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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, has coronavirus: PM tests positive for disease after developing a cough

Figures show that a week after the tenth death New York's toll doubled nearly every 1.5 days; the worst-hit region of Italy, Lombardy, saw a doubling every three days. Cases have also accelerated at a faster rate in the US, than in Italy

1,000 American troops would be stationed within 20 miles of the Canadian frontier, between official border checkpoints, and use sensor technologies to detect irregular crossers, Global News reported. Under this proposal, the US military - which shares continental defense responsibilities with their Canadian counterparts — would advise American border agents who would be sent to intercept them. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discouraged militarizing the border. 'Canada and the United States have the longest unmilitarized border in the world and it is very much in both of our interests for it to remain that way,' Trudeau said. 'We have been in discussions with the United States on this,' he told a news conference, without giving details.

Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease. Public health officials are keeping a wary eye and warning that LA could end up being as hard hit as New York in coming weeks, in part because a planned increase in testing may uncover a dramatic surge in cases. Testing in Los Angeles County is expected to increase from 500 per day to 5,000 by the end of the week. 'I would love to be able to say with all certainty that's where we're not going,' Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said when asked about New York's numbers. 'We would be foolish not to prepare for a similar scenario here in LA County.' Los Angeles County, which contains its namesake city of 4 million people plus an additional 6 million residents, had just over 1,200 cases and 21 deaths.

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This year is expected to be the fifth that the Atlantic basin can expect 'above normal' tropical activity as it heads into hurricane season, according to a forecast released this week. Meteorologist from Accuweather, including top forecaster Dan Kottlowksi, are anticipating between 14 to 18 storms during the season this year. Seven to nine of those storms could be hurricanes, with two to four expected to become major hurricanes. 'It's going to be an above-normal season,' Kottlowski said. 'On a normal year, we have around 12 storms, six hurricanes and roughly three major hurricanes.' Hurricane season typically lasts from June 1 through November 30. The 2019 season included 18 storms throughout the period, including hurricane Dorian, and caused some $11billion in damage.