Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 13-Jan-2021
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
January 13, 2021
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| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for January 13, 2021 World Wide Updates Portugal to enter a new lockdown from Friday, but schools stay open Moderna CEO says he does not think coronavirus variants pose problem for current vaccine WHO director asks wealthy nations to share vaccine with low income nations Italy becomes sixth nation to surpass 80,000 deaths Almost 39 million Covid-19 cases and 925,000 deaths in the Americas, health organization says UK reports new record daily deaths from Covid-19 Cuba reports record daily infections as it eyes fresh clampdown Portugal marks record Covid-19 related deaths and new cases Switzerland tightens restrictions in response to new variant Study reveals deep trauma among ICU workers in the UK Putin orders ‘mass vaccination’ in Russia from next week Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford calls Boris Johnson to address Covid poverty in children Vatican begins Covid-19 vaccinations Germany is in one of “gravest phases” of the pandemic, says health minister British ski instructors-in-training suspected of bringing UK variant to Austrian Alps EasyJet cabin crew to become Covid-19 vaccinators as UK rollout is fast tracked Germany to tighten restrictions on incoming travelers Chinese Covid-19 vaccine far less effective than initially claimed, sparking concerns Japan declares state of emergency for seven more districts French government adviser says UK variant can be slowed by new measures Armenian president hospitalized with severe Covid-19 UK health secretary considers putting Covid patients in hotels “if clinically right for them” Germany’s Bavaria is set to make high-protection masks mandatory for public transport and shopping South Korean religious leader found not guilty of breaking virus law Earlier, stricter mitigation policies saved lives during pandemic in Europe, study finds Indonesia’s President receives country’s first Covid-19 vaccine shot 22 people indicted for violating social distancing rules in South Korea Indian officials herald message that vaccines are safe to encourage uptake Colombia’s defense minister tests positive for Covid-19 Cuba suspends schools and public transport as it grapples with coronavirus surge China sees biggest daily Covid-19 case jump in more than 5 months Brazil data shakes confidence in China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine British tourist with COVID blamed for cancellation of world-famous Lauberhorn ski race in Switzerland Mexico sees holiday bump in tourism amid pandemic surge African Union secures 270 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from manufacturers Egypt denies ‘oxygen crisis’ as Covid-19 ward videos allege shortage Total Cases Worldwide: 92,667,988 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,984,134 Total Recovered: 66,208,736 US Updates More than 10 million people in the US have had their first Covid-19 shot Democrats infected with COVID-19 following riot furious at maskless Republicans New York City working out plan to use Yankee stadium as a vaccination site Vaccines expert thinks US can stop spread of virus by June Johnson & Johnson faces lag in Covid-19 vaccine production, NYT reports US reports new daily record of more than 4,300 Covid-19 deaths Study projects how coronavirus might someday join the mix of common childhood colds First two cases of UK strain of COVID identified in NYC, officials says Defiance of virus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder Nearly 200 people arrested at California swingers party amid COVID case surge Ohio researchers discover new COVID strain along with evolution of another one Bruce Willis admits not wearing face mask in L.A. drugstore was ‘error in judgment’ Philadelphia to resume limited indoor dining, officials say Girl Scouts team up with GrubHub to offer cookies online Only 14 states follow CDC guidelines on vaccine order or priority Biden aims for deal with Republicans on Covid relief package 1,000 a day fine for massless lawmakers proposed by House Democrats Trump’s abrupt shift on Covid shots may sow more chaos Hospitals from Georgia to California face surging virus cases and staff shortages 3 lawmakers who sheltered during Capitol attack test positive for COVID-19 Total US cases: 23,566,220 Total US deaths: 393,160 Total Recovered: 13,933,171 Total Tested in US: 269,334,131 Total cases in CA: 2,825,098 Total deaths in CA: 31,224 Total cases in TX: 2,042,194 Total deaths in TX: 31,436 Total cases in FL: 1,517,472 Total deaths in FL: 23,397 Total cases in NY: 1,209,484 Total deaths in NY: 40,154 Total cases in IL: 1,046,030 Total deaths in IL: 19,617 |
