Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 14-August-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
August 14, 2020
Today’s topics: Here are the headlines for today. Have a great weekend.
COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for August 14, 2020 World Wide Updates UK government secures early access to 90 million doses of two “promising” vaccine candidates Doctor deaths from Covid-19 in India have reached “alarming” levels, Indian Medical Association says Argentina’s president extends quarantine measures WHO stresses need for equitable access to internationally controlled medicines for non-Covid patients Early results suggest Chinese vaccine is safe and induces immune response, but more research is needed Brazil’s economy fell almost 11% in the last quarter Spain reports nearly 3,000 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours Bogota’s airport to begin reopening next month after city has slowed spread of Covid-19, mayor says Iraq reports record daily high of 4,013 new coronavirus cases India reports more than 64,500 coronavirus cases Nearly 300 confirmed cases confirmed in UK sandwich factory outbreak Hong Kong’s July airport arrivals dropped 98.6% from 2019 UK imposes quarantine measures on visitors from France, Malta and the Netherlands India to celebrate its Independence Day with restrictions and social distancing Paris and Marseille area declared “zones of active circulation” of coronavirus New Zealand extends coronavirus restrictions for 12 more days President Bolsonaro says Brazil is in better economic shape than most other countries amid Covid-19 India announces air corridor with Maldives to bolster tourism South Korea sees over 100 new coronavirus cases for first time since April Venezuela reports highest daily number of new cases, 1,281 infections in 24 hours Japan reports 1,177 new coronavirus cases Mexico surpasses 500,000 coronavirus cases British tourists in France scramble to return home before new quarantine rules take effect Oman ends ban on night movement Germany now reading nearly all of Spain as a Cover risk region Greece limits public gatherings to 50 people Spain to close nightclubs and late-night bars and ban smoking in public EU reaches deal for at least 300m doses of potential vaccine Italy orders holiday makers from four countries to be tested Total Cases Worldwide: 21,298,801 Total Deaths Worldwide: 761,605 Total Recovered: 14,076,090 US Updates US stocks open lower More than 96% of schools in California to begin the academic year online West Virginia governor announces new color-coded Covid-19 rating system based on positivity rate Illinois reports highest daily number of Covid-19 cases since May Postal workers union endorses Biden and Harris: “This pandemic threatens the very survival of USPS” Georgia school district, Cherokee County, reports 108 Covid-19 cases MLB Cardinals set to return Saturday after 16-day coronavirus induced hiatus US agrees to extend border restrictions with Mexico and Canada Seattle schools to start academic year with remote learning Vaccine trial investigator says results unlikely to come before end of the year Michigan partners with Ford and FEMA to provide millions of free masks NYC museums and cultural institutions can reopen with restrictions Texas’ Covid-19 positivity rate drops below 20% California becomes first state to surpass 600,000 Covid-19 cases New Jersey to use hybrid voting model for November general elections, governor confirms CDC’s ensemble forecast now projects nearly 189,000 US coronavirus deaths by September 5 Shabbat dinners go virtual amid the pandemic US Supreme Court social-distances from coronavirus decisions Aiming for Covid-19 herd immunity in the US would lead to massive death tolls, Anthony Fauci warns Trump coronavirus adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, claims “young people are not at serious risk” from coronavirus Thousands of new Covid-19 cases reported in Georgia Texas mom holds newborn for first time, 20 days after baby was born with COVID-19 CDC chief sees urgency to cut COVID rate to avoid flu collision Woman hits gate agent at Phoenix airport after refusing to wear mask Indiana school district, South Bend County, deploys dozens of wi-fi buses for students with no internet at home Total US cases: 5,466,162 Total US deaths: 171,313 Total Recovered: 2,864,471 Total Tested in US: 64,831,306 Total cases in CA: 608,096 Total deaths in CA: 11,049 Total cases in FL: 563,285 Total deaths in FL: 9,141 Total cases in TX: 546,952 Total deaths in TX: 9,694 Total cases in NY: 454,106 Total deaths in NY: 32,893 Contact us |
