Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 24-Mar-2021
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
March 24, 2021
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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for March 24, 2021 World Wide Updates EU and UK working together to “expand vaccine supply” Few rapid antigen Covid-19 tests meet WHO standards, review finds Mexico aims to distribute AstraZeneca vaccines to Latin America and Caribbean by mid-April Senior diplomat urges caution over use of proposed EU Covid-19 vaccine export rules Study confirms remdesivir shortens Covid-19 illness Iraq reports highest number of Covid-19 cases since start of pandemic European Union proposes tighter Covid-19 vaccine export controls Uruguay announces new restrictive measures as Covid-19 cases surge Belgium will close schools and non-essential shops starting Saturday South Korean president assures safety of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after his first doses 7 in 10 people hospitalized for Covid-19 have not fully recovered 5 months after discharge, UK study finds Merkel says confusion over Easter restrictions were ‘singularly and alone my mistake’ Poland reports highest number of Covid-19 deaths and cases since start of the pandemic Second French minister hospitalized as ICUs are overrun Bolsonaro surprises Brazilians with a sharp change in tone as country records its highest daily Covid-19 deaths Germany records more than 75,000 Covid-related deaths, as Easter lockdown looms A six-week decline in global Covid-19 deaths has stalled, according to the WHO Brazil records its highest daily Covid-19 deaths, posts more than 3,000 fatalities for first time Hong Kong and Macao suspend BioNTech vaccine rollout due to packaging defect Thailand detention center Covid-19 cluster grows to nearly 400 cases India reports highest single-day Covid-19 death toll this year as country marks anniversary of first lockdown AstraZeneca plant inspected by Italian police at EU request France may go on UK travel red list, Boris Johnson confirms Taiwan triumphed over Covid as UK faltered Caribbean nations appeal to Biden to share vaccines with US’s ‘third border’ Ukraine reports record Covid deaths and hospitalizations Iceland tightens coronavirus restrictions Total Cases Worldwide: 125,202,291 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,752,100 Total Recovered: 101,140,016 US UpdatesC DC declines cruise industry request to lift no-sail order Biden announces $81 billion in funding to reopen schools as part of Covid-19 relief bill Covid-19 testing will need to continue “forever,” infectious disease expert says Pace of Covid-19 vaccinations has doubled in less than two months, CDC data shows 75% of US students are back to some level of in-person learning, education secretary says More evidence shows vaccines are “extremely effective in preventing infection,†Fauci says CDC director says she’s worried about latest US Covid-19 data and the pandemic’s possible trajectory More than 1.3 million educators have been vaccinated in the US, CDC director says Covid-19 vaccine demand may be next challenge as more states expand eligibility CDC’s ensemble forecast now projects up to 578,000 US Covid-19 deaths by April 17 Biden expected to announce new US vaccination goal tomorrow CDC investigates cases of people who get Covid-19 after having been vaccinated High levels of Covid infection right now could mean problems for vaccines later, ex-CDC chief says Common cold could prevent and provide protections against COVID, new study says Company vaccinating Chicago Public Schools employees ‘knowingly’ misallocated 6,000 doses, report says Texas makes all adults vaccine-eligible Asian-American hate online increased most during COVID Florida’s spring break hot spots reporting slight increases in virus cases Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in Covid bill Pfizer testing COVID treatment pill that uses same technology common in treating HIV Total US cases: 30,691,230 Total US deaths: 557,905Total Recovered: 23,112,978Total Tested in US: 384,628,905 Total cases in CA: 3,648,333 Total deaths in CA: 57,565 Total cases in TX: 2,767,493 Total deaths in TX: 47,899 Total cases in FL: 2,021,656 Total deaths in FL: 32,874 Total cases in NY: 1,855,962 Total deaths in NY: 50,000 Total cases in IL: 1,227,708 Total deaths in IL: 23,408 Total cases in GA: 1,049,397 Total death in GA: 18,660 Total Vaccines Administered in US: 130,473,853 |
