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The United States has set a third consecutive daily record for new Covid-19 infections, recording more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported.
And the death toll in the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said.
The outbreak has been increasing for weeks across the country, with the Midwest hit the hardest even as the number of new diagnoses approached spring levels in the South, Northeast and West.
While deaths are still much lower than the spring peak, yesterday was also the fourth day in a row that deaths exceeded 1,000.
The last time people died of Covid-19 at that rate in the US was in early September.
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Cases are expected to increase as the country moves toward a colder climate and people shift to socializing primarily indoors, prime conditions for transmitting the virus from person to person.
Cooler, drier weather could also play a role in creating favorable conditions for the virus to stay in the air and on surfaces.
Reasons why deaths have declined from their peak include the fact that since cases are more geographically dispersed than they were at the start of the US epidemic, hospitals are better able to do so. versus the load of cases.
Doctors have also learned how to best treat severe cases of Covid-19: placing patients on their stomachs, avoiding the use of ventilators when possible and using them in low-pressure settings if necessary, and, perhaps most importantly, using steroids. . such as dexamethasone to suppress a destructive autoimmune response known as a cytokine storm.
Since a higher proportion of infected people are younger, they are also less likely to develop severe forms of the disease.
Two vaccine manufacturers, Moderna and Pfizer, say they may be ready to apply for emergency use authorizations by the end of the month.
But when vaccines become available, they are only expected to be moderately effective, meaning that people will need to continue to adhere to masking, social distancing, and hand hygiene to end the pandemic.
Australia will allow 450 additional citizens to return before the end of 2020
Australia will allow an additional 450 citizens to return to the country before the end of the year, slightly increasing the cap applied to reduce the import risks of new coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
Since July, Australia has limited the number of locals allowed to return home each week in an attempt to reduce the threat of the spread of Covid-19.
Australia allows 6,315 citizens and permanent residents to return each week.
But with thousands of people stranded abroad and pressure mounting, Morrison said the state of Tasmania has agreed to provide accommodation for the additional 450 people to quarantine on the island.
The second Covid-19 outbreak in Australia began after people returning from abroad in the state of Victoria transmitted the virus to hotel workers while they underwent a mandatory 14-day quarantine, who in turn transmitted the virus. to the community.
After daily cases in the state peaked at more than 700 infections, Victoria placed nearly 5 million people in and around Melbourne on a strict lockdown for more than 100 days.
The measures have slowed the spread of the virus and Victoria today reported its eighth consecutive day without a case of Covid-19.
Australia has recorded just over 27,600 new coronavirus infections and 907 deaths, far fewer than many other developed countries.
UK imposes immigration powers on foreign visitors from Denmark
The British government has announced that it is imposing immigration powers on foreign visitors to Denmark in the wake of widespread Covid-19 outbreaks in the country’s mink farms.
All non-British or resident travelers who have been to or have transited through Denmark in the last 14 days will be denied entry to the UK.
The rule came into effect from 4 a.m. M.
The government also announced that it is expanding self-isolation requirements for Denmark, after the country was removed from its list of travel brokers yesterday.
British citizens or residents returning to the UK, either directly or indirectly from the country, must now isolate themselves along with all other members of their household, until two weeks have passed since they were last there.
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