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Corona in the USA: Death numbers after Thanksgiving at record level - Pompeo criticized for Covid party

2020-12-06T00:45:24.208Z


The corona infection numbers in the USA are still high. After the Thanksgiving holiday, many experts fear that the situation will worsen further.


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.

© Menahem Kahana

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.

© picture alliance / dpa / XinHua |

Liu Jie

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.

© Screenshot Video NYPost

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 *.

(chd) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network.

List of rubric lists: © Menahem Kahana

Source: merkur

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