The corona infection numbers in the USA are still high.
After the Thanksgiving holiday, many experts fear that the situation will worsen further.
The USA is one of the countries that is
most affected by the
Corona *
pandemic
in the
second wave *
.
A moving photo of a head doctor comforting an elderly patient goes around the world
(see update from December 1, 10:35 a.m.)
.
The number of corona deaths almost reached a new record after Thanksgiving
(see update from December 2, 10:25 a.m.)
.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from December 4th, 7:55 p.m
.: Despite the rapidly increasing number of
corona infections
in the
USA
, the State Department under department head
Mike Pompeo
invited 900 guests to a reception in mid-December.
US media unanimously reported that 180 ambassadors and an accompanying person were invited to
another party with
Pompeo
and his wife.
The employees of the ministry were instructed last week to reduce events to the absolute minimum or to meet virtually.
Pompeo
and his chief of protocol Cam Henderson are said to have disregarded the rules - which is why both are currently under criticism.
The Foreign Ministry is planning larger receptions almost every day for the next few weeks.
The invited guests should be provided with food and drinks.
The
corona pandemic
hit the USA particularly hard, so the health authorities advise against major events and travel.
In the capital Washington, only a maximum of 10 people are currently allowed to meet for an event in a closed room due to the pandemic.
Exceptions include religious institutions where up to 50 people are allowed to stay.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has come under fire.
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Update from December 3, 8:14 pm:
“I've been
in this job for 36 years
, I've been in this job for the terms of six presidents.
I absolutely assume that I
will
stay in this position
, "announces
US immunologist Anthony Fauci
on MSNBC," I cannot imagine that I will not be involved in the
fight against Covid-19
. "
The
change from Donald Trump to Joe Biden
at the top of the White House is likely this belief have significantly increased.
Under the now-elected US President, the renowned doctor had lost more and more
influence
.
His statements did not fit the picture Trump was trying to draw.
Secret voice recordings surfaced in which Trump said he would like to fire the top immunologist.
The
at the newly established participation of Anthony Fauci Corona team
of the future president had the
Trump government hampered until recently
.
They refused to give the Biden side access to government infrastructure.
It wasn't until Thursday that the immunologist was able to talk
to the expert council for the first time
.
Update from December 2, 10:25 a.m.:
In the
USA
, the number of
corona deaths
recorded within one day
has reached its highest level since mid-April.
On Tuesday, the authorities reported
2,597 deaths
with a confirmed corona infection, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
This brings the number close to the previous record of 2,607 deaths on April 15.
At the same time, according to the JHU, there were
180,098 new corona cases
nationwide on Tuesday
.
In the previous week, around 172,900 new infections were reported on the same day.
Because of the
Thanksgiving
holiday
last Thursday, many
test centers
in the country were closed or only open to a limited extent.
According to media reports, there are also
delays
in the
transmission
of data
.
Experts had
anticipated
an
increase in infections
across the country with
Thanksgiving
in
view
due to many trips and family get-togethers.
The doctor
Deborah Birx
had last called
to be
tested
about
five to ten days
after the important festival in the USA
.
"We know that people could have made mistakes around Thanksgiving," the
head of the Corona working group of the White House
told
CBS
on Sunday
.
Citizens should assume that they are infected and should not approach elderly family members without a mask.
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Deborah Birx heads the White House Corona Working Group.
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Corona in the USA: First infections in the USA probably as early as mid-December
Update from December 1, 8:09 p.m.:
Was there
Corona
in the
USA
possibly much earlier than expected?
One study believes that it is.
Accordingly, there should have been the
first corona infections
in
mid-December 2019
.
So far, the first confirmed case has been dated January 20, 2020.
CDC
scientists
have different findings.
They examined
7389
blood donations
for a
study
published in the specialist journal “Clinical Infectious Diseases”
.
They found in 106 of the
blood samples
, some of which have
taken between 13 and 16 December
were
antibodies
against COVID-19th
"The findings of this study suggest that there were corona infections in the USA as early as December 2019, earlier than previously known," says the study.
Antibodies were also found in samples from early January.
Corona in the USA: moving photo goes around the world - chief doctor comforts old patients
Update from December 1, 10:35 a.m.:
A
doctor in a protective suit
holds
an elderly patient comfortingly in his arms
in a
corona intensive care unit
.
This scene at the United Memorial Medical Center in
Houston
, Texas, was captured by a photographer from the
Getty Images
agency
last week.
Since then, the
photo
with the chief physician
Joseph Varon has been
around the world.
Varon
told
CNN
on Monday that he had already worked
252 days in a row
when he
saw the patient
on
Thanksgiving,
the
US holiday
.
The man tried to get out of bed.
"I want to be with my wife," said the older man, crying, Varon remembered.
He was very sorry: "I felt very sad, just like him."
Dr.
Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the # COVID19 intensive care unit during #Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center in #Houston #Texas 📸: Go Nakamura pic.twitter.com/h2Vk18cKUp
- Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) November 27, 2020
Many patients are troubled by the
isolation
in the
corona intensive care units
,
Varon
said
.
"You are in a room that people only come into in spacesuits," the doctor explained.
“Some patients try to escape.
Recently someone tried to get away from the window. "Varon warned the
US population
to
comply with
the
hygiene
rules:" People are outside in bars, restaurants, shopping centers.
It's crazy.
People don't listen and then end up in my intensive care unit. "
Corona in the USA: California is considering tightening the measures
Due to the threat of
overcrowding in intensive care units
in the next two weeks,
California
could
further tighten
the measures to contain the
corona pandemic
.
With hospital admissions on the rise and the need for intensive care beds, Governor
Gavin Newsom
warned
on Monday: "If these trends continue, we will have to take more dramatic, possibly
drastic, measures
."
In parts of the state, it could be like at the beginning of the pandemic, another
arrangement
for
staying at home
give (stay at home order), albeit in a modified form, said
Newsom
.
Corona in the USA: worries about the increase in the numbers after Thanksgiving
Update from November 30th, 10.15 a.m.:
The concern about rising
corona infection
numbers
in the
USA
is
great
after the
Thanksgiving
holiday
.
Despite urgent warnings, millions of Americans traveled across the country to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families.
Now it is
feared that
the situation in
hospitals will
worsen with a delay.
People who got
infected
on
Thanksgiving
should show
up
in the statistics
in about
two to three weeks
and, if the
disease progresses
, also in the hospitals.
Analyst
Megan Ranney
of Brown University in Rhode Island compared the situation to
CNN
with a
simultaneous natural disaster in all 50 states
.
“There aren't enough beds.
There aren't enough staff.
And because we haven't prepared at the federal level, there isn't enough equipment, ”she warned.
Joining @Boris_Sanchez on @cnnbrk in 10 minutes.
My message tonight: we have to find a way to move our country's response to # covid19 from being driven by politics, to being driven by public health.
And we can't wait 52 days to do it.
- Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽 (@meganranney) November 29, 2020
The coordinator of the
Corona task force
in the White House,
Deborah Birx
, was also concerned in an interview with the broadcaster
CBS
.
“It looked like the situation in the northern large states would ease.
But now, because of Thanksgiving, we are afraid that all of this will be wiped out. ”The numbers are
“ three, four and ten times ”as high
as the last escalation after Memorial Day weekend at the end of May.
Corona in the USA: More than 143,000 new cases - elementary schools in New York open again
Update from November 30, 6.54
a.m
.: The US health authority CDC reports
143,333 new corona cases
and
1210 more deaths
.
So far, more than
13.14 million infections
and
265,166 deaths have been
recorded
in the USA
.
Update from November 29, 7:01 p.m.:
Shortly after it became known that
thousands of people were
celebrating
a
huge wedding
close together
in New York
at the
beginning of November
, the next
Corona message
comes from the Big Apple: Despite rising corona numbers, public
primary schools
are supposed to be
in the US metropolis will soon be allowed to reopen.
Mayor
Bill de Blasio announced
on Sunday that the plan would be implemented from December 7th.
The city is doing a U-turn and is abandoning its self-imposed rules.
If
three or more percent of the corona tests are
positive, the schools should actually have remained closed.
But the requirement aroused massive criticism.
Because while the educational institutions had to close,
restaurants inside
were allowed to
continue operating.
The city government has apparently bowed to this pressure.
However, the schools for older children remain closed.
US virologist Fauci warns of an explosion in the number of corona cases after Thanksgiving
"Unfortunately, what we expect with a view to the next few weeks in December is that we could have a new wave - in addition to the wave we are already in," said the renowned virologist
Anthony Fauci
regarding NBC the development of the
corona numbers
in the entire
USA
.
According to him, the situation will continue to worsen.
It is not too late to take countermeasures, but due to the holidays and more travel, a further increase in new infections can be expected.
Corona in the USA: Incredible scenes in New York - wedding with almost 7000 guests
First report from November 29th:
New York - Incredible scenes from a synagogue in
New York
:
Thousands of wedding guests
, who are crowded together in the synagogue, celebrate on the galleries, jump and sing to the wedding couple in the middle.
Distance
?
Nothing
and
hardly any of the guests wears a mask
.
The recordings, which were taken on
November 8th
, caused horror among many responsible persons.
"That was extremely irresponsible, simply unacceptable,"
said the mayor of the city Bill de Blasio.
But it wasn't the only disregard for the regulations.
Corona: Wedding celebration in a confined space - almost 7000 people celebrate - planning like the CIA
The
planning of the wedding
seemed thought out to the smallest detail and careful not to attract any attention.
Planning in secret
.
“In a few weeks, the organizers worked closely together to arrange everything in the best possible way.
Any announcements
regarding the upcoming celebration were
passed on
verbally
without written
notice
, without posters in the synagogue, without e-mail invitations and without publication in a newspaper ”, quoted the
NYPost as quoting
a Jewish newspaper that made the plans public after the celebration.
Exactly how many people crowded into the synagogue on November 8th cannot be made out.
However, the religious site has a total capacity of 7,000 people and the pictures and videos available to NYPost show: The synagogue appeared to be full -
people close together
.
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The guests at the wedding reception clap and hug.
None of them wear a mask.
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Corona: Wedding celebration with almost 7000 people - those responsible outraged
"Let's be clear:
indoor gatherings of this size are unacceptable
and they are
insulting
to all the sacrifices New Yorkers have made to protect their families and neighbors from
Covid-19
," denounced Mitch Schwartz, a staff member in the mayor's office across from NYPost.
“The city carries out a large number of inspections every day,” he explains.
He could not explain how such a large wedding and
disregard of the Corona * rules
could not be discovered.
Due to the high
Corona numbers
(November 28: almost 156,000 new infections per day),
numerous restrictions
also apply in the
USA
, including contact restrictions.
In addition, a maximum number of participants of half the room capacity applies in religious gatherings.
A distance of six feet (1.8 meters) must be maintained between members of different households.
If this is not possible, a
mask is required
, according to NYPost.
Corona: After unbelievable scenes at a wedding party - further disregard of the Corona regulations
The Brooklyn synagogue is now
facing a $ 15,000 fine
.
“We don't want to do that, but we have to be very, very clear that we cannot allow people to do something so dangerous,” de Blasio clarified.
But the
mass
event
on November 8th
was not the only violation of a religious event against the
Corona guidelines
.
The city was able to dissolve a wedding that was planned before the celebration on November 8th.
There were
10,000 guests
expected.
And at the end of November, according to NYPost, numerous people again celebrated a Jewish wedding and disregarded the regulations on the fight against Corona *.
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