Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Monday 5-April-2021
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
April 5, 2021
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| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY Coronavirus update for April 5, 2021 World Wide Updates UK to ease coronavirus restrictions starting April 12, prime minister says Iran enters fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic, health ministry says EU official blames slow vaccine rollout on AstraZeneca supply issues Italy shortens quarantine from two weeks to five days England bets on testing as a way out of lockdowns South Korea reports 473 new coronavirus cases as health minister warns of fourth wave India records more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases – its most in a single day since the pandemic began Britain plans to test vaccine passports for people to safely return to concerts and sporting events Saudi Arabia revels Mecca restrictions Italy reports almost 300 daily deaths Germany faces calls for nationwide approach to Covid restrictions French authorities investigate secret Covid dinner parties in Paris Covid forces closure of two of Barcelona’s oldest restaurants Greece allows some shops to reopen UK opposition fear vaccine passport could force people into having jab Total Cases Worldwide: 132,364,866 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,872,130 Total Recovered: 106,655,038 US Updates Anyone 16 and older will be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines in Maryland starting Tuesday New Jersey will expand Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to people 16 and older starting April 19 Pennsylvania moved to its next stage of vaccine eligibility With late budget and scandals looming, Cuomo tours Queens popup COVID vaccination site Biden taps Gayle Smith to serve as global Covid coordinator More than 40% of US adults and 75% of seniors have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose White House says US will have enough vaccine for all Americans by end of next month Washington, DC, will loosen Covid-19 restrictions beginning May 1 US vaccinating nearly 5 times faster than global average Variants partly to blame for 4 straight weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases, CDC director says CDC updates guidance for cleaning surfaces to protect against Covid-19 White House announces 3 additional mass vaccination sites Bar opening event in rural Illinois linked to 46 Covid-19 cases and a school closure, CDC report finds Nearly 40,000 children in the US have lost a parent to Covid-19, new model estimates Fauci doubts US government will be behind vaccine passports More than 6 million screened at US airports since Thursday in spring break travel surge Experts warn of ‘a few more rough weeks ahead’ A Detroit pastor urging his congregation to get vaccinated US continues to administer more than 3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses a day, according to CDC data US government moves AstraZeneca out of vaccine plant that suffered contamination Vaccinations should come with free movie, meal vouchers, says NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer Walgreens delayed Pfizer COVID vaccine second doses 1 week longer than necessary Man arrested after refusing coronavirus screening because he had spent $15,000 on Disney vacation Epidemiologist warns of COVID variant’s effect on kids UConn put 5 dorms in quarantine amid COVID spike and points to off-campus parties Alabama fan who attended NCAA Tournament dies from COVID-19, reports say Total US cases: 31,482,320 Total US deaths: 569,149 Total Recovered: 24,014,671 Total Tested in US: 398,256,783 Total cases in CA: 3,682,234 Total deaths in CA: 59,780 Total cases in TX: 2,807,589 Total deaths in TX: 48,935 Total cases in FL: 2,085,306 Total deaths in FL: 33,726 Total cases in NY: 1,947,781 Total deaths in NY: 50,905 Total cases in IL: 1,258,736 Total deaths in IL: 23,665 Total cases in GA: 1,065,197 Total death in GA: 19,212 Total Vaccines Administered in US: 167,187,795 |
