Coronavirus news: Latin America exceeds 10 million cases

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2 hours ago

Johnson & Johnson suspends trial of coronavirus vaccine for "unexplained illness" in volunteer

By Maggie Fox

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Pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson said Monday that it paused the advanced clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers.

"Following our guidelines, the participant's illness is being reviewed and evaluated by ENSEMBLE's independent Data Security Monitoring Board (DSMB), as well as by our internal safety and clinical physicians," said the company in a statement.

ENSEMBLE is the name of the study.

"Adverse events - illnesses, accidents, etc. - even those that are serious are an expected part of any clinical trial, especially large studies," Johnson & Johnson added.

This is the second phase 3 trial for a coronavirus vaccine to be stopped.

The AstraZeneca vaccine trial was suspended last month due to a neurological complication in a volunteer in the UK.

While the trial has resumed there and in other countries, it remains on hold in the United States while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigates.

4 hours ago

Argentina exceeds 900,000 cases of covid-19

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The Argentine government reported 9,524 new cases of coronavirus this Monday.

Thus, it reaches a total of 903,730 confirmed infections.

Of that number, 732,582 have been recovered, according to official data.

There were also 318 deaths in the last 24 hours, so it now accumulates 24,186.

5 hours ago

Trump has tested negative for covid-19 on consecutive days, says his doctor

By Betsy Klein

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White House physician Sean Conley released a new memo on Monday afternoon about President Donald Trump's recent coronavirus test.

"In response to your inquiry regarding the President's most recent covid-19 testing, I can share with you that he has tested NEGATIVE, on consecutive days, using the Abbott BinaxNOW antigen card," Conley wrote.

He also noted that these tests were done "in context with additional clinical and laboratory data."

Trump "is not contagious to others," added Conley.

His memo comes moments after the president was seen boarding Air Force One without a mask on his way to Sanford, Florida, where he will gather a large group of supporters, many of whom are not wearing masks.

9 hours ago

Carnival Cruise Line cancels cruises until November 2020

By Melissa Alonso

Carnival Cruise Line will cancel the remaining cruises for its six ships operating from PortMiami and Port Canaveral in Florida through November, the cruise line announced in a statement Monday.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its no-sail order for cruise operations until October 31, making a November cruise restart "not feasible," according to the statement.

Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean, also based in Miami, Florida, announced that this month they would also cancel sailing through November, the cruise lines announced respectively.

Carnival cruises currently scheduled for December from Miami and Port Canaveral will remain in place, but guests currently booked on those trips can voluntarily cancel their reservation for a refund or credit, according to the statement.

"Carnival continues to work on protocols and procedures that would allow the resumption of cruise operations, with a gradual and phased approach, designating Miami and Port Canaveral as the first two ports of embarkation," said Carnival.

Carnival also canceled five cruises scheduled to operate from Sydney, Australia from January 16 to February 8, 2021, according to the statement.

Important update regarding select sailings out of PortMiami and Port Canaveral for November 2020. pic.twitter.com/ywQvHKZ8Yy

- Carnival Cruise Line (@CarnivalCruise) October 12, 2020

9 hours ago

There were 20% more deaths from covid-19 than expected in the United States between March and August, according to research

There were 20% more deaths than expected in the United States from March 1 to August 1, with COVID-19 officially accounting for about two-thirds of them, according to new research published Monday in the medical journal. JAMA.

"Although the total death count in the United States is remarkably constant from year to year, deaths in the United States increased by 20% during March-July 2020," said the research, written by Dr. Steven Woolf. and his colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine.

"Covid-19 was a documented cause of only 67% of these excess deaths."

Between March 1 and August 1, there were at least 1,336,561 deaths in the US, according to the study, a 20% increase over what would normally be expected.

New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Arizona, Mississippi, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Michigan were the ten states with the highest per capita rate of excess deaths.

The increase in absolute deaths ranged from 22% in Rhode Island and Michigan to 65% in New York.

New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, the three states with the highest death rates, accounted for 30% of the excess deaths in the United States, but had the shortest epidemics, according to the researchers.

“States that experienced sharp surges in April (and reopened later) had shorter epidemics that returned to baseline in May, while states that reopened earlier experienced longer increases in excess deaths that extended into summer, ”the researchers said.

Of the roughly 225,530 excess deaths, at least 150,541 - or 67% - of them were attributed to COVID-19.

The analysis found that there were increases in deaths related to causes other than COVID-19, including the US death rate from heart disease, which increased between the weeks ending March 21 and April 11, " driven by the spring increase in covid-19 cases ″ and death rates from Alzheimer's disease and dementia, which rose twice.

The second increase, between the weeks ending June 6 and July 25, "coincided with the summer increase in the sunbelt states."

"Some states had a more difficult time containing community spread than others, leading to prolonged rises in excess deaths that lasted into the summer," the authors said.

They also added that the excess of deaths attributed to something other than COVID-19 could be a reflection of deaths from unrecognized or undocumented cases or deaths among uninfected patients who faced disorders caused by the pandemic.

The study had some limitations, including that it was based on provisional data, inaccuracies in the death certificates, and assumptions that were applied to the model.

10 hours ago

U.S. exceeds 214,000 coronavirus deaths

By Virginia Langmaid

Hundreds of empty chairs representing a fraction of the more than 200,000 lives lost due to COVID-19 in the United States were placed outside the White House on Sunday, October 4.

(AP Photo / Jose Luis Magana)

There are at least 7,772,099 cases of coronavirus in the United States, and at least 214,882 people have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

As of Monday, Johns Hopkins has registered 9,553 new cases and 114 reported deaths.

Totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.

14 hours ago

Some German hotels are driving away tourists from covid hotspots

By Stephanie Halasz

As German cities face large outbreaks of Covid-19, some popular tourist spots are turning people away from affected areas, due to state regulations.

But different federal states have different rules, which makes the process more complex.

Hoteliers in the popular Baltic Sea resort of Warnemuende have had to cancel reservations for guests from high-risk areas like Berlin, Warnemuende Tourism Center public relations manager Anja Thomanek told CNN.

Thomanek says he expects regulations in the state - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - to be updated this week so they can accommodate more guests.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has set a high bar for accepting guests from COVID-19 hotspots.

Visitors must submit a recent negative coronavirus test and then self-quarantine for 14 days.

The quarantine period can be shortened by five to seven days if they can provide evidence of a second negative test, paid for by the visitors themselves.

Thomanek told CNN that the complex is "very, very, very" reserved, however, probably because tourists face more difficulties traveling abroad.

In Schleswig-Holstein, another popular northern state, the rules for accepting visitors from hotspots are different.

People heading there from high-risk areas only have to say that they have had a negative coronavirus test in the last 48 hours.

Those who have not been in their home district for at least two weeks are exempt from having to submit a test.

Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with the prime ministers of Germany's federal states on Wednesday to discuss regulations at the national level.

The country has reported 326,499 cases in total.

14 hours ago

Netherlands sees new record for daily coronavirus infections

By James Frater

The Netherlands reported a new daily record on Monday, with 6,854 new coronavirus cases, according to an initial figure released by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.

An average of 5,867 new cases were reported per day during the last week, compared to 3,706 per day in the previous week.

Official coronavirus figures are not finalized until a week after they are first reported to allow for possible data updates.

14 hours ago

New York City issues more than $ 150,000 in fines for covid-19 violation

By Alec Snyder and Kristina Sgueglia

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The New York City government announced 62 fines and more than $ 150,000 in fines since Friday during closures and restrictions related to the pandemic, the city said in a tweet Sunday.

The sanctions, which were imposed by "city agents in the Red, Orange and Yellow zones," included five issued to religious congregations.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that fines for mass gatherings in violation of state rules would be up to $ 15,000 a day, and fines for failing to cover his face and keeping his distance. physical could be $ 1,000 per day.

The violations and fines come as the city grapples with a COVID-19 resurgence in parts of Brooklyn and Queens.

Officials seek to contain with a three-tier approach that includes the closure of non-essential businesses and schools in some areas.

CNN has reached out to the New York City Department of Finance and Mayor Bill de Blasio for more details.

15 hours ago

Europe struggles with second wave outbreaks

By Claudia Otto, Fred Pleitgen, Mick Krever and Samantha Tapfumaneyi

European countries are trying to contain coronavirus outbreaks as the continent struggles with a second wave of covid-19.

This is what you need to know:

Germany

Germany's largest cities have become coronavirus hot spots in recent days.

Berlin has reported an increase in cases, while the cities of Cologne, Dusseldorf, Essen and Stuttgart have also seen an increase in infection rates.

Stuttgart has requested military aid to manage the crisis, an unusual move for a major German city.

The country reported 2,467 new coronavirus cases on Monday, which is less than the record for daily cases seen over the weekend, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's institute for public health.

Germany now has 325,331 coronavirus cases and 9,621 deaths according to the RKI.

Holland

Ahmed Aboutaleb, the mayor of the Netherlands' second-largest city, Rotterdam, tested positive for coronavirus.

The city said Aboutaleb was "a home with mild symptoms and, according to the advice of the municipal health service, it must remain isolated for seven days," in a statement published Monday.

A spokesman for the mayor told CNN that he began showing symptoms on Friday and tested positive for the virus on Sunday night.

He added that the mayor is fulfilling his duties from home.

England

The English city of Liverpool, in the northwest of the country, will be placed under level three lockdown restrictions, the strictest of the country's new covid-19 rules.

The region's rising infection rate worries the UK government.

The restrictions, which are stricter than those imposed in the southern areas, have sparked tensions between politicians in the northern regions and the London-based British government.

The mayor of Liverpool reacted furiously on Monday, accusing Boris Johnson's government of imposing a "blockade by dictation."

"Let's make it clear that, having ignored my pleas for more than a month, the government is now blaming us and imposing 'mandated lockdown' without a full financial package and no support for the companies that we are leveling off, not leveling up," Joe Anderson tweeted on Monday.

"We will continue to defend our local businesses."

Johnson is due to reveal more details about the new restriction system later Monday.

16 hours ago

New cases increased at least 50% in 5 US states

By Madeline Holcombe

More than half of the US states are experiencing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, with five states, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont, reporting an increase of more than 50%. in a week.

Health experts warned over the weekend that the United States could see an increase in coronavirus cases and deaths in the coming months, adding to more than 7.7 million cases and 214,764 recorded deaths.

Only Maine, Texas, and Washington are reporting fewer new daily cases on average since last week.

The number of new cases is stable in 16 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.

In all other countries, 31 states in total, new cases have increased compared to the previous week.

18 hours ago

China will test 9 million people

By Eric Cheung

The tests will follow after 12 cases of locally transmitted coronavirus were reported, raising concerns about a broader outbreak.

China has been largely coronavirus-free since mid-August, and all cases reported by the country were imported from elsewhere.

But as of October 11, Qingdao had reported a dozen locally transmitted cases, which have been linked to a hospital treating imported infections, the city's Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on Monday.

Massive tests have already been carried out at the Qingdao Chest Hospital, which has been blocked, with more than 114,800 people, staff and patients, testing negative as of Monday.

The tests will be implemented throughout the city.

19 hours ago

Latin America and the Caribbean exceed 10 million cases

By Tatiana Arias and Jennifer Hauser

While the number of covid-19 cases worldwide exceeds 37 million, Latin America and the Caribbean account for more than 10 million of those cases.

According to a CNN tally and data from Johns Hopkins University, there are 10,057,182 cases and 368,542 deaths.

Brazil has more than 5 million cases and more than 150,000 deaths from coronavirus.

Colombia, Argentina, Peru, and Mexico also have some of the highest case numbers in the region.

19 hours ago

Honduras extends curfew nationwide

By Tatiana Arias

Honduras extended its national coronavirus curfew for another week until October 18, according to a statement released Sunday night by the country's national police.

Hondurans may circulate on a schedule based on the last digit of their identifications.

Only authorized economic activities such as transportation, construction, government agencies, health and food services are authorized to operate during the national curfew, according to the police statement.

In addition, the country's National Risk Management System extended a national red alert for another week to try to curb the spread of the virus, the Health Ministry tweeted on Sunday.

Honduras has reported 84,081 covid-19 cases and 2,512 deaths, according to official health data on Sunday.

19 hours ago

France adds more cities to high alert category

By Pierre Bairin

The French cities of Toulouse and Montpellier will be added to the "high alert" category from Tuesday, the respective regional health agencies announced on Sunday.

Paris, Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne and the overseas department of Guadeloupe are already in the "high alert category" and are under stricter coronavirus measures, such as the closure of bars and gyms.

A “maximum alert” is established when the incidence rate of the virus is higher than 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, when the incidence rate for people aged 65 years and over is higher than 100 and when more than 30% of the beds of ICU are being used by coronavirus patients.

In a series of tweets on Sunday night, French Health Minister Olivier Veran responded to criticism of the measures and suggestions that more ICU beds should be installed:

“Our health workers gave a lot during the 1st wave and they are tired.

[More ICU beds] would mean a massive cancellation of planned surgeries and an additional delay in care.

What we want is to slow down the virus, avoid serious forms, limit the admission of people to the ICU and limit deaths.

Beyond the capacities of the hospitals, what we protect are the lives of the French.

Nationwide, the number of people testing positive has risen further, with 16,101 new cases in the previous 24 hours, the national health authority said Sunday.

A record 26,896 new cases were announced on Saturday during the previous 24 hours.

The positivity rate is also increasing and now stands at 11.5%.

On October 1, that number was 7.6, on September 1 it was 4.3%.

There have been 32,730 covid-related deaths in France, says the national health authority.

Aurelien Rousseau, head of the Paris region health authority, said Monday morning that in the Paris region alone, the positivity rate was 17%.

Rousseau, speaking on CNN affiliate BFM, said "this is a number we have never reached."

19 hours ago

Almost all large German cities are now hot spots

By Claudia Otto and Fred Pleitgen

Germany reported 2,467 new coronavirus cases on Monday, which is less than the record for daily cases seen over the weekend, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's institute for public health.

But, in recent days, Germany's largest cities have become hot spots, with Berlin presenting the most cases, but also Cologne, Dusseldorf, Essen and Stuttgart.

Stuttgart has asked the military for help.

The military is already helping in some places with contact tracing and running test centers, but it's not as common for a big city like Stuttgart to ask for help.

Germany now has 325,331 coronavirus cases and 9,621 deaths according to the RKI.

19 hours ago

Trump says he tested "totally negative" for covid-19

By DJ Judd and Jason Hoffman

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US President Donald Trump claimed, without providing evidence, that he was "tested, it was totally negative" for COVID-19.

Trump told supporters Sunday in a "Call to Prayer" that he is "ready to go, I feel so good."

The latest update from the president's physician, Dr. Sean Conley, says Trump "is no longer seen as a transmission risk to others" and "there is no longer evidence that the virus is actively replicating."

The statement, issued Saturday night, did not say that Trump had received a negative coronavirus test since the first positive test for the virus.

The White House declined to comment when asked for clarification or if there would be an update from the president's doctor.

Trump went on to attack China for the pandemic and told fans who saw him on Facebook: "And it was brought to us by another country, China, it was not our fault, it was another country's fault, and we will compensate in many different ways." .

The president also touted the success of an experimental treatment he took, telling his followers: “And as you probably heard, I took a certain one, I call it a cure, because I think it was much more than anything else, but I call it a cure. And what we've done in terms of vaccines and cures and therapies and all those things are absolutely incredible, things that couldn't have happened under a different administration. "

“The FDA has been fantastic and we are trying to get the cure that I took, the treatment that I took.

We're trying to get that approved right now through the FDA.

I just spoke with Stephen Hahn, the director of the FDA, and we want them to take it to the hospitals because I really think it's a transfusion, I really think it will solve a lot of people's problems. "

There is no cure for the new coronavirus.

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