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11 hours ago
The number of deaths in the US from coronavirus, in perspective
More than 200,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University.
That's more than US battle deaths in five wars combined.
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- CNN in Spanish (@CNNEE) September 23, 2020
Since the first known death from COVID-19 in the US on February 6, an average of more than 858 people have died from the disease every day.
Many died separated from their loved ones in hospital.
Many others never had a proper funeral.
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- CNN in Spanish (@CNNEE) September 23, 2020
… Or endure the attacks of 9/11 every day for 66 days in a row.
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- CNN in Spanish (@CNNEE) September 23, 2020
17 hours ago
New York Metropolitan Opera cancels 2020-2021 season due to covid-19 concerns
By Javi Morgado
The New York Metropolitan Opera announced that it has canceled the entire 2020-21 season due to the "ongoing health crisis," according to a statement issued Wednesday.
The 2021-22 season will open with the premiere
of Terence Blanchard's
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
.
Blanchard's opera is the first by an African-American composer to be performed at the Met.
According to the statement, the Met's decision to cancel the season was based on the advice of health officials.
The statement says, “Due to the hundreds of artists who must rehearse and perform indoors and due to the company's large audience, it was determined that it would not be safe for the Met to resume until a vaccine is widely available use, it is established. herd immunity and the use of masks and physical distancing is no longer a medical requirement.
"Health officials have said that this will probably take at least five to six months after a vaccine is initially available."
20 hours ago
The latest information on the second wave of coronavirus in Europe
After successfully squashing the first wave of infections and deaths, Europe is now in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus as it moves into winter.
This is the situation in the countries of Europe:
United Kingdom:
Britain recorded 4,926 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours on Tuesday, according to the government tally.
It is the highest report since May 7.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced stricter restrictions on England, including an order to wear a mask and close pubs and restaurants at 10 pm local time, which could last six months, he said.
Czech Republic:
There were 2,394 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the second-highest daily increase since the outbreak began, a Ministry of Health spokesperson confirmed to CNN.
Starting Thursday, bars, restaurants, cafes and other hospitality venues will no longer be able to serve until midnight local time and will close at 10 p.m.
France:
The country reported 10,008 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a number consistent with the figures recorded last week, but less than Saturday's high of 13,498.
In a major French city, CNN reported this week that hospitals were about to run out of ICU beds.
Spain:
New restrictions were also announced last week in Madrid, which accounts for around a third of all new cases in Spain, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health.
22 hours ago
Johnson & Johnson vaccine is fourth to begin phase 3 trials in the US.
By Lauren Mascarenhas
Johnson & Johnson's potential COVID-19 vaccine begins Phase 3 trials in the United States on Wednesday.
Trials for the single-dose vaccine, which uses a human adenovirus, will include up to 60,000 adult participants at nearly 215 sites in the United States and internationally.
The candidate vaccine was developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
Phase 3 trials will begin immediately and the first participants will receive doses on Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson chief scientific officer Dr. Paul Stoffels said in a call with reporters Tuesday.
Initial findings from Phase 1/2 trials of the vaccine in the US and Belgium suggest that the vaccine elicits an immune response and is safe enough to move into large-scale trials.
Phase 3 trials will examine the safety and efficacy of a single dose versus placebo in preventing symptomatic COVID-19.
The fact that the trial examines the efficacy of a single dose of the vaccine, rather than two doses, should speed up the results, Stoffels said.
The tests will be carried out in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, South Africa and the United States.
Johnson & Johnson intends to conduct a separate phase 3 trial in collaboration with the UK government to examine the efficacy of two doses.
If the vaccine is shown to be safe and effective, Johnson & Johnson said it expects the first doses to be available for emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration by early 2021.
Moderna, Pfizer / BioNTech, and AstraZeneca also have potential vaccines in phase 3 trials in the United States, although the AstraZeneca trial is currently on hold.
Johnson & Johnson's Phase 3 trial is being conducted in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the federal government's coronavirus vaccination effort.
1 day ago
The latest figures in Latin America
By CNN Spanish
Paraguay: 34,828 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 705 people died
Uruguay: 1,934 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 46 deaths
Venezuela: 68,453 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 564 deaths
1 day ago
Israel reports nearly 7,000 new cases at highest peak in a single day
By Oren Liebermann
Israel reported 6,861 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, surpassing the previous daily high of 5,523 new infections set last week.
The new daily record for recorded cases comes as Israel's government considers imposing stricter restrictions during the country's second general shutdown, including limitations on prayers and protests, and reducing work in the public and private sectors.
Israel imposed the blockade last Friday as it tried to reduce the growing number of cases across the country, but critics said the restrictions have too many loopholes and exceptions to adequately stop the spread of the virus.
1 day ago
The United States reports more than 39,000 new cases of covid-19
By Artemis Moshtaghian
An additional 39,334 coronavirus infections were recorded in the United States on Tuesday, bringing the number of cases nationwide to at least 6 million 896,274, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.
The death toll stands at 200,807 after 921 new virus-related deaths were recorded on Tuesday.
Totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
1 day ago
Saudi Arabia plans to gradually resume the pilgrimage to Umrah from next month
By Sharif Paget
(BANDAR ALDANDANI / AFP via Getty Images)
Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims living within the country to perform the Umrah pilgrimage at reduced capacity from the beginning of next month, after it was suspended earlier this year due to COVID-19, the state SPA news agency reported Tuesday. .
Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year, unlike Ḥajj, which has specific dates.
It is also much smaller than the Hajj.
According to the SPA report, the Saudi Ministry of the Interior said the Kingdom will allow pilgrims to perform Umrah in gradual phases of reopening.
They will also need to take health precautions.
Two phases: The first phase, which begins on October 4, allows pilgrims to attend the Umrah at 30% of its capacity, that is, around 6,000 citizens and residents.
The second phase, scheduled for October 18, will increase capacity to 75%.
1 day ago
Will a vaccine be announced in the Trump administration's "political timeline"?
Fauci says no
By Andrea Kane
When asked if there will be a coronavirus vaccine in the Trump administration's "political timeline", Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday replied "No."
"The data will determine the announcement," Fauci said at the Atlantic Festival.
Fauci explained that the data produced by a vaccine trial is monitored by its Safety and Data Monitoring Board.
"The only person who sees that data is the unblinded statistician from the Data Security Monitoring Board, who is indebted to no one: not the FDA, not the president, not me, not the company," he said. .
President Donald Trump has said on more than one occasion that a vaccine will be available by Election Day in early November, a timeline that health officials, doctors involved in the trials and companies have said is unlikely.
1 day ago
Trump on surpassing 200,000 US deaths: "Well, I think that's a shame"
By Jason Hoffman
When asked about the coronavirus death toll that reached 200,000 in the United States on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, "Well, I think that's a shame."
After ignoring a question from CNN's Nikki Carvajal about her message to the American people, Trump was pressured about exceeding the 200,000 death threshold and shifted the conversation to his standard response on the virus, blaming China and saying the tally of deaths could have been a lot worse if he hadn't taken action.
“I think if we had not done it correctly and we had not done it well, there would be two and a half million deaths.
If you look at the alternatives, you could have two and a half million deaths or something like that.
You could have a number that would be substantially higher, "Trump told reporters before leaving the White House on Tuesday.
“And you saw my United Nations speech, China should have stopped him at its border.
They should never have let this spread all over the world and it's a terrible thing.
Trump went on to say that if he hadn't shut down the country, it could have been more than 3 million deaths.
It's horrible.
It should never have happened.
China let this happen and just remember that, "Trump added.
Facts First: It is misleading for Trump to say he closed the US border for travelers from China and Europe because both policies contained multiple exemptions, including for US citizens and permanent residents;
policy for Europe exempted entire countries.
Only foreigners who had been to China, the Schengen area of ​​Europe, the UK or Ireland in the last 14 days were completely barred from entering the US.
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