famine crisis during Thanksgiving this year. There are 56 million Americans suffering from food insecurity, according to "Feeding America".

The organization stated that the Bronx neighborhoods have the highest rate of Corona infections and the highest unemployment rate in New York; these slums suffer from the highest rate of food insecurity among children in the country. Families also face a heavy burden to provide for their meals.

"There are 22 million children who were dependent on a free lunch at school before the pandemic," said Claire Papino Fontino, executive director of Feeding America. "But with schools closed due to the Corona pandemic, this means there is a loss of education and meals."

She stressed that "communities of color are twice as likely to suffer, not only from the underlying diseases that make the virus more deadly but also from lack of food and security."