Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Tuesday 22-December-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
December 22, 2020
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| Coronavirus update for December 22, 2020 World Wide Updates UK scientists say new Covid-19 strain likely more transmissible and may impact children more than other variants Slight decrease in Coronavirus-related deaths in England and Wales as cases rise Germany extends UK travel ban despite EU recommendation French citizens can return from UK starting tomorrow, prime minister says Ireland will tighten restrictions over fears of new Covid-19 strain Almost 3,000 truck drivers reportedly stranded in Kent, England, following France border closure UK reports highest daily Covid-19 case increase since pandemic began Masks help, but without social distancing, they may not be enough to prevent virus spread, study says First cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Antarctica as 36 people test positive on military base Nepal bans passengers flying from UK Wales to re-enlist support of UK military to help cope with surge in coronavirus cases Countries continue to suspend flights to the UK after new coronavirus variant discovered New budget for postponed Tokyo Olympic Games announced New Covid-19 variant could raise the bar for achieving herd immunity, BioNTech CEO says Morocco imposes a night curfew to fight the spread of Covid-19 Indian state of Maharashtra imposes night curfew Coronavirus testing is “part of the discussion” between UK and France on border closures Thousands of Australians will spend Christmas self-isolating — even if they tested negative Thailand seafood market cluster grows to more 1,000 cases New Zealand pilot faces fine for failing to disclose his contacts in Taiwan South Korea curtails Christmas celebrations, declaring a “special quarantine period” 4 cases of UK Covid-19 variant have been found in Australia’s hotel quarantine Taiwan reports first locally transmitted case in more than 250 days Dominican Republic and Guatemala ban flights from the UK over new Covid-19 variant Bangkok imposes new restrictions and screens foreign workers in bid to contain seafood market cluster Seoul works to add more hospital beds for Covid-19 patients Malaysia signs agreement with AstraZeneca for 6.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine Trinidad and Tobago updates requirements for travelers coming from the UK Japanese doctors call for “medical emergency” as Covid-19 cases top 200,000 Pfizer and Moderna are testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus variant Two cardinals close to Pope Francis have tested positive for COVID-19 Total Cases Worldwide: 78,247,027 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,720,889 Total Recovered: 55,019,156 US Updates Pennsylvania reports nearly 8,000 new Covid-19 cases White House coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx says she plans to retire Massachusetts tightens some statewide Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise First senior citizens not in nursing homes receive doses of Covid-19 vaccine in Florida Furloughed American Airlines workers will get paid by Christmas South Carolina governor tests positive for Covid-19 Senate minority leader spoke to Biden this morning about need for more stimulus Congress approved a long-awaited Covid-19 rescue package last night CDC says UK coronavirus variant has not been identified in US, but it may be undetected More than 18 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in the US NY will shutter three state prisons by this spring, leaving some Republican lawmakers up in arms Passenger who dies on United flight from Orlando to LA may have shown COVID-19 symptoms COVID-19 could shorten US life expectancy by up to three years, experts say CDC warns that travel could spread British COVID-19 strain in US Americans are hoarding toilet paper again because of COVID-19 fears and it could cost them Fauci, and other top health officials receive Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on camera US could require negative COVID-19 tests for passengers from Britain More than 150 California children diagnosed with COVID-19 virus-related syndrome CDC chefs subpoenaed over alleged COVID political meddling COVID-19 whistleblower sues Florida officials over police raid Unemployment benefits face delays for millions even with COVID-19 relief package Total US cases: 18,622,918 Total US deaths: 329,790 Total Recovered: 10,883,803 Total Tested in US: 232,206,470 Total cases in CA: 1,946,859 Total deaths in CA: 22,972 Total cases in TX: 1,614,482 Total deaths in TX: 26,161 Total cases in FL: 1,223,015 Total deaths in FL: 20,754 Total cases in IL: 911,308 Total deaths in IL: 16,671 Total cases in NY: 904,988 Total deaths in NY: 36,685 |
