U.S. COVID update: Daily deaths rise 3 days in a row, at one-month high – New cases: 108,128– Average: 111,212 (-394)– States reporting: 33/50– In hospital: 25,900 (+306)– In ICU: 2,813 (+56)– New deaths: 511– Average: 375 (+23) More data: https://t.co/ohnVKtNdM3 pic.twitter.com/9wN3uaXI5p — BNN United States (@BNNUS) May 27, 2022
COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Thursday / Friday, May 26-27Post + Comments (32)
The White House is pushing to get more Paxlovid pills into more #Covid patients' hands. “Fundamentally, what we’re trying to do is get to a point where Covid deaths are largely preventable, and I think we’re pretty close," Dr. Ashish K. Jha said https://t.co/ai18vgWkXl
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 27, 2022
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The global coronavirus caseload has topped 527.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. https://t.co/ChhhgVLRMT
— IBTimes 🇮🇳 (@ibtimes_india) May 27, 2022
Mainland China reported 444 new coronavirus cases on May 26, of which 102 were symptomatic and 342 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. https://t.co/jxptMknQUP
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 27, 2022
Beijing city offers elderly COVID shot-related health insurance to ease hesitancy https://t.co/HrYrxBXDfR pic.twitter.com/i9t3Y66Oo9
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2022
China’s capital is offering elderly residents state-backed insurance for “medical accidents” linked to COVID-19 shots to ease vaccination hesitancy among those most vulnerable, as Beijing ramps up inoculations during its worst outbreak…
The new insurance plan, with premiums covered by the government, aims to “alleviate concerns over vaccination among the elderly group and their family members”, state television reported late on Thursday, citing information from the Beijing office of China’s banking and insurance regulator.
The insurance policy payout could be as high as 500,000 yuan ($74,200) per person for a single benefit, according to the report, which didn’t provide specific details of the plan.
Elsewhere, several districts in the northern city of Tianjin, also battling a fresh Omicron cluster, have pledged to “strictly limit” entry into venues such as stadiums for unvaccinated senior citizens who don’t have medical conditions that render vaccination unsuitable.
China's uncompromising ‘zero COVID’ policies have battered the world's second-largest economy. Many of Shanghai's 25 million residents complain about lost income, difficulties sourcing food and mental stress. But migrant workers have it much worse https://t.co/fFPzcjOKr2
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2022
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After North Korea acknowledged its first COVID-19 outbreak, it said about 3.3 million people came down with fever but only 69 have died. Experts say the impoverished country would likely have suffered more deaths because it has few people vaccinated. https://t.co/yNt61JiVKW
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 27, 2022
North Korean health officials are testing rivers, lakes, the air and household wastewater and garbage for the coronavirus as the country intensifies its fight against its first outbreak, state media said on Friday. https://t.co/xVS2CKdKGg
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 27, 2022
Coronavirus LIVE: India Sees Over 2,500 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours https://t.co/Oiz6Cd092X pic.twitter.com/HkRgHSWXSA
— NDTV (@ndtv) May 27, 2022
World Bank approves $500 mln for Turkey for COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/wqNtYOwYYn pic.twitter.com/T9IBfkM5JN
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2022
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What Is “Paxlovid Mouth” #LongCovid ? https://t.co/N1IQvJu0cA
— Andrew John 🇺🇦✊🏾🇮🇹 🔬💉🦠😷🌊 (@BigHeartedGuy) May 26, 2022
It's a relative of omicron but the coronavirus variant now dominant in the U.S. shares a troubling mutation with an old, more dangerous foe: delta. https://t.co/70EZv6LefJ
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) May 26, 2022
Head-to-head comparison of immune response, both antibody and cellular, for 4 vaccines: Moderna, Pfizer, Novavax and J&Jhttps://t.co/Z0IWA9xfa7@CellCellPress @profshanecrotty @ljiresearch @zhang_zeli @jmateust @camilahcoelho @SetteLab pic.twitter.com/bvqV7UshVV
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 26, 2022
New research tracks the illnesses of patients after hospitalization w/ Covid and reveals multisystem abnormalities and health impairments. Study is in Nature Medicine https://t.co/eSrk2ad7Rb pic.twitter.com/uvxx4O3A6b
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 26, 2022
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Massachusetts COVID-19 Daily Report: 17 new deaths, 3,485 new cases https://t.co/rXxvXnegea
— WWLP-22News (@WWLP22News) May 26, 2022