Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Monday 29-June-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
June 29, 2020
Today’s topics: Unbelievable Nashville! New testing modalities
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| Unbelievable Nashville I’m still in Nashville for the Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton filming. We are doing a good job keeping everyone safe on the set. We have a complete screening system set up for crew and artists. We check everyone and fog all incoming equipment with a special disinfectant. At the end of the day I go back into Nashville and the disbelief at what I am seeing continues. As you may know, Nashville is the number one destination for Bachelorette parties in the country and this weekend was no exception. Tens of different parties roaming the street or on party buses this Saturday night. None of them had face coverings and they certainly didn’t social distance themselves. I couldn’t help thinking while watching them that they would party this weekend and then go home, have their weddings and infect their family. Killing their older relatives. This is so disturbing to me. Then I saw this concert clip: https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/28/chase-rice-hosts-packed-concert-tennessee-no-masks-social-distancing/ where country singer Chase Rice holds a packed maskless concert here in Tennessee this weekend and has the kids sing along with him. Singing and shouting produce the maximal amount of respiratory particles. Nashville Department of Health enacted an emergency order mandating masks on Friday which went into effect yesterday early evening. I didn’t see any change last night or today. Cases continue to surge in the South and the West. The United States now has 2,564,163 COVID-19 cases and 125,928 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracker. The New York Times reports that US cases are up 76% over the past 2 weeks. 12 states have paused their reopening programs. Some states have moved backwards closing bars. In some states, many of the new cases are in younger people. Mortality in young people still seems to remain low. The latest mortality models show us continuing along at our current pace until September when we spike sharply upwards. New Testing modalities I learned about another new rapid field test for CoViD-19 that should be out in about two months. This test is based on PCR and was being developed for Ebola virus detection in the jungle. It now has been repurposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes CoViD-19 disease. As I learn more, I will bring it to you. I have still not received further information on the nano technology that I wrote about a few weeks ago. I have been calling them intermittently and not getting anywhere. So perhaps their data is not as good as they hoped for. I still believe that field testing is the key to reopening entertainment and sports venues as well as performance venues. On a personal note, I am sad that Cirque du Soleil filed for bankruptcy. I hope that they survive. I enjoy their shows. 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 |
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| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for June 29, 2020 World Wide Updates Chile reports a total of 4,017 new cases of Covid-19 Cirque du Soleil to file for bankruptcy due to coronavirus shutdown Antiviral drug combo doesn’t help coronavirus patients, UK study shows WHO is sending a team to China to research “how the virus started” Canada’s Trudeau: “Things are continuing to move in the right direction” US travelers likely to be left off list of nations allowed to enter EU, diplomats say Brazil’s Federal District declares a “state of public calamity” as cases increase Greece extends ban on direct flights from UK until July 15 Coronavirus pandemic “not even close to being over,” WHO says Amazon workers go on strike in Germany over coronavirus cases Coronavirus death toll in Bolivia passes 1,000 Argentina reports more than 2,100 new Covid-19 cases India’s Maharastra state extends lockdown until July 31 More than 1 million Covid-19 cases reported in eastern Mediterranean region, WHO says Spanish beaches reopen but social distancing measures stay in place Singapore rolls out coronavirus contract-tracing device for seniors Delhi is opening a plasma bank for recovered virus patients Iran is living through the most difficult year in its history, says President Rouhani A volunteer “sewing squad” has distributed more than 55,000 masks to vulnerable communities UK group warns “significant proportion” of Covid-19 patients will develop PTSD India’s lockdown is scheduled to end tomorrow, but three states are extending restrictions Asian markets fall sharply as US coronavirus cases trigger concerns about a global recovery 400,000 people under new lockdown in China’s Hebei province Japan registers largest increase in new coronavirus cases since lifting emergency Australian state of Victoria sees highest daily coronavirus case count in months Total Cases Worldwide: 10,341,165Total Deaths Worldwide: 506,241Total Recovered: 5,610,138 US Updates New Jersey reports 156 new coronavirus cases and 18 deaths Monroe County, Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County in Florida will close their beaches during July 4 weekend VMAs will be held in Brooklyn in August, New York governor says Vermont governor says he will not make masks mandatory right now Jacksonville is not closing its beaches for Fourth of July and issues face covering mandate for indoor and outdoor locations Pelosi extends House’s remote voting into August due to coronavirus Classroom contact could lead to transmission of Covid-19, CDC research suggests Florida Keys to close beaches for holiday weekend Cuomo urges Trump to issue executive order requiring everyone to wear masks Broadway shows suspended for rest of year “We did open too quickly,” California county public health official says Florida reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases Democratic leaders call for GOP to negotiate more stimulus At least 14 states hit pause on reopening plans as coronavirus cases spike US reports busiest weekend for air travel in months Only 4 US states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases 72% of California population is on coronavirus “watch list,” governor says Tennessee extends state of emergency until August 29 At least 26 NHL players have tested positive for Covid-19 since June 8 85 visitors of Michigan bar test positive for coronavirus Disneyland workers demand coronavirus testing for employees at Saturday protest Rhode Island issues mandatory 14-day quarantine for people coming from states with 5% positivity rate Fifth professional golfer, Harris English, tests positive for Covid-19 Trump believes wearing a mask is a personal decision Total US cases: 2,659,089 Total US deaths: 128,598 Total Recovered: 1,099,727 Total Tested in US: 30,988,013 Total cases in NY: 417,131 Total deaths in NY: 31,489 New York City cases: 211,500+ New York City deaths: 22,400+ |
