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2 hours ago
Colombia reports 9,167 new infections of covid-19
The Colombian government reported 9,167 new coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,025,052.
Of these, 924,044 have been recovered.
There are also 194 new deaths related to covid-19 and the accumulated amount rises to 30,348.
4 hours ago
More than 225,000 people have died from covid-19 in the United States.
By Virginia Langmaid
There are at least 8,690,143 cases of coronavirus in the United States and at least 225,588 people have died from the virus, according to the Johns Hopkins University case count.
So far, Johns Hopkins has had 54,177 new cases and 359 reported deaths.
12 hours ago
Sanitary measures reinforced by covid-19 in the Senate of Mexico
By Belem Glower
Ricardo Monreal, president of the Senate Political Coordination Board, lamented the death by covid-19 of the senator for the state of Tlaxcala, Joel Molina.
In addition, in a video that he sent through his social networks, he announced that the sanitary protocols in the upper house will be reinforced to avoid risks of contagion.
Joel Molina passed away yesterday: loving husband, father and grandfather;
dear friend, extraordinary professor and committed legislator.
His colleagues will honor his memory, working to achieve the transformation of the country to which he dedicated his life with conviction.
https://t.co/G6LDEHiaNW
- Ricardo Monreal A. (@RicardoMonrealA) October 25, 2020
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also lamented the death of Senator Molina and tweeted that he will be remembered as a legislator dedicated to "the transformation of the country."
15 hours ago
Trump official: "We are not going to control the pandemic"
(Credit: KENA BETANCUR / AFP via Getty Images)
It is being called the "great American surrender."
On Sunday, President Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, admitted that the United States "was not going to control the pandemic," arguing in a startling statement that "appropriate mitigating factors" such as therapies and vaccines should be the priority, as that covid-19 cases continue to rise.
But there is a problem with that logic.
Even if regulators approve a possible coronavirus vaccine in the coming months, Americans won't be able to get it until well into next year.
And letting the coronavirus rage in the meantime, medical experts argue, is akin to a herd immunity policy that would cost many thousands of lives.
Meadows' comments come as the White House faces another coronavirus outbreak of its own.
Vice President Mike Pence refuses to accept the CDC's guidance on quarantine after his chief of staff and a personal assistant were among the five people in his orbit who tested positive.
The White House has declared Pence an "essential worker," a designation normally reserved for first responders and front-line medical personnel, so that he can continue to campaign.
Pence tested negative on Monday.
It is the latest sign that the Trump team is putting its own political priorities above the duty of caring for the American people as the country enters the home stretch before the election, writes Stephen Collinson.
Despite an increase in cases in 35 states, the president continues his campaign blitz, crisscrossing the United States in a frenzied week of packed rallies mocking physical distancing and mask-wearing measures.
18 hours ago
Minister of Tourism of Uruguay sends a message to travelers about the closure of borders in the summer
(Ernesto Ryan / Getty Images)
Uruguay's Minister of Tourism, Germán Cardoso, sent a message this Sunday to tourists from both the region and the rest of the world since this summer the country will not be able to receive them due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I want you to know that it is a decision that we have made with great pain," he said in a video posted on his Twitter account.
He thanked the travelers who choose Uruguay and expressed his confidence that the situation could be reversed in the medium term to receive them again "in the same way as always".
Last Thursday, the government had announced that the summer season will have Uruguay with closed borders and restricted access for people.
In a statement they explained that the decision was made after the advance of covid-19 in the country and also based on the world experience of other countries that had few cases and after the opening of borders registered an escalation of infections.
At present, national citizens, resident foreigners, or those who justify labor, economic, family, humanitarian reasons, among other exceptions, can enter the country.
As of Sunday, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health confirmed 2,851 cases of coronavirus and 53 deaths.
18 hours ago
They estimate in France that the country has 100,000 new cases a day
By Pierre Bairin
France may have roughly 100,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, according to Jean-François Delfraissy, who heads the scientific council that advises the French government.
Speaking to France's RTL radio Monday morning, Delfraissy said: "There are probably more than 50,000 cases a day."
However, the scientific council estimates that the reality is around 100,000 cases per day, "because beyond the diagnosed cases there are many undiagnosed and asymptomatic cases," Delfraissy said.
He added that France is in a "very difficult, even critical situation."
"This second wave will probably be stronger than the first wave," he said, adding that the main goals of the governing council going forward are to protect the most vulnerable people from the coronavirus and protect the economy.
On Sunday, the French Health Authority reported its largest daily increase in covid-19 cases with 52,010 new infections.
The most recent figures also show that of all the patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), half of them are people with COVID-19.
That proportion is even more alarming in the Paris region, where 65.5% of ICU beds were occupied by covid patients.
There are currently 2,575 people in ICU in France, double the number at the beginning of October.
19 hours ago
Israel to reopen schools for some students
By Oren Liebermann
Israel is set to reopen schools for grades 1-4 next week as coronavirus numbers across the country continue to fall.
Classes will be open under restrictions to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, including limited "capsule" learning, with classes on alternate days.
Health experts say the reopening of the school system after the first lockdown was one of the key factors in the rapid increase in cases over the summer.
More discussions are expected to take place on Monday, focusing on reopening more businesses and transportation.
Israel recorded 559 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and a positivity rate of 2.7%, dramatic improvements from a record 9,000 cases in a day less than a month ago.
But Netanyahu warned the public not to be complacent and threatened to increase law enforcement against anyone who violates the Health Ministry's restrictions.
"I believe that the fines must be increased and that one must act with determination against those who violate the directives, be it at weddings, institutions or events, or in any other place that causes massive contagion," he said.
23 hours ago
The United States registers more than 60,000 new cases
By Alta Spells
(Photo by Stephanie Keith / Getty Images)
The United States recorded 60,789 new COVID-19 cases and 340 new deaths on Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The new deaths mean that the nation's death toll has exceeded 225,000.
In total, at least 8,635,966 covid-19 infections and 225,229 deaths have been registered in the country.
83,718 new cases of covid-19 were recorded in the US on Saturday, just 39 cases less than the all-time record reported on Friday.
At least 35 states reported more new cases of COVID-19 last week than the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins.
Amid the continuing fall surge, a former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner said Sunday that it might be time to order a national mask-wearing mandate.
In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Scott Gottlieb wrote that the term could be "limited and temporary."
With deaths expected to rise this winter, lawmakers will have to take steps to slow the spread, Gottlieb wrote, adding there is no longer support for reinstating spring lockdown orders.
Updated COVID-19 totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
23 hours ago
A New York Guide to Safe Dining During the Pandemic
By Alaa Elassar
With restaurants reopening, you might think it's safe to dine out again.
It really is not so.
But there are ways to make it more secure.
New Yorkers like me have been snacking on the town for months and have only recently started dining indoors again.
It can be a scary and stressful experience, especially in a city where the coronavirus killed more than 500 people a day at its peak in April.
But sometimes you just feel like going out to dinner.
If you're going to do it, take the advice of a New Yorker.
Here are nine tips to help you stay safe:
Ask yourself if you need to go out to dinner: "The bottom line is there is always a risk of eating at a restaurant right now," Dr. Stephen Berger, an infectious disease expert and co-founder of the Global Infectious Diseases Network, told CNN and Epidemiology.
Call ahead to avoid large crowds: If you decide to dine out, call ahead to make sure there is not a large crowd and that the restaurant follows proper social distancing guidelines.
Ask about their security protocols: The really careful ones will administer temperature checks, regularly sanitize tables and door handles, enforce the use of face masks, and even keep customer records to track contacts.
Choose outdoor seating when possible: Health experts say it is best to be outdoors, where the virus can dissipate into the air.
Bring your own hand sanitizer and wipes - many restaurants have installed hand sanitizer stations.
But you can't always count on them being full.
Use your face mask: It is important to wear a face mask whenever you are in a restaurant and while you are not eating or drinking.
Avoid the bathroom: if you can hold it, do it.
In New York, clean public toilets are hard to find.
During a pandemic, even the cleanest bathrooms won't be clean enough.
Don't delay: Gone are the days when you could stay out all night sharing a bottle of wine with your friends.
Today, the goal of dining out should be to eat and leave as quickly and safely as possible.
Leave a generous tip: There has never been a more important time to tip.
23 hours ago
China's Xinjiang Province conducts massive tests on 4.7 million people
By Eric Cheung
More than 4.7 million people are being tested for the coronavirus in China's Xinjiang province after an asymptomatic case was reported in Kashgar city, the Xinjiang health commission said in a statement on Saturday.
The testing program identified 137 more COVID-19 cases as of Sunday afternoon, all of which were asymptomatic, according to the statement.
This brings the total number of cases reported in Xinjiang over the weekend to 138.
By 2 pm local time on Sunday, 2.8 million people had been tested in Kashgar.
Mass testing is expected to be completed on Tuesday.
The first asymptomatic case involved a 17-year-old girl living in a village in Kashgar.
She has no fever or cough, and all the other cases identified so far are related to the factory where the girl's parents work, according to Xinjiang health officials.
All transportation in and out of the city runs as usual and visitors wishing to leave the area will be required to show proof of a negative covid-19 test result from the past seven days, the statement said.
23 hours ago
White House Secretary General: "We are not going to control the pandemic"
By Devan Cole
White House Secretary General Mark Meadows said Sunday that the United States is "not going to control" the coronavirus pandemic, as cases nationwide soar and more than 225,000 Americans have died from the virus.
“We are not going to control the pandemic.
We are going to monitor the fact that we receive vaccines, therapies and other areas of mitigation, "Meadows told CNN's Jake Tapper on" State of the Union. "
President Donald Trump's secretary-general's comments come as coronavirus cases spike in the U.S. and the administration continues to consistently ignore advice from government health experts to wear masks, social distancing, and avoiding large gatherings as a way to stop the spread of the virus.
The White House is also facing a possible second outbreak of the virus after at least five people from Pence's inner circle tested positive in recent days, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Pressed by Tapper on why the United States is not going to control the pandemic, Meadows said: "Because it is a contagious virus like the flu."
He added that the Trump administration is "making efforts to contain it."
"What we have to do is make sure we have the right mitigating factors, whether it be therapies or vaccines or treatments to make sure people don't die from this," Meadows said.
The U.S. reported its second-highest day for new cases on Saturday, with nearly 84,000 infections.
As of Sunday, there were at least 8.6 million total cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and at least 225,200 Americans had died from the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University.
24 hours ago
US Should Consider National Winter Mask Order, Writes Former Commissioner
By Amir Vera, Madeline Holcombe, Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez
As the U.S. reported its second-highest day of new COVID-19 cases amid the continued rise through the fall, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner says it may be time to impose a national order for the use. of masks.
In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Scott Gottlieb wrote that the term could be "limited and temporary."
"A term can be expressly limited to the next two months," Gottlieb wrote, adding that it is easier to wear a mask in winter than in summer.
"The drawback would allow the country to preserve health care capacity and keep more schools and businesses open."
With deaths expected to rise this winter, lawmakers will have to take steps to curb the spread, Gottlieb wrote.
There is no longer support for reinstating stay-at-home orders from spring.
If 95% of Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved in the United States through February, according to data released Friday by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
"If people don't wear masks, then maybe we should demand it," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's Erin Burnett on Friday.
24 hours ago
France reports its largest daily increase in cases
By Pierre Bairin
France recorded 52,010 cases of covid-19 during the last 24 hours, according to the French Health Authority, its largest daily increase.
Sunday is the fourth consecutive day that France reports its highest number of daily cases.
The country's positivity rate is now 17%, according to the Health Ministry.
That's more than double the positivity rate in the United States.
As of Saturday, nearly half of all beds in intensive care units (ICUs) were occupied by COVID-19 patients.
In the Paris region, that occupancy rate rose to 64%.
Also as of Saturday, 54 of the 101 administrative areas in France are now under a night curfew that requires people to stay indoors from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The curfew, which affects 46 million people, runs until early December.
24 hours ago
The president of the Spanish government seeks to maintain the new state of alarm until May
By Radina Gigova
The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, said that he will ask parliamentary groups to support the extension of a new state of alarm announced on Sunday until May 9, in an effort to curb growing coronavirus infections.
"The battle is going to be tough, but with social discipline, with resistance, with unity and with a spirit of victory we will win it again," he said.
Under the new state of alarm, there will be a curfew for all regions, except the Canary Islands, from 23:00 to 6:00 local time, which will take effect on Sunday night.
Local authorities could adjust the start and end times by one hour.
Local authorities may also restrict travel between regions and limit public gatherings to six people, Sánchez said.
"The reality is that Europe and Spain are completely immersed in the second wave of the pandemic," he said.
"The situation in which we live is extreme."
Spain has one of the highest numbers of coronavirus cases in the world, with 1,046,132 cases and 34,752 deaths as of Sunday, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
24 hours ago
Italy's prime minister says the country "cannot afford a second lockdown"
By Livia Borghese
Coronavirus cases in Italy rose by 21,273 on Sunday, according to figures from the Health Ministry, a new daily record for the country since the start of the pandemic.
A total of more than 525,000 cases have been confirmed in the country.
On Sunday, 128 more people died from the virus, bringing the total death toll in Italy to 37,338.
There are now 1,208 people with covid-19 in intensive care units in Italy.
The new figures come after the Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, acknowledged that the "epidemic curve is rising rapidly", during a press conference in which he announced new restrictions.
But Conte said he wanted to avoid a national lockdown like the one he imposed in March, because "the country couldn't afford it."
New measures: New restrictions against the coronavirus will go into effect in Italy on Monday.
Unlike the country's national lockdown in March, not all economic and productive activities are required to close under the new decree.
The main restrictions refer to bars and restaurants and other food services.
They must close at 6 pm local time and have no more than four customers per table.
Gyms, swimming pools, theaters, cinemas, concert halls, bingo halls, casinos and beauty centers must close.
Kindergartens and primary schools will remain open, but to avoid crowded public transportation, secondary schools must hold 75% of lessons remotely.
"We believe that during the next month (November) we will suffer a little, but gritting our teeth and facing these restrictions, in December we will breathe again," Conte said.
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