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Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief
Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief
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The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organization's director-general told an online conference on Monday.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual health forum organised by Dubai authorities that the greatest threat facing the world is not the virus itself, but "the lack of global solidarity and global leadership".
"We cannot defeat this pandemic with a divided world," he said.
"The politicisation of the pandemic has exacerbated it. None of us is safe until all of us are safe."
Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief
AFP
4 hrs ago
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The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organization's director-general told an online conference on Monday.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual health forum organised by Dubai authorities that the greatest threat facing the world is not the virus itself, but "the lack of global solidarity and global leadership".
"We cannot defeat this pandemic with a divided world," he said.
"The politicisation of the pandemic has exacerbated it. None of us is safe until all of us are safe."
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Coronavirus infects Delaware teens who participated in senior week activities, others urged to get tested — Fox News
“The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) over the weekend announced that at least three of the more than a dozen teens who rented a house in Dewey Beach for senior week — a longstanding tradition in which graduating high school seniors in Delaware and Maryland celebrate at the beaches in those states, usually unchaperoned — have tested positive for the novel disease.”
“Additionally, "While there, the teens attended several crowded gatherings in Rehoboth, potentially exposing as many as a hundred or more to the virus," officials added, noting they have since begun contact tracing efforts to identify anyone who was possibly exposed and may need to self-isolate or self-quarantine.”
What the holy heck were these parents thinking?!?!
“The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) over the weekend announced that at least three of the more than a dozen teens who rented a house in Dewey Beach for senior week — a longstanding tradition in which graduating high school seniors in Delaware and Maryland celebrate at the beaches in those states, usually unchaperoned — have tested positive for the novel disease.”
“Additionally, "While there, the teens attended several crowded gatherings in Rehoboth, potentially exposing as many as a hundred or more to the virus," officials added, noting they have since begun contact tracing efforts to identify anyone who was possibly exposed and may need to self-isolate or self-quarantine.”
What the holy heck were these parents thinking?!?!
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No you don't. We luv you HKPI'd need a mask to have half a chance
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In May I had to go to my allergist for an unavoidable booster. While I was there, another lady joined me - we sat about 18 feet apart and talked to each other, masked. You had to wait and get passed through the vestibule. A mother and daughter, the latter probably 8/10, had come down on their own and the receptionist was beside herself, because at the time we hadn’t heard of any kids getting COVID, and she told the mother no, she wasn’t getting a test because they didn’t have enough yet; and it was in fact better to keep her child away from a facility where sick people go.
Also while I was there, a nice young couple, well dressed with a nice carriage and adorable baby, came out of the back post appointment.
the father was masked. The mother and baby were not.
This is in New York City, home of the once-daily SOTU briefings and multiple signage on masks, including on the front of this clinic.
well, the receptionist called the booking office and blessed them out. ‘Tell people they should not, not, not under any circumstances, be bringing children under 12 down here!’
so, apparently plenty of people still got misinformation, and thought they were in fact ‘protecting’ their kids by trying to get them tests and checkups.
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Brazil is second country to pass 50,000 deaths.
Brazil reaches 50,000 virus deaths amid protests
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19.
It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections.
Brazil recorded its highest number of daily deaths on 4 June; the seven-day average seems to have plateaued since.
President Jair Bolsonaro's decision to oppose lockdowns and focus on the economy has been hugely divisive.
Two health ministers - both doctors - have left their posts as deaths and infections have surged. The first was sacked by Mr Bolsonaro, the second resigned after disagreeing with the far-right president.
On Sunday, Brazil's health ministry announced that 641 more deaths had been registered in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 50,617. Over the same period it also registered more than 17,000 new infections.
Only the US has fared worse overall, with 2.2 million cases and nearly 120,000 deaths.
Brazil has recently been recording about 1,000 deaths a day, although figures at weekends tend to be lower. Many experts believe the lack of testing nationally - some of them say the level is 20 times less than needed - suggests the overall figures could be considerably higher.
The northern states of Amazonas, Pará and Ceará have seen more than 12,000 deaths in total, but it is São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro that have seen the biggest spikes, now standing at 12,500 and 8,800 fatalities respectively.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also recorded the biggest one-day increase in global cases, with most new infections in the Americas.
The WHO says that, of the 183,000 new cases reported globally in 24 hours, more than 60% were from North and South America.
Mexico, Peru and Chile have been particularly badly hit, aside from the US, and on Sunday Argentina passed 1,000 deaths.
Latin America and the Caribbean now have more than two million infections.
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Brazil reaches 50,000 virus deaths amid protests
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19.
It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections.
Brazil recorded its highest number of daily deaths on 4 June; the seven-day average seems to have plateaued since.
President Jair Bolsonaro's decision to oppose lockdowns and focus on the economy has been hugely divisive.
Two health ministers - both doctors - have left their posts as deaths and infections have surged. The first was sacked by Mr Bolsonaro, the second resigned after disagreeing with the far-right president.
- How pandemic turned political in Brazil
- Disease meets deforestation at heart of Brazil's Amazon
- What are the numbers out of Latin America?
On Sunday, Brazil's health ministry announced that 641 more deaths had been registered in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 50,617. Over the same period it also registered more than 17,000 new infections.
Only the US has fared worse overall, with 2.2 million cases and nearly 120,000 deaths.
Brazil has recently been recording about 1,000 deaths a day, although figures at weekends tend to be lower. Many experts believe the lack of testing nationally - some of them say the level is 20 times less than needed - suggests the overall figures could be considerably higher.
The northern states of Amazonas, Pará and Ceará have seen more than 12,000 deaths in total, but it is São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro that have seen the biggest spikes, now standing at 12,500 and 8,800 fatalities respectively.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also recorded the biggest one-day increase in global cases, with most new infections in the Americas.
The WHO says that, of the 183,000 new cases reported globally in 24 hours, more than 60% were from North and South America.
Mexico, Peru and Chile have been particularly badly hit, aside from the US, and on Sunday Argentina passed 1,000 deaths.
Latin America and the Caribbean now have more than two million infections.
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2nd wave of COVID-19 a ‘statistical certainty:’ infectious disease expert
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The Pope tells the BBC about his post-virus vision
Pope Francis says that the coronavirus pandemic has shown how much the poor are disconnected from society. Poverty is often hidden away, he says, but trying to help others can help us rediscover ourselves.
This coronavirus crisis is affecting us all, rich and poor alike, and putting a spotlight on hypocrisy. I am worried by the hypocrisy of certain political personalities who speak of facing up to the crisis, of the problem of hunger in the world, but who in the meantime manufacture weapons.
This is a time to be converted from this kind of functional hypocrisy. It's a time for integrity. Either we are coherent with our beliefs or we lose everything.
Every crisis contains both danger and opportunity. Today I believe we have to slow down our rate of production and consumption and to learn to understand and contemplate the natural world. We need to reconnect with our real surroundings. This is the opportunity for conversion.
I see early signs of an economy that is more human. But let us not lose our memory once all this is past, let us not file it away and go back to where we were. This is the time to take the decisive step, to move from using and misusing nature to contemplating it. We have lost the contemplative dimension; we have to get it back.
And speaking of contemplation, I'd like to dwell on one point.
This is the moment to see the poor. Jesus says we will have the poor with us always, and it's true. They are a reality we cannot deny. But the poor are hidden, because poverty is bashful.
In Rome recently, in the midst of the quarantine, a policeman said to a man: "You can't be on the street, go home." The response was: "I have no home. I live in the street."
There is such a large number of people who are on the margins. And we don't see them, because poverty is bashful. They have become part of the landscape; they are things.
Mother Teresa saw them and had the courage to embark on a journey of conversion. To "see" the poor means to restore their humanity. They are not things, not garbage; they are people.
We can't settle for a welfare policy such as we have for rescued animals. which is how the poor are often treated.
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Pope Francis says that the coronavirus pandemic has shown how much the poor are disconnected from society. Poverty is often hidden away, he says, but trying to help others can help us rediscover ourselves.
This coronavirus crisis is affecting us all, rich and poor alike, and putting a spotlight on hypocrisy. I am worried by the hypocrisy of certain political personalities who speak of facing up to the crisis, of the problem of hunger in the world, but who in the meantime manufacture weapons.
This is a time to be converted from this kind of functional hypocrisy. It's a time for integrity. Either we are coherent with our beliefs or we lose everything.
Every crisis contains both danger and opportunity. Today I believe we have to slow down our rate of production and consumption and to learn to understand and contemplate the natural world. We need to reconnect with our real surroundings. This is the opportunity for conversion.
I see early signs of an economy that is more human. But let us not lose our memory once all this is past, let us not file it away and go back to where we were. This is the time to take the decisive step, to move from using and misusing nature to contemplating it. We have lost the contemplative dimension; we have to get it back.
And speaking of contemplation, I'd like to dwell on one point.
This is the moment to see the poor. Jesus says we will have the poor with us always, and it's true. They are a reality we cannot deny. But the poor are hidden, because poverty is bashful.
In Rome recently, in the midst of the quarantine, a policeman said to a man: "You can't be on the street, go home." The response was: "I have no home. I live in the street."
There is such a large number of people who are on the margins. And we don't see them, because poverty is bashful. They have become part of the landscape; they are things.
Mother Teresa saw them and had the courage to embark on a journey of conversion. To "see" the poor means to restore their humanity. They are not things, not garbage; they are people.
We can't settle for a welfare policy such as we have for rescued animals. which is how the poor are often treated.
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Iowa numbers today: 157-160 (IMO) new confirmed cases and 1 more has passed away. We now have a total of 26,048-26,053 (IMO 26,051) total confirmed cases and 686 have passed away. https://www.kcrg.com/2020/06/22/over-150-new-covid-19-cases-amid-smaller-number-of-tests. The IDPH Covid-19 accessibility page has different confirmed case numbers and 1 less death as of 11:00 a.m.. It is IMO-that they added to the total case count instead of deaths because IMO the death was on the main page of the website since some time yesterday already. Iowa COVID-19 Information
Here is also the website with real time numbers to see that case counts have already gone up and so have recoveries since this morning. Death count remains the same. Iowa COVID-19 Information
Here is also the website with real time numbers to see that case counts have already gone up and so have recoveries since this morning. Death count remains the same. Iowa COVID-19 Information
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Things are improving in California.
Just kidding.
California Hits New High In COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Just kidding.
California Hits New High In COVID-19 Hospitalizations
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One further person dies with coronavirus in Wales
"One further person with coronavirus has died in Wales, taking the total to 1,478.
Public Health Wales (PHW) figures also showed there were 71 new cases reported, meaning 15,197 people have tested positive for Covid-19.
To date, 122,845 individuals have been tested for coronavirus in Wales, with 107,648 testing negative.
A total of 154,206 tests have been carried out, as some people have been tested more than once.
The death was declared by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, which covers north Wales.
The seven-day rolling average now shows around two deaths are being reported daily, which is the lowest figure since 21 March.
PHW publishes daily statistics of deaths, mostly occurring in hospitals, but only when the virus has been confirmed by laboratories.
The figures for deaths are revised and numbers are added to the correct date retrospectively.
They do not include deaths of Powys residents in hospitals over the border.
Coronavirus deaths in Wales
Confirmed cases involving Covid-19
Updated daily at 14:00 BST. Includes revisions. 7-day rolling average given to show trend"
My health board, Hywel Dda, has 762 cases and 81 deaths. Approx 28% of the deaths have been in care homes.
"One further person with coronavirus has died in Wales, taking the total to 1,478.
Public Health Wales (PHW) figures also showed there were 71 new cases reported, meaning 15,197 people have tested positive for Covid-19.
To date, 122,845 individuals have been tested for coronavirus in Wales, with 107,648 testing negative.
A total of 154,206 tests have been carried out, as some people have been tested more than once.
The death was declared by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, which covers north Wales.
The seven-day rolling average now shows around two deaths are being reported daily, which is the lowest figure since 21 March.
PHW publishes daily statistics of deaths, mostly occurring in hospitals, but only when the virus has been confirmed by laboratories.
The figures for deaths are revised and numbers are added to the correct date retrospectively.
They do not include deaths of Powys residents in hospitals over the border.
Coronavirus deaths in Wales
Confirmed cases involving Covid-19
Updated daily at 14:00 BST. Includes revisions. 7-day rolling average given to show trend"
My health board, Hywel Dda, has 762 cases and 81 deaths. Approx 28% of the deaths have been in care homes.
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Well, here in Florida theme parks are opening back up, as are hotels, pools, beaches, bars and restaurants.
Will tourists come on down with numbers like this? 100,000 active cases, over 3,000 deaths.
3-4,000 new cases each day with restricted testing.
Will tourists come on down with numbers like this? 100,000 active cases, over 3,000 deaths.
3-4,000 new cases each day with restricted testing.
And they attended that rally.
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Why not? As with pretty much everyplace else, a large increase in cases is not translating into a corresponding increase in deaths. For folks that, for whatever reason, aren't afraid of this, there is nothing in those numbers to dissuade. We have friends from AZ vacationing there now - all they've had to report is how awesome it is to be on the beach.
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Hubby has cowboy boots, jeans, and lord knows, there's plenty of masks around here
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Does that mean that the faster you get the virus, the better luck you will have to get an ICU bed?
BBM.
Is that a thing now?
Oh well, so be it. I wear a mask any time I leave my place, and we're going through a heat wave so it's quite uncomfortable. I can deal with a few recalcitrants feeling shamed.
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