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'The pandemic is accelerating': WHO warns of dangerous coronavirus phase
•Jun 20, 2020


Guardian News

The World Health Organization has announced the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating and more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19 were reported in one day on Thursday, the highest single-day number so far. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, told reporters in Geneva refugees were particularly at risk from the pandemic and that nearly half of the newly reported cases were in the Americas, with significant numbers from South Asia and the Middle East

Hey WHO, see post #50,001 here on this thread. And take the appropriate, prompt steps to investigate it, since this is so urgent! That is your job. Please don't try to make the info. go away. You want to find a cure, right??

 

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Elkhart remained low on cases for quite some time. The county is very dependent upon the RV industry there and most of them shut down on Mar 23. The whole industry employs about 32,000 people in the county. Winnebago employs about 3,500 workers in Middlebury and Nappanee and they didn't go back to work until after May 4. I don't know about the other companies return dates. In Middlebury, Jayco employs almost as many and the majority of them are Amish from LaGrange County.

Elkhart Co cases doubled every 15 days in May and then slowed down a bit this month:
5/1: 293
5/15: 609
5/30: 1262
6/15: 2168

As Elkhart County’s virus numbers spike, hospitals raise capacity concerns
JOHN KLINE THE GOSHEN NEWS 18 hrs ago

GOSHEN — With positive COVID-19 cases spiking in Elkhart County as the state works to emerge from quarantine, the CEO of Goshen Hospital is worried the hospital could be overwhelmed with new cases if the upward trend is not dealt with swiftly.

Randy Christophel, president and CEO of Goshen Health, shared his concerns with the Goshen City Council Tuesday.

Christophel noted Elkhart County has passed Allen County to become one of the top three counties in the state when it comes to positive COVID-19 cases.

As of Sunday, Elkhart County had a total of 2,603 positive cases reported, behind just Lake County, which had 4,400 positive cases reported, and Marion County, which had 10,945 positive cases reported.

“We’re on the rise,” Christophel told the council Tuesday.

Speaking to the trend in daily statewide positive cases over the past few months, Christophel noted that the average number of positive cases in the state appears to have peaked back in late April.

“And so, as the governor started rolling out the phased reopening plan, it made perfect sense from a state perspective, because you could see the downward trend,” Christophel said. “But when you lay Elkhart County next to that, we’re heading exactly in the opposite direction, and so still very much on an increasing trend. Clearly, our activity has been on a much-delayed increase cycle from what the state has been doing.”

MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE
As an aside, Christophel also noted that in Elkhart County, the age demographic for those contracting the virus seems to be trending much younger than the state average.

“Elkhart County is much younger in terms of positive cases, almost 15% in the Under 20 age group, compared to only 5.7% for the state,” he said of the situation. “We don’t have a lot of insight into why that is, but clearly our graph has shifted up from what the rest of the state is seeing.”

With daily positive cases in the county spiking into triple digits recently, Christophel warned that if that upward trend is not dealt with swiftly, he worries that local hospitals could soon be overwhelmed.

“In much of April, our high was 24 (cases), and then more recently 84 and 88, and then a few days ago peaked at 101. So, you can clearly see the trend,” Christophel said. “Our experience is about 15% of positive cases get admitted to the hospital. And so, when we see 101, that means 15 of those will eventually get admitted to the hospital, and our correlation studies show that it’s on average about six days after a positive test result when someone gets admitted. So, that’s important from a hospital capacity standpoint.

“For much of April, we were at zero to one per day, then it moved up to two to three per day, and now as we’re getting into June it’s three to four a day, and then it’s starting to take off,” he added of the situation. “We still have capacity, but at this rate we will run out of it if this continues. We will be tight on capacity here within the next week or two at the most. So, this trend is concerning because it’s starting to press hospital capacity.”

EXPERIENCE HELPS
That said, Christophel did note that while capacity issues are a growing concern, the hospitals are in a better place today than they were several months ago in terms of knowing how best to deal with incoming virus patients.

“Early on, it was lots of concerns about running out of ICU beds, running out of ventilators, and those aren’t the issues right now,” he said. “We’ve learned how to keep people off of ventilators. We treat people differently now. We don’t put them on ventilators quite as quickly as what we would have in the past.”

When asked what might be causing the rise in recent positive virus cases in Elkhart County, Christophel pointed to issues such as growing noncompliance and burnout when it comes to people’s continued adherence to recommended virus restrictions and precautions.

“People just don’t want to comply with any restrictions. And so, you start to see mask utilization going down, social distancing going down. That’s a challenge,” he said. “And then people just frankly wanting to get back together with family and social gatherings. And so, all of this is contributing to this (upward) trend.”

LEADERSHIP CONCERNS
Additionally, Christophel pointed to what he sees as a general lack of urgency from the messaging coming out of the county health department, and from county leaders, as also contributing to the issue.

“It’s easy to be a back-seat reviewer on this, but in terms of restrictions, or putting mask requirements on, we’re behind, and we’ve got to do better with our messaging getting out,” he said, noting that this is particularly true when it comes to the county’s Amish and Hispanic populations, which are seeing a disproportionately high number of positive cases when compared to other groups. “And so, how we communicate, share information, encourage improvements in protecting each other, we need to continue to work at that.”

Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman offered a similar sentiment following Christophel’s presentation.

“We’re going to be working hard to get our messaging out there,” Stutsman said. “We need our business community and our residential community to take this seriously. We need everybody to step up or we’re going to be in a much worse scenario quickly.”

As Elkhart County’s virus numbers spike, hospitals raise capacity concerns

GOSHEN — With positive COVID-19 cases spiking in Elkhart County as the state works to emerge from quarantine, the CEO of Goshen Hospital is worried the hospital could be overwhelmed

www.goshennews.com

 

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Elkhart County cases and deaths by age

 

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Elkhart remained low on cases for quite some time. The county is very dependent upon the RV industry there and most of them shut down on Mar 23. The whole industry employs about 32,000 people in the county. Winnebago employs about 3,500 workers in Middlebury and Nappanee and they didn't go back to work until after May 4. I don't know about the other companies return dates. In Middlebury, Jayco employs almost as many and the majority of them are Amish from LaGrange County.

Elkhart Co cases doubled every 15 days in May and then slowed down a bit this month:
5/1: 293
5/15: 609
5/30: 1262
6/15: 2168

As Elkhart County’s virus numbers spike, hospitals raise capacity concerns
JOHN KLINE THE GOSHEN NEWS 18 hrs ago

GOSHEN — With positive COVID-19 cases spiking in Elkhart County as the state works to emerge from quarantine, the CEO of Goshen Hospital is worried the hospital could be overwhelmed with new cases if the upward trend is not dealt with swiftly.

Randy Christophel, president and CEO of Goshen Health, shared his concerns with the Goshen City Council Tuesday.

Christophel noted Elkhart County has passed Allen County to become one of the top three counties in the state when it comes to positive COVID-19 cases.

As of Sunday, Elkhart County had a total of 2,603 positive cases reported, behind just Lake County, which had 4,400 positive cases reported, and Marion County, which had 10,945 positive cases reported.

“We’re on the rise,” Christophel told the council Tuesday.

Speaking to the trend in daily statewide positive cases over the past few months, Christophel noted that the average number of positive cases in the state appears to have peaked back in late April.

“And so, as the governor started rolling out the phased reopening plan, it made perfect sense from a state perspective, because you could see the downward trend,” Christophel said. “But when you lay Elkhart County next to that, we’re heading exactly in the opposite direction, and so still very much on an increasing trend. Clearly, our activity has been on a much-delayed increase cycle from what the state has been doing.”

MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE
As an aside, Christophel also noted that in Elkhart County, the age demographic for those contracting the virus seems to be trending much younger than the state average.

“Elkhart County is much younger in terms of positive cases, almost 15% in the Under 20 age group, compared to only 5.7% for the state,” he said of the situation. “We don’t have a lot of insight into why that is, but clearly our graph has shifted up from what the rest of the state is seeing.”

With daily positive cases in the county spiking into triple digits recently, Christophel warned that if that upward trend is not dealt with swiftly, he worries that local hospitals could soon be overwhelmed.

“In much of April, our high was 24 (cases), and then more recently 84 and 88, and then a few days ago peaked at 101. So, you can clearly see the trend,” Christophel said. “Our experience is about 15% of positive cases get admitted to the hospital. And so, when we see 101, that means 15 of those will eventually get admitted to the hospital, and our correlation studies show that it’s on average about six days after a positive test result when someone gets admitted. So, that’s important from a hospital capacity standpoint.

“For much of April, we were at zero to one per day, then it moved up to two to three per day, and now as we’re getting into June it’s three to four a day, and then it’s starting to take off,” he added of the situation. “We still have capacity, but at this rate we will run out of it if this continues. We will be tight on capacity here within the next week or two at the most. So, this trend is concerning because it’s starting to press hospital capacity.”

EXPERIENCE HELPS
That said, Christophel did note that while capacity issues are a growing concern, the hospitals are in a better place today than they were several months ago in terms of knowing how best to deal with incoming virus patients.

“Early on, it was lots of concerns about running out of ICU beds, running out of ventilators, and those aren’t the issues right now,” he said. “We’ve learned how to keep people off of ventilators. We treat people differently now. We don’t put them on ventilators quite as quickly as what we would have in the past.”

When asked what might be causing the rise in recent positive virus cases in Elkhart County, Christophel pointed to issues such as growing noncompliance and burnout when it comes to people’s continued adherence to recommended virus restrictions and precautions.

“People just don’t want to comply with any restrictions. And so, you start to see mask utilization going down, social distancing going down. That’s a challenge,” he said. “And then people just frankly wanting to get back together with family and social gatherings. And so, all of this is contributing to this (upward) trend.”

LEADERSHIP CONCERNS
Additionally, Christophel pointed to what he sees as a general lack of urgency from the messaging coming out of the county health department, and from county leaders, as also contributing to the issue.

“It’s easy to be a back-seat reviewer on this, but in terms of restrictions, or putting mask requirements on, we’re behind, and we’ve got to do better with our messaging getting out,” he said, noting that this is particularly true when it comes to the county’s Amish and Hispanic populations, which are seeing a disproportionately high number of positive cases when compared to other groups. “And so, how we communicate, share information, encourage improvements in protecting each other, we need to continue to work at that.”

Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman offered a similar sentiment following Christophel’s presentation.

“We’re going to be working hard to get our messaging out there,” Stutsman said. “We need our business community and our residential community to take this seriously. We need everybody to step up or we’re going to be in a much worse scenario quickly.”

As Elkhart County’s virus numbers spike, hospitals raise capacity concerns

GOSHEN — With positive COVID-19 cases spiking in Elkhart County as the state works to emerge from quarantine, the CEO of Goshen Hospital is worried the hospital could be overwhelmed

www.goshennews.com

That's concerning, that so many cases are young people under age 20. I don't think I've seen those numbers anywhere else. I wonder why they are getting so many kids getting sick?

ETA: Here's more on young people getting it more frequently now:

More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn | CNN

Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.

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More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn
By Christina Maxouris
Updated 10:18 PM ET, Sun June 21, 2020

Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.

The shifts in demographics have been recorded in parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and other states -- many of which were some of the first to reopen.

And while some officials have pointed to more widespread testing being done, others say the new cases stem from Americans failing to social distance.

In Mississippi, where one health officer called adherence to social distancing over the past weeks "overwhelmingly disappointing," officials attributed clusters of new cases to fraternity rush parties.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said last week that people under 30 made up a majority of new coronavirus cases in several counties. He said that increase in young infected people could be related to Memorial Day parties, visits to bars or other gatherings.

And in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the median age was 37 for newly diagnosed coronavirus cases over the last week. In the state, 62% of new cases for the week of June 7 are under 45 years old, he said.

"That is a big change from where we were at the end of March and the beginning of April. It was skewing much older at that time," he said.

Coronavirus has more severe outcomes on older people, Blacks and Hispanics, and people with underlying health conditions, according to demographic data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From the beginning of the pandemic up through May 30, the median age of positive coronavirus cases was 48, the CDC said.

Given the case increases, the CDC has been conducting a scientific review about the public health benefits of masks, and will soon make an updated recommendation, a senior CDC official told CNN.
A senior official with knowledge of the review said science is being studied as to whether masks are not only "good for source control -- and keeping you from giving it to others -- but we're also seeing if masks are going to protect you from getting [Covid-19] yourself."

"We know it's a good thing to wear a mask to protect others. We are studying if it is also potentially going to keep you safe," the official added.

The CDC website has two separate pages of guidance on face coverings. One recommends people wear masks when they leave their home. The other recommends people wear a mask if they cannot properly social distance.

So far, the US has recorded more than 2.27 million cases and at least 119,921 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Where young people are testing positive

In Florida, Gov. DeSantis said Saturday cases are "shifting in a radical direction" toward populations in their 20s and 30s.

Those younger groups testing positive are mostly asymptomatic and don't require clinical attention, the governor said.

"We're also seeing that not only are they testing positive because they're testing more, they're also testing positive at a higher rate increasingly over the last week," DeSantis said, adding there's evidence of transmission between those younger groups.

That increased testing, he said, comes as many people are returning to the workforce.

Experts have raised alarm about Florida's climbing cases, saying the state could become the next US coronavirus epicenter. On Saturday, Florida reported 4,049 new cases -- the most reported in a single day.

In South Carolina, health officials said Friday people under the age of 30 were increasingly testing positive for the virus -- around 18% of the state's total cases come from people between the ages of 21 and 30.

"The increases that we're seeing serve as a warning that young adults and youth are not immune to Covid-19," said Dr. Brannon Traxler, the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control physician consultant. "They also tell us that younger South Carolinians are not taking social distancing seriously."

And Georgia's largest hospital also reported seeing an increase in patients in their 20s and 30s, according to CNN affiliate WSB.

"It's a little bit of a disturbing trend, and what frightens me is not only that they are younger, the potential of them infecting other people, particularly parents and grandparents," Dr. Robert Jansen, chief medical officer at Grady Health System, told WSB.

Despite stark warnings from experts across the US, hundreds gathered Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for President Donald Trump's first re-election campaign rally since the start of the pandemic.

Few donned masks even as Tulsa County reported its highest number of new infections in a day Saturday -- the fifth time this week the country reported a record.

Less than 7% social distancing in one Texas county

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said Sunday it has suspended the permits of 12 bars found to be in violation of the state's Covid-19 reopening protocols.

The commission issued 30-day permit suspensions to bars in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and other cities.

In Galveston County, Texas, Dr. Philip Keiser with the local health department told CNN affiliate KPRC they were seeing a lot of infections in young people.

And the age of the people testing positive is trending younger, he told the news station.

"Our average age last week of people that were positive was age 30, the average age of people getting tested was 47," he said.

And those numbers come as many haven't followed guidance issued by health officials urging residents to keep their distance and wear face coverings.

"We have data from some of the cell phone companies that show in Galveston County less than 7% of the people are social distancing," Keiser said.

Galveston County is home to about 342,139 people, according to the US Census Bureau.

Nearly half of states see rise in new cases

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, at least 23 states are trending upward in new cases compared to last week. Ten of those states reported more than a 50% jump -- including Texas and Florida, which were some of the first states to begin reopening.

California, the first state to enforce sweeping lockdown measures, is also seeing an increase in cases. On Saturday, the state reported 4,515 new coronavirus cases, the most in a single day.

And more Californians were hospitalized Saturday -- 3,574 -- than at any time since the pandemic started, state data shows. The number of patients being treated in intensive care units with Covid-19 has risen to the highest number since May 3.

Meanwhile new cases in New York -- once the epicenter of the outbreak -- are declining. On Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his final coronavirus briefing after what he called "111 days of hell."

As some states report record numbers of daily new cases and state leaders mull implementing face mask requirements, the World Health Organization warned the pandemic is accelerating.

More than 150,000 new cases of the virus were reported to WHO Thursday, the organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Friday news conference.

Almost half of those cases were reported from the Americas, he said.

"The world is in a new and dangerous phase. Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies. But the virus is spreading fast, it is still deadly, and most people are still susceptible," he said.

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Coronavirus: Brazil records more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
•Jun 20, 2020
Global News
A second country has hit one million COVID-19 cases. Robin Gill reports on Brazil's grim milestone, and the latest COVID-19 restrictions facing Canadian rail passengers.

Some more articles on Brazil, I'll put them all in one post:

How Brazil’s coronavirus approach led to the second-highest global death toll

As nurse Elson Oliveira, 41, drives to one of his three jobs at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, he takes a deep breath to get ready for another shift assisting more COVID-19 patients in critic…

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How Brazil’s coronavirus approach led to the second-highest global death toll
By Elisângela Mendonça, Marketwatch
June 18, 2020 | 3:55pm | Updated

As nurse Elson Oliveira, 41, drives to one of his three jobs at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, he takes a deep breath to get ready for another shift assisting more COVID-19 patients in critical care. He looks through the window and sees people moving on with their lives “like nothing is happening,” in a country that has recently become the new pandemic epicenter.

Last week, Brazil overtook the U.K. to claim the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world. It now has 46,665 fatalities, only behind the U.S. But, unlike the U.K., Latin America’s biggest economy remains far-off flattening its infection curve, with experts projecting that the country could see 165,000 deaths by August.

“Fear is the foundation of my life now,” Oliveira told MarketWatch by telephone. “I keep on thinking I can easily die on the front lines or I can pass it on to my kids.” Father of three small children, Oliveira is one of the three people in a team of 30 who, so far, haven’t tested positive at the intensive care unit where he works.

On Tuesday, the country reported a new record: 34,918 confirmed cases in a day. Hours later, the head of the office of the president’s chief of staff, Walter Souza Braga Netto, said it was all under control.

“There is a crisis, we sympathize with bereaved families, but it is managed,” said Braga Netto in a Rio de Janeiro Trade Association webinar.

Infections in this nation of 210 million people are widespread, fueled by stark social inequality, especially in the densely-packed slums, rural areas, and rainforest communities. As of June 17, Brazil’s toll neared 1 million, with 960,309 cases, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University.

“We are concerned that we’re still very much in the upswing of this pandemic in many countries, particularly in the global south,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergency expert, in a briefing in Geneva, adding that the situation in Brazil remains “of concern.”

At the moment, Brazil has no health minister. Two doctors have already held the position. But one was fired by President Jair Bolsonaro and the other resigned. The acting health minister, Eduardo Pazuello, is an army general with no health-care experience.

Pazuello’s administration has been criticized in Brazil, especially after, earlier this month, it stopped releasing the cumulative numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and obituaries in its daily bulletin and only supplied daily numbers. Medical associations, state governors, and the media called it censorship and an attempt to control information.

“The authoritarian, insensitive, inhuman, and unethical attempt to make those killed by COVID-19 invisible will not succeed. We and Brazilian society will not forget them, nor the tragedy that befalls the nation,” said Alberto Beltrame, president of Brazil’s national council of state health secretaries, in a statement on June 6.

The decision was reversed after a Supreme Court ruling three days later.

Since the first cases were reported, Bolsonaro has dismissed the gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic, turning his back to international recommendations. In March, he said coronavirus was a “media trick.” In April, he called it a “little flu.” Later that month, when the country had reported 5,000 deaths, reporters questioned Bolsonaro, who responded: “So what?”

“I’m sorry. What do you want me to do? I don’t perform miracles,” he continued.

A spokesperson said in an email to MarketWatch that Brazil’s presidency would not comment.

In comments to journalists, Bolsonaro said Brazil will consider leaving the WHO unless it ceases to be a “partisan political organization.”

In recent months, at least 22 out of the 26 state governors have adopted different levels of restrictions to fight the spread of the virus. In several locations, they urged people to stay at home, and closed their economies and public spaces. However, the lack of a coordinated response has put them under pressure and many are now easing up the measures they once implemented.

Most weekends since COVID-19 hit Brazil, Bolsonaro’s supporters have gathered in demonstrations to demand the reopening of the country’s economy. In the capital Brasília, with signs praising the brutal military dictatorship the country endured for over two decades, they are often joined by the president himself, who shakes hands, dispenses hugs and cheers the crowd.

Bolsonaro often uses the motto “Brazil can’t stop” and says the lockdown measures are paving the way for a recession. In the first quarter, Brazil’s gross domestic product shrank 1.5% from the previous quarter, official data show.

The World Bank projects economic activity in Brazil will contract 8% in 2020. A drop of such magnitude would be the greatest in 120 years, the period for which the official statistics institute (IBGE) has data on the evolution of the country’s GDP.

IBGE data showed that 4.9 million Brazilians lost their jobs in the three months through April, pushing the number of people out of work to 12.8 million since lockdowns to fight the pandemic started in late March.

Karine Mazzini, a 23-year-old attendant at a frame shop in Niterói, Rio’s neighboring city, is one of them.

In early April, she got infected by coronavirus, but kept going to work even with the symptoms — cough, fever, and difficulty breathing — as she thought her boss would fire her if she didn’t show up. From a low-income background, her minimum wage salary, around $200 a month, was her only source of income, she says.

“I spent six months unemployed last year, with no support and struggling so much. I really needed that job, so I just took my chances with the disease and kept showing up as I was ordered to do,” Mazzini told MarketWatch.

A day after the mayor ordered the shutdown of all nonessential businesses, her boss fired her via a WhatsApp message.

Meanwhile, Brazil’s public health system, which has already struggled over recent years due to the lack of government funding, operates very close to maximum capacity, nearing total collapse, experts warn.

“As a health worker, I ask myself how much more the system can endure…I don’t know. I don’t know how much more I can take either. Clearly, this won’t be over soon,” Oliveira says.

Brazil tops 1 million coronavirus cases, second only to US

Brazil topped 1 million cases of the coronavirus, the only nation other than the US to pass the grim milestone. The marker, reached Friday, highlights Brazil’s bleak economic outlook and a st…

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Brazil tops 1 million coronavirus cases, second only to US
By Melanie Gray
June 20, 2020 | 9:01am

Brazil topped 1 million cases of the coronavirus, the only nation other than the US to pass the grim milestone.

The marker, reached Friday, highlights Brazil’s bleak economic outlook and a steep drop-off in support for right-wing President President Jair Bolsonaro because of his handling of the pandemic, The Guardian reported.

Brazil confirmed its first case of the infection Feb. 26. On Friday, the number of cases totaled 1,032,913 and the the death toll hit 48,954, the Health Ministry said. A new record daily number of cases was also set — 54,771.

Worldwide, cases have passed 8.6 million and more than 460,000 people have died, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.

Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with mor…

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Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens
By Reuters
June 21, 2020 | 8:19pm

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1 million cases, rising political instability and a crippled economy.

Brazil now has a total of 1,085,038 confirmed cases and 50,617 deaths, up from 49,976 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. Experts say the true numbers are a lot higher because of a lack of widespread testing. Latin America’s largest country has typically recorded more than 1,000 deaths a day, but usually registers fewer on the weekends.

Brazil confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Feb. 26 and passed 1 million cases on Friday. Since first arriving in the country, the virus’ rapid spread has eroded support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and has raised fears of economic collapse after years of anemic growth.

Bolsonaro, sometimes called the “Tropical Trump,” has been widely criticized for his handling of the crisis. The country still has no permanent health minister after losing two since April, following clashes with the president.

Bolsonaro has shunned social distancing, calling it a job-killing measure more dangerous than the virus itself. He has also promoted two anti-malarial drugs as remedies, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, despite little evidence they work.

On Sunday, Bolsonaro said the military serves the will of the people and its mission is to defend democracy, adding fuel to a raging debate about the armed forces’ role amid rumbling fears of political fragility.

His comments came on the same day his supporters and detractors gathered in cities across the country, in a stark symbol of the polarization in Latin America’s largest country.



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more on this:

Largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases, WHO says

The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count.

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Largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases, WHO says
By JOSEPH WILSON and JAMEY KEATEN
Sunday, June 21, 2020 9:46PM

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.

The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in in India.

Experts said rising case counts can reflect multiple factors including more widespread testing as well as broader infection.

Overall in the pandemic, WHO reported 8,708,008 cases - 183,020 in the last 24 hours - with 461,715 deaths worldwide, with a daily increase of 4,743.

More than two-thirds of those new deaths were reported in the Americas.

In Spain, officials ended a national state of emergency after three months of lockdown, allowing its 47 million residents to freely travel around the country for the first time since March 14. The country also dropped a 14-day quarantine for visitors from Britain and the 26 European countries that allow visa-free travel.

But there was only a trickle of travelers at Madrid-Barajas Airport, which on a normal June day would be bustling.

"This freedom that we now have, not having to justify our journey to see our family and friends, this was something that we were really looking forward to," Pedro Delgado, 23, said after arriving from Spain's Canary Islands.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged people to take maximum precautions: "The virus can return and it can hit us again in a second wave, and we have to do whatever we can to avoid that at all cost."

At a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Trump said Saturday the U.S. has tested 25 million people, but the "bad part" is that it found more cases.

"When you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people, you're going to find more cases," Trump said. "So I said to my people, 'Slow the testing down, please.'

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on CNN that Trump was being "tongue-in-cheek" and made the comment in a "light mood."

Democratic rival Joe Biden's campaign accused Trump of "putting politics ahead of the safety and economic well-being of the American people."

The U.S. has the world's highest number of reported infections, over 2.2 million, and the highest death toll, at about 120,000, according to Johns Hopkins. Health officials say robust testing is vital for tracking outbreaks and keeping the virus in check.

In England, lockdown restrictions prevented druids, pagans and party-goers on Sunday from watching the sun rise at the ancient circle of Stonehenge to mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. English Heritage, which runs the site, livestreamed it instead. A few people gathered outside the fence.

"You can't cancel the sunrise," druid Arthur Pendragon told the BBC.

The number of confirmed virus cases is still growing rapidly not only in the U.S. but in Brazil, South Africa and other countries, especially in Latin America.

Brazil's Health Ministry said the total number of cases had risen by more than 50,000 in a day. President Jair Bolsonaro has been downplaying the risks even as his country has seen nearly 50,000 fatalities, the second-highest death toll in the world.

South Africa reported a one-day high of almost 5,000 new cases on Saturday and 46 deaths. Despite the increase, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a further loosening of one of the world's strictest lockdowns. Casinos, beauty salons and sit-down restaurant service will reopen.

In the United States, the virus appears to be spreading across the West and South. Arizona reported over 3,100 new infections, just short of Friday's record, and 26 deaths. Nevada also reported a new high of 445 cases.

In Europe, a single meatpacking plant in Germany has had over 1,000 cases, so the regional government issued a quarantine for all 6,500 workers, managers and family members.

In Asia, China and South Korea reported new coronavirus cases Sunday in outbreaks that threatened to set back their recoveries.

Chinese authorities recorded 25 new confirmed cases - 22 in Beijing. In the past week, Beijing tightened travel controls by requiring anyone who wants to leave the Chinese capital, a city of 20 million people, to show proof they tested negative for the virus.

In South Korea, nearly 200 infections have been traced to employees at a door-to-door sales company in Seoul, and at least 70 other infections are tied to a table tennis club there. But South Korean officials are reluctant to enforce stronger social distancing to avoid hurting the economy.

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[Heliobas Disciple]

Bolsonaro silent as Brazil passes 50,000 deaths; global cases reach 9 million – as it happened

China halts imports from food plant where 481 tested positive; New York shops and bars reopen; Lisbon brings back lockdown restrictions

www.theguardian.com

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Summary

• The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases passed 8.9 million. The figure currently stands at 8,929,394, while the global death toll is at 467,676, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. Both figures are likely to be higher in reality, due to differing testing rates and definitions, time lags and suspected underreporting.
• WHO reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cases. The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to its daily report. Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO. The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on 18 June.
• Beijing reported 9 new cases. Beijing’s municipal health authority reported on Monday nine new cases of the coronavirus in the city for June 21, down from 22 a day earlier. The city of more than 20 million people reported its first case in the latest wave on 11 June. The resurgence has been linked to a wholesale food centre in the southwest of Beijing. So far, 236 people in the city have been infected in the outbreak.
• China suspended imports of poultry from US-based Tyson plant over Covid-19. China’s customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by US-based meat processor Tyson that has been hit by coronavirus. The General Administration of Customs said on its website it had decided on the suspension after the company confirmed a cluster of coronavirus cases at facilities in Arkansas where a total of 481 people tested positive for the virus.
• Boris Johnson to announce lockdown easing plans on Tuesday. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil the latest easing of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday when he will also announce the conclusion of a review into whether a two-metre rule on social distancing should be relaxed, his office said. Britain’s economy has been hammered by the lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19 and although non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen last Monday, many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and leisure sectors, have remained closed.
• EU and China to seek to cool tensions at video summit. The European Union and China will seek to cool tensions on Monday at a video summit, their first formal talks since ties soured over European accusations that Beijing has spread disinformation about the novel coronavirus. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel - the EU’s chief executive and chairman - will hold video conferences with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping.
• Mexico’s cases passed 180,000. Mexico on Sunday reported 5,343 new infections and 1,044 additional deaths from the coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the totals for the country to 180,545 cases and 21,825 deaths. The government has said the actual number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases. [...]

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The coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan at one of the fastest rates in the world, and overwhelmed hospitals are turning away patients, the Associated Press reports. But the government is pushing ahead with opening up the country, trying to salvage a near-collapsed economy where millions have already slid into poverty from pandemic restrictions.

Further complicating the dilemma, as the government pins its main hope for stemming the virus rampage on social distancing and masks, many in the public ignore calls to use them.

Millions crowd markets and mosques. Hardline clerics tell followers to trust that faith will protect them. Many call the virus a hoax. Even some government officials dismiss warnings, saying traffic accidents kill more people.

“I am nervous when I go out because I see our people are still not taking it seriously,” said Diya Rahman, a broadcaster at Radio Pakistan in the capital, Islamabad. Two of her colleagues have died of the virus and more than 20 others have tested positive.


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Cases worldwide pass 8.9 million

There are 8,918,101 known coronavirus cases globally, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, and 466,548 deaths.

Both figures are likely to be significantly higher in reality, due to differing testing rates and definitions, time lags and suspected underreporting.

The ten worst-affected countries in terms of number of cases are as follows:

US: 2,278,373
Brazil: 1,083,341
Russia: 583,879
India: 410,461
United Kingdom: 305,803
Peru: 251,338
Spain: 246,272
Chile: 242,355
Italy: 238,499
Iran: 204,952


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WHO reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to its daily report. Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO.

The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on 18 June.

 

[Heliobas Disciple]

Delhi to transform 25 luxury hotels into Covid-19 care centres

Fearful hotel workers asked to take on role of hospital support staff as cases in Delhi rise

www.theguardian.com

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Delhi to transform 25 luxury hotels into Covid-19 care centres
Fearful hotel workers asked to take on role of hospital support staff as cases in Delhi rise
Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
Sun 21 Jun 2020 22.00 EDT

Staff at luxury hotels in Delhi are to start welcoming guests not with traditional garlands but with a medical gown.

Amid growing concerns that there are not enough hospital beds to cope with the rising number of cases, the Delhi government has become the first in the country to requisition its hotels. Starting this week, 25 establishments will be repurposed as emergency Covid-19 care centres for patients with mild to moderate symptoms. In a sign of how overwhelmed medical staff are becoming, hotel employees are being trained in case they have to administer some of the care.

Some employees have suggested they feel unable to decline the new role, despite having major reservations. Hotel staff are anxious about the prospect of transforming their hospitality skills into hospital care. When Kannu Sharma, who usually trains hospital support staff, began training 75 employees in the Suryaa hotel ballroom last week, all he could see was row upon row of terrified eyes staring out at him above face masks.

“They are frightened about their safety, about taking the virus back to their families and whether they can cope with the stringent sanitisation and disposal of biomedical waste,” said Sharma.

It was only when he reminded them that doctors and nurses would always be around – in case they struggle with putting on the PPE or forget how to categorise the waste – that the tension in the room dissipated.

Each hotel will be linked with the nearest Covid-19 hospital. Sharma works at Holy Family hospital, just a few metres away from the Suryaa. The hospital is identifying the medical team that will work at the hotel.

Every day, new stories emerge about hospitals turning patients away. City authorities urgently need to add more beds to the current total of about 9,000.

Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has predicted that the capital needs 150,000 beds by the end of July, when cases are estimated to rise to half a million. Even if another 15,000 beds can be used in hotels and banquet halls, the city will still be short but he believes that at least it will relieve the pressure on hospitals by allowing them to focus on serious cases.

The learning curve for hotel staff will be steep. Sharma has told Suryaa housekeeping staff that bed linen, including mattresses, must be treated with special chemicals before a normal laundry service and then left to dry in the sun for three hours.

When a nurse accompanying Sharma demonstrated how to put on PPE, the fearful eyes in the room widened further. “I’m sure I will put the PPE on wrong and leave myself exposed to the virus in some way,” said an employee who did not wish to be named.

She envies colleagues who are over 50 and therefore exempted from the hospital work by the hotel management. “This isn’t what I signed up for when I spent three years on a hospitality degree,” she said.

Much work lies ahead to get the hotels fully operational. Hotel elevators are not big enough to take stretchers or gurneys. Air-conditioning systems have to be adapted. Halls that are carpeted for acoustic reasons will need to be stripped. Rooms are not equipped for oxygen, monitoring machines, or call bells. Extreme sanitation protocols will have to be put in place in every single area. Systems are needed for the disposal of biomedical waste.

The hotel’s management team has opposed the government scheme. “Our biggest concern was for our employees,” Greesh Bindra, vice-president of operations, told the Times of India. “These people have not been trained in medicine or disaster management, so they had a lot of questions.”

Whether hotel staff will actually have to chip in with medical duties remains unclear. Dr Girish Tyagi, president of the Delhi Medical Association, said hospitals could easily train staff to check temperature and oxygen levels and to identify when patients need to be transferred to hospital.

“In these unusual times we have to be innovative to cope with the surge in cases and, anyway, hotel employees will work under the medical teams’ supervision,” saidTyagi.

For others, however, it is a given that medical duties can only be performed by doctors and nurses. “I’m not having someone from housekeeping giving me medication or putting me on a drip! It’s got to be medical staff otherwise I’m not going into any hotel,” said Mansi Kalra, a shop assistant at a nearby chemist.

Hotel owners and management, already reeling from huge losses, are privately fuming, particularly as they were not consulted by the government on the decision to turn their facilities into hospitals or the 5,000 rupee (£53) per night tariff, inclusive of all meals, that has been fixed by the government.

Manav Thadani, a hotel industry consultant, said no other city in India and no government anywhere in the world had commandeered hotels for this purpose. Hotels forced to reopen as Covid-19 centres would run up higher utility and salary bills, along with extra costs such as PPE suits.

“Hotels will be spending more and not getting enough back,” he said. “The tariff should have been higher and perhaps the government could have subsidised it. Or at least offer tax or licence-fee waivers. Instead there is nothing so the industry has to brace itself for further losses.”

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[Heliobas Disciple]

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article243692412.html

Using hand sanitizer during COVID-19 pandemic? FDA warns these 9 might be toxic
By David J. Neal
June 21, 2020 09:26 AM , Updated 4 hours 31 minutes ago

Though hand sanitizer remains a high demand product in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA issued a warning against nine hand sanitizers as possibly being toxic.

All nine, made in Mexico by Eskbiochem SA de CV, might contain methanol also known as wood alcohol.

“Methanol is not an acceptable ingredient for hand sanitizers and should not be used due to its toxic effects,” the FDA warning says. “Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing methanol should seek immediate treatment, which is critical for potential reversal of toxic effects of methanol poisoning.”

The FDA said it tested Eskbiochem’s Lavar Gel and CleanCare NoGerm. The Lavar tested at 81% methanol with no ethyl alcohol. The CleanCare NoGerm tested at 28% methanol.

Eskbiochem hasn’t taken the FDA up on Wednesday’s recommendation that the company recall the nine hand sanitizers. So, the FDA issued an alert Friday about:

- All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)

- Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)

- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol, 125 ml and 1000 ml bottles (NDC: 74589-008-04 and 74589-09-01)

- Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-006-01)

- The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10)

- CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol, 250 ml and 1000 ml bottles (NDC: 74589-005-03, 74589-03-01)

- Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-001-01)

To report a problem with any of these hand sanitizers, go to the FDA’s MedWatch page or call 800-332-1088 to request a reporting form.

Proper handwashing (20 seconds with soap) is still recommended as the best way to cut down on transmission of bacteria and viruses.

 

[Heliobas Disciple]

This doctor is getting a lot of attention in the news. He's one dr with a theory but it's good news so it's being promoted. I hope he's right; as far as I'm concerned we're dealing with a lab created virus, not a natural one. I've posted this before on this thread - if it's created in a lab it might not be as hardy as a virus that was created naturally, which fought and scrapped its way into being. This could be something that just dies out because it's not natural. One can hope anyway

Coronavirus is weakening, could disappear on its own: Italian doctor

An Italian infectious disease doctor believes the coronavirus has become less dangerous — and could disappear on its own without a vaccine. Dr. Matteo Bassetti, the head of the infectious dis…

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Coronavirus is weakening, could disappear on its own: Italian doctor
By Jackie Salo
June 21, 2020 | 1:54pm

An Italian infectious disease doctor believes the coronavirus has become less dangerous — and could disappear on its own without a vaccine.

Dr. Matteo Bassetti, the head of the infectious diseases clinic at the San Martino hospital, said the virus appears to have become less potent, possibly due to genetic mutations, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

“The clinical impression I have is that the virus is changing in severity,” Bassetti told the outlet.

“In March and early April the patterns were completely different. People were coming to the emergency department with a very difficult to manage illness and they needed oxygen and ventilation, some developed pneumonia.”

But he said in the past month, “the picture has completely changed in terms of patterns.”

“It was like an aggressive tiger in March and April but now it’s like a wild cat,” Bassetti said. “Even elderly patients, aged 80 or 90, are now sitting up n bed and they are breathing without help. The same patients would have died in two or three days before.”

He said one of the reasons for the virus becoming weaker could be that it has mutated in response to social distancing measures.

“I think the virus has mutated because our immune system reacts to the virus and we have a lower viral load now due to the lockdown, mask-wearing, social distancing,” he said. “We still have to demonstrate why it’s different now.”

It’s possible that the virus will be eradicated before researchers find a vaccine, he said.

“We have fewer and fewer people infected and it could end up with the virus dying out,” Bassetti said.

But another expert was less optimistic about the prospect of the virus disappearing soon, saying it could take years, the outlet reported.

“I don’t expect it to die out that quickly,” said Dr. Bharat Pankhania, a professor at the UK’s University of Exeter Medical School, according to the report.

“It will if it has no one to infect. If we have a successful vaccine then we’ll be able to do what we did with smallpox. But because it’s so infectious and widespread, it won’t go away for a very long time.”

 

[Heliobas Disciple]

I've also posted on this thread about how when we start to see more and more people collapsing from COVID like they were doing in the early videos out of Wuhan, we'll be entering the next phase. I'm not sure if either of these qualify, but reporting them anyway. The first case the comic is saying he fainted because of dehydration, not COVID. Ok, sure... whatever...
The second case no cause of death is listed. It may not be COVID related at all, there are other reasons a 26 year old healthy football player could drop dead on a hike (I'm being serious, not sarcastic). But just in case, I'm posting a brief excerpt about that too.

Comedian DL Hughley tests positive for coronavirus after collapsing onstage in Nashville

Comedian and actor DL Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage in Nashville while performing.

www.usatoday.com

Comedian DL Hughley tests positive for coronavirus after collapsing onstage in Nashville
Morgan Hines
Published 4:13 p.m. ET June 20, 2020 | Updated 8:36 a.m. ET June 21, 2020

Comedian DL Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee.

The stand-up comedian, 57, lost consciousness while performing at the Zanies comedy nightclub on Friday night and was hospitalized. Fans caught the 57-year-old's fall on video and posted it to social media.

On Saturday, Hughley posted a video on Twitter in which he said he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration afterward.

“I also tested positive for COVID-19, which blew me away,” he says in the video. “I was what they call asymptomatic. I didn’t have any symptoms, the classic symptoms.” [my comment: no symptoms? how about passing out on stage...]

Hughley plans to quarantine in his Nashville hotel room for 14 days. The remaining two nights of his four-night engagement at Zanies were canceled, according to the club’s online calendar.

Hughley was scheduled to perform two shows per day at Nashville's Zanies Comedy Night Club through Sunday, according to the club’s website. Hughley had been performing Zanies since Thursday, the website says. At the time, Zanies did not elaborate on why Hughley's shows were canceled.

“Our friend D.L. Hughley had a medical emergency while performing on Friday and was hospitalized overnight. According to his publicist, he was suffering from exhaustion after working & traveling this week,” the club posted on Facebook. “Love ya, D.L. and we’ll look forward to seeing this King of Comedy back in Nashville soon!”

On Saturday, Hughley's rep, Yvette Shearer, told USA TODAY he was feeling better after collapsing.

"DL collapsed on stage last night during his second show in Nashville," Shearer said in a email. "He was suffering from exhaustion after all the week’s work and travel."

Shearer added that Hughley was kept at the hospital overnight to undergo tests under doctor's orders but was in better shape by Saturday afternoon.

"He is awake and feeling better, and wishes to thank everyone for the very kind prayers and thoughts," Shearer said.

#ThankYouForYourPrayers#TeamDLpic.twitter.com/dSQiNtsgMr
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) June 21, 2020

Hughley said he still hasn’t exhibited any of the typical symptoms associated with the coronavirus, including shortness of breath and fever.

“So, in addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for,” Hughley advises in the video, if you “pass out in the middle of a show, onstage, you probably need to get tested.”

Hughley is well-recognized as a stand-up comedian and is also regular on the television talk-show circuit.

In addition to stand-up comedy, Hughley is also an actor, author and radio and television host. He starred in Spike Lee’s 2000 concert film, “The Original Kings of Comedy,” alongside Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac and Cedric the Entertainer.

Hughley also produced and starred in “The Hughleys,” which aired on ABC and UPN from 1998 to 2002 and hosted a CNN talk show. He currently hosts the radio show “The D.L. Hughley Show,” which is syndicated in dozens of markets.

“Thank you for your prayers and your well wishes — and a few more of them wouldn’t hurt,” Hughley says in the video.

Former NFL, USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk dies at 26

Max Tuerk's family said he died Saturday while hiking with his parents on a favorite trail in Cleveland National Forest north of San Diego. No other details were provided.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Former NFL and USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk dies at age 26 after he collapsed while hiking with his parents
By Associated Press and Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 20:26 EDT, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 23:54 EDT, 21 June 2020

• Max Tuerk's family said he died Saturday while hiking with his parents on a favorite trail in Cleveland National Forest north of San Diego
• It's unclear exactly how he died. His family said he was 'a loving son and older brother and his passing leaves a giant hole in our hearts'
• Tuerk played for the Trojans from 2012-15. He was a freshman All-American and an All-Pac-12 first-team selection in 2014
• One of his coaches, Clay Helton tweeted he was 'heartbroken'

Max Tuerk, an All-America offensive lineman at Southern California who was drafted by the Chargers, has died at the age of 26.

Tuerk's family said he died Saturday while hiking with his parents on a favorite trail in Cleveland National Forest north of San Diego. No details were provided.

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That's concerning, that so many cases are young people under age 20. I don't think I've seen those numbers anywhere else. I wonder why they are getting so many kids getting sick?

ETA: Here's more on young people getting it more frequently now:

More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn | CNN

Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.

www.cnn.com

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More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn
By Christina Maxouris
Updated 10:18 PM ET, Sun June 21, 2020

Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.

The shifts in demographics have been recorded in parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and other states -- many of which were some of the first to reopen.

And while some officials have pointed to more widespread testing being done, others say the new cases stem from Americans failing to social distance.

In Mississippi, where one health officer called adherence to social distancing over the past weeks "overwhelmingly disappointing," officials attributed clusters of new cases to fraternity rush parties.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said last week that people under 30 made up a majority of new coronavirus cases in several counties. He said that increase in young infected people could be related to Memorial Day parties, visits to bars or other gatherings.

And in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the median age was 37 for newly diagnosed coronavirus cases over the last week. In the state, 62% of new cases for the week of June 7 are under 45 years old, he said.

"That is a big change from where we were at the end of March and the beginning of April. It was skewing much older at that time," he said.

Coronavirus has more severe outcomes on older people, Blacks and Hispanics, and people with underlying health conditions, according to demographic data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From the beginning of the pandemic up through May 30, the median age of positive coronavirus cases was 48, the CDC said.

Given the case increases, the CDC has been conducting a scientific review about the public health benefits of masks, and will soon make an updated recommendation, a senior CDC official told CNN.
A senior official with knowledge of the review said science is being studied as to whether masks are not only "good for source control -- and keeping you from giving it to others -- but we're also seeing if masks are going to protect you from getting [Covid-19] yourself."

"We know it's a good thing to wear a mask to protect others. We are studying if it is also potentially going to keep you safe," the official added.

The CDC website has two separate pages of guidance on face coverings. One recommends people wear masks when they leave their home. The other recommends people wear a mask if they cannot properly social distance.

So far, the US has recorded more than 2.27 million cases and at least 119,921 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Where young people are testing positive

In Florida, Gov. DeSantis said Saturday cases are "shifting in a radical direction" toward populations in their 20s and 30s.

Those younger groups testing positive are mostly asymptomatic and don't require clinical attention, the governor said.

"We're also seeing that not only are they testing positive because they're testing more, they're also testing positive at a higher rate increasingly over the last week," DeSantis said, adding there's evidence of transmission between those younger groups.

That increased testing, he said, comes as many people are returning to the workforce.

Experts have raised alarm about Florida's climbing cases, saying the state could become the next US coronavirus epicenter. On Saturday, Florida reported 4,049 new cases -- the most reported in a single day.

In South Carolina, health officials said Friday people under the age of 30 were increasingly testing positive for the virus -- around 18% of the state's total cases come from people between the ages of 21 and 30.

"The increases that we're seeing serve as a warning that young adults and youth are not immune to Covid-19," said Dr. Brannon Traxler, the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control physician consultant. "They also tell us that younger South Carolinians are not taking social distancing seriously."

And Georgia's largest hospital also reported seeing an increase in patients in their 20s and 30s, according to CNN affiliate WSB.

"It's a little bit of a disturbing trend, and what frightens me is not only that they are younger, the potential of them infecting other people, particularly parents and grandparents," Dr. Robert Jansen, chief medical officer at Grady Health System, told WSB.

Despite stark warnings from experts across the US, hundreds gathered Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for President Donald Trump's first re-election campaign rally since the start of the pandemic.

Few donned masks even as Tulsa County reported its highest number of new infections in a day Saturday -- the fifth time this week the country reported a record.

Less than 7% social distancing in one Texas county

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said Sunday it has suspended the permits of 12 bars found to be in violation of the state's Covid-19 reopening protocols.

The commission issued 30-day permit suspensions to bars in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and other cities.

In Galveston County, Texas, Dr. Philip Keiser with the local health department told CNN affiliate KPRC they were seeing a lot of infections in young people.

And the age of the people testing positive is trending younger, he told the news station.

"Our average age last week of people that were positive was age 30, the average age of people getting tested was 47," he said.

And those numbers come as many haven't followed guidance issued by health officials urging residents to keep their distance and wear face coverings.

"We have data from some of the cell phone companies that show in Galveston County less than 7% of the people are social distancing," Keiser said.

Galveston County is home to about 342,139 people, according to the US Census Bureau.

Nearly half of states see rise in new cases

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, at least 23 states are trending upward in new cases compared to last week. Ten of those states reported more than a 50% jump -- including Texas and Florida, which were some of the first states to begin reopening.

California, the first state to enforce sweeping lockdown measures, is also seeing an increase in cases. On Saturday, the state reported 4,515 new coronavirus cases, the most in a single day.

And more Californians were hospitalized Saturday -- 3,574 -- than at any time since the pandemic started, state data shows. The number of patients being treated in intensive care units with Covid-19 has risen to the highest number since May 3.

Meanwhile new cases in New York -- once the epicenter of the outbreak -- are declining. On Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his final coronavirus briefing after what he called "111 days of hell."

As some states report record numbers of daily new cases and state leaders mull implementing face mask requirements, the World Health Organization warned the pandemic is accelerating.

More than 150,000 new cases of the virus were reported to WHO Thursday, the organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Friday news conference.

Almost half of those cases were reported from the Americas, he said.

"The world is in a new and dangerous phase. Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies. But the virus is spreading fast, it is still deadly, and most people are still susceptible," he said.

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According to the Regenstrief dashboard, the young ones (under 20 yo) aren't being hospitalized. IMO, the officials almost have to know where these cases are coming from and why. Tourist season in Shipshewana and Middlebury is crazy this time of year so I would expect to see an increase in LaGrange and Elkhart Co from that, if for no other reason.

COVID-19 Dashboard - Regenstrief Institute

www.regenstrief.org

 

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According to the Regenstrief dashboard, the young ones (under 20 yo) aren't being hospitalized. IMO, the officials almost have to know where these cases are coming from and why. Tourist season in Shipshewana and Middlebury is crazy this time of year so I would expect to see an increase in LaGrange and Elkhart Co from that, if for no other reason.

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COVID-19 Dashboard - Regenstrief Institute

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my mother lives in northern Indiana in the Wawasee/Syracuse Lake region. they had really no cases until the "lakers" started coming to their summer homes from other States and bringing it with them. Also all their college age kids are with them, partying on the lake together, parties at homes, etc. and the cases have gone up quickly. Even my nephew, his wife and baby are constantly at the lake with a ton of other people - I worry about them, none wear masks and they work for the trailer industry in Elkhart.

 

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As far as "why so many under 20?"... it's Amish country. While I've noticed few communities have the size families ours does (absolutely NO birth control is considered or allowed under any circumstances, which means the average family is 10+ children), they all have a LOT more kids than any other demographic. Plus, they cram them into 4-5 bedroom homes, with everyone gathering in the living room area once chores are done. Once influenza hits one family member, it's pretty well guaranteed that everyone in the family will be sick within a week... and if they happened to attend church that week (church is every other Sunday around here) it travels through the community like wildfire.

In can't think COVID would be any different.

Summerthyme

 

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my mother lives in northern Indiana in the Wawasee/Syracuse Lake region. they had really no cases until the "lakers" started coming to their summer homes from other States and bringing it with them. Also all their college age kids are with them, partying on the lake together, parties at homes, etc. and the cases have gone up quickly. Even my nephew, his wife and baby are constantly at the lake with a ton of other people - I worry about them, none wear masks and they work for the trailer industry in Elkhart.

Yeah, Lake Wawasee is HUGE for the “weekend getaway, lake house crowd” in Indiana. I’m not surprised by what you posted at all.

 

[Mixin]

Indiana cases on June 2 and June 21

Wawasee/Syracuse Lake region, Kosciusko Co went from 156 to 381 during that time. LaGrange Co had 93; look at how much it jumped up! Elkhart doubled from 1384 to 2603.

 

[Troke]

As far as "why so many under 20?"... it's Amish country. While I've noticed few communities have the size families ours does (absolutely NO birth control is considered or allowed under any circumstances, which means the average family is 10+ children), they all have a LOT more kids than any other demographic. Plus, they cram them into 4-5 bedroom homes, with everyone gathering in the living room area once chores are done. Once influenza hits one family member, it's pretty well guaranteed that everyone in the family will be sick within a week... and if they happened to attend church that week (church is every other Sunday around here) it travels through the community like wildfire.

In can't think COVID would be any different.

Summerthyme

As far as "why so many under 20?"... it's Amish country. While I've noticed few communities have the size families ours does (absolutely NO birth control is considered or allowed under any circumstances, which means the average family is 10+ children), they all have a LOT more kids than any other demographic. Plus, they cram them into 4-5 bedroom homes, with everyone gathering in the living room area once chores are done. Once influenza hits one family member, it's pretty well guaranteed that everyone in the family will be sick within a week... and if they happened to attend church that week (church is every other Sunday around here) it travels through the community like wildfire.

In can't think COVID would be any different.

Summerthyme

Interesting observation and may be the answer. I was wondering if the 20yr cohort was either getting a tremendous load at first exposure (wild party) or a 'normal' load but over a long period of time. Looks like both are operative here.

 

[Mixin]

It would be very informative to know what cities these cases come from. If the big numbers came from Elkhart, then I would not suspect Amish; but since Goshen Hospital is specifically addressing the Amish and Hispanics. then those groups are a safe guess.

The trailer factory workers are generally younger; the line-worker pace is really fast and older workers generally work bench jobs. When I worked there, years ago, the oldest line-worker in my plant was 35 (and the majority were Sagittarians).

 

[Zagdid]

COVID-19 rules drive Erie schools to revamp busing

Erie School District, other school systems scrambling to figure out how to get students to school with social distancing,

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COVID-19 rules drive Erie schools to revamp busing
Posted Jun 21, 2020 at 12:03 AM Updated at 5:47 AM By Ed Palattella

Erie School District, other school systems scrambling to figure out how to get students to school with social distancing,

On a typical day during this past school year, the Erie School District relied on Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) buses traveling 28 routes to get 3,264 students to and from school on time.

But typical days will not return to the district for an extended period — and neither will the usual bus patterns.

The pandemic has the Erie School District scrambling to assemble a transportation plan that could include staggered start times for schools or even caps on the number of middle school and high school students who attend school each day.

The plan is meant to accommodate as many students as possible while the district abides by social distancing requirements that will severely limit the number of riders on each bus, particularly those that EMTA operates.

The numbers — and the number of needed adjustments — are staggering.

For the district to get all the 3,264 EMTA passengers to school on time and abide by social distancing guidelines, the number of EMTA routes would have to increase from 28 to 272, which is clearly an impossibility.

The alternative is not much better.

By following social distancing guidelines, in which students would have to sit as much as 6 feet apart, EMTA’s fleet would be able to transport only 600 students per day to and from school, far fewer than the 3,264 students its buses transported under regular circumstances in 2019-20, the district said.

The problem also extends to yellow school buses in the Erie School District and elsewhere.

The 11,000-student Erie School District in 2019-20 used yellow buses to transport another 794 students, including those with special needs and students who attend nonpublic schools. The district ran 26 routes for yellow buses that the district owns and operates.

Under social distancing guidelines, the average number of students per yellow bus could drop from 30 to as low as 15, requiring a total of 53 routes rather than 26, the district said. The students would sit one child to a seat in every other seat.

A bus that has capacity of 72 passengers could be allowed to hold no more than 24 under some rules.

“Certainly,” Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito of getting students to school, “it is going to be a problem.”

And not just for the Erie School Districts. School districts and schools across the United States must also try to figure out, in a matter of months, how to bus students in accordance with the coronavirus safety regulations.

“It is not just a problem for us,” said Jeremy Peterson, the executive director of EMTA, which has been working closely with the Erie School District on route adjustments. “It is going to be nationwide.”

Waiting on the state

Firmer guidance on transportation is a major concern for the Erie School District. The state Department of Education does not have a date for when it will release updated guidelines for reopening schools, including arrangements for transportation, a department spokesperson said.

The state Department of Education released preliminary guidance on June 3, when Education Secretary Pedro Rivera authorized the reopening of schools for 2020-21. The state in March closed schools due to the pandemic, forcing schools to teach students remotely.

The Erie School District has been studying other transportation recommendations while it remains committed to following the guidelines of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which calls for social distancing of 6 feet, said Neal Brokman, the Erie School District’s executive director of operations.

The district has not decided on whether bused students must wear masks, Brokman said. He said athe district is reviewing a report on school reopenings, including the wearing of masks, that the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and other groups released on Thursday.

“We have a facility committee that will help make the determinations,” Brokman said.

He said the state gives more leeway to school districts in counties in the green phase of reopening, but that the Erie School District’s standards for social distancing will not change under any situation until the pandemic passes. Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday announced that Erie County will enter the green phase this coming Friday.

“We plan to the maximum extent possible have social distancing on the bus,” Brokman said.

He said the district could put more passengers on buses depending on other possible changes to the guidance, and he said the guidelines allow siblings to sit next to each other when they ride.

But no matter what, Brokman said, the Erie School District must reconfigure its bus routes before Aug. 31, when the district’s 16 school buildings reopen for students.

He said the district is also working toward determining how many students can fit in classrooms and how to teach students remotely if they must stay home from school due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

But transportation to school? That is something different altogether.

“Getting the kids to school is going to be way more difficult than developing the education plan,” Brokman said.

Limits on capacity

Added multiple runs and buying more buses could be a more workable solution for smaller school districts.

But a shortage of school bus drivers has persisted nationwide for years, and new buses are also expected to be hard to find as school districts across the country put in orders to increase capacity in response to social distancing, said Ken Berlin, superintendent of the 1,400-student Wattsburg School District in rural southeastern Erie County.

“Right now it is a very big concern,” Berlin said of busing during the pandemic.

The Erie School District has 28 yellow buses, though it is buying two more to update the fleet. Twenty full-time bus drivers and six part-time drivers work for the district, which expects to hire five more part-time drivers, said the district’s transportation manager, Marc Longstreet.

The drivers will have more responsibilities when schools reopen. Drivers will have to sanitize the buses between routes and make sure children stay socially distant. The cleaning requirements will add time to how long the buses need to get children to and from school.

“That is what we are working on right now,” Longstreet said. “A lot of hurdles and challenges there.”

When the children will go to school is still under discussion in the Erie School District. Polito’s administration is considering busing elementary school students at different times because of the need for more routes. It is also considering having middle and high school students learn remotely from home on some days because buses could not get them all to school at the same time every day.

“We are looking at every option,” said Randy Pruchnicki, the Erie School District’s director of non-instructional support services.

Once the children get to school, the district will be ready for them as it adjusts classrooms and other spaces to follow social distancing rules.

“There is going to be a space for every student who wants to come to school,” Polito said.

“The buses,” he said, “we are still working through.”

 

[marsh]

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16:53 min
099 - Dr. Leana Wen on Reopening Risks, Alarming Trends, and How We Could Prevent Another...
•Jun 22, 2020


Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The rapid pace of reopening the US without the public health capacity to contain the virus has Dr. Leana Wen worried. Wen talks with Stephanie Desmon about the current state of the pandemic, what we did and didn’t learn from the surge in New York, what individuals can do to reduce their risks, and what policy makers should be doing to prevent another 100,000 deaths and countless suffering.

 

[marsh]

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•Streamed live 6 hours ago


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•Streamed live 5 hours ago


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Steve Bannon, Jack Maxey, Raheem Kassam, and Greg Manz come together to bring you a special episode of War Room to discuss the Chinese Communist Party's information war against the the entire world. Francesco Galietti and Miles Guo call in to discuss their insights on this war.

 

[marsh]

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[marsh]

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•Jun 22, 2020


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Roger Seheult, MD of https://www.medcram.com reviews many new COVID-19 developments. Some clinicians and hospitals are resistant to utilize dexamethasone for COVID 19 until the data from the Recovery Trial gets published. Dr. Paul Sax of Harvard offers an opinion of why we should not wait.

A recent article in the journal Nature provides insight into the longevity of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and differences between asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. Finally, more studies in the UK on the link between vitamin D and COVID-19. (This video was recorded June 22, 2020).

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[marsh]

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[marsh]

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[marsh]

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[COMMENT: Are we seeing the result of all the daily BLM protests?]

 

[marsh]

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[marsh]

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Gov. Greg Abbott is giving a live update on the state’s response to COVID-19 after hospitalizations in Texas hit a new record for 10 days in a row. As of June 22, more than 3,400 people are in Texas hospitals because of coronavirus, which is an increase of 162 patients in the past 24 hours. On June 19, COVID-19 cases in the state passed 100,000.

 

[marsh]

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•Jun 21, 2020


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[marsh]

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World-renowned infectious disease expert Dr. Gabriel Leung was among the first to predict the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic in January and he says the worst is far from over.

 

[danielboon]

BREAKING NEWS Massachusetts Coronavirus: 7,874 deaths, 107,210 total cases
Massachusetts Coronavirus: 7,874 deaths, 107,210 total cases 17 new deaths down from yesterday 149 new cases up slightly

 

[marsh]

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[marsh]

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•Jun 22, 2020


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A dozen states hit new daily records for numbers of coronavirus cases as the White House says it’s preparing for a possible fall wave of the virus. Meanwhile, New York, once the hot spot of the nation, is beginning the next phase of its reopening. NBC’s Morgan Chesky reports for TODAY.

 

[marsh]

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3:27 min
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•Jun 22, 2020


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India has the world’s fourth highest number of coronavirus cases with more than 400,000 infections and more than 13,000 deaths — despite a harsh lockdown that lasted months. Frontline workers, however, have told the BBC there has been underreporting of deaths in the country and the real number could be much higher, raising serious questions about the relatively lower mortality rate in India, as reflected in official numbers. The BBC's correspondent, Yogita Limaye reports.

 

[marsh]

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[marsh]

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Gov. Murphy’s daily update on COVID-19 response. What do you want to see done next by the state?

 

[marsh]

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•Streamed live 67 minutes ago


KET - Kentucky Educational Television
In his Monday update, Gov. Beshear reports 90 new COVID-19 cases. Total confirmed cases so far: 13,839. There are no new deaths. 3,534 people are reported to have recovered. The briefing also includes details on unemployment claims and phase 3 business reopenings. The next live update will be on Wednesday.

 

[marsh]

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•Jun 22, 2020


Good Morning Britain
Germany’s R-Rate has exploded to 1.79, almost doubling in a day since Friday, amid fears of a second wave. It has been linked to a number of localised outbreaks, including one at an abattoir near Dortmund. What does this mean for us, is it the start of a second wave?

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[marsh]

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•Jun 22, 2020


ESPN
Trey Wingo, Mike Golic and Mike Golic Jr. discuss growing concerns throughout the NBA as coronavirus cases have spiked in Florida.

 

[marsh]

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•Jun 22, 2020

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Today Florida is likely to hit a grim milestone in the number of coronavirus cases. The Sunshine State may surpass 100-thousand confirmed cases.