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VIDEO: The class of 2020 will miss their commencement ceremonies due to coronavirus pandemic bans of all mass gatherings. Colleges and universities across the U.S. are offering alternative solutions. Some have rescheduled the ceremonies, while others are holding virtual graduations. For many students, however, the thrill of the moment is forever lost.

Vietnam has reported few new coronavirus cases since mid-April. Now, schools are reopening, smaller restaurants are back in business, and traffic jams are forming again in the financial center, Ho Chi Minh City, as commuters head back to work.

Poonam Singh, who has been stranded in Mumbai without work and money since India imposed the world’s biggest pandemic lockdown, had his spirits lifted when the government announced last week that it would lift restrictions on travel and allow migrant labor to travel back to their villages.

New York City’s health commissioner said Tuesday that a number of children who had the coronavirus have also developed a rare condition known as Kawasaki disease.

Iranian state TV has shown images of worshippers ignoring government orders to wear face masks in mosques reopened by authorities in cities deemed to have contained the coronavirus.