Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Tuesday 5-Jan-2021
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
January 5, 2021
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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for January 5, 2021 World Wide Updates EU in talks to secure millions of additional Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses Denmark will impose tougher coronavirus restrictions as fears over spread of UK variant rise National survey finds nearly 3% of community in London test positive for new Covid-19 variant Germany extends national lockdown and tightens restrictions World Bank predicts 4% growth for global economy in 2021 — as long as vaccines are widely available UK coronavirus cases top 60,000 in one day for first time Premier League reveals large uptick in new positive Covid-19 cases Switzerland reports 28 cases of UK Covid-19 variant Armenian President test positive for Covid-19 Belgium to receive half of expected Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shots due to “logistical issue” One in 50 people in England has coronavirus, England’s chief medical officer says Pope Francis will not hold Sistine Chapel baptism ceremony this year UK Prime Minister cancels India trip, citing a national lockdown and the new virus variant Kremlin says that Putin and Merkel discussed the possibility of joint vaccine production The pandemic has put an end to five years of job recovery in Spain Vaccine developed in India will be tested on children as young as two years old Thailand extends nationwide emergency decree until end of February British citizens should not be traveling, says UK minister, as England starts new lockdown Italy to extend coronavirus lockdown Singapore police can obtain Covid-19 contact tracing data for criminal investigations Indonesia will give first Covid-19 vaccination to President Joko Widodo on Jan. 13 Already free of coronavirus, The Republic of Palau could become the first in the world to be vaccinated Top sumo wrestler tests positive for Covid-19 in Japan More than 1,000 people have died from Covid-19 in South Korea Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use Scientists worry mutations in Covid-19 variant first seen in South Africa may affect vaccine response Dutch government slammed over slow ‘outrageous’ vaccine plan amid COVID-19 spikes Zimbabwe reports record new cases and deaths GCSE and A-level exams cancelled in England Japan considers state of emergency after reaching record 4,670 daily cases Total Cases Worldwide: 86,696,847 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,872,789 Total Recovered: 61,444,083 US Updates First case of UK variant found in Georgia, state’s health department says US vaccine administration slows to 28% of distributed doses, CDC vaccine tracker shows Nearly 128,000 children diagnosed with Covid-19 between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, pediatricians say California surpasses 27,000 Covid-19 deaths Covid-19 issues continue to plague the NFL’s playoff-bound Cleveland Browns Los Angeles ambulance crews told not to transport patients who stand little chance of survival Arizona reports just 8% of ICU beds are available Study estimates US Covid-19 infections may be 4 times higher than reported New York City mayor says city will create 5 mass vaccination sites, one in each borough A patient dies of Covid-19 every 15 minutes in Los Angeles County, public health official says Alabama mayor hospitalized after being diagnosed with Covid-19 American airports screened more than a million travelers again on Monday Los Angeles hospital official says some patients are waiting for hours in ambulances across city Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will miss four games after virus exposure, according to reports FDA warns against half-dosing COVID vaccines, citing ‘significant risk’ to public health Grammy Awards are postponed due to pandemic, report says Kansas and Georgia have lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates among states Hundreds of Florida seniors spend night in their cars in 40-degree weather in line for COVID-19 vaccine Houston hospital offers $500 ‘thank you; bonus to employees who get COVID-19 vaccine Missouri prosecutor dies with COVID-19 just days after giving birth There were 500 million fewer US plane passengers in 2020 amid COVOD-19 pandemic, TSA says Larry King out of ICU amid COVID-19 battle Syracuse University delays spring semester start by 2 weeks Total US cases: 21,511,871 Total US deaths: 364,708 Total Recovered: 12,808,652 Total Tested in US: 254,613,902 Total cases in CA: 2,482,740 Total deaths in CA: 27,080 Total cases in TX: 1,837,303 Total deaths in TX: 28,753 Total cases in FL: 1,392,123 Total deaths in FL: 22,200 Total cases in NY: 1,080,100 Total deaths in NY: 38,702 Total cases in IL: 991,719 Total deaths in IL: 18,562 Contact us |
