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COVID-19 news update Sep/24
source:WTMF 2020-09-24 [Medicine]

 

 

Country,
Other

Total
Cases

New
Cases

Total
Deaths

World

32,085,787

+315,716

981,288

USA

7,139,553

+41,616

206,593

India

5,730,184

+89,688

91,173

Brazil

4,627,780

+32,445

139,065

Russia

1,122,241

+6,431

19,799

Colombia

784,268

+6,731

24,746

Peru

782,695

+6,149

31,870

Mexico

705,263

+4,683

74,348

Spain

693,556

+11,289

31,034

South Africa

665,188

+1,906

16,206

Argentina

664,799

+12,625

14,376

France

481,141

+13,072

31,459

Chile

449,903

+1,380

12,345

Iran

432,798

+3,605

24,840

UK

409,729

+6,178

41,862

Bangladesh

353,844

+1,666

5,044

Iraq

332,635

+5,055

8,754

Saudi Arabia

331,359

+561

4,569

Turkey

308,069

+1,767

7,711

Pakistan

307,418

+532

6,432

Italy

302,537

+1,640

35,758

Philippines

294,591

+2,833

5,091

Germany

279,205

+2,029

9,508

Indonesia

257,388

+4,465

9,977

Israel

204,690

+11,316

1,325

Ukraine

184,734

+3,497

3,705

Canada

147,753

+1,090

9,243

Bolivia

131,453

+467

7,693

Ecuador

129,892

+2,249

11,171

Qatar

124,175

+258

212

Romania

116,415

+1,767

4,550

Dominican

109,737

+468

2,074

Panama

107,990

+706

2,291

Morocco

107,743

+2,397

1,918

Kazakhstan

107,450

+76

1,699

Belgium

105,226

+1,834

9,955

Egypt

102,375

+121

5,822

Kuwait

101,299

+616

590

Netherlands

100,597

+2,357

6,296

Oman

95,339

+628

875

Sweden

89,756

+320

5,876

UAE

87,530

+1,083

406

Guatemala

87,442

+819

3,154

China

85,307

+10

4,634

Poland

81,673

+974

2,344

Japan

79,768

+330

1,512

Belarus

76,357

+253

796

Honduras

72,306

+231

2,206

Ethiopia

71,083

+661

1,141

Portugal

70,465

+802

1,928

Venezuela

69,439

+986

574

Costa Rica

68,059

+1,370

781

Nepal

67,804

+1,172

436

Bahrain

67,014

+612

231

Nigeria

57,724

+111

1,102

Singapore

57,639

+12

27

Czechia

55,464

+2,306

555

Uzbekistan

53,275

+590

444

Algeria

50,400

+186

1,698

Moldova

48,232

+786

1,244

Armenia

47,877

+210

942

Ghana

46,153

+91

299

Kyrgyzstan

45,630

+88

1,063

Austria

39,984

+681

777

Azerbaijan

39,524

+146

580

Kenya

37,348

+130

664

Palestine

37,083

+503

272

Paraguay

35,571

+743

727

Ireland

33,675

+231

1,794

Serbia

33,080

+81

744

Lebanon

31,792

+940

328

Libya

30,097

+651

469

Australia

26,974

+32

859

Denmark

24,357

+558

643

S. Korea

23,216

+110

388

Cameroon

20,690

+92

416

Hungary

20,450

+951

702

Ivory Coast

19,430

+87

120

Bulgaria

19,283

+160

779

North Macedonia

17,049

+182

710

Greece

16,286

+358

357

Madagascar

16,167

+31

226

Croatia

15,340

+204

257

Senegal

14,795

+36

303

Zambia

14,443

+54

332

Norway

13,277

+124

267

Albania

12,787

+121

370

Tunisia

12,479

+1,219

174

Namibia

10,663

+56

117

DRC

10,537

+14

271

Malaysia

10,505

+147

133

Maldives

9,885

+67

34

French Guiana

9,762

+24

65

Tajikistan

9,475

+43

74

Montenegro

9,428

+290

151

Finland

9,288

+93

343

Luxembourg

8,090

+74

124

Zimbabwe

7,725

+14

227

Myanmar

7,292

+549

130

Slovakia

7,269

+338

41

Uganda

6,879

+167

69

Jordan

6,042

+363

35

Malawi

5,746

+7

179

Jamaica

5,395

+125

76

Eswatini

5,343

+36

108

Cuba

5,270

+48

118

Hong Kong

5,050

+3

103

Suriname

4,779

+20

101

Rwanda

4,779

+41

27

Slovenia

4,694

+136

143

Angola

4,363

+127

159

Georgia

4,140

+227

25

Trinidad and Tobago

4,136

+110

67

Lithuania

3,932

+73

87

Syria

3,924

+47

181

Aruba

3,721

+56

25

Bahamas

3,618

+151

80

Gambia

3,542

+2

110

Thailand

3,514

+3

59

New Zealand

1,824

+9

25

Cyprus

1,654

+36

22

 

Retrieved from:  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 

 

UK records highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since May 

From CNN's Hilary McGann in London

 

People wait outside a Covid-19 testing center in Walthamstow on September 23, in London, England. Mark Case/Getty Images

The United Kingdom recorded its third highest daily increase in new coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic on Wednesday, with 6,178 cases confirmed over the last 24 hours. 

The latest government data marks the highest daily increase since May 7 and brings the UK's total number of confirmed cases to 409,729.  

As of Wednesday, there are currently 1,469 coronavirus patients in hospitals across the UK -- 134 of which were admitted in the last 24 hours.  

A further 37 virus-related fatalities were reported on Wednesday, raising the UK's Covid-19 death toll to 41,862.  

New restrictions: This latest surge in cases comes just a day after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of new restrictions to stem the spread of the virus, including a curfew on parts of the country's hospitality industry and tougher financial penalties for those who violate regulations. 

 

 

Thousands of commercial flight passengers may have been exposed to coronavirus in 2020, CDC says

From CNN's Pete Muntean, Jamie Gumbrecht, and Greg Wallace

 

Travelers wait to check their bags at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on Friday, January 31, 2020. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says thousands of passengers on board commercial flights may have been exposed to coronavirus since the start of 2020.

In a statement emailed to CNN, the CDC says it was made aware of 1,600 flights between January and August where a person on board may have had Covid-19, potentially exposing 10,900 people "within a 6-foot range for droplet transmission" to coronavirus.

"CDC identified and notified relevant health departments about these 10,900 on-board close contacts," said the statement.

CDC said it has received reports of Covid-19 cases among people who were identified as contacts on flights, but noted this data is limited by incomplete contact information, delayed notification of an infectious traveler and incomplete information about testing and outcomes for contacts, among other factors.

The new data, first reported by The Washington Post, comes as air carriers are ratcheting up their insistence that air travel is safe. Air travel in the United States remains at roughly 30% of last year's levels.

"You are a lot safer in an airplane... than you are probably in your own home," Nick Calio of Airlines for America told CNN on Tuesday. "People don’t like being in a confined space, however, as opposed to being in your house, in a grocery store, in a church, in a bar or restaurant, or even a playground, you’re a lot better off.”

In June, Vice President Mike Pence called for airlines to implement a contact-tracing app, but no announcement has been made since. 

 

 

Indian PM Modi asks states to reduce Covid-19 restrictions, focus on restarting the economy

From CNN’s Swati Gupta in New Delhi

 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media as he arrives at the Parliament in New Delhi, India, on Monday, September 14, 2020. India Government Press Information Bureau via AP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a reduction in local lockdowns in order to help the wider economy during an online meeting with state leaders on Wednesday.

In India, state governments are empowered to go beyond the restrictions issued by the federal government and as cases have continued to stack up across various parts of the country, chief ministers have announced partial lockdowns.

Local police in the city of Mumbai announced a partial lockdown last week, with movement in containment zones -- sections of the city identified as coronavirus hotspots -- prohibited except for essential activities.

Modi asked state chief ministers to reconsider state or city lockdowns, which are hampering economic activity.

“We should focus on micro-containment zones which will help in reducing the spread of coronavirus and allow life and activity to continue normally," he said. "These one- to two-day-long local lockdowns and their effectiveness should be surveyed by each state. It should not hamper the restarting of economic activity in your states."

India has recorded over 5.7 million Covid-19 cases, including 91,149 deaths since the start of the pandemic, the worst-hit country after the United States.

 

Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-09-24-20-intl/index.html

 

 

 

Belgium loosens mask mandates as cases rise, hoping for wider compliance

By Antonia Farzan

 

People wearing protective masks walk past the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. (Yves Herman/Reuters)

 

Amid a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases, Belgium is scrapping a requirement to wear masks in all public spaces — an approach that authorities hope will be more sustainable in the long run.

Face coverings will still be mandatory in crowded settings where social distancing is impossible, as well as on public transportation and inside stores. “Wearing a mask is very important in the management of the epidemic,” Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said at a Wednesday news conference, according to Reuters. “However there is no point in imposing it everywhere all the time.”

The number of coronavirus infections being reported in Belgium has been on a steep upward trajectory since the beginning of September, reaching heights not seen since the spring, when the country had one of the world’s highest mortality rates. Despite logging an average of 1,374 new cases a day for the past week — more than 15 times the average in early July — authorities opted to loosen restrictions rather than add new ones.

“The virus is still there, but life must continue in an adapted way to try to control this epidemic,” Wilmes said, according to the Associated Press.

The strategy faced immediate criticism from Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst, who told broadcaster VRT that it was not the time to being relaxing public health measures. But officials contend that people are more likely to follow rules that they can live with. “Strict measures are pointless if they are not observed,” Health Minister Maggie de Block told the station.

 

 

The number of low-income children receiving vaccinations and dental care plummeted this spring, federal data shows

By Antonia Farzan

 

The number of low-income children receiving crucial medical care fell dramatically this spring amid the pandemic, according to a new data analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Between March and May, 1.7 million fewer vaccinations were administered to children under 2 who rely on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program — a 22 percent drop compared with the same time period last year. The number of children receiving outpatient mental health treatment was down by 44 percent, even after accounting for the increased use of telehealth services. Screenings for developmental disorders also plummeted, and visits to dentists fell by 69 percent.

“This decline may have significant impacts on long-term health outcomes for children, as Medicaid and CHIP cover nearly 40 million children, including three quarters of children living in poverty and many with special health care needs that require health services,” the agency said in a statement, noting that preventable illness such as measles and mumps could become more common if vaccination rates don’t improve.

The number of children receiving care dropped nationwide in April, but began to pick up in some states in May, the analysis shows. States that reopened quickly, such as Alabama, Georgia and Texas, saw a larger rebound than those that kept coronavirus-related restrictions in place, like Michigan, Hawaii and Rhode Island.

The number of children receiving medical care through telehealth increased sharply as in-person visits declined, though that doesn’t help when it comes to vaccinations and other services that can only be delivered in person, CMS noted.

 

Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/24/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

 

 

 

Trudeau tells Canadians a 'second wave' of the virus is impacting four most populous provinces

CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2020 8:04 AM ET | Last Updated: 9 hours ago

 

The Hamilton Wentworth-District School Board says about one in 10 students in Hamilton public schools aren't wearing masks. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

 

The recent surge in coronavirus cases is sparking debate about what the appropriate response should be and how to keep the economy open while reducing community spread.  

As cases climb, the Liberal government said during Wednesday's speech from the throne that the wage subsidy in place for businesses due to the COVID-19 crisis would be extended until next summer.

The government also promised to amend the Criminal Code in order to charge those who neglect seniors in their care. Current data from the National Institute on Aging shows about 76 per cent of all COVID-19-related deaths in Canada stem from long-term care facilities. 

In a televised address, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is at a "crossroads" as the pandemic is set to be worse than when it first began.

Trudeau said there is no doubt that British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec have entered a "second wave" of the pandemic.

"I know this isn't the news that any of us wanted to hear. And we can't change today's numbers or even tomorrow's … but what we can change is where we are in October, and into the winter," he said.

The second wave can be brought under control if Canadians follow public health guidelines, he said.

With Ontario reporting its highest daily number of COVID-19 cases since early May on Tuesday, there are mounting calls for the government to take more actions to slow the spread of the virus, in order to avoid a full-scale lockdown later.

The province is facing rapid growth in infections. The average number of new cases reported daily over the past week was 383, double what it was just nine days earlier. The daily case count has exceeded 400 on four of the past five days.

On Wednesday, the province reported 335 new cases, a considerable drop from the previous two days. 

Ontario said Wednesday that COVID-19 testing will be expanded to pharmacies, which will offer testing by appointment beginning Friday. 

 

Retrieved from: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/world-canada-covid-19-sept-23-1.5735092

 

 

 

Summary

Here’s a quick run down of the latest global coronavirus developments over the last few hours.

· France tightens virus measures and unveils new “danger zones” map. France’s health minister has unveiled a map of coronavirus “danger zones” around the country, with bars and restaurants closed from Saturday in Marseille.

· The UK recorded 6,178 new coronavirus cases, close to the highest daily figure ever recorded (6,201 on 1 May). However, there are more than twice as many tests taking place every day now as there were then. So, even though the case numbers are now similar, that does not mean the spread of the virus is the same because in the spring more positive cases were being missed.

· Major Covid outbreak at Glasgow University sees 600 self-isolate. A “significant” coronavirus outbreak at Glasgow University in Scotland has resulted in 124 cases since the beginning of freshers’ week and 600 students self-isolating across the campus amid warnings that any students found to be breaking the rules will face disciplinary action.

· France again reports more than 13,000 new daily Covid-19 cases. French health authorities reported 13,072 new confirmed Covid-19 cases over 24 hours on Wednesday, the daily tally standing above the 13,000 threshold for the third time in six days.

· Belgium is to ease coronavirus restrictions despite a sharp increase in cases. The prime minister, Sophie Wilmes, said that, from 1 October, people who have had contact with an infected person would only have to quarantine for seven days, and face masks would no longer be mandatory everywhere outside. The country of 11 million people recorded on average 1,374 new cases per day over the past week. In early July, there were about 80 a day.

· Climate crisis must not be overshadowed by Covid, Johnson to tell UN. The world cannot allow the climate emergency to be overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, the UK prime minister Boris Johnson will warn, but must “build back better” after the crisis by cutting greenhouse gas emissions as a matter of urgency.

 

Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/sep/23/coronavirus-live-news-uk-restrictions-could-last-six-months-as-who-reports-record-weekly-case-high