Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 1-July-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
July 1, 2020
Today’s topics: Its going to get worse before it gets better
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Its going to get worse before it gets better
Yesterday, there were 48,400 new cases of CoViD-19 in the United States. This is the fifth record breaking day in the past 8 days. North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee hit new daily records. 19 States have either paused reopening or rolled some phases backwards.
Its getting pretty bad in the Southern and Western states in the US. Several Republican run states that opened prior to reaching the White House opening criteria have now begun to shut down again. Arizona close its water parks, bars, gyms and movie theaters for 30 days. California has seen a recent explosion in cases after it eased restrictions, leading the governor close bars and halt indoor dining in much of the state. In Florida, hospitals in some areas are getting close to full and some hospitals in Miami have cancelled elective surgeries. Colorado has closed bars and restaurants.
In New York City, out of an abundance of caution, the mayor announced that NYC will not move to allow in-restaurant dining next week as previously planned.
All across the South and West, people are bracing for surges in cases secondary to the 4th of July Holiday. Some states are proactively closing beaches but some are still not.
Attitudes of American have been shifting about CoViD-19 as well. Up to 81% of Americans are now “very” or “somewhat” concerned about the pandemic. This is up especially among Republicans who are now showing an increasing amount of anxiety (70% are concerned, up from 60% a few weeks ago).
The 81% are right to be concerned. The models are looking grim if we don’t change what we are doing. Unfortunately, we don’t seem to want to change in many places. As I have been writing about, I am still in Nashville. Even though the mandatory mask rule went into effect three days ago, tonight, I walked around downtown and saw bars and restaurants filled with people without face coverings.
We are not doing well as a society in containing the infection. Many public health folks think we are running out of time to have any chance to contain it at all. We must do a better job as a whole or the projections of terrible death rates will in fact come to pass.
In spite of all of this, there is nothing coming from the White House. Apparently, they are still fighting internally on whether there should be daily briefings again. President Trump said in an interview today on Fox Business Network “I think we’re going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point, that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope,” Unfortunately for all of us, its not going to just disappear. We have to work to make it disappear by promoting the idea that everyone wears a face covering to protect each other. Remember, when you wear a face covering, you protect me and when I wear one, I protect you. In order for this to work, and it does work and has worked in many other countries, we all have to participate.
I hope that we as Americans can learn to do this together and avoid the alternative, which is many more American deaths in the coming months.
Be well and practice good social distancing. Also, take care of yourself. The number of out of hospital cardiac arrests is way up. You can still have heart disease and diabetes and asthma during a pandemic. Don’t skip regular checkups.
–Dr. Stu
| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for July 1, 2020 World Wide UpdatesCuba opens offshore islands for tourism and keeps mainland on lockdown Scientist leading Oxford vaccine effort says 8,000 people in UK vaccinated in phase three of the trial Chile reports lowest number of new daily Covid-19 cases in more than 6 weeks WHO is working to verify reports of remdesivir stock hoarding by the US 15,000 policemen have been infected with Covid-19 in Peru, interior minister says Switzerland will make masks mandatory on all public transportation Iraq reports more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases UK PM Boris Johnson defends handling of Leicester outbreak United Airlines adds 25,000 flights in August, tripling its June schedule Germany and Czech Republic publish traveler recommendations for countries outside EU Spain and Portugal declare land border open 300,000 return to lockdown in Melbourne, Australia Children may be able to spread coronavirus similarly to infected adults, study finds Tokyo Disney parks reopen after 4-month closure due to coronavirus China releasing info on new swine flu is evidence it learned a lesson from Covid-19 backlash, expert says Judge overturns order that mandated Brazil’s Bolsonaro to wear a mask in public Aeromexico files for bankruptcy in the US amid coronavirus pandemic Mexico reports nearly 5,500 new coronavirus cases Beijing approves experimental Covid-19 vaccine for use in Chinese military UN Security Council expected to adopt first coronavirus resolution Wednesday West Bank goes into lockdown as virus numbers soar Ryanair pilots take pay cut to avoid job losses Total Cases Worldwide: 10,704,083Total Deaths Worldwide: 516,535Total Recovered: 5,860,299 US Updates US stocks open higher Kroger Health gets FDA authorization for Covid-19 test home kit for frontline associates California’s daily coronavirus case count smashes new record Six MLS players test positive for Covid-19 Louisiana reports more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases “Blitz” testing in some areas could help detect asymptomatic Covid-19 patients, HHS says Teens test positive for Covid-19 after attending 300-person party in Texas Miami health system will pause elective surgeries as coronavirus cases rise Beef and pork industries are rebounding significantly, meat trade association says Federal government’s July 4 plans in DC go against health guidance, mayor says More than 100 new cases reported in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania following bars and restaurants reopening Holiday weekend could be “perfect storm” for spike in new cases, health expert says Cuomo confirms NYC won’t restart indoor dining next week Miami-Dade County to limit pool hours and alcohol sales at hotels for holiday weekend Arizona reports record new high of Covid-19 cases and deaths Florida reports another 6,500 new coronavirus cases Yale to require weekly testing for undergrad students during the fall semester Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech shows “encouraging” data in early study Georgia has no plan to order people to wear masks, governor says At least 19 US states have paused reopening plans as cases rise Trump refuses to lead as pandemic worsens and allies desert him on masks Two NYC mobsters released from prison over coronavirus concerns caught COVID-19 while in home confinement Little evidence that protests following George’s Floyd’s death spread coronavirus in US Kansas City’s black mayor says he was called racial slurs, received death threats over face masks for coronavirus New subway vending machines sell COVID protective equipment Free ride on MTA local buses continue until sometime in August Main TSA checkpoint closed at Atlanta airport because of coronavirus case Total US cases: 2,754,599Total US deaths: 130,412Total Recovered: 1,146,785Total Tested in US: 32,206,245 Total cases in NY: 418,391Total deaths in NY: 32,139 New York City cases: 212,400+New York City deaths: 23,000+ |
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