- Globally, more than 52 million people have contracted COVID-19 and at least 1,290,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
- News of a successful Pfizer vaccine has given people hope, although its price and availability are still being debated as U.S. States rush to buy ultra-cold freezers for storage.
- US President Donald Trump speaks publicly for the first time in eight days on vaccine efforts.
- Governments in the U.S. and Europe report increasing numbers of deadly infections as lockdown measures increase.
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Trump indicated the warp speed progress, NY could get vaccinated later
Trump stressed the rapid progress in getting a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, which has pushed the U.S. Has killed more than 240,000 people.
Trump said vaccination efforts were “great” in U.S. history, with growth “five times faster than usual.”
Pfizer says its vaccine is more than 90 percent effective, but it requires two injections and has not yet been officially approved. Trump said it could be available to the general public by April.
“The vaccine will be available to everyone by April 2011. With the exception of places like NY” B / C Cuomo “, he doesn’t believe in the fact that this is the WH, this is the” admin “so we won’t deliver it to NY, where Until we have the authorization we have to inform “and Cuomo” when it is ready for it. ” pic.twitter.com/AGNKczH0BU
– Jerry Dunlevy (@JerdyDunlevy) November 13, 2020
But Trump suggested that New York not be vaccinated after Governor Andrew Cuomo viewed the president as a vague remark about treatment.
Trump says his administration “won’t go into lockdown”
During a speech at the White House on the pace of Operation Operation Trump, Trump promised that the U.S. His administration will not take strict lockdown to stop the spread of infection.
“Ideally we would not go into a lockdown. I will not go – this administration will not go into lockdown. ”
Fighting the results of the November 3 presidential election, Trump, the Democrat who won B Biden, also made vague references to the future administration.
“Hopefully … whatever happens in the future, who knows what administration it will be, I believe time will tell, but I can tell you that this administration will not go to lockdown.”
Chile hopes the Beadon administration will ease tensions over medical supplies
Chile’s health minister, Enrique Paris, told Reuters on Friday that he believed Biden’s leadership would give countries a more “united” front against the Covid-19 epidemic as the vaccine becomes available.
Even nations will be able to avoid it Commercial battles over ventilators, masks and personal protective devices earlier this year.
Paris told the news agency that there was a trade war in which those who paid more got more and those who could tear things up or did so even from torn distribution chains.
He said Chile had to send or send military planes to take supplies and keep flight plans secret.
“It was horrible and I hope it doesn’t happen again.” Paris said. “I believe Mr. Biden has a second vision of diplomacy and global understanding between countries.”
U.S. Dozens of Secret Service officers are affected by COVID-19
More than 130 U.S. Secret Service officials assigned to protect President Donald Trump have been fired by COVID-19, the Washington Post reported Friday, citing recent evidence of a White House eruption.
The post did not say how many officers tested positive for the disease because of close contact with an infected co-worker. However, it said about 10 percent of the main security team was left aside.
Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 in early October and received experimental treatment in government-provided care.
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Biden: ‘Urgent action needed today’ to stop epidemic
Biden met with the transition team’s advisory board on its epidemic and said the current administration must work to address the issue.
“This crisis calls for a strong and immediate federal response, which is sorely lacking,” Biden, who will not run for president until January 2021, said in a statement before Trump’s speech on Operation Rap Speed Vaccine Efforts. It was announced only a short time ago.
“The crisis does not respect the dates on the lender, it is accelerating right now. Immediate action needs to be taken by the current administration – starting with acknowledging how serious the current situation is.”
Biden also called on U.S. citizens to increase their handwashing, social-distance and mask-increase.
Italy extends L’Fl Cadoun as Naples, Florence enters ‘Red Zone’
Italy’s territories, including Naples and Florence, are now considered “red zones”, with the Italian government designating the most serious of the three-tiered, color-coded systems to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Red is the most restricted of the three zones, while orange is the least restricted of the three modes of “moderate-high risk” and yellow.
Partial lockdowns are carried out in the declared areas of the Red Zone, under which only grocery stores, pharmacies, newsstands and other shops will remain open.
Ginny Reza, director of the country’s National Institutes of Health, said the drastic measures were justified by a “worrying increase in hospital admissions” as Italy’s newly confirmed cases reached 650 per 100,000 people.
In the Campania region, where Naples is located, the situation has intensified. The number of people admitted to the hospital on October 1 rose from 421 on Friday to 2,153 and currently 183 people are in convenience care, up from 38 six weeks ago.
U.S. States are rushing to purchase ultra-low temperature freezers for vaccine storage
U.S. States, cities, and hospitals are scrambling to purchase ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers that can safely store Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, although the U.S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention The centers advise them to wait.
The Pfizer vaccine, which has shown promising results, must be stored at a temperature of -70C (-94 F).
This pressure indicates a lack of infrastructure to support the super cold vaccine campaign. Some specialty freezer manufacturers warn the unit to wait months.
New: After a lengthy presentation during his presidency, the WHA announced that it would provide an update on the vaccine at 4 p.m. in the rose garden.
– Kelly O’Donnell (Kelio) November 13, 2020
It also marks a broad warning from the CDC’s advice, which on August 26 urged healthcare providers not to buy ULTs, saying it was working on solutions to Pfizer’s “very complex storage and control needs”. Is.
The Biden team pushes for Intel, COVID data access
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has requested a cache of intelligence and information regarding current efforts against the coronavirus epidemic.
“There are areas where President-elect Biden has been working on policy issues for decades, from national security to health. You need real-time information to deal with the crisis of the moment,” said Jane Sasaki, an adviser to Biden Harris Transition, by the Associated Press. Cited.
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Dale, on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. (AP Photo / Caroline Castor)President Donald Trump’s administration has kept Biden away from the ultra-secret daily briefings of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence, which is an important part of keeping the president fully informed and, in recent years, selecting the president fully prepared.
“So there are some areas, so on the Covid front, our readiness to manage ongoing work on distribution schemes, access access, vaccine development, direct engagement with agencies will be significantly helped.”
As the case progressed, Russia began closing bars and restaurants overnight
As many as 21,983 new coronavirus infections were reported in Russia on Friday, as Moscow prepared to close restaurants and bars overnight in an effort to contain the COVID-19 epidemic.
Despite the recent upheaval, Russian officials resisted the imposition of lockdown sanctions as they stressed earlier this year the importance of hygiene, social distance and targeted measures in some regions.
Moscow, which has registered 5,974 new cases in the past 24 hours, has ordered bars, restaurants and nightclubs to close between Friday and 11 a.m. until mid-January. Officials warned of raids and fines for non-compliant establishments.
Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer for a possible COVID-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had signed a deal with Pfizer to receive eight million doses of the drug manufacturer’s potential COVID-19 vaccine, enough to bring it closer to half of Israel’s population, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Prime Minister Netanyahu: “This is a great day for the state of Israel and a great day on the road to our victory over the coronavirus. At the moment, we are signing an agreement with this. Pfizer To receive 8 million doses of the vaccine for 4 million Israeli citizens. “
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Pfizer and its German partner Bionettech SE are likely to have a two-dose course of vaccine treatment, meaning that 8 million doses will cover 4 million of Israel’s nearly 9 million population.
The Italian construction industry suffers from a virus recession
Italian infrastructure group Atlanta worsened its outlook on Friday, saying the coronavirus would reduce its 2020 revenue by 3.5 billion euros (1.41bn) compared to the previous year.
In August the group reported a potential decline in sales due to the epidemic of three billion euros.
The group also said operating cash flow would be reduced by 2.2 billion euros after capital expenditures.
Schools around the world revert to remote learning
As a result of Covid-19, which faces alarming numbers of infections and hospital admissions, school systems around the US and abroad are beginning to cancel individual instruction in favor of distance learning.
Boston, Detroit, Indianapolis and Philadelphia are the ones that have closed classrooms or dropped plans to offer classes individually in the following school year, and New York City may be ahead.
Patrons enjoy food and drink at Brass Rail in Hoboken, New Jersey, as school systems in many states are offering individual classes, and some governors are re-imposing restrictions on bars and restaurants. [File: Seth Wenig/AP Photo]
The transmission of the virus itself does not appear to be rampant in schools. Instead, many infections that are proving to be so disruptive are thought to be in the community.
Teachers fear that things could get worse during the upcoming holiday break, when students and staff gather with family and friends or travel to other warm places.
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