Their neighbors couldn’t get to vaccine sites. So they created "Joe’s Covee Car" and offered free rides. https://t.co/hipylirATv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2021
85 million adults fully vaccinated — fully vaccinated.
90 days ago that number was … 400,000.
This country can do great things. pic.twitter.com/F99uJRayiK
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) April 20, 2021
CNBC: @CDCgov says fewer than 6,000 Americans have contracted #COVID19 after being fully vaccinated. U.S. health officials have confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 in fully vaccinated.
Represents 0.007% of the 84 million fully vaxed Americans.https://t.co/BIdIi9G8pV— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 20, 2021
51.1% of all American adults have received at least one vaccine shot; 33.3% are now fully vaccinated.
80.3% of Americans age 65 or older have received at least one shot; 65.1% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/6KKUUvAKcG
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 21, 2021
U.S. to boost its 'Do Not Travel' advisories to 80% of the world https://t.co/GQes3k9uRX pic.twitter.com/WE3aalAKRC
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 20, 2021
The US had +60,317 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 32.5 million. The 7-day moving average declined to below 68,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/2n8KglXPvP
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 21, 2021
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Global weekly incidence & mortality continue to increase. Last week, the WHO reported a new record high for weekly incidence, w/ 5.23 million new cases, a 14% increase. Weekly incidence has increased for 8 consecutive weeks, & appears to be accelerating. https://t.co/gRz2H0bE9C
— Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (@JHSPH_CHS) April 20, 2021
Only 2 countries have recorded ~300,000 confirmed new covid cases in a day. Today India joined the US. What are we doing to help get this turned around? pic.twitter.com/n3lx89Z68x
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 20, 2021
This is surely the case. Every country of size is under-reporting #COVID19 cases & deaths. But #India has always had trouble tracking medical data for its poorer populations: With #SARSCoV2 it's impossible. https://t.co/NJzGLEZFnS
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 20, 2021
Covid resurgence in India like being ‘hit by a storm’ | Narendra Modi – new cases exceed 250,000 a day and oxygen supplies run out https://t.co/sOVH6FpFMB
— Equity & Health (@equitylist) April 20, 2021
India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8/dose https://t.co/LDJElhD3uH pic.twitter.com/nbNvkdI3Qm
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 21, 2021
As Covid-19 surges again in India, citizen-led online initiatives are helping people find everything from oxygen to ICU beds
Great reporting by @NilChristopher https://t.co/lhRETuhvk3
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) April 20, 2021
China administers 198.97 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine by Tuesday https://t.co/7mQcdfiK5g pic.twitter.com/g0YvJMg62U
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 21, 2021
Japan eyes state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka regions amid virus surge https://t.co/PmTPpGPOKM pic.twitter.com/Uvdt2SHGct
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 21, 2021
Coronapas: The passport helping Denmark open up after Covid https://t.co/0gQNGIpSay
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 20, 2021
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a significant easing in his country's months-long coronavirus lockdown, calling it a delicate balancing act as infections remain high. https://t.co/D4BMydybyT
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 20, 2021
The powerful Church of Greece says it will allow the faithful to take part in Orthodox Easter services next week, but limit attendance and hold the services earlier in the day to conform with a government-imposed curfew. https://t.co/cQlG8k4WZQ
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 20, 2021
NEW: Doug Ford’s PC's ignored recommendations from Ontario's top scientific advisers that several postal codes with a high risk of COVID-19 infection be included in the government’s 114 vaccination “hot spots.” https://t.co/twAzMVKE3U
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) April 20, 2021
Right-wing populism and Covid:
1. Hungary currently has the highest per-capita death rate in the world https://t.co/vGPY6sU7di
2. Brazil currently has the highest absolute per-day death toll in the world https://t.co/GOynmaAPYt
3. India is… https://t.co/cy8ALeapKz
— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) April 20, 2021
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Reasons explaining why SARSCoV2's transmission is airborne pic.twitter.com/96cKDdYw8i
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 21, 2021
Johnson & Johnson to resume its vaccine rollout in Europe. The EU’s drug regulator said J&J's vax should carry on its label a warning of potential risk for rare blood clots, but didn't recommend stopping it, saying benefits outweigh the risks https://t.co/G1ipe29Fil
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 21, 2021
Doctors say clot treatment advice is the key to resuming J&J Covid vaccinations in the U.S. https://t.co/fDqJtVQlxF
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) April 19, 2021
Researchers in China are mixing two vaccines to test their effectiveness. The trial involves120 healthy participants over age 18 who are receiving 1 dose of a CanSino's vax followed weeks later by Anhui Zhife's shot https://t.co/1Yi0QV1KOg
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 20, 2021
Otters in Atlanta are suffering from mild symptoms after testing positive for coronavirus. It's the first time SARS-CoV-2 has been found in this species. pic.twitter.com/qKhAfO1BkQ
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) April 19, 2021
Slowed and sidelined, some athletes struggle to return from "long haul" covid https://t.co/azO1QCej4Q
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2021
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This shift towards these more contagious variants is very striking and helps account for why new cases remain stubbornly high despite a growing number of people being vaccinated.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 21, 2021
Despite seniors having been first in line for Covid shots, a fifth of them in the U.S. remain unvaccinated https://t.co/stFyS4wOkg
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 20, 2021
Opinion: This is the most dangerous moment to be unvaccinated https://t.co/jVOWkTEtBz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 20, 2021
"Be warned: our opinions are only getting WORSE" pic.twitter.com/2vayBsZDVY
— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) April 20, 2021
verse / chorus / bridge / coda pic.twitter.com/OpImp4DXM1
— shauna (@goldengateblond) April 20, 2021
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY stats:
189 new cases
3945 active cases currently
3.2% test positivity now.
Deaths have gone up by 3, to 1226
46.1% have had at least 1 vaccination
32.65% totally vaccinated
Mary G
New OC cases up over 100 again, but new cases per 100K inched down to 2.8 from 3.0 and percent positive dropped from 1.6% to 1.4%. Health equity index also lower than ever so poorer and browner citizens are getting most of their share.
YY_Sima Qian
On 4/20 China reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both moderate, a Chinese & a Burmese national) & 0 new domestic asymptomatic cases, at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. 11 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation, all at Ruili. There are currently 61 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases in Yunnan Province. 3 communities remain at High Risk. 3 residential compounds, 1 factory & 2 villages remain at Medium Risk.
Imported Cases
On 4/20 China reported 19 new imported confirmed cases, 7 imported asymptomatic cases:
Overall in China, 27 confirmed cases recovered, 12 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & nine were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 445 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 305 active confirmed cases in the country (244 imported), 6 in critical/serious condition (all imported), 311 asymptomatic cases (298 imported), 1 suspect cases (all imported). 11,348 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 4/20, 198.965M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 3.943M doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 4/21, Hong Kong reported 1 new case, imported (from the Philippines).
p.a.
Conservatives/Republican Party: self-selecting for stupid since… 1964? 1948? 1929?
schrodingers_cat
The situation in India is beyond dire.
Gvg
@schrodingers_cat: yes. I have no words. And I don’t understand why it is happening so badly there. It didn’t seem like their government was screwing around like say Brazil. Not perfect, but not nearly one of the worst. They manufacture vaccine for the rest of the world and were vaccinating their own at a steady pace I thought. Why?
Baud
US was on that list last year and would be this year but for the election.
Baud
@schrodingers_cat:
Yes, for a moment, it seems like they were going to be ok.
schrodingers_cat
@Gvg: When politics is more important than the citizenry catastrophes like what we faced and what India is facing now happen. The reported numbers are an undercount.
My SIL, who is a doctor, is working 7 days a week, she has developed a gallows humor.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Director-General of Heath Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 2,340 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 381,813 cases. He also reports 11 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 1,400 deaths — 0.37% of the cumulative reported total, 0.39% of resolved cases.
There are currently 21,687 active and contagious cases; 248 are in ICU, 101 of them intubated. Meanwhile, 1,910 patients recovered and were discharged, for a cumulative total of 358,726 patients recovered – 93.95% of the cumulative reported total.
11 new clusters were reported today: Jalan Anggerik 21 and Pagar Siput Dua in Johor; Pengkalan Batik in Melaka; Anggerik Cempaka in Kedah; Jalan Langat Ceria in Selangor; Sungai Lemayong, Duranda Emas, and Taman Mesra Bako in Sarawak; Pintasan Kampung Jawa and Jalan Perai Jaya in Penang; and Putra Tiga in Putrajaya.
Jalan Anggerik 21, Pengkalan Batik, Anggerik Cempaka, and Jalan Langat Ceria are educational clusters; the first three are at Ministry of Education schools. Sungai Lemayong, Duranda Emas, and Taman Mesra Bako are community clusters. Pintasan Ksmpung Jawa and Putra Tiga are workplace clusters. Pagar Siput Dua is a prison cluster. Jalan Perai Jaya is a religious cluster.
2,328 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 520 local cases: 52 in older clusters, two in Putra Tiga and Jalan Langat Ceria clusters, 328 close-contact screenings, and 138 other screenings. Sarawak reports 429 cases: 29 in older clusters; 67 in Sungai Lemayong, Duranda Emas, and Taman Mesra Bako clusters; 273 close-contact screenings; and 60 other screenings.
Kelantan reports 370 cases: 132 in existing clusters, 167 close-contact screenings, and 71 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 286 local cases: three in existing clusters, 183 close-contact screenings, and 100 other screenings.
Sabah reports 172 cases: 94 in existing clusters, 50 close-contact screenings, and 28 other screenings. Johor reports 170 cases: 36 in older clusters, 49 in Pagar Siput Dua and Jalan Anggerik 21 clusters, 60 close-contact screenings, and 25 other screenings. Penang reports 111 cases: 44 in older clusters, 10 in Jalan Perai Jaya and Pintasan Kampung Jawa clusters, 21 close-contact screenings, and 36 other screenings.
Pahang reports 81 cases: 23 in existing clusters, 33 close-contact screenings, and 25 other screenings. Melaka reports 63 cases: 36 in Pengkalan Batik cluster, 18 close-contact screenings, and nine other screenings. Kedah reports 55 cases: 24 in older clusters, five in Anggerik Cempaka cluster, 10 close-contact screenings, and 16 other screenings. Perak reports 38 cases: eight in existing clusters, 21 close-contact screenings, and nine other screenings. Negeri Sembilan reports 24 cases: four in existing clusters, 12 close-contact screenings, and eight other screenings.
Putrajaya reports six cases: two in Putra Tiga cluster, and four close-contact screenings. Labuan reports one local case, found in other screening. Terengganu also reports one case, found in other screening. And Perlis reports one case, a close-contact screening.
12 new cases today are imported: Six in Selangor, five in Kuala Lumpur, and one in Labuan.
The deaths reported today are an 81-year-old woman in Kuala Lumpur with hypertension, heart disease, and chronic liver disease; a 61-year-old man in Sarawak with diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and chronic kidney disease; an 82-year-old man in Sarawak with hypertension, tuberculosis, gout, chronic kidney disease, and chronic lung disease; a 73-year-old man in Sarawak with heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic liver disease; a 68-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease; a 64-year-old man in Sabah with diabetes, hypertension, and stroke; an 80 year-old woman in Sabah, DOA with no co-morbidities listed; a 79-year-old man in Sabah, DOA with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia; a 72-year-old man in Sarawak with hypertension; a 68-year-old non-Malaysian woman in Sabah, DOA with no co-morbidities listed; and a 75-year-old non-Malaysian woman in Sabah, DOA with diabetes and hypertension.
schrodingers_cat
@Baud: I am not surprised. Modi and his government have been terrible now India is paying the price.
Robert Sneddon
@Baud: Nowhere was just “going to be OK”. COVID-19 is an easily transmissible respiratory disease and it has had enough infectious cases and time (ca. 30 or 40 generations) to have undergone evolutionary selection for more virulent forms which are apparently more transmissible since they seem to be displacing the original SARS-CoV-2 virus in terms of cases detected.
Dealing with this coronavirus “properly” requires the sort of total social control effort the Chinese government has imposed on its population and/or ruthless isolation from outside sources of the disease as evinced by the NZ and Australian governments and a few other places. India was doing neither of these things while continuing to have large numbers of random people crowding together at train stations, religious festivals etc. It was a matter of time, sadly.
Lockdowns and testing and social distancing and masks are only stopgap measures to keep the numbers down until vaccination and “herd immunity” from survivors who develop antibodies naturally stops the spread of this disease. With luck the number of evolutionary variants will stay down and we don’t get the Black Swan, a SARS-CoV-2 variant that is mostly or totally vaccine-resistant.
Geo Wilcox
@Gvg: Money. They didn’t want to tank their economy in the short run. Typical short sighted right wing bull shit.
Cermet
Is it really just politics in India or lack of mfg capacity? The lack of vaccinations is puzzling for me considering the fact they were going to help supply the world with vaccines so they have a lot of plants and trained personnel.
Is there a lack of pre-cursor chemicals and/or possibly vaccine bottles, syringes & needles, too? The number’s I’m seeing for vaccinated people are staggeringly low. That their infection rate (without including the nearly impossible to count countryside*) is thru the roof.
The worse part, there is near zero chance any outsiders can do anything to help while these new variants surge thru every country forcing everyone to devote all their resources to their own populations. Maybe in three or four months the US will be able to start supplying the world with vaccines but I would think Canada, Mexico, parts of Europe would be first in line. Out of self interest, then I’d think Brazil would be on our list.
SFAW
@schrodingers_cat:
When I hear on the (NPR) about the ever-worsening situation in India, and then hear that Modi is still holding massive campaign rallies, I think of you and your sentiments toward him and warnings about him.
schrodingers_cat
@Cermet: The Modi government was unprepared for the second wave.
schrodingers_cat
@SFAW: It was there for anyone to see, who wanted to see it.
Baud
@schrodingers_cat:
Just like with Trump. People chose blindness.
schrodingers_cat
@Baud: Yep.Hate and delusions of grandeur have been powerful drugs.
Also like the orange clown, non BJP state governments have been getting stepmotherly treatment
Matt McIrvin
@Cermet: It’s still a comparatively poor country and there are 1.3 billion people there. They’ve still vaccinated over half as many people as the US, which is way ahead of a lot of places in the world–it’s just that that’s not a lot of India.
schrodingers_cat
@Matt McIrvin: In addition to that BJP government has dismantled the infrastructure that successfully vaccinated India for both small pox and polio on a shoe string budget
Tony Jay
@schrodingers_cat:
Right-wing, faux-populist nationalist movements and their wacky adventures in fucking up Government, eh? What an hilarious carry on.
Yes, I’ve also developed a bit of the old gallows.
schrodingers_cat
@Tony Jay: It’s a feature not a ?.
rikyrah
@Gvg:
I don’t understand it either.
rikyrah
@Baud:
We would be Brazil right now if Dolt45 had won.
schrodingers_cat
@rikyrah: The first wave was not as bad, and ones that paid the price were the have nots. The tamed Indian media made sure that the word of Modi’s ineptitude and callousness didn’t.get out much. The second wave has been far worse and no one has been spared.
Elizabelle
@schrodingers_cat:
Truth.
Should be a BJ rotating tag line, too.
rikyrah
@schrodingers_cat:
Uh uh uh??
rikyrah
@SFAW:
Massive campaign rallies???
schrodingers_cat
@rikyrah: And the kumbh mela because God is on their side.
Searcher
Ted Nugent is right in that sweet spot of “old white guy” to be prime for both noxious loudly-held opinions and a COVID-19 comeuppance.
If these guys had any sense they’d be leaving that sort of karma farming to the 20-something wingnuts who still need to make a name for themselves, but they just can’t handle not being the center of attention.
Sloane Ranger
Tuesday in the UK we had 2524 new cases. This is a reduction of 10.2% in the rolling 7-day average. New cases by nation,
England – 2169 (down 381)
Northern Ireland – 124 (up 45)
Scotland – 178 (down 54)
Wales – 53 (down 49).
Deaths – There were 33 deaths yesterday. This is a decrease in the rolling 7-day average of 23.7%. Deaths by nation, England – 28, Northern Ireland – 1, Scotland – 2 and Wales – 2.
Testing – 1,041,368 tests were conducted on Monday, 19 April. This is an increase of 14.9% in the rolling 7-day average.The PCR testing capacity estimated by labs was 657,997 on that date.
Hospitalisations – On Sunday, 18 April, there were 1973people in hospital. There were 318 people on ventilators on Monday, 19th. The rolling 7-day average for hospital admissions was down 13.4% as of 14th April.
Vaccinations – As of 19th April, a total of 33,032,120 people had received 1 shot of a vaccine and 10,425,790 had received both. This means that 62.7% of all adults in the UK had received 1 shot and 19.8% were fully vaccinated as of that date.
General – Talking to various acquantances it seems that many who were very cautious in the past are now beginning to leave their homes for short walks, quick dashes to the shops etc. now they are fully vaccinated. One is even planning to go to a family wedding in about 6 weeks time. Baby steps but in the right direction.
trollhattan
They keep running ball-spike op-eds in my local paper mocking California/Newsom’s Covid response efforts and extolling those twin paradises, Texas and Florida. But I look at their stats and Texas has several times the positivity rate (6+% versus 1+%), and more total new cases (23k versus 17k) despite having ten or so million fewer people. But Texas is a paradise compared to fucking Florida, with 44,000 new cases and a 10+% seven-day positivity rate.
I think Bolsonaro could be elected Florida governor.