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FILE - In this May 28, 2021 file photo, travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami.  The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

FILE - In this May 28, 2021 file photo, travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jun. 12, 2021 12:05 PM EDT
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks while marking Day of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Since 1992, Russia Day is annually celebrated on 12 June as the Russian Federation's national holiday. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks while marking Day of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Since 1992, Russia Day is annually celebrated on 12 June as the Russian Federation's national holiday. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Jun. 12, 2021 07:35 AM EDT
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Ylenia Labanca, right, plays piano with a singer Yidan Fu, behind a transparent panel to curb the spread of COVID-19, during a lesson at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Whatever the instrument, flute, violin or drums, students at Italy's oldest and largest music conservatory have been playing behind plexiglass screens during much of the pandemic as the Conservatory found ways to preserve instruction throughout Italy’s many rolling lockdowns. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Ylenia Labanca, right, plays piano with a singer Yidan Fu, behind a transparent panel to curb the spread of COVID-19, during a lesson at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Whatever the instrument, flute, violin or drums, students at Italy's oldest and largest music conservatory have been playing behind plexiglass screens during much of the pandemic as the Conservatory found ways to preserve instruction throughout Italy’s many rolling lockdowns. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Jun. 12, 2021 02:29 AM EDT
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 10, 2021 file photo, a woman wearing a face walks in a street in Moscow, Russia. Moscow’s mayor on Saturday, June 12 ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus infections that have more than doubled in the past week.  (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)

FILE - In this Thursday, July 10, 2021 file photo, a woman wearing a face walks in a street in Moscow, Russia. Moscow’s mayor on Saturday, June 12 ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus infections that have more than doubled in the past week. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)

Jun. 12, 2021 12:15 PM EDT
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, Gov. David Ige speaks to reporters in Honolulu after delivering his state of the state address at the Hawaii State Capitol. While governors across the country are ending all or most of their coronavirus restrictions, many of them are keeping their pandemic emergency orders in place. Those orders allow them to restrict public gatherings and businesses, mandate masks, sidestep normal purchasing rules, tap into federal money and deploy National Guard troops to administer vaccines.  (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, Gov. David Ige speaks to reporters in Honolulu after delivering his state of the state address at the Hawaii State Capitol. While governors across the country are ending all or most of their coronavirus restrictions, many of them are keeping their pandemic emergency orders in place. Those orders allow them to restrict public gatherings and businesses, mandate masks, sidestep normal purchasing rules, tap into federal money and deploy National Guard troops to administer vaccines. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)

Jun. 12, 2021 12:31 AM EDT
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A traffic policemen gives a penalty to a motorist for breaking COVID-19 guidelines during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A traffic policemen gives a penalty to a motorist for breaking COVID-19 guidelines during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Jun. 12, 2021 10:42 AM EDT
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FILE - In this June 3, 2021 file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to questions during a news conference outside a restaurant in San Francisco While governors across the country are ending all or most of their coronavirus restrictions, many of them are keeping their pandemic emergency orders in place. Those orders allow them to restrict public gatherings and businesses, mandate masks, sidestep normal purchasing rules, tap into federal money and deploy National Guard troops to administer vaccines.  (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

FILE - In this June 3, 2021 file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to questions during a news conference outside a restaurant in San Francisco While governors across the country are ending all or most of their coronavirus restrictions, many of them are keeping their pandemic emergency orders in place. Those orders allow them to restrict public gatherings and businesses, mandate masks, sidestep normal purchasing rules, tap into federal money and deploy National Guard troops to administer vaccines. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Jun. 12, 2021 12:31 AM EDT
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Mexico's assistant health secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell removes his protective face mask during his last daily press conference to address COVID-19, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mexico's assistant health secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell removes his protective face mask during his last daily press conference to address COVID-19, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Jun. 11, 2021 09:43 PM EDT
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Activists dressed as medical personnel hold a giant syringe and a globe on a stretcher as they march through the streets during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Activists dressed as medical personnel hold a giant syringe and a globe on a stretcher as they march through the streets during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Jun. 12, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags as she listens to a speech at the Lanting Forum at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. Senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone call Friday, June 11, 2021 that revealed wide divisions in a number of contentious areas including the curtailing of freedoms in Hong Kong and the mass detention of Muslims in the northwestern Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags as she listens to a speech at the Lanting Forum at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. Senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone call Friday, June 11, 2021 that revealed wide divisions in a number of contentious areas including the curtailing of freedoms in Hong Kong and the mass detention of Muslims in the northwestern Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Jun. 12, 2021 01:20 AM EDT
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, waves as he leads a caravan of motorcycle enthusiasts following him through the streets of the city, in a show of support for Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, waves as he leads a caravan of motorcycle enthusiasts following him through the streets of the city, in a show of support for Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Jun. 12, 2021 12:28 PM EDT
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Students wearing masks listen to speakers during the Mount Sac graduation at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, Calif., Friday, June 11, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

Students wearing masks listen to speakers during the Mount Sac graduation at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, Calif., Friday, June 11, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

Jun. 12, 2021 01:41 AM EDT
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President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron visit during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron visit during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Jun. 12, 2021 10:16 AM EDT
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A protestor wears a protective facemask with message during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

A protestor wears a protective facemask with message during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Jun. 12, 2021 09:45 AM EDT
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A student uses a colorful fan for shade on a hot day during the Mount Sac graduation at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, Calif., Friday, June 11, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

A student uses a colorful fan for shade on a hot day during the Mount Sac graduation at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, Calif., Friday, June 11, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)

Jun. 12, 2021 01:48 AM EDT
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Climate activists and others hold signs and banners as they march in costume through the streets during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Climate activists and others hold signs and banners as they march in costume through the streets during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Jun. 12, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
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A sanitary mask lies in a saxophone container during the Giuseppe Verdi jazz orchestra rehearsals at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory, in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 7, 2021. Whatever the instrument, flute, violin or drums, students at Italy's oldest and largest music conservatory have been playing behind plexiglass screens during much of the pandemic as the Conservatory found ways to preserve instruction throughout Italy’s many rolling lockdowns. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

A sanitary mask lies in a saxophone container during the Giuseppe Verdi jazz orchestra rehearsals at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory, in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 7, 2021. Whatever the instrument, flute, violin or drums, students at Italy's oldest and largest music conservatory have been playing behind plexiglass screens during much of the pandemic as the Conservatory found ways to preserve instruction throughout Italy’s many rolling lockdowns. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Jun. 12, 2021 02:29 AM EDT
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Rajkumar Haryani, 38, poses for photographs after getting a dose of Covishield, Serum Institute of India's version of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Rajkumar painted his body to create awareness about vaccination. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Rajkumar Haryani, 38, poses for photographs after getting a dose of Covishield, Serum Institute of India's version of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Rajkumar painted his body to create awareness about vaccination. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Jun. 12, 2021 07:11 AM EDT
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Activists dressed in giant papier-mache heads depicting G7 leaders participate in a march during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Activists dressed in giant papier-mache heads depicting G7 leaders participate in a march during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Jun. 12, 2021 08:09 AM EDT
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A physically disabled man gets a dose of Covishield, Serum Institute of India's version of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, during a drive through vaccination organized for disabled people in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A physically disabled man gets a dose of Covishield, Serum Institute of India's version of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, during a drive through vaccination organized for disabled people in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Jun. 12, 2021 07:03 AM EDT
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An elderly man sits with his goat at the entrance of Naddi village with a signboard denying entrance to outsiders stuck on a wall in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

An elderly man sits with his goat at the entrance of Naddi village with a signboard denying entrance to outsiders stuck on a wall in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Jun. 12, 2021 10:27 AM EDT
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center,  takes part in a caravan of motorcycle enthusiasts who gathered in a show of support for Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, takes part in a caravan of motorcycle enthusiasts who gathered in a show of support for Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Jun. 12, 2021 12:32 PM EDT
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