Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 30-December-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Rapid Test Center of New York
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
December 30, 2020
CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust.Welcome new readers from the Rapid Test Center.
Topics: Happy New Year
| Happy New Year As 2020 draws to a close, I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy and Healthy 2021. If you are home tomorrow night and watch the Ball Drop (as you should!), just know that our team, along with some great partners, have been working very hard to create a safe production environment. Everyone you see on your screen and hundreds you will never see who are behind the scenes have all been CoViD-19 tested, health screened and educated on CoViD best practices. All the mobile TV production trucks and trailers have state-of-the art air filtration units in them, there are plexiglass dividers between positions in the control rooms and everyone knows the pillars of good public health practices: social distancing, face coverings and hand washing. It’s been a tremendously rewarding experience working with the professionals who are producing the show and broadcasting it around the world. So get comfy tomorrow night in front of your television, have your champagne ready and settle in for a great show. It is gratifying to say that since I first started writing these newsletters back in February, I have not missed a single weekday that wasn’t a holiday. There will be no newsletter tomorrow or Friday and we will pick up where we left off on Monday, January 4th 2021. Stay safe, we will all get through this together. Warmest regards to you and your families, Dr. Stu Weiss |
COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY
| Coronavirus update for December 30, 2020 World Wide Updates Belgium tightens rules for travelers to prevent spread of new Covid-19 variant Sweden requires negative coronavirus test from UK travelers coming into the country Ireland will return to full lockdown for “at least” a month Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham called off due to Covid-19 Three quarters of England to be under strict Tier 4 Covid-19 regulations, beginning at midnight France to deploy 100,000 police and gendarmes to stop New Year’s Eve parties Hundreds of thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses to be made available in the UK from Jan. 4 First person to receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine outside of clinical trials receives second dose Indonesia secures vaccine deals with AstraZeneca and Novavax Taiwan will tighten border restrictions in New Year after confirming first case of UK Covid-19 variant Hundreds of Hong Kong residents say they have been stranded in the UK after borders closed due to new virus variant Germany reports record single-day Covid-19 death toll UAE says limited number of cases with new coronavirus variant detected in country Chinese drugmaker says its Covid-19 vaccine is more than 79% effective Panama announces deals with 4 Covid-19 vaccine makers to begin rollout in next 90 days India extends suspension of flights to and from UK until Jan. 7 Christmas beach party sparks “backpacker” deportation threat from Australian minister Calls for a Premier League ‘circuit break’ amid rising Covid-19 cases Israeli man suffers fatal heart attack 2 hours after COVID vaccination Brazil surpasses 193,000 deaths France records highest rise in cases since mid-November England’s schools return delayed to mid-January in staggered opening Total Cases Worldwide: 82,929,449 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,809,000 Total Recovered: 58,710,582 US Updates New Covid-19 variant identified in Southern California, governor says More than 340,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US About 6,700 fans will be allowed at Buffalo Bills playoff game, governor says McConnell takes definitive stance against moving forward on $2,000 Covid-19 stimulus checks NBA announces zero new positive Covid-19 tests among players One person dies from coronavirus in Los Angeles County every 10 minutes US has administered nearly 2.6 million vaccine doses, according to CDC Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine may be authorized in February for emergency use CDC says data suggests new Covid-19 variant in UK has been transmitting person-to-person in the US Confirmed case of Covid-19 variant in US found in Colorado National Guard member AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine may be authorized for emergency use in US in April, official says Tennessee will begin administering vaccines to teachers and residents 75 and older Elementary and middle schools in West Virginia will reopen next month More than 14 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been distributed in US, Operation Warp Speed official says NYPD chief to potential Time Square New Year’s Eve goers: “Don’t come” TSA records fourth straight day of more than 1 million screenings at US airports US lags behind some other countries in Covid-19 vaccinations Former Harvard professor calls for a domestic travel ban after first case of the UK Covid-19 variant found in Colorado GOP official says he tested positive for Covid-19 days after attending a White House party Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies aged 41 after battling Covid-19 US treasury secretary says direct payments may start as early as tonight New York is preparing emergency hospital facilities in case of potential Covid-19 surge, official says CBS Studios delays production returns for shows like ’NCIS over COVID spikes, report says Los Angeles doctor identifies case of psychosis in COVID-19 patient Ohio death row inmate who survived 2009 execution dies of COVID-19 Total US cases: 20,132,104 Total US deaths: 349,391 Total Recovered: 11,937,824 Total Tested in US: 245,005,299 Total cases in CA: 2,247,151 Total deaths in CA: 25,001 Total cases in TX: 1,739,416 Total deaths in TX: 27,584 Total cases in FL: 1,306,123 Total deaths in FL: 21,550 Total cases in NY: 984,638 Total deaths in NY: 37,681 Total cases in IL: 955,380 Total deaths in IL: 17,811 |
| YouTube Channel |
| The Doctor Stu YouTube channel is up and running but we haven’t added new videos in a little while. I’ll get back to that after the New Year. Go towww.DoctorStu.org to submit questions. |
