2100 die in usa yesterday. 9-11 terror attack takes 2977 deaths in a single day... soon to catch up...

[kaninabuchaojibye]

The US reported more than 2,100 deaths in a single day. Things are projected to get worse
By Christina Maxouris, CNN

Updated 2:39 AM ET, Wed November 25, 2020

States see uptick in coronavirus cases ahead of Thanksgiving holiday 02:50
(CNN)More than 2,100 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the US on Tuesday -- making it the highest single day death toll the country has seen since early May.
The most deaths in a single day were recorded April 15 -- 2,603 people.

 

[sweetiepie]

And boss still asking how many are actually sick

 

[Hypocrite-The]

They died of the virus or with the virus? Without the virus there is no 2k deaths per day of other causes? Are these 2 k deaths in addition to the normal death rate a day?

 

[syed putra]

 

[busy123]

wah lau so many deaths occuring in the lagi best country in world? how can?

 

[frenchbriefs]

Don't worry trump tards are still saying it's nothing,covid is a hoax.

 

[rushifa666]

retarda dont get hopsitals get money fpr wuhan virus. Car crash also wuhan death. If you are ignorant dont read american "news"

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

wah say, another 2046 died on wednesday
songbo angmoduaki
no need fire any missile to exterminate amdks
haaaa

23 min ago
More than 2,000 deaths from Covid-19 reported in the US today
From CNN’s Jamiel Lynch

The United States reported more than 2,000 deaths from Covid-19 today, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Currently the country has reported 2,046 new deaths today.

This is the 22nd day that the US has ever added more than 2,000 new deaths. US had not seen new death numbers this high since May.

 

[rushifa666]

Blocked. Obvious idiot

 

[kiketerm]

I do not think the Joe Biden Administration can come fast enough. I was reading that at this rate, over 400,000 Americans will die by Q1 2021.

That is as much as all USA Dead in World War II

Criminal Charges against Donald J Trump et al possible, maybe likely.

 

[Leongsam]

And boss still asking how many are actually sick

The ones that die are already sick from a host of other conditions they already have so there is no point asking whether they are sick because they were already sick.

 

[Leongsam]

They died of the virus or with the virus? Without the virus there is no 2k deaths per day of other causes? Are these 2 k deaths in addition to the normal death rate a day?

Based upon the stats from CDC about 3 million Americans die annually so that is more than 8000 per day for all causes.

To find out how serious Covid-19 is the EXCESS deaths need to be worked out over the course of this so called pandemic.

Data from other countries such as Sweden have shown that Covid-19 has not caused any excess deaths for 2020 so when the dust settles the USA will show a similar result.

Covid is nothing more than a bad flu so don't worry about it.

 

[Leongsam]

Covid-19 measures actually make things worse!!!


telegraph.co.uk

Unicef warns lockdown could kill more than Covid-19 as model predicts 1.2 million child deaths
By Sarah Newey, Global Health Security Reporter 13 May 2020 • 6:00am

5-6 minutes


'Indiscriminate lockdowns' are an ineffective way to control Covid and could contribute to a 45 per cent rise in child mortality

The risk of children dying from malaria, pneumonia or diarrhoea in developing countries is spiralling due to the pandemic and “far outweighs any threat presented by the coronavirus”, Unicef has warned.

In an exclusive interview Dr Stefan Peterson, chief of health at Unicef, cautioned that the blanket lockdowns imposed in many low and middle income are not an effective way to control Covid-19 and could have deadly repercussions.

“Indiscriminate lockdown measures do not have an optimal effect on the virus,” he told The Telegraph. “If you’re asking families to stay at home in one room in a slum, without food or water, that won’t limit virus transmission.

“I’m concerned that lockdown measures have been copied between countries for lack of knowing what to do, rarely with any contextualisation for the local situation,” he said.

“One size fits no one. The objective is to slow the virus, not to lockdown people. “We need to lift our eyes and look at the total picture of public health.”

According to a stark report published in Lancet Global Health journal on Wednesday, almost 1.2 million children could die in the next six months due to the disruption to health services and food supplies caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The modelling, by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Unicef, found that child mortality rates could rise by as much as 45 per cent due to coronavirus-related disruptions, while maternal deaths could increase by almost 39 per cent.

Dr Peterson said these figures were in part a reflection of stringent restrictions in much of the world that prevent people leaving their homes without documentation, preventing them from accessing essential health care services.

A family who live in cramped, shabby conditions in a slum in New Delhi, India Credit: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

In some countries the public are also avoiding hospitals and health centres for fear of picking up Covid-19, while services have also been diverted to focus on the pandemic. Vaccination campaigns against diseases including measles have also been disrupted - at least 117 million children worldwide are likely to miss out on routine immunisations this year.

Dr Peterson warned that these trends have resulted in a reduction in the “effective utilisation of services” - a shift which, in some places, could be more dangerous than the virus itself. And lockdowns have a heavy economic toll, which could trigger a rise in poverty and malnutrition.

The research looks at the consequences of disruption in 118 low and middle income countries, based on three scenarios. Even in the most optimistic case, where access to health services dropped by 15 per cent and child wasting rose by 10 per cent, an additional 253,500 children and 12,200 mothers died.

But a worst-case scenario, where services are reduced by 45 per cent and the proportion of children who are wasting grows by 50 per cent, could result in 1.16 million additional child fatalities and 57,000 maternal deaths in just six months.

The modelling projected that India would see both the largest number of additional deaths in children under five and maternal mortality, followed by Nigeria. Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Indonesia are also likely to be hit hard.

Such a situation has some precedent - research has shown that in 2014, during the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, more people died from indirect effects than the disease itself. But the scale of the pandemic means the consequences will be far greater.

“Ever since we started counting child deaths and maternal mortality, those numbers have been going down and down and down,” said Dr Peterson. “And actually these times are unprecedented because we’re very likely to be looking at a scenario where figures are going up.

“That’s not from Covid - Covid is not a children's disease. Yes there are rare instances and we see them publicised across the media. But pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, death in childbirth, these are the reasons we will see deaths rise,” he said. “These threats far outweighs any threat presented by the coronavirus in low and middle income countries.”

Dr Peterson urged countries not to impose draconian lockdowns, but to focus on identifying hotspots so that regional restrictions less damaging for public health can be introduced.

He said he was concerned that the current battle against Covid-19 was turning into a “child’s rights crisis” and robbing a generation of their health, education and economic prospects.

Launching the ‘Save Generation Covid’ campaign, Unicef’s largest appeal in its 73 year history, Sacha Deshmukh, executive director of Unicef UK, added: “This pandemic is having far-reaching consequences for all of us, but it is undoubtedly the biggest and most urgent global crisis children have faced since World War Two.
“We cannot allow almost a decade of progress on ending preventable child deaths to become undone on our watch.”

Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security

 

[kiketerm]

Based upon the stats from CDC about 3 million Americans die annually so that is more than 8000 per day for all causes.

To find out how serious Covid-19 is the EXCESS deaths need to be worked out over the course of this so called pandemic.

Data from other countries such as Sweden have shown that Covid-19 has not caused any excess deaths for 2020 so when the dust settles the USA will show a similar result.

Covid is nothing more than a bad flu so don't worry about it.

Errrr Sweden? Wut?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...es-sweden-rethink-strategy-praised-u-n1248545


Covid-19 case surge forces Sweden to rethink strategy praised by U.S. conservatives
New measures command "both fear and respect," said Pady Cortinez, adding that she had stopped going out to bars and "did not hug."



Sweden reverses course and imposes restrictions
NOV. 21, 202002:06



Nov. 23, 2020, 6:42 AM EST
By Karolina Modig and Bill O'Reilly
STOCKHOLM — Sweden once found cheerleaders among conservative commentators and activists in the United States for its light-touch approach to the coronavirus pandemic.

But as the numbers of deaths and infections surge, Sweden's government has been forced to introduce much tougher regulations to prevent the virus from spreading.

Beginning Tuesday, the number of people who can gather in public will be reduced to eight from 50. Only eight diners per table will be allowed in restaurants.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven issued a stern warning on Sunday night as he explained the new rules.
"Tonight, in late November 2020, it is clear that it will be some time before we can return to normal," he told the nation in a televised address. "Many have neglected the advice during the autumn."
"All the things you would like to do, but that are not necessary: cancel, postpone," he added.

Customers at a fast-food restaurant in Stockholm on Nov. 12.Fredrik Sandberg / TT News Agency via Reuters
Dr. Karin Tegmark Wisell, chief physician at the Public Health Agency of Sweden's microbiology department, welcomed the new rules, which the government issued unilaterally.
"Large gatherings risk infection," she said Thursday, adding that limiting them was "a positive thing."
She said people had become tired of following the initial recommendations, "so we needed to take tougher measures."
The central government issued a recommendation to regional governments this month to make people avoid public gatherings like concerts, theater performances and lectures.
It also banned the serving of alcohol after 10 p.m. Special local recommendations, including avoiding public transportation and shops, are also in place across much of the country.
Unlike many other European countries, including its Scandinavian neighbors, where strict rules and lockdowns were introduced, Sweden had previously relied on recommendations that people wash their hands, socially distance and work from home.
But the number of cases started to rise significantly late last month, a trend that has continued into November. Almost 6,406 people have died from the virus, and almost 208,295 cases have been recorded, according to John Hopkins University. As a result, the government has been forced to act.
Download the NBC News app for full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
"It is very frustrating and worrying to hear about the increasing number of sick and dead people," said Mats Jerresten, 75, adding that the new rules will make little difference to him, as he has been limiting his time in public since March.
However, he said, he will have to wait even longer to see his 12 grandchildren.
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For Pady Cortinez, a communications project manager, the new measures command "both fear and respect."
"You just try to adapt to the situation," said Cortinez, 48, adding that she had stopped going out to bars and "did not hug."
As numbers rise, medical facilities, like Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, are also having to prepare.
The CEO, Dr. Björn Zoëga, said Thursday that elective surgery and other procedures had been canceled but that other acute operations for cancer or cardiac patients would continue.
His colleague Dr. Björn Persson, the head of intensive care and thoracic surgery, added that the hospital had raised its capacity in case there was a spike in patients but that it was not full.
Sweden "was not prepared like other societies" for the rapid spread of the disease this year, Zoëga said.
"This came fast," he said, adding that most of the government's decisions "have been quite good."
His opinion was not shared by Dr. Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér, a physician and professor at the Karolinska Institute, who said last week that health authorities "gave up" very early on
"They saw that the virus was entering Sweden. We didn't have test capacity, so we couldn't do testing and contact tracing, and they didn't get that up to speed. So they kind of resigned," she said.
"There were many things that we said they should do that they didn't, and it just took off," she said, adding that she disagreed with the government's claim that it was listening to the scientists.

A sign encourages social distancing at the Central Station in Stockholm. Amir Nabizadeh / TT News Agency via Reuters
Long-term Covid-19 patients remained a concern because they were not being monitored properly, which meant it was difficult to learn the best way to treat and rehabilitate them, she said.
Such patients "were basically put at risk at an unacceptable level during the spring" and were not being treated properly now, she said.
Calling the situation "concerning," she said, "We don't know how they are going to recover, because we don't know enough about this disease at the present time."
However, all were hopeful that a vaccine would be available soon. But Persson warned that there needed to be a balance "between rushing the vaccine and safety."

 

[Leongsam]

Errrr Sweden? Wut?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...es-sweden-rethink-strategy-praised-u-n1248545


Covid-19 case surge forces Sweden to rethink strategy praised by U.S. conservatives
New measures command "both fear and respect," said Pady Cortinez, adding that she had stopped going out to bars and "did not hug."



Sweden reverses course and imposes restrictions
NOV. 21, 202002:06



Nov. 23, 2020, 6:42 AM EST
By Karolina Modig and Bill O'Reilly
STOCKHOLM — Sweden once found cheerleaders among conservative commentators and activists in the United States for its light-touch approach to the coronavirus pandemic.

But as the numbers of deaths and infections surge, Sweden's government has been forced to introduce much tougher regulations to prevent the virus from spreading.

Beginning Tuesday, the number of people who can gather in public will be reduced to eight from 50. Only eight diners per table will be allowed in restaurants.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven issued a stern warning on Sunday night as he explained the new rules.
"Tonight, in late November 2020, it is clear that it will be some time before we can return to normal," he told the nation in a televised address. "Many have neglected the advice during the autumn."
"All the things you would like to do, but that are not necessary: cancel, postpone," he added.

Customers at a fast-food restaurant in Stockholm on Nov. 12.Fredrik Sandberg / TT News Agency via Reuters
Dr. Karin Tegmark Wisell, chief physician at the Public Health Agency of Sweden's microbiology department, welcomed the new rules, which the government issued unilaterally.
"Large gatherings risk infection," she said Thursday, adding that limiting them was "a positive thing."
She said people had become tired of following the initial recommendations, "so we needed to take tougher measures."
The central government issued a recommendation to regional governments this month to make people avoid public gatherings like concerts, theater performances and lectures.
It also banned the serving of alcohol after 10 p.m. Special local recommendations, including avoiding public transportation and shops, are also in place across much of the country.
Unlike many other European countries, including its Scandinavian neighbors, where strict rules and lockdowns were introduced, Sweden had previously relied on recommendations that people wash their hands, socially distance and work from home.
But the number of cases started to rise significantly late last month, a trend that has continued into November. Almost 6,406 people have died from the virus, and almost 208,295 cases have been recorded, according to John Hopkins University. As a result, the government has been forced to act.
Download the NBC News app for full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
"It is very frustrating and worrying to hear about the increasing number of sick and dead people," said Mats Jerresten, 75, adding that the new rules will make little difference to him, as he has been limiting his time in public since March.
However, he said, he will have to wait even longer to see his 12 grandchildren.
Recommended

DATA GRAPHICSMap: Track coronavirus deaths around the world

WORLDChina's President Xi Jinping sends delayed congratulations to Biden
For Pady Cortinez, a communications project manager, the new measures command "both fear and respect."
"You just try to adapt to the situation," said Cortinez, 48, adding that she had stopped going out to bars and "did not hug."
As numbers rise, medical facilities, like Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, are also having to prepare.
The CEO, Dr. Björn Zoëga, said Thursday that elective surgery and other procedures had been canceled but that other acute operations for cancer or cardiac patients would continue.
His colleague Dr. Björn Persson, the head of intensive care and thoracic surgery, added that the hospital had raised its capacity in case there was a spike in patients but that it was not full.
Sweden "was not prepared like other societies" for the rapid spread of the disease this year, Zoëga said.
"This came fast," he said, adding that most of the government's decisions "have been quite good."
His opinion was not shared by Dr. Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér, a physician and professor at the Karolinska Institute, who said last week that health authorities "gave up" very early on
"They saw that the virus was entering Sweden. We didn't have test capacity, so we couldn't do testing and contact tracing, and they didn't get that up to speed. So they kind of resigned," she said.
"There were many things that we said they should do that they didn't, and it just took off," she said, adding that she disagreed with the government's claim that it was listening to the scientists.

A sign encourages social distancing at the Central Station in Stockholm. Amir Nabizadeh / TT News Agency via Reuters
Long-term Covid-19 patients remained a concern because they were not being monitored properly, which meant it was difficult to learn the best way to treat and rehabilitate them, she said.
Such patients "were basically put at risk at an unacceptable level during the spring" and were not being treated properly now, she said.
Calling the situation "concerning," she said, "We don't know how they are going to recover, because we don't know enough about this disease at the present time."
However, all were hopeful that a vaccine would be available soon. But Persson warned that there needed to be a balance "between rushing the vaccine and safety."

Nobody is saying that no measures whatsoever should be taken. It goes without saying that the more people mingle the faster the virus will spread.

However the overall impact is no worse than the flu season.

To put Covid-19 in perspective here is a comparison with past pandemics. It hardly raises a blip.

 

[kiketerm]

Nobody is saying that no measures whatsoever should be taken. It goes without saying that the more people mingle the faster the virus will spread.

However the overall impact is no worse than the flu season.

To put Covid-19 in perspective here is a comparison with past pandemics. It hardly raises a blip.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-sweden-herd-immunity-life-expectancy-2020-11

COVID-19 has dropped life expectancy in Sweden by the biggest amount since 1944, as a top official warns there is 'no signs' of herd immunity
Grace Dean
13 hours ago

People stroll at the Drottninggatan shopping street in central Stockholm on November 10, 2020. Sweden is yet to implement a national lockdown amid the pandemic. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images

• This year, Swedish life expectancy is set to fall by 0.3 years for women and 0.5 years for men.
• This would be the biggest drop in life expectancy in Sweden since 1944.
• The expected drop is largely down to the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Sweden said. The country is in the midst of a second wave, and cases are soaring.
• "Life expectancy has increased steadily in Sweden between 1900 and 2019," the agency said. "The fact that it is sinking stands out."
• On November 16, Sweden's prime minister announced stricter coronavirus measures after the country admitted its herd-immunity plan wasn't working.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Life expectancy in Sweden will probably fall in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's statistics agency said Wednesday.
The agency's predicted fall would mark the biggest year-on-year drop since 1944, Örjan Hemström, demographer at Statistics Sweden, said.
The life expectancy for women is set to fall from 84.7 to 84.4 years.
For men, it is expected to drop from 81.3 to 80.8 years, which roughly offsets the large increase in life expectancy recorded in 2019.

Sweden has taken a more relaxed approach to the pandemic by refusing to impose a national lockdown and instead adopting voluntary social distancing.
But the country is now in the midst of a second wave with soaring COVID-19 cases, and has admitted that it was wrong to expect its no-lockdown policy would prevent another surge.
On Tuesday, the country's top epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, said: "We see no signs of immunity in the population that are slowing down the infection right now," per Bloomberg.
Statistics Sweden said that life expectancy had "increased steadily" between 1900 and 2019. "The fact that it is sinking stands out."

Its calculations were based on the Scandinavian country's death rate between January and August. During this time period, the country recorded almost 6,500 more deaths than at the same time in 2019, an increase of around 10%.
Life expectancy could fall at an even higher rate than predicted, Statistics Sweden warned, because it predicted the death rate between September and December based on the number of deaths in the corresponding months of 2019.
This year, because of COVID-19, that death rate is expected to be significantly higher.
Life expectancy will fall at different rates in different counties, the agency said – and in some areas, people could even be expected to live longer. Stockholm County, which is home to the country's capital, is expected to have the steepest drop in life expectancy of 1.2 years, data from Statistics Sweden showed.

Read more: Drugmakers behind 3 coronavirus vaccines say they work. Here's everything we know about the race for a vaccine and when you might be able to get a shot.
On November 16, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced stricter coronavirus measures, including restricting public gatherings to eight people.
But he echoed that the Swedish government "does not believe in a total lockdown."
Sweden has double the population of neighboring Norway, but it has recorded roughly 20 times more coronavirus-related deaths, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO).

On November 15, Sweden reported a record 6,737 new positive cases.
The UK has the Europe's highest number of deaths linked to COVID-19, at just over 55,000 as of November 25, according to the WHO.
The coronavirus pandemic

• The US is reportedly close to lifting its 8-month travel ban for Europe, now that its own COVID-19 outbreak is far worse.
• Russia is offering its experimental COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, but Putin won't take it until it's formally approved.
• Obama vented his frustration at the Trump administration's handing of the pandemic to Stephen Colbert, saying don't 'undermine the leading epidemiologist' and call him an 'idiot.'
• Biden laid out his first 100 days in office and said he won't use DOJ as his personal 'vehicle' to investigate Trump.
• Sidelined by Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC officials say they can't wait to 'rebuild the agency' under the Biden administration.

Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please email [email protected] and tell us your story.

 

[Leongsam]

Errrr no

https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-sweden-herd-immunity-life-expectancy-2020-11

COVID-19 has dropped life expectancy in Sweden by the biggest amount since 1944, as a top official warns there is 'no signs' of herd immunity
Grace Dean
13 hours ago

People stroll at the Drottninggatan shopping street in central Stockholm on November 10, 2020. Sweden is yet to implement a national lockdown amid the pandemic. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images

• This year, Swedish life expectancy is set to fall by 0.3 years for women and 0.5 years for men.
• This would be the biggest drop in life expectancy in Sweden since 1944.
• The expected drop is largely down to the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Sweden said. The country is in the midst of a second wave, and cases are soaring.
• "Life expectancy has increased steadily in Sweden between 1900 and 2019," the agency said. "The fact that it is sinking stands out."
• On November 16, Sweden's prime minister announced stricter coronavirus measures after the country admitted its herd-immunity plan wasn't working.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Life expectancy in Sweden will probably fall in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's statistics agency said Wednesday.
The agency's predicted fall would mark the biggest year-on-year drop since 1944, Örjan Hemström, demographer at Statistics Sweden, said.
The life expectancy for women is set to fall from 84.7 to 84.4 years.
For men, it is expected to drop from 81.3 to 80.8 years, which roughly offsets the large increase in life expectancy recorded in 2019.

Sweden has taken a more relaxed approach to the pandemic by refusing to impose a national lockdown and instead adopting voluntary social distancing.
But the country is now in the midst of a second wave with soaring COVID-19 cases, and has admitted that it was wrong to expect its no-lockdown policy would prevent another surge.
On Tuesday, the country's top epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, said: "We see no signs of immunity in the population that are slowing down the infection right now," per Bloomberg.
Statistics Sweden said that life expectancy had "increased steadily" between 1900 and 2019. "The fact that it is sinking stands out."

Its calculations were based on the Scandinavian country's death rate between January and August. During this time period, the country recorded almost 6,500 more deaths than at the same time in 2019, an increase of around 10%.
Life expectancy could fall at an even higher rate than predicted, Statistics Sweden warned, because it predicted the death rate between September and December based on the number of deaths in the corresponding months of 2019.
This year, because of COVID-19, that death rate is expected to be significantly higher.
Life expectancy will fall at different rates in different counties, the agency said – and in some areas, people could even be expected to live longer. Stockholm County, which is home to the country's capital, is expected to have the steepest drop in life expectancy of 1.2 years, data from Statistics Sweden showed.

Read more: Drugmakers behind 3 coronavirus vaccines say they work. Here's everything we know about the race for a vaccine and when you might be able to get a shot.
On November 16, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced stricter coronavirus measures, including restricting public gatherings to eight people.
But he echoed that the Swedish government "does not believe in a total lockdown."
Sweden has double the population of neighboring Norway, but it has recorded roughly 20 times more coronavirus-related deaths, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO).

On November 15, Sweden reported a record 6,737 new positive cases.
The UK has the Europe's highest number of deaths linked to COVID-19, at just over 55,000 as of November 25, according to the WHO.
The coronavirus pandemic

• The US is reportedly close to lifting its 8-month travel ban for Europe, now that its own COVID-19 outbreak is far worse.
• Russia is offering its experimental COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, but Putin won't take it until it's formally approved.
• Obama vented his frustration at the Trump administration's handing of the pandemic to Stephen Colbert, saying don't 'undermine the leading epidemiologist' and call him an 'idiot.'
• Biden laid out his first 100 days in office and said he won't use DOJ as his personal 'vehicle' to investigate Trump.
• Sidelined by Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC officials say they can't wait to 'rebuild the agency' under the Biden administration.

Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please email [email protected] and tell us your story.

The stats show otherwise. It is best to just look at the data because a story can be written any way you want based upon the agenda of the author.

 

[Leongsam]

Stats for the UK show the same trend... that Covid-19 is just a bad flu. Nothing to be worried about.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...l-Covid-facts-twisted-strike-fear-hearts.html

 

[Leongsam]

As if anyone here even listens to your bullshit HEE HEE HEE

If the stats I show are not accurate please provide the figures that you have upon which you base your conclusions.

 

[kiketerm]

Stats for the UK show the same trend... that Covid-19 is just a bad flu. Nothing to be worried about.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...l-Covid-facts-twisted-strike-fear-hearts.html

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Europe was largest contributor to new Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past week, WHO says
By Laura Smith-Spark, Sharon Braithwaite and James Frater, CNN

Updated 12:19 PM ET, Wed November 25, 2020

Inside a Covid-19 ICU that is filling rapidly 03:04
(CNN)Europe remained the biggest global contributor to new Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, despite signs that stricter measures against the spread of the virus are starting to have an impact.
The European region accounted for 44% of global new cases and 49% of global new deaths in the past week, according to the latest weekly WHO report, released Tuesday.
While the number of new cases in the region is declining on a weekly basis, the number of deaths is still rising, with 32,684 new fatalities reported in the previous seven days.
This update comes as countries across the continent grapple with how to allow people to celebrate upcoming holidays, including Christmas, and mitigate the economic pain to businesses while countering the pandemic.



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France and the United Kingdom both set out plans Tuesday for the coming weeks based on falling infection rates following lockdown measures.

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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, on Wednesday called on EU leaders not to relax their coronavirus restrictions too quickly.
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"I know that shop owners, bartenders and waiters in restaurants want an end to restrictions, but we must learn from the summer and not repeat the same mistakes," she told the European Parliament in Brussels. "Relaxing too fast and too much is a risk for a third wave after Christmas."
Von der Leyen said she had warned weeks ago that this Christmas would be different, and quieter, than usual, and urged solidarity between European nations.
But, she added, "there is also good news, the European Commission by now has secured contracts on vaccines with six pharmaceutical companies, the first European citizens might already be vaccinated before the end of December, and there's finally light at the end of the tunnel."
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it had secured a contract with pharmaceutical company Moderna for up to 160 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine.

Visitors walk past a restaurant shuttered under a four-week semi-lockdown during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on November 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
According to the WHO report, the global acceleration in case incidence has slowed down over the past week, with around 4 million new cases recorded. However, death rates continued to increase, with more than 67,000 new deaths reported across the world.
The number of new cases reported in the European region in the past week declined by 6% to 1.77 million, after a decline of 10% in the previous week, the report said, "in a sign that the reintroduction of stricter public health and social measures in a number of countries over the last few weeks is beginning to slow down transmission."
But despite this downward trend, "the European Region remains the largest contributor to new cases and new deaths in the past 7 days," the report said. The European region, as defined by WHO, encompasses 53 countries.
Italy reported the highest number of new cases in the region and the third-highest globally, with 235,979, but, according to WHO, cases may have peaked given the 3% decline reported there. The number of new deaths increased in the country by 26% last week, to 4,578.
The second largest global contributor to new cases and deaths was the Americas region, with 1.6 million new cases -- an increase of 11% on the previous week -- and 22,005 new deaths, up 15% on the previous week, according to WHO.
The majority of those were in the United States, which reported over 1.1 new million cases, a 14% increase from the previous week, while deaths increased in the US over that period by 23%, with 9,918. The Americas region continues to account for the greatest proportion of cumulative cases and deaths, according to WHO figures.
UK plans 'Christmas bubble'
Despite some positive signs, parts of Europe continue to grapple with a relentless second wave of Covid-19 infections.
Germany recorded 410 deaths related to coronavirus in the past 24 hours -- the highest single-day jump in fatalities since the outbreak began, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country's disease and control agency, said Wednesday.

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It was the first time that more than 400 Covid-19 deaths were recorded by Germany in a single day. A total of 18,633 new infections were registered in the past 24 hours, according to RKI.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet state governors on Wednesday to decide on new measures to try to bring the surge under control. Among the measures to be debated is an extension of the current, lighter restrictions until the end of December, additional mask mandates for schools and further restrictions on the number of contacts people are allowed to have.
Meanwhile, Poland reported 674 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, a new daily record for the nation. The total number of deaths connected to Covid-19 has reached 14,888, its health ministry tweeted. There were also 15,362 new cases reported in the last day, bringing the total number of cases to 942,442.
The latest WHO figures brought some relief for the United Kingdom, which has suffered the highest number of Covid-related deaths overall in Europe, with 55,935 in total, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.

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The UK registered a 13% decrease of new cases from last week, with 149,027 reported, while the number of new deaths remained similar, according to the WHO. This decrease in new cases was the first weekly decline since late August, the report said.
A month-long partial lockdown in England is due to end on December 2, to be replaced by three-tiered restrictions based on local infection rates. Devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have imposed their own measures.
The UK government said Tuesday it would allow for up to three households to form a "Christmas bubble" and mix indoors, outdoors and in places of worship from December 23 to 28 across the UK. There will be no restrictions on travel across the country for that time period even if some areas are under tighter measures than others, the government said.
"This cannot be a 'normal' Christmas. But as we approach the festive period, we have been working closely together to find a way for family and friends to see each other, even if it is for a short time, and recognising that it must be both limited and cautious," a government news release said.

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Macron: We avoided the worst
Across the Channel in France, President Emmanuel Macron said the country would start to lift Covid-19 lockdown restrictions this weekend because of a slowdown in the spread of virus.

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In an address to the nation, Macron said the latest figures showed that more than 50,000 people had died from Covid-19 in France but the number of patients in ICUs was on the decline. "It appears that the peak of the second wave of the epidemic has passed; we dreaded even worse numbers and avoided them," he said.
As of Saturday, shops, boutiques and hairdressers will be allowed to open until 9 p.m., but people will still need to carry a certificate with an approved reason to leave the house. Internal travel restrictions will also be eased and places of worship can reopen with a maximum of 30 people gathered at the same time.
The lockdown could be lifted further on December 15, if the daily number of cases drops under 5,000 and there are only 2,000 to 3,000 patients in hospital ICUs. "We will therefore once again be able to travel without authorization, including between regions, and spend Christmas with our family," Macron said.
In that instance, French cinemas, theaters and museums would also be allowed to open, but bars, clubs and restaurant will remain closed. There will be a curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., except at Christmas and the New Year.
Macron said a decision on opening ski and winter sport resorts had not yet been made yet but warned that it looked "impossible to envisage an opening for the holidays." From January 20, a third stage of easing that would allow restaurants to open could go ahead if the number of daily cases stays below 5,000.
The President said vaccination for those at highest risk was expected to roll out at the end of December or early January.
Belgian businesses urge reopening
As Belgium's neighbors begin opening up their stores, the Belgian federation of commerce and services, Comeos, warned the country "will not become an island of closed shops but rather an island of bankrupt shops, while Belgian money is spent abroad."
"If everything remains closed with us, everyone will go across the border also for their Christmas shopping," Dominique Michel, CEO of Comeos, said in a statement.
According to Comeos, which represents 18 business sectors in Belgium and more than 400,000 employees, half of all Belgians live within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of an international border.
Earlier this week, the Belgian National Crisis Centre urged Belgians not to travel abroad over Christmas and New Year, warning trips to neighboring countries would "cancel out our efforts" in reducing the spread of the coronavirus.
Belgium's Consultative Committee -- made up of leaders from the three regional governments and federal government -- is due to meet Friday to assess the measures currently in place and discuss ways the country would be able to celebrate Christmas.
Belgium's strict lockdown measures were put in place on November 2 and are due to last until December 13.
Announcing the lockdown, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said a decision would be made by December 1 regarding a possible reopening of shops and services.
Ireland to ease restrictions
The Irish government is set to ease restrictions for nearly two weeks around the Christmas period and is considering allowing up to three household to gather for the holidays, deputy premier Leo Varadkar told state broadcaster RTE Wednesday.
"We know people are going to do it anyway, so it's better we provide for it in a safe way," Varadkar told RTE.
Strict restrictions have been in place in Ireland since October, with social gatherings at homes or in gardens banned and restaurants, cafes and bars only open for takeaway.
Shops, gyms and hairdressing could be among the first services to reopen, RTE reports, with a timeline for bars and restaurants still under consideration.
Meanwhile, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said Tuesday he aimed to offer all citizens voluntary free antigen testing for Covid-19 by Christmas, the Czech Health Ministry told CNN.
"I would very much like us to meet this challenge to allow all citizens, at least a week or 10 days before Christmas, to be able to be tested voluntarily and for free with antigen tests," Babis said.
CNN's Antonia Mortensen, Frederik Pleitgen, Lindsay Isaac, Amy Cassidy, Pierre Bairin, Stephanie Halasz and Zahid Mahmood contributed to this report.