Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Thursday 8-October-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
October 8, 2020
| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY Coronavirus update for October 8, 2020 World Wide Updates Czech Republic announces sweeping restrictions amid Covid-19 spike UK records significant jump in new Covid-19 cases Italy records its most new coronavirus cases since since April 11 One of Europe’s largest airports, Brussels Airport, gets ready to distribute potential Covid-19 vaccine UK nightlife “on the brink” of collapse under new restrictions, trade bodies say Canadians encouraged to stay home as second wave of Covid-19 worsens British Airways retires its final Boeing 747 airplanes amid pandemic Czech Republic reports highest daily case count since pandemic began Singapore introduces “cruises to nowhere” for travel-starved locals Delhi eases regulations to boost pandemic-hit restaurant industry Germany reports fresh spike in daily Covid-19 cases Coronavirus killed 3 times more people in England and Wales this year than flu and pneumonia combined, figures show Feed of VP debate cut in China during question on the country’s pandemic response Brazil surpasses 5 million Covid-19 cases Canada’s weekly average of new Covid-19 cases reaches new high The pandemic could push 150 million more people worldwide into “extreme poverty” Coronavirus cases increase 56% in a week in England Italy records largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than five months Spanish court strikes down Madrid’s partial lockdown orders as coronavirus cases surge South Korean man accused of lying to authorities during contact tracing investigation sentenced to prison Portugal reports more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours for first time in 6 months WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases More French cities set to close bars as Covid-19 infections rise Paris hospitals move into emergency mode amid rise in Covid-19 patients Record rise in cases in the Netherlands Romanian authorities will suspend flights to and from high-risk countries to stem a sharp rise in new coronavirus infections Total Cases Worldwide: 36,665,019 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,064,650 Total Recovered: 27,574,566 US Updates US stocks open higher US health secretary projects “having enough for every American who wants a vaccine by March to April 2021” Amtrak warns of “drastic impacts” without stimulus money Ford will allow employees to work-from-home until June 2021 New Jersey sees highest number of new Covid-19 cases since the end of May, governor says There could be up to 233,000 US Covid-19 deaths by the end of the month, CDC’s ensemble forecast says Florida reports more than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus Pelosi rejects standalone bill for airline aid Notre Dame president faces university backlash following Covid-19 diagnosis New York City closes 169 schools as part of new Covid-19 restrictions FDA won’t comment on status of Emergency Use Authorizations for two antibody treatments US could have “tens or hundreds of thousands of doses” of Regeneron’s antibody cocktail this fall, Azar says Another 840,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week The pandemic killed 107,000 oil and gas jobs. Most aren’t coming back anytime soon Covid-19 vaccine for limited use likely released under EUA by end of December, disease tracker predicts Regeneron asks FDA for EUA for its Covid-19 antibody therapy, the same one given to Trump last week US reports more than 50,000 new Covid-19 cases Trump returns to Oval Office and says coronavirus diagnosis was “blessing from God” Green Bay Packers putting indefinite hold on fans at Lambeau Field after Covid cases increase ‘Their approach to how to handle this was different from mine’: McConnell hasn’t been to White in months due to lax COVID-19 measures Trump says he will not take part in virtual debate Surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas forcing scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions Total US cases: 7,819,134Total US deaths: 217,488 Total Recovered: 5,011,191 Total Tested in US: 111,086,971 Total cases in CA: 843,458 Total deaths in CA: 16,398 Total cases in TX: 819,992 Total deaths in TX: 16,783 Total cases in FL: 726,013 Total deaths in FL: 15,072 Total cases in NY: 504,908 Total deaths in NY: 33,360 Contact us |
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