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Moving photo: chief physician in the USA comforts older patients - "I want to be with my wife"

2020-12-02T01:29:15.876Z


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 *

    .

  • At a wedding in New York, thousands of guests celebrated without a mask or distance

    (see first report)

    .

  • There are great concerns that the corona situation will worsen after Thanksgiving

    (see update from November 30th, 10.15 a.m.)

    .

  • This news ticker is updated regularly.

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 been working

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.

Lately someone tried to get out of 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 the 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 đź—˝ (@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 as if 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 in late 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 29th, 7:01 p.m.:

Shortly after it became known that

thousands of people

celebrated

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 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 caused massive criticism.

Because while the educational institutions had to close,

restaurants were also

allowed to

remain in operation

indoors

.

The city government has now 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

.

+

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,” explained de Blasio.

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: © Go Nakamura / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Source: merkur

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