Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Thursday 12-November-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
November 12, 2020
CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust. Welcome new members from the Rapid Test Center.
Topics: 157,000 Americans diagnosed with CoViD-19 today. 67,000 people in the hospital. All states except Louisiana show increasing numbers of cases.
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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
Coronavirus update for November 12, 2020 World Wide Updates One in four deaths in France are due to Covid-19 Medicago and GlaxoSmithKline announce Covid-19 vaccine trials Irish citizens abroad advised not to return home for Christmas Number of Covid-19 patients in German ICUs reaches all-time high Austria marks new daily Covid-19 case record WHO chief warns against pinning all hope on Covid-19 vaccine Britain’s Boris Johnson has mismanaged Covid, Brexit and the economy. Now his inner circle is falling out Germany’s Lufthansa airline runs trial flight with rapid virus tests Slovakia extends state of emergency until end of 2020 Sinovac vaccine trial resumes in Brazil Croatian football captain told of positive test result during match Ukrainian president hospitalized with Covid-19 as country hits new case record UK’s biggest food bank network saw 47% increase in need Germany’s infection rate is “flattening,” disease control chief says Tokyo 2020 is working to remove quarantine for athletes, Olympic staff and spectators Doctors in Japan warn of third wave as Covid-19 infections hit a three-month high Delhi hits highest daily increase with 8,000 new cases Remote Pacific island nations Vanuatu records first coronavirus case Misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines could lead to ‘major consequences’ for herd immunity, study says Passenger tests positive for coronavirus on first Caribbean cruise to set sail since shutdown Royal Caribbean developing coronavirus cruise pandemic protocols and may ask employees to volunteer for practice run Portugal explains nightly curfew and weekend lockdown to more areas France lockdown to last at least two more weeks Danish vaccine ‘effective against mink Covid strain’ Italy reports highest daily deaths since April Total Cases Worldwide: 53,002,667Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,297,475Total Recovered: 36,922,226 US Updates New York City preparing to shut schools down if test-positivity rate continues to increase US hospitals approach “crisis level” as some reach capacity and others face threats of strike Mental health-related ER visits suggest children and teens are at risk, CDC research finds A Covid-19 outbreak among the Amish showed importance of trust-building by local public health department Biden adviser: US lockdown of four-to-six weeks could drive down Covid-19 numbers Fauci doubts Covid-19 will be eradicated but remains optimistic about vaccine Head of US federal vaccine group says FDA might not make a decision on Covid-19 vaccine until Christmas At least five virus outbreaks in New Jersey are linked to Halloween parties, health officials say Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as pandemic worsens in US Fewer than half of Americans are very likely to comply with another lockdown, polling shows The US reported more than 157,000 cases Wednesday New forecast offers grim projections of upcoming trends in coronavirus pandemic Coronavirus pandemic reveals “big problems” in clinical trials, FDA expert says Navajo Nation more than doubles number of communities with “uncontrolled spread” of Covid-19 New CDC guidance could be “huge” in motivating people to wear masks, says former CDC director ’Stop the circus’: Pelosi and Schumer demand action on coronavirus and end to Trump election denial Georgia elections chief quarantines after wife contracts COVID as recount looms Ivanka and Jared Kushner take children out of school amid White House COVID-19 outbreak, report says Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on city to stay at home, cancel Thanksgiving plans amid COVID spike Manhattan lawmaker calls for end to indoor dining as NYC’s COVID rates increase Ticketmaster explores linking digital tickets to COVID vaccine or testing status Chipotle opens digital-orders-only restaurant in response to consumer trends during coronavirus pandemic Total US cases: 10,839,759 Total US deaths: 248,256 Total Recovered: 6,691,584 Total Tested in US: 156,618,421 Total cases in TX: 1,055,199 Total deaths in TX: 19,573 Total cases in CA: 1,000,686 Total deaths in CA: 18,120 Total cases in FL: 863,619 Total deaths in FL: 17,373 Total cases in NY: 582,424 Total deaths in NY: 33,909 Contact us |