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