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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Sunday/Monday, Oct. 4-5

by Anne Laurie|  October 5, 20204:45 am| 14 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19, Foreign Affairs

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The pandemic in the U.S. has had a free-rider problem, in which we have a bunch of people (me) who have given up seeing friends and family for months in an effort to help delay the pace of infection for other people who want to hug various senators and White House officials.

— Matt Pearce ?? (@mattdpearce) October 2, 2020

I assessed the risk of Trump having infected Biden at the debate, based on what we know about how SARS-CoV-2 spreads, and how long it takes to be infectious or develop symptoms. (Yes, Biden tested negative today but that means little this early.) https://t.co/9TzflosDOk

— Ed Yong (@edyong209) October 2, 2020


Business as usual for another six to eight months—until an effective vaccine is widely available—will send current rates of COVID-19 transmission even higher, @mtosterholm and Mark Olshaker write. What the United States needs is another lockdown.https://t.co/hEiyqvk8Lr

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) October 4, 2020

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After the first round of ‘shock and awe’ coronavirus economic relief efforts, the world’s biggest economies are taking a narrower and more tactical approach to provide more financial assistance https://t.co/k07J5bG226 pic.twitter.com/cjXJA209FA

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

India's coronavirus infections rise to 6.63 million https://t.co/AQdyQ6uvMT pic.twitter.com/5aQNsfmyY1

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

Students in the Philippines have started classes at home after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an already struggling educational system. https://t.co/G8vj0NNWAm

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 5, 2020

“I went from being a cardiologist to being a covidologist.” https://t.co/e86mCzXrHN

— Meduza in English (@meduza_en) October 2, 2020

The Kremlin has imposed a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone scheduled to meet President Vladimir Putin in person, the Proekt investigative website reportedhttps://t.co/SuCmhXPEPQ

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 4, 2020

Coronavirus: Paris to shut bars and raise alert to maximum https://t.co/8nSZfybH5C

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 4, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends his government's virus strategy as new infections soar but admits the nation will have a "bumpy" road through the winter. https://t.co/nSf2zegFls

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 4, 2020

UK's vaccine task force head says vaccinating all of UK 'not going to happen' – FT https://t.co/plHbHAJ5W5 pic.twitter.com/OopzTKPO6i

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,279 to 299,237: RKI https://t.co/7gm2VBb3L4 pic.twitter.com/tCNbDkOXh4

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 4, 2020

Israel’s Hospitals Are at Brink of Collapse in Devastating Second COVID Wave https://t.co/JGopcZ8liS via @thedailybeast

— Baronian Consulting (@BaronianConsult) October 4, 2020

Saudi Arabia began lifting coronavirus restrictions at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, as a scattering of worshipers performed the umrah pilgrimage for the first time since March.https://t.co/fI2XRr94aC

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 5, 2020

Australia's Victoria state to boost testing on path to easing restrictions https://t.co/bv9BmdE8Go pic.twitter.com/pv0dzGk2CU

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

Coronavirus restrictions in New Zealand’s largest city will be lifted this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said as she expressed confidence a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Auckland has been almost eliminated https://t.co/DStYX2yXUP pic.twitter.com/Co05NNWU5u

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

Coronavirus in Senegal: Keeping Covid-19 at bay https://t.co/HOFVB86J6g

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 4, 2020

These 3 factors are helping the African continent beat early #COVID19 predictions: Timely response; young population; moderate degree of intercontinental travel. Details from the World Economic Forum https://t.co/fdC6qH0ZiV via @wef

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 4, 2020

Mexico reports 3,712 new coronavirus cases, 208 more deaths: health ministry https://t.co/KoLQ8jTYlT pic.twitter.com/Z3Y6lxKTbj

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

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In the race for a coronavirus vaccine, Russia ramps up its rhetoric to defend Sputnik V, a vax that has been rushed into use without much testing https://t.co/ZV11yezD22 pic.twitter.com/lvQlvLIDWo

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 5, 2020

India's new paper Covid-19 test could be a ‘game changer’ https://t.co/rGnZfFuEpg

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 4, 2020

Ending the nightmare A ‘Meduza’ special correspondent joins Russia’s coronavirus vaccine clinical trials and catalogs the experience before and after her shot — Meduza https://t.co/vcC5hVXu2X pic.twitter.com/SHPlZqxl2I

— Igor Os (@igor_os777) October 4, 2020

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Hospitals feel the squeeze as the coronavirus surges in the Midwest. Some facilities in Wisconsin and North Dakota are running low on space as COVID19 continues to tighten its grip in the American heartland https://t.co/oO8mmg2fqh via @medical_xpress

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 4, 2020

Nine U.S. states have reported record increases in COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather is forcing more activities indoors https://t.co/jBPyHht6Fm pic.twitter.com/FK2bjixmAo

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020

Fearing a 2nd wave, New York City will adopt restrictions in hard-hit areas. The emergency crackdown is intended to impose new restrictions in 20 hot spots in Brooklyn and Queens where rising coronavirus positivity rates have caused concern https://t.co/srT77ZU26U

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 4, 2020

21% of all positive cases yesterday were from 20 hotspot ZIP codes.

NYS will directly enforce state guidance in these areas.

If you live in one of these ZIP codes, treat this seriously.

Wear a mask. Get tested. Wash your hands often. Don't attend large gatherings. pic.twitter.com/CMpbtRUeAb

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 4, 2020

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  1. 1.

    Lacuna Synechdoche

    October 5, 2020 at 4:52 am

    Moscow Times via Anne Laurie @ Top:

    The Kremlin has imposed a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone scheduled to meet President Vladimir Putin in person, the Proekt investigative website reported

    Hmm. Sounds like Putin got freaked out by Trump’s Covid diagnosis.

    Good.

  2. 2.

    NotMax

    October 5, 2020 at 5:07 am

    Number of countries reporting a cumulative total of 500k cases or more has now jumped up one more, to 12.

    U.S. ~7520k
    India ~6624k
    Brazil ~4915k
    Russia ~1226k
    Colombia ~855k
    Peru ~828k
    Argentina ~799k
    Spain ~790k
    Mexico ~762k
    South Africa ~681k
    France ~624k
    U.K. ~504k
    .

  3. 3.

    mrmoshpotato

    October 5, 2020 at 5:16 am

    @Lacuna Synechdoche: I’m all for every Russian giving Putin a wet, sloppy kiss with tongue.

    And then sneezing in his face.

  4. 4.

    mrmoshpotato

    October 5, 2020 at 5:22 am

    Catapult the Tories into the Atlantic.  See if they can swim.  Make sure they’re not witches, or Putin’s bitches.

  5. 5.

    Sloane Ranger

    October 5, 2020 at 5:32 am

    @Lacuna Synechdoche: Apparently he’s been imposing these restrictions for a long time. According to CNN he never leaves his home and has set up a bubble involving visitors passing through a series of tunnels where they’re strayed with disinfectant before they enter his presence.

  6. 6.

    Amir Khalid

    October 5, 2020 at 5:46 am

    The Health Ministry here has just tweeted out Malaysia’s highest ever daily new cases number: 432. The previous record of 317 new cases was set just two days ago.

  7. 7.

    YY_Sima Qian

    October 5, 2020 at 6:04 am

    Yesterday, China reported 0 new domestic confirmed cases and 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 20 new imported confirmed cases and 27 imported asymptomatic cases:

    • Shanghai Municipality – 10 confirmed cases, 2 Chinese and 2 Russian nationals coming from Russia, an Armenian national coming from Armenia (via Russia), and 1 Chinese national each returning from the US, Spain, Ghana and Mauritania
    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 3 confirmed cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Egypt
    • Hohhot in Inner Mongolia – 2 confirmed cases, no information released
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 2 confirmed cases, both Chinese nationals returning from Russia; 8 asymptomatic case, 2 Chinese nationals returning from Russia, and 1 each from Singapore, the Netherlands, Senegal, Nigeria, Argentina and the US
    • Fuzhou in Fujian Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from the Philippines
    • Taiyuan in Shanxi Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from Poland
    • Nantong in Jiangsu Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from French Guyana; 2 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the UK; 5 asymptomatic cases, 1 Chinese national each returning from Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Romania and Canada
    • Wuhan in Hubei Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Indonesia
    • Chongqing Municipality – 3 asymptomatic cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Singapore
    • Xi’an in Shaanxi Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Dubai in the UAE

    Today, the city reported 11 new cases, 4 from local infection, source of infection not yet identified for 1 of the local cases.

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    October 5, 2020 at 6:11 am

    Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 numbers. Again, a record 432 new cases, for a cumulative reported total of 12,813 cases.

    429 new cases are from local infection, three are imported cases. (Detailed breakdown to follow.)

    Another 57 patients recovered and were discharged, for a total of 10,340 patients recovered — 80.70% of the cumulative reported total. 2,336 active and contagious cases are currently in hospital; 32 are in ICU. eight of them on respirators.

    No new deaths were reported today. The total stands at 137 deaths — 1.07% of the cumulative reported total, 1.31% of resolved cases.

  9. 9.

    prostratedragon

    October 5, 2020 at 6:24 am

    20,000 empty chairs on the Mall for National COVID-19 Remembrance Day

  10. 10.

    satby

    October 5, 2020 at 6:47 am

    St. Joseph County in Indiana (home of both South Bend and Notre Dame) is almost out of ICU beds. Reported yesterday in local news that the county health department is “begging” people to continue to wear masks and social distance even though the idiot governor basically dropped all covid restrictions.

    I would say I observe about 75-80% compliance with masks at the market, but the hardcore dumbshits are just going to have to catch it before they learn. Early voting here starts tomorrow and I’m ready!

  11. 11.

    Amir Khalid

    October 5, 2020 at 7:19 am

    Malaysia’s daily breakdown of new cases. 429 cases from local infection. 26 are Malaysians who have recently been to Sabah. Of the remaining 403 cases, 241 are in Kedah, comprising 224 from the Tembok cluster including nine non-Malaysians, 11 from the new Bah Sintok cluster, one from the Sungai cluster, and one symptomatic person. 130 are in Sabah, comprising 57 symptomatic persons including three non-Malaysians, 39 from the Bangau-Bangau cluster including one non-Malaysian, 16 close contacts of other cases including five non-Malaysians, six healthcare workers including one non-Malaysian, three from the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster, three people screened at work, two cases of severe acute respiratory illness, two persons screened in the community, one case of influenza-like illness, and one case detected in pre-surgery screening.

    17 cases in Selangor, comprising nine from the Jalan Meru cluster, three from the Seri Anggerik cluster, one from the Benteng PK cluster, one case of severe acute respiratory illness, one symptomatic person, one close contact of another case, and one non-Maaysian crewmember signing off a ship. Three cases in KL, two from the Setia cluster and one from the Jalan Meru cluster in Selangor. Five cases in Terengganu, comprising three from the new Bah Tanjung cluster and two close contacts of other cases.

    The three imported cases are two Malaysians, returning from India and Kuwait, and one non-Malaysian arriving from Myanmar.

  12. 12.

    Sloane Ranger

    October 5, 2020 at 8:14 am

    OK, the English Government continue to find yet more positive tests that fell down behind the filing cabinet so our figures have almost doubled yet again. As of yesterday, the UK has a total of 22,961 “new” cases.

    England  – 21,309 (more than double the previous day)

    Northern Ireland – 462 (down from 726 the day before)

    Scotland – 758 (down by 6 from the day before)

    Wales – 432 (down by 144 from the day before).

    Pundits are pointing out what I said yesterday, which is that if the experts telling us the rate of increase had slowed were relying on official figures, they may be sadly mistaken.

    BoJo has been doing the rounds saying that the revised figures are actually what the government thought all the time and that most of the “new” cases are in the north. This seems to be correct as

    • the North East has a rate of 1124 cases per 100,000 of population
    • the North West has a rate of 1342.6 per 100,000 of population
    • Yorkshire and the Humber has a rate of 1036.5 per 100,000 of population.

    I’m not sure this is any great consolation to those in the North and may not even be true, I live in the Midlands and the rates for both my county and town have increased significantly since the “correction” was made.

    Apparently, although the people who were tested positive were told they had the virus, the information was not passed to the Track and Trace system, so we all have to hope that the people who were sick told their friends/acquaintances and they, in their turn, were socially responsible enough to go and get their own tests.

    Some of all this was outside the government’s control but it all adds into the narrative of a government that’s lost the plot. It’s no surprise that the latest opinion polls show Tories and Labour almost neck for neck. Unfortunately, it will still be several years before the next General Election.

    Deaths – 33nationally. 32 in England and 1 in Northern Ireland.

    Hospital admissions in England continue to slowly tick up.

    Hey ho. What can’t be cured must be endured as my dear old Mum used to say.

  13. 13.

    Robert Sneddon

    October 5, 2020 at 8:25 am

    Scotland — about 700 new cases overnight, no deaths reported. I don’t know if Scotland’s cases reporting was much affected by the IT failure that lost a lot of cases temporarily over the weekend reported by the UK government.

     

    The Scottish government is inching closer and closer to ordering a “circuit breaker”, a total lockdown of the whole of Scotland for two weeks with all shops, schools, non-essential businesses closed, pubs and hospitality putting up the shutters, no non-essential travel etc. This is basically what we went through UK-wide back in April and May. The thinking is that this circuit breaker would be enough to isolate a lot of asymptomatic cases and vastly reduce the spread of the disease which is now effectively out of control. I’d expect an announcement in the next couple of days if they’re going to do this.

  14. 14.

    Ohio Mom

    October 5, 2020 at 10:00 am

    Thinking about a second lockdown — I’m not expecting one any time soon, but I think I would hardly notice.

    I already live a lockdown lifestyle. And this time around, I’m fully stocked with paper goods.

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