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Relatives bury Isaac Nolasco who died of reasons not believed related to COVID-19, in a section of the municipal cemetery Valle de Chalco amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Mexican families traditionally flock to local cemeteries to honor their dead relatives as part of the "Dia de los Muertos," or Day of the Dead celebrations, but according to authorities, the cemeteries will be closed this year to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Relatives bury Isaac Nolasco who died of reasons not believed related to COVID-19, in a section of the municipal cemetery Valle de Chalco amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Mexican families traditionally flock to local cemeteries to honor their dead relatives as part of the "Dia de los Muertos," or Day of the Dead celebrations, but according to authorities, the cemeteries will be closed this year to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Oct. 25, 2020 08:15 PM EDT
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A woman wearing a mask walks by a General de Gaulle statue, on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Sunday Oct.25, 2020. A curfew intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, has been imposed in many regions of France including Paris and its suburbs.  (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

A woman wearing a mask walks by a General de Gaulle statue, on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Sunday Oct.25, 2020. A curfew intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, has been imposed in many regions of France including Paris and its suburbs. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Oct. 25, 2020 11:57 AM EDT
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A priest gets ready to conduct prayers next to the effigies of mythological demon king Ravana and his kins during Dussehra festival celebrations toned down due to the coronavirus pandemic in Dharmsala, India, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A priest gets ready to conduct prayers next to the effigies of mythological demon king Ravana and his kins during Dussehra festival celebrations toned down due to the coronavirus pandemic in Dharmsala, India, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Oct. 25, 2020 10:29 AM EDT
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, front, speaks as, from back left, Aurora, Colo., Mayor Mike Coffman, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, and Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul Lopez look on during a news conference about the state's efforts to protect the process of casting a vote in the upcoming general election in downtown Denver. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is quarantining himself after learning that Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman tested positive for the coronavirus. Coffman's diagnosis on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, came over a week after he and the governor appeared with other officials at a news conference. A Polis spokesperson said the governor would quarantine while waiting to hear from contact tracers. Coffman said he worked from home starting Thursday after not feeling well and his symptoms were gone by Saturday. He says he got a rapid test Sunday in hopes of being cleared to return to his office and schedule but will now quarantine at home. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, front, speaks as, from back left, Aurora, Colo., Mayor Mike Coffman, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, and Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul Lopez look on during a news conference about the state's efforts to protect the process of casting a vote in the upcoming general election in downtown Denver. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is quarantining himself after learning that Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman tested positive for the coronavirus. Coffman's diagnosis on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, came over a week after he and the governor appeared with other officials at a news conference. A Polis spokesperson said the governor would quarantine while waiting to hear from contact tracers. Coffman said he worked from home starting Thursday after not feeling well and his symptoms were gone by Saturday. He says he got a rapid test Sunday in hopes of being cleared to return to his office and schedule but will now quarantine at home. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Oct. 25, 2020 05:47 PM EDT
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Women, wearing masks against the COVID-19 infection that read "Feminist Solidarity", hold banners during a protest in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, against rising levels of violence against women and the ineffectiveness of restraining orders during and after the lockdown period imposed by authorities to control the pandemic. Romania, a European Union member state, has no proper legal framework to combat domestic violence against women, with police unable to intervene if acts of violence inside a couple's home. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Women, wearing masks against the COVID-19 infection that read "Feminist Solidarity", hold banners during a protest in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, against rising levels of violence against women and the ineffectiveness of restraining orders during and after the lockdown period imposed by authorities to control the pandemic. Romania, a European Union member state, has no proper legal framework to combat domestic violence against women, with police unable to intervene if acts of violence inside a couple's home. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Oct. 25, 2020 03:58 PM EDT
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People eat in a restaurant in central Rome, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. For at least the next month, people outdoors except for small children must now wear masks in all of Italy, gyms, cinemas and movie theaters will be closed, ski slopes are off-limits to all but competitive skiers and cafes and restaurants must shut down in early evenings, under a decree signed on Sunday by Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, who ruled against another severe lockdown despite a current surge in COVID-19 infections. (Cecilia FabianoLaPresse via AP)

People eat in a restaurant in central Rome, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. For at least the next month, people outdoors except for small children must now wear masks in all of Italy, gyms, cinemas and movie theaters will be closed, ski slopes are off-limits to all but competitive skiers and cafes and restaurants must shut down in early evenings, under a decree signed on Sunday by Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, who ruled against another severe lockdown despite a current surge in COVID-19 infections. (Cecilia FabianoLaPresse via AP)

Oct. 25, 2020 01:04 PM EDT
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People wearing face masks walk, in the Montmartre district of Paris, Sunday Oct. 25, 2020. A curfew intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, has been imposed in many regions of France including Paris and its suburbs. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

People wearing face masks walk, in the Montmartre district of Paris, Sunday Oct. 25, 2020. A curfew intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, has been imposed in many regions of France including Paris and its suburbs. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Oct. 25, 2020 11:42 AM EDT
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Priests, wearing masks against the COVID-19 infection, carry the remains of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, on the first of three days of pilgrimage, taking place at a much smaller scale than usual, due to the pandemic control imposed measures, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Romania's daily tally of coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time last week and patients in intensive care units also reached a new high. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Priests, wearing masks against the COVID-19 infection, carry the remains of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, on the first of three days of pilgrimage, taking place at a much smaller scale than usual, due to the pandemic control imposed measures, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Romania's daily tally of coronavirus infections rose above 5,000 for the first time last week and patients in intensive care units also reached a new high. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Oct. 25, 2020 01:59 PM EDT
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Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte adjusts his face mask as he announces new rules to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. For at least the next month, people outdoors except for small children must now wear masks in all of Italy, gyms, cinemas and movie theaters will be closed, ski slopes are off-limits to all but competitive skiers and cafes and restaurants must shut down in early evenings, under a decree signed on Sunday by Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, who ruled against another severe lockdown despite a current surge in COVID-19 infections. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte adjusts his face mask as he announces new rules to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. For at least the next month, people outdoors except for small children must now wear masks in all of Italy, gyms, cinemas and movie theaters will be closed, ski slopes are off-limits to all but competitive skiers and cafes and restaurants must shut down in early evenings, under a decree signed on Sunday by Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, who ruled against another severe lockdown despite a current surge in COVID-19 infections. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

Oct. 25, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
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Commuters wearing face masks walk on the platform, of a Paris subway, Sunday Oct.25, 2020. A curfew intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, has been imposed in many regions of France including Paris and its suburbs. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Commuters wearing face masks walk on the platform, of a Paris subway, Sunday Oct.25, 2020. A curfew intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, has been imposed in many regions of France including Paris and its suburbs. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Oct. 25, 2020 11:48 AM EDT
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Father Jonathan Gonzalez celebrates a drive-in Sunday Mass set up to circumvent the regulations that prevent concentrations in religious temples, imposed since March by the authorities to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, at the parking lot of the "Nuestra Señora de Coromoto" church in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Father Jonathan Gonzalez celebrates a drive-in Sunday Mass set up to circumvent the regulations that prevent concentrations in religious temples, imposed since March by the authorities to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, at the parking lot of the "Nuestra Señora de Coromoto" church in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Oct. 25, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
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An elderly Indian woman wearing a face mask lights an oil lamp inside a makeshift worship venue during Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the region, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But because of the coronavirus pandemic this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

An elderly Indian woman wearing a face mask lights an oil lamp inside a makeshift worship venue during Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the region, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But because of the coronavirus pandemic this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Oct. 25, 2020 11:35 AM EDT
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Parishioners stay in their cars during a drive-in Sunday Mass set up by Father Jonathan Gonzalez to circumvent the regulations that prevent concentrations in religious temples, imposed since March by the authorities to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, at the parking lot of the "Nuestra Señora de Coromoto" church in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Parishioners stay in their cars during a drive-in Sunday Mass set up by Father Jonathan Gonzalez to circumvent the regulations that prevent concentrations in religious temples, imposed since March by the authorities to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, at the parking lot of the "Nuestra Señora de Coromoto" church in the El Paraiso neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Oct. 25, 2020 02:02 PM EDT
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A patrol of the federal police goes along Kollwitz-Platz in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Oct.24, 2020. In connection with the corona restrictions, numerous police officers checked during the night that the curfew and contact restrictions were being observed. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)

A patrol of the federal police goes along Kollwitz-Platz in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Oct.24, 2020. In connection with the corona restrictions, numerous police officers checked during the night that the curfew and contact restrictions were being observed. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)

Oct. 25, 2020 04:19 AM EDT
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A man wears a mask at a protest outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Weekly protests have been taking place for the past four months, with crowds calling on Netanyahu to resign over criminal corruption charges and his handling of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A man wears a mask at a protest outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Weekly protests have been taking place for the past four months, with crowds calling on Netanyahu to resign over criminal corruption charges and his handling of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Oct. 24, 2020 07:49 PM EDT
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A Hindu devotee wearing face mask and ornaments visits an almost deserted worship venue of Hindu goddess Durga during Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the region, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But because of the coronavirus pandemic this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Hindu devotee wearing face mask and ornaments visits an almost deserted worship venue of Hindu goddess Durga during Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the region, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Hindu festival season is traditionally laced with an unmatched fanfare and extravaganza, with socializing being the hallmark of the celebration. But because of the coronavirus pandemic this year's festivities have started on a pale note. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Oct. 25, 2020 11:44 AM EDT
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis holds up a face mask featuring the state's new advertising campaign to encourage residents to protect against COVID-19 during a news conference about the steady increase in cases of the new coronavirus in the state in Denver. Colorado Gov. Polis is quarantining himself after learning that Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman tested positive for the coronavirus. Coffman's diagnosis on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, came over a week after he and the governor appeared with other officials at a news conference. A Polis spokesperson said the governor would quarantine while waiting to hear from contact tracers. Coffman said he worked from home starting Thursday after not feeling well and his symptoms were gone by Saturday. He says he got a rapid test Sunday in hopes of being cleared to return to his office and schedule but will now quarantine at home. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis holds up a face mask featuring the state's new advertising campaign to encourage residents to protect against COVID-19 during a news conference about the steady increase in cases of the new coronavirus in the state in Denver. Colorado Gov. Polis is quarantining himself after learning that Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman tested positive for the coronavirus. Coffman's diagnosis on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, came over a week after he and the governor appeared with other officials at a news conference. A Polis spokesperson said the governor would quarantine while waiting to hear from contact tracers. Coffman said he worked from home starting Thursday after not feeling well and his symptoms were gone by Saturday. He says he got a rapid test Sunday in hopes of being cleared to return to his office and schedule but will now quarantine at home. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Oct. 25, 2020 05:50 PM EDT
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