Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Thursday 18-Mar-2021
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
March 18, 2021
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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY Coronavirus update for March 18, 2021 World Wide Updates Spain to resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine next Wednesday France will impose new Covid-19 restrictions starting Friday Boris Johnson says he’ll receive AstraZeneca’s vaccine tomorrow EU regulator: AstraZeneca vaccine is “safe”, but blood clot link cannot be ruled out Finland reports highest weekly number of new Covid-19 cases since start of pandemic WHO “particularly worried’ about Covid-19 situation in Balkans and Central Europe African countries likely to soon experience third wave of Covid-19, WHO says Korean Air to begin trialing travel pass with flights to LA in April Turkey records its highest daily coronavirus caseload this year Covid-19 reinfections are rare, but more common in people 65 and older, study finds Brazil reports its highest daily surge in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began Netherlands to resume using AstraZeneca vaccine next week Italy and Cyprus will resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine Friday 1 person enters intensive care every 4 minutes in France, prime minister says British regulator maintains there’s no evidence AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots WHO working on “smart digital certificate,” official says Portugal lifts suspension of AstraZeneca jab Total Cases Worldwide: 122,212,755 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,697,873 Total Recovered: 98,544,239 US Updates Biden says the US will meet goal of 100 million Covid-19 vaccines administered on Friday 66% of US adults age 65 and older have received at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine, CDC data shows Cuomo lifts COVID ‘yellow zones’ and has curfews for gyms and bowling alleys, but not restaurants and bars CDC expected to update its physical distancing guidelines for schools tomorrow Massachusetts loosens restrictions for a range of indoor and outdoor venues New York venues and sports stadiums to reopen with restrictions on April 1 Democratic senators urge US Department of Justice to investigate Covid-19 deaths in federal prisons AMC Theatres will have 98% of their US locations open tomorrow New York City mayor gets the Johnson & Johnson vaccine US agency targets early April for restaurant and independent live venue relief Spring breakers need to think about their effects on residents during pandemic, Miami mayor says 770,000 Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week Pandemic air travel just hit its biggest week, according to TSA data Biden administration in talks to send 2.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Mexico and 1.5 million to Canada US CDC wants to scale up search for new coronavirus variants, director says The race between variants and vaccines in US will be a close call, expert warns HHS announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools New York has failed to vaccinate most state prisoners, lawsuit says Total US cases: 30,338,851 Total US deaths: 551,272 Total Recovered: 22,502,085 Total Tested in US: 376,517,296 Total cases in CA: 3,632,024 Total deaths in CA: 56,414 Total cases in TX: 2,745,955 Total deaths in TX: 47,063 Total cases in FL: 1,994,117 Total deaths in FL: 32,613 Total cases in NY: 1,810,921 Total deaths in NY: 49,527 Total cases in IL: 1,216,090 Total deaths in IL: 23,287 Total cases in GA: 1,040,817 Total death in GA: 18,420 Total Vaccines Administered in US: 115,730,008 Contact us |