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In the headlines:
Officials in Canada have confirmed the first two well-known Canadian cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19, which was first identified in the United Kingdom. The new strain seems to be more contagious but doesn’t seem to make people more sick. It has also been found in many other countries, including Denmark, France, Belgium, Australia, Australia and the Netherlands.
– On the same day that the world surpassed 800 million cases, the number of deaths in the United States exceeded 30,300,000. That means about 1 thousand Americans have died from COVID-19.
Ends unemployment benefits struggling to meet millions of Americans are set to expire by midnight on Saturday – until President Donald Trump signs the COVID relief and spending bill by the end of the year. That law was considered a bargain before its sudden objections.
Saturday Pope Francis was avoiding a traditional post-public appearance from the Westin Pazzo on Saturday, with a view of St. Peter’s Square to take part in the social distance during the Covid-19 epidemic. Instead, he is blessing and commenting on television from the library of the Apostolic Palace.
The European Union accounts have received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and Bioentech. Authorities plan to administer the first shot to the most vulnerable people in the joint Sunday effort. But Hungarian officials ignored the campaign and began vaccinating on Saturday.
– California Governor Gavin News said in a video posted on Facebook and Twitter that the number of California hospitalized due to coronavirus could double in 30 days if current trends continue.
થSouth Korea, formerly a success story in handling the coronavirus epidemic, is experiencing a huge surge in cases during Christmas week: on Christmas day alone. This is the largest daily increase the nation has ever seen.
– The Duke Women’s basketball team is finishing its 2020-21 season after just four games due to concerns about a coronavirus epidemic, the school announced Friday evening.
📈 Today’s number: U.S. There are more than 18.9 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 331,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Global average: more than 80 million cases and 1.7 million deaths.
Here’s a look around at today’s top stories:
President-elect Biden Trump: The Covid Relief Bill now needs to be signed into law.
President Donald Trump has indicated that he will likely not sign the 900 900 billion COVID-19 relief package unless he makes a direct direct payment of up to $ 2,000 until President-elect Joe Biden issued a searing statement urging his predecessor to resign. Condemned. Responsibility. “
“Christmas is the day after, and millions of families don’t know whether they will be able to finish because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign the overwhelming and bipartisan economic relief bill passed by Congress.” Said in a statement.
Listing vehicles not signing the bill, including the end of the boycott suffrage, the lack of small business and personal relief, and funding for vaccine distribution, Biden said the bill is serious and “now needs to be signed into law.”
He acknowledged that the package was a “first step and down payment” for future assistance.
Strict blow by Kovid, some indigenous people are reluctant to get vaccinated
For many, the promise of a vaccine offers hope and relief. But Josie Pass, a member of Montana’s Crow Tribe, is wary of its long-term consequences.
Although the nationwide tribal communities have been disproportionately devastated by Covid-19, the pass is not alone in its reluctance. As tribes begin to obtain and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, many tribal members are reluctant to be vaccinated.
Some fear that the indigenous population will be used as “guinea pigs”, while others are reluctant to trust the Indian health service. Some feel invincible, as the species has survived devastating diseases such as smallpox and violent carnage. Many people will choose to wait and observe the effects of the vaccine as more people receive it.
Experts say this skepticism is confirmed. Tribes have experienced disinvestment, incompetence and brutality from federal government studies. The consequences of this neglect are surpassing generations and manifest today as systemic inequalities, many of which were brought forward by the COVID-19 epidemic. Read more here.
– Nora Mabi, Great Falls Tribune
Covid-19 dies of black doctor after reporting racist treatment in hospital
A black doctor who died in Covid-19 a week after fighting the virus said he was treated fairly in an Indiana hospital and delays in proper care because of his race. Dr. I. Susan Moore, 52, died. On December 20, due to many complications from COIVID-19, the first IU. Health North and then Ascension-St. Vincent in Carmel, Indiana.
Her frustration with the care provided at IU Health was thrilled in multiple updates on Facebook. The first was December 4 when he said the delay in his treatment and diagnosis was motivated by his skin color.
Citing the patient’s privacy, the IU health spokesman declined to comment specifically on the case but gave a written statement on behalf of IU Health North:
“As an organization committed to creating and reducing racial inequalities in health care, we take allegations of discrimination very seriously and investigate every allegation,” the statement said. “Treatment options are often agreed upon and reviewed by medical specialists in a variety of specialties, and we stand with the commitment and expertise of our caregivers and the quality of care we deliver to our patients on a daily basis,” the statement said.
– Justin L. Mack and Holly V. Hayes, Indianapolis star
Will small movie theaters survive the slow holiday season?
The COVID-19 crisis has devastated movie theater owners of all sizes, but smaller independent owners feel it more intensely. Nationwide, a handful of people are already permanently blinded, according to the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), and 70% of Midise to Movie theaters are at risk of closing without federal assistance.
Among other strategies, many are scrambling to survive private screenings and popcorn specials. Their loss would be a major blow to American cultural life. They represent the main source of independently produced, more serious art films. And in an era dominated by sleek multiplexes, their gorgeous old, marquee-decorated theaters often provide the only entertainment in America’s small and rural towns.
Fortunately, salvation appears on the horizon. A small provision of the ડ 900 billion COID relief bill passed by Congress this week will provide નાના 15 billion for small movie theaters, live entertainment and performing arts venues and museums. Movie theaters were added to the last-minute lobbying campaign by NATO and $ 5 billion was added to cover their financial needs in principle.
– Paul Davidson
Her father developed the polio vaccine. This is what he thinks of Covid-19.
Polio in 1953. Peter Sagagluk vaguely remembers the day when he made history by making the polio vaccine at the University of Lisbon and inoculating his family that he immediately felt safe and effective. .
Polio cases peaked in the early 1950s, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it inactivated an average of more than 35,000 people each summer for decades, sometimes leading to paralysis and death. Public officials closed swimming pools, movie theaters, amusement parks and other entertainment that came with the summer vacation.
The Jonas Salak vaccine helped clean up most of the world’s polio, something some people hope will happen with the coronavirus vaccine. However, Salk warns that eradicating polio from the United States has been a long and difficult journey, and he does not expect that eradicating COVID-19 will be much easier.
“It’s going to be a long way, just people around the world are getting enough vaccines … the virus doesn’t respect borders,” said Salk, a doctor and part-time professor of infectious diseases at the University of Pittsburgh. , Where his father developed the polio vaccine. “It travels by plane everywhere in the world and as long as this virus cannot be contained everywhere, it will continue to spread and become a problem.”
– Adriana Rodriguez
Contributors: Mike Stukka; Associated Press
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Covid News: Biden calls on Trump to sign relief package; 80m case
