On a surprise day for Americans, some U.S. cases and deaths from the coronavirus that caused COVD-19 continued to lead the world, with Dr. Anthony Fawcett calling the U.S. “lack of success.” Told to express frustration. The epidemic had spread to a six-month mark.
On Friday, the U.S. The number of cases rose to 4.43 million and at least 191,800 people died, according to the New York Times. That came after 37,7866 new cases were reported on Thursday, up from a daily average of 35,566 in the past week, and the death toll rose by at least 9,915.
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“Never underestimate the potential for an epidemic,” Fawcett said. “And try and not look at the pink side of things.”
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The head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases and White House adviser on coronavirus, Ava Fauki, said in a webinar at Harvard Medical School on Thursday that when she looks at COVID-19 data every day, she is “more depressed and more depressed” towards the baseline she likes in daily cases. Never denied.
He said while the daily new cases have come down a bit – the daily average is 16% lower than the two-week average – he said it was still an “extraordinarily unacceptable base” when the economy was reopening. When he presented the data showing the reason for the baseline of the base, when compared with other countries, probably because the U.S. When it did not close to the borders of other countries, it “got back some pressure from the people of the government.”
If there is a lesson to be learned, as the World Health Organization announced on Friday six months after the outbreak of the Covid-11 epidemic, Fawcett said: “Never underestimate the potential for an epidemic. And don’t pay attention to the roses of things. ”
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President Donald Trump faced a backlash in his meeting with Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in which the president said he knew about the dangers of the coronavirus but he played to not panic.
And at a rally in Michigan on Thursday, Trump defended his optimistic tone by comparing him to UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, who advised people to remain calm and keep going.
In other news:
• Despite some recent claims that the U.S. mortality rate was the lowest in the world, figures from the New York Times show that U.S. out of 169 countries. No. 51% has the highest rate of 3.0%, which puts it in the 70s decade. And for every 100,000 population deaths, it is between 58.61, the highest.
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• Although the past week has seen a drop in new cases in the U.S. states of the week, according to figures provided by Johns Hopkins University, 33 states have also seen a drop in tests per thousand people. Meanwhile, more than% of tests in the states have yielded positive results, with the WHO saying there is a threshold that the positivity rate should remain below.
• A New York Times survey of more than 1,600 U.S. universities and colleges in Lego indicated that there have been at least 88,000 cases and at least 60 deaths since the epidemic began. And research published this week shows that 3,222 young adults between the ages of 18 and 34, who needed intensive care for COVID-19, 21% (684), 10% (331) needed mechanical ventilation, and 2.7% (88) died. .
• A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that people who tested positive for COVID-19 reported eating more recently at a restaurant than those who tested negative. read more.
• The way 9/11 is being celebrated has changed the epidemic. At the New York memorial, thousands of family members have been invited, but the names of those who died have been heard from recordings rather than living like in previous years. read more.
The latest length
Johns Hopkins data shows that there are now 28.27 million confirmed cases of Covid-19. At least 911,282 people have died and at least 19.05 million have recovered.
U.S. The number of cases and deaths is the highest in the world. In terms of cases, India is second with 4.5.66 million and Brazil is third with 4.3 million, followed by Russia with 1.55 million and Peru with 1010,067. Is.
U.S. Brazil is second with 129,522, India is third with 76,271 and Mexico is fourth with 69,649 deaths. The UK ranks fifth in the world but Europe1 is the first in Europe with 03 deaths.
To recover, U.S. Third place is 3.40 million, followed by India at 3.5.44 million and Brazil at 3.6666 million.
According to its official figures in China, there are 0,199 confirmed cases and 7,333 deaths, while 85,091 have been cured.
What do companies say?
• Peloton Interactive Inc. Petion,
The home fitness company reported its first profitable quarter late Thursday night as both top- and boat-line results beat expectations. “The strong tail we experienced in March due to the COVID-19 epidemic has continued to demand our products. [fiscal] The fourth quarter and the first couple of the fiscal year 2021, “said Chief Executive James Foley, quoting Jeremy Owens of Marketwatch.
• Oracle Corp. ORCL,
The report late Thursday provided first-quarter profit and earnings that were above expectations, and a second-quarter outlook that was above forecast. One more reason for the expected Q1 results, Zoom Video Communications Inc. ZM’s income,
One of the episodes that has been fueled by the epidemic is the trend at home, which has more than doubled since Q4, noted Wallace Witkowski of MarketWatch.
• While the retail sector has been hit hard in many ways by the epidemic, forcing some companies to close some stores is not one of them, said Simon Siegel, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets. He said the rapid response by companies to “shrink to evolve” provides an opportunity to evolve that is not often seen, according to a report by Tony Garcia, a marketer.
• Hologic Inc.
Citing increased production and strong sales of COVID-19 tests, it raised its revenue quarterly earnings estimates to exceed analyst expectations. Diagnostics Products and Medical Imaging Systems said its revenue would now grow 54% year-on-year to ૨ 1.25 billion, up from the previous guidance of ૨ .25 million to ૨ 1.2525 billion. The factset consensus was 6,986.5 million.
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