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Growing up in Guang'an, Zhang Yiwen always felt a closeness to late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who spent the first 15 years of his life in her home city in the country's western province of Sichuan. Zhang knows Deng's stories like the back of her hand and enjoys recounting them for visitors to the Communist revolutionary's former residence, where she's worked as a guide for the last 11 years. "Grandpa Deng has a great image in our heart," Zhang tells CNN, using the local nickname for the man who, as paramount leader from the late 1970s until his death in 1997, is credited with modernizing and opening up China. Zhang's passion for all things Deng, combined with her storytelling skills, has helped her win competitions and national recognition. In late 2020, she was one of the two people from Sichuan chosen to join the nationwide "Five Good Guides" program, one of several initiatives from the Chinese government to improve and highlight the country's rapidly booming "red tourism" industry. Ministry of Culture and Tourism officials handpicked 100 of the country's top tour guides working in so-called "red sites" -- locations with historical and cultural significance to the ruling Communist Party's history. The chosen ones traveled to Beijing to receive further training aimed at equipping them with skills to be, as the government puts it, "a firm inheritor of the red gene, a wonderful storyteller of red stories, a vivid interpreter of the red spirit, a loyal disseminator of the red culture and a powerful leader of the red trend. Although the concept of "red tourism" has been around for decades, it wasn't officially included in the country's national tourism plan until 2004. Some analysts say it presents a doctored version of history -- others going so far as to call it outright brainwashing. China's current strongman leader Xi Jinping has promoted "red tourism" numerous times since coming to power in late 2012, fueling rapid growth of this once niche segment among local governments and domestic tourists. As a result, "red sites" have expanded greatly across the country in recent years -- spotlighting everything from memorials to the Communist revolution to trees planted by Communist leaders. Pandemic gives 'red tourism' a lift With the global travel market still hindered by the pandemic and Chinese tourists forced to stay home, domestic travelers have given the "red tourism" industry a boost. "In 2020, the number of red tourists exceeded 100 million and contributed to 11% of domestic travel," says Mimi Li, associate professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an expert on Chinese tourism policy. "That's quite phenomenal." The timing couldn't be better for travel industry players hoping to capitalize on this growing segment, with the country gearing up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party in July. More "red tourism" initiatives are being rolled out almost weekly to coincide with this milestone -- in both state and private sectors. Staged in Yan'an, the "Red Show" highlights the Communist Party's hard-fought early victories, featuring jaw-dropping acrobatics as well as elaborate song-and-dance numbers in a high-tech theater. Ctrip, China's largest travel booking platform, launched 100 unique routes for "red pilgrims" earlier this year. Some of the packaged tours include experiences like reciting the admission oath for the Chinese Communist Party and singing revolutionary songs. The company predicted the campaign would attract 50 million travelers in 2021. "Most researchers classify red tourism as a type of heritage tourism. For some of the red sites like Jinggangshan or Yan'an, red tourism is almost a guaranteed income," says Li, referring to two famous former Communist revolutionary bases. CNN recently visited Yan'an in northern Shaanxi province as part of a government-led trip and witnessed throngs of visitors -- some donning revolutionary attire -- cramming into former residences of Communist leaders, auditoriums for past party congresses and countless exhibition halls. Droves of party members retook their admission oath -- "be ready at all times to sacrifice my all for the party and the people, and never betray the party" -- in ritualistic fashion, while schoolchildren received open-air lectures on why history chose the Communists to rule China. Unsurprisingly, Yan'an officials are eager to promote their city's biggest selling point with bold investments. A shiny airport, rows of new hotels and even a billboard advertising the upcoming opening of a Starbucks dot the former economic backwater. Their effort appeared to have paid off before the pandemic. In 2019, more than 73 million visitors flocked to the city of just over two million residents, nearly doubling the tourist figure just three years earlier. With the Covid-19 virus mostly contained within China, Yan'an tourism bounced back during the weeklong May Day holiday this year, with tourist spending already surpassing that in the same period before the pandemic, according to local authorities. Changing demographics Li, the Hong Kong professor, says that when the first "red tourism" wave kicked off, it mainly focused on education -- a compulsory activity for government officials and students. But the market has changed. "We see more and more tourists visiting those sites not because they are asked to do so but just because they want to do so," she says. And these "red travelers" are getting younger. According to data from travel platform Tongcheng-Elong, travelers aged 21 to 30 made up 40% of bookings and searches related to the "red tourism" segment over the recent May Day holiday. These figures won't come as a surprise to tourist guide Zhang, who says she's noticed more young people becoming interested in learning about Deng's story and his place in history. When she first started her job at Deng's birth home, most young visitors only took a casual look at the displays. But now, "most of them hire guides and pay close attention to our personal stories about Deng," she says. Improved facilities and services, creative souvenirs and the use of technology may have helped make "red sites" more appealing to younger generations. But some say the main driver is an increased focus on national pride and identity. "Young people nowadays are more proud and confident and identify more strongly with our nation and country," Zhang says. "They want to learn how China grew from a poor country to what it is today." Li notes that research shows young Chinese are displaying a greater appreciation than ever for national brands, from skincare to fashion. "They want to use the products produced in the country and they want to know the country better," she says. Chen Shuna, a student at Beijing's Capital University of Economics and Business, visited the city's Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression with her friends in November 2020. She tells CNN that what impressed her the most was the depiction of the Nanjing Massacre. "(The scene) was very tragic," says Chen. "Every item in the museum is proof of a story that earlier generations wrote with their blood. But we don't immerse ourselves in the emotion of revenge. Rather, we are alerted that our nation needs to rise up and strengthen itself to resist all invaders." The dark side of 'red tourism' While learning their own national history is a huge draw for tourists around the world, the difference is that "red sites" almost always offer one-sided storytelling. Critics say these sites focus on the perseverance of the Communist leaders and their glorious triumphs, overlooking their sometimes-catastrophic failures while even twisting historical facts.

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► Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corp.'s flagship line, may soon be able to set sail with passengers on board. The cruise line is the latest to receive the green light from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on portions of its restart plans as it prepares to set sail in U.S. waters after forming agreements with three home ports. ► CVS is offering a chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl, a Bermuda vacation, or cash prizes to bring in more customers for COVID-19 vaccinations. Kroger is also offering customers, workers, or individuals who get the shot the chance to win $1 million or free groceries for a year. U.S. companies can mandate that employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced in a Friday statement. Federal EEO laws do not prevent employers from requiring that all employees physically entering a workplace be vaccinated as long as employers comply with the reasonable accommodation provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws, according to the statement. Employers may also offer incentives to employees to get vaccinated, "as long as the incentives are not coercive," the statement said. "Because vaccinations require employees to answer pre-vaccination disability-related screening questions, a very large incentive could make employees feel pressured to disclose protected medical information," according to the statement. “The updated technical assistance released today addresses frequently asked questions concerning vaccinations in the employment context,” EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows said in the statement. “The EEOC will continue to clarify and update our COVID-19 technical assistance to ensure that we are providing the public with clear, easy to understand, and helpful information." Also in the news: ► The Department of Veterans Affairs lifted all restrictions on gathering sizes, as well as mask and social distancing requirements, for fully vaccinated people at national veterans cemeteries ahead of Memorial Day weekend. ► Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corp.'s flagship line, may soon be able to set sail with passengers on board. The cruise line is the latest to receive the green light from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on portions of its restart plans as it prepares to set sail in U.S. waters after forming agreements with three home ports. ► CVS is offering a chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl, a Bermuda vacation, or cash prizes to bring in mor ► President Joe Biden started the Memorial Day weekend by visiting a rock climbing gym in northern Virginia as the state lifted all COVID-19 distancing and capacity restrictions at private businesses. ►The European Union's medicines agency has approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-old children, making it the first vaccine allowed for this age group in the EU. ► Eli Lilly paused distribution of its monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 in eight states over concerns that it is not as effective against virus variants. The pause is not related to the safety of the treatment. Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 33.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 593,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: Over 169.5 million cases and 3.5 million deaths. More than 133.5 million Americans have been fully vaccinated — 40% of the po[CENSORED]tion. What we're reading: A year after experiencing one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation, Navajo Nation leaders are keeping mask restrictions and social distancing despite a high COVID-19 vaccination rate and CDC recommendations. Read the full story. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. Want more? Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox and join our Facebook group. Tennessee hat shop under fire for Star of David 'Not Vaccinated" patch A Nashville, Tennessee, hat seller removed an Instagram post after fueling social media controversy for selling a patch that looks like the Jewish Star of David. HatWRKS, run by hatmaker Gigi Gaskins, posted a photo of a woman wearing a bright yellow star sticker with the words: "Not Vaccinated." Social media users responded with the hashtag #HateWorks, calling the patch anti-Semitic and "disgusting." The original Instagram post had thousands of comments before being taken down. Approximately 6 million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust, when Nazis forced Jews to identify themselves by wearing a yellow six-pointed star. The business responded with an Instagram statement defending the move: "People are so outraged by my post? But are you outraged with the tyranny the world is experiencing? If you don't understand what is happening, that is on you not me. I pay much more respect to history by standing up with the fallen than offering silence and compliance."

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Days after a U.S. intelligence report revived concerns about the origins of COVID-19, President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has asked the intelligence community to "redouble" its investigatory efforts into how and where the coronavirus emerged. "I have now asked the Intelligence Community to redouble their efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion, and to report back to me in 90 days," Biden said in a statement. The order comes after reports that three researchers at a lab in Wuhan, China, the city where the coronavirus pandemic is believed to have originated, fell sick in the fall of 2019. Also in the news: ►Disneyland fans won't need a California address to get into the park after June 14. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will welcome visitors from outside the state beginning June 15, park officials said Wednesday. The park had reopened in late April after a 412-day, pandemic-induced shutdown – but only to California residents. ►The names of two lucky Ohioans, an adult and a child, will be announced Wednesday night as the first winners of the state’s Vax-a-Million incentive prizes, which include $1 million for those 18 and older and a full-ride college scholarship for teens. ►Get a vaccine if you're aged 12 to 17 and you could win a free ride to a state college or university in New York. That was the latest incentive offered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday as he urged young people to get vaccinated. ►Baltimore City Schools won’t require tens of thousands of students failing classes amid challenges posed by the pandemic to repeat a grade in the fall. Chief Academic Officer Joan Dabrowski says students will get customized instruction plans. ►Michigan's Ann Arbor Art Fair is back. Organizers said the fair, which draws thousands of people to the streets of the college town, will be held July 15-17. ►U.S. air travel rose to the highest level since the start of the pandemic Sunday at 1.8 million travelers, the Transportation Security Administration reported Tuesday. ►Even though the pandemic is waning in the U.S., there have already been more COVID-19 infections worldwide this year than in all of 2020. Here's a graphic look at how much the coronavirus has spread globally. ►Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas will be the first cruise ship allowed to sail in U.S. waters as a test after a 15-month ban on cruises because of the pandemic. 📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 33.17 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 591,100 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 167.9 million cases and 3.48 million deaths. More than 359 million vaccine doses have been distributed in the U.S. and more than 287.7 million have been administered, according to the CDC. More than 131 million Americans have been fully vaccinated – 39.5% of the po[CENSORED]tion. 📘 What we're reading: The federal government has given the OK for states to offer cash incentives to encourage residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more about the opportunities. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. Want more? Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox and join our Facebook group. William Shakespeare, first man to get vaccinated, dies at 81 William Shakespeare, the Englishman who made news around the world as the first man to receive an authorized coronavirus vaccination, has died of a stroke unrelated to the virus or the vaccine, authorities in Britain said. Shakespeare, 81, was the second person to be vaccinated on Dec. 8 at University Hospital Coventry, 100 miles northwest of London, shortly after Margaret Keenan, 91, received the first jab of Pfizer BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials. A few days later the massive U.S. vaccination campaign began. Coventry politician Jayne Innes said Shakespeare died last week. "Greatly saddened and upset to hear our friend, the very lovely Bill Shakespeare, has passed away," Innes tweeted. "Bill will be remembered for many things, including a taste for mischief. He became an international sensation as the first man to receive a COVID vaccine." Shakespeare's vaccination launched a social media play on words as “The Taming of the Flu” – a nod to the 16th-century play “The Taming of the Shrew.” His famous name helped put him on the front page of newspapers around the world, and Innes noted on Twitter that "our lovely friend Bill would never have dreamt his passing would make the New York Times." England has one of the world's highest vaccination rates. "He would always encourage everyone to get their vaccine," his wife, Joy, said in a statement. "It was something he was hugely proud of. He loved seeing the media coverage and the positive difference he was able to make to the lives of so many." Hawaii drops outdoor mask mandate Hawaii Gov. David Ige said people will no longer have to wear masks outdoors as the number of COVID-19 cases drop and more people get vaccinated. The governor said he would maintain a requirement that people wear masks indoors. The same rules will apply regardless of whether someone is vaccinated. Still, the governor said he would encourage those who are in large groups outside to continue to wear masks. “The virus is still circulating in our community and unvaccinated people are particularly at risk," he said. And until more are vaccinated, we must continue to take precautions indoors and in large groups." Data continues to show promise as pandemic eases Daily coronavirus cases continue to trend downwards in most states, falling by an average of 26,000 in the past month, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths are also down in the nation. On Jan. 13, the country reported 3,555 deaths, said Andy Slavitt, White House coronavirus response senior adviser, on Twitter. On Tuesday, there were 358 deaths in the country, according to Slavitt. The vaccination rate for U.S. adults surpassed 50% Tuesday, according to the White House. At least 25 states have fully vaccinated at least half of their adult residents, according to data from the CDC. Schools will soon be flush with cash. Will it help kids most in need? School districts are poised to spend a windfall of federal money as $81 billion from the latest relief package flows into their coffers this week. But how effectively the record education spending will help jumpstart learning, fully reopen schools and address students' social and mental health needs remains a key question. States must notify the federal government of their plans for the money by June 7. "One of the expressed purposes is to focus on students who were most impacted by the pandemic and on addressing their academic and social needs," Ian Rosenblum, assistant secretary at the Department of Education, told USA TODAY. – Erin Richards Feds give thumbs-up to cash incentives for vaccinations The federal government has given the OK for states to offer cash incentives to encourage residents to get vaccinated. The Treasury Department has updated its guidance for how states and local governments can spend billions of dollars in aid included in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that passed in March. Lotteries, cash payments or other incentive programs are allowed as long as they are “reasonably expected” to increase vaccinations and the costs are “reasonably proportional” to the expected public health benefit. “We are nothing if not responsive to good ideas,” said Andy Slavitt, the White House senior adviser on COVID-19 response. “We encourage states to use their creativity to draw attention to vaccines and get their states and the country back to normal as quickly as possible.” – Maureen Groppe Report: Black people make up 8 in 10 COVID cases in Washington Black residents of Washington, D.C., make up more than 80% of coronavirus cases, according to new data analyzed by the Washington Post. Although Black and white residents respectively make up 46% of the total po[CENSORED]tion, according to the U.S. Census, white people account for less than 10%t of cases in recent days. The spike displays the nation's racial divide and reflects issues of accessibility when it comes to disseminating the COVID-19 vaccine. The Post’s tracker reported that 44.5% of the city’s po[CENSORED]tion has received the vaccine. For about 70% of vaccinations with racial data, the city estimates about 19.8% of Black residents are fully vaccinated compared to 28.8% of white residents. “There’s a disparity in who’s getting vaccinated,” Neil Sehgal, an assistant professor of health policy at the University of Maryland, said to the Post. “And if those cases that we’re seeing are concentrated among unvaccinated people, and fewer Black residents of D.C. are getting vaccinated, it seems to reason that our Black neighbors are at a greater risk of contracting COVID today than at any point in recent memory.” According to Sehgal, barriers that may be keeping people from getting vaccinatednclude limited transportation, difficulties getting time off work to get the vaccine, and complicated sign-up systems. – Steven Vargas COVID-19 antibodies remain 10 months after infection, study says A majority of people infected by COVID-19 still have antibodies against the virus 10 months later, according to a new study by Labcorp, a life sciences company that specializes in diagnostics and drug development. Nearly 87% of confirmed positive individuals analyzed by the study saw extended antibody retention, according to the study published Monday. Labcorp took samples from 39,086 patients, making the study the largest real-world COVID study since the start of the pandemic. The overall results spell good news not just for infected individuals, but potentially for vaccinated people, said Dr. Brian Caveney, Labcorp Diagnostics chief medical officer and president. “More research must be done to understand what type and level of antibodies suggest protection from reinfection,” Caveney said. “But the prolonged presence of certain antibodies is a promising sign as we continue thinking about safely emerging from the pandemic, as well as future vaccinations and the timing of booster shots.” – Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette Journal Puerto Rico lifts curfew, opens up to vaccinated visitors One more encouraging sign about the pandemic for Americans: Puerto Rico, a po[CENSORED]r travel destination that was the first U.S. state or territory to go into lockdown, has lifted its nightly curfew. The island has seen a 58% decline in new infections over the last two weeks after enduring a dramatic spike in April. Besides ending the nightly curfew after more than a year, Puerto Rico will now allow admittance to vaccinated visitors without a negative coronavirus test result. Business capacity will also increase to 50%. Unvaccinated visitors to the U.S. commonwealth, where tourism is rising amid pent-up demand for travel, will still be required to present a negative coronavirus test or promise to offer a test result within 48 hours. Those who don't comply could face a $300 fine. Puerto Rico had been under some form of nightly curfew — at least from midnight until 5 a.m. — since March 15, 2020, when its first coronavirus case was reported. But daily cases have plummeted from a weekly average of more than 1,000 at the height of the April surge to about 150. According to CDC data, 40% of Puerto Rican adults are fully vaccinated and 56% have received at least one dose. Contributing: The Associated Press.

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