A Covid-19 patient is being comforted by a medical worker at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, on December 25th.
Photographer: David Ramos / Getty Images
Photographer: David Ramos / Getty Images
The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to begin issuing relief checks to Americans even as Congress plans a vote on higher pay.
Covid-19 hospitals in the U.S. have reached new heights, testing the nation’s healthcare workforce, as officials warned of a post-Christmas rise in infections. In Southern California, health officials plan to extend a stay-at-home order.
Germany is trying to expand image production to help strengthen Europe’s vaccination program. The crisis has grown amid concerns about faster-spreading pressures that have emerged in the UK and have been found elsewhere in Europe since then. Spain was the fourth European country to record more than 50,000 deaths.
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U.S. Treasury Department Reviews Out (6 a.m. HK)
The U.S. Treasury Department plans to begin issuing Payments just $ 600 from pandemic relief bill President Donald Trump signed Sunday beginning this week, an official said.
But it was not clear how many Americans would receive payments before the New Year, and the official did not provide further details. The House of Representatives had planned to vote Monday night to raise the payments, but the Republican-controlled Senate may block the effort.
Southern California May Extend May Lockdown (4:55 am HK)
Health officials Tuesday apparently cite an extension of the regional home stay order that is a place for Southern California as an increase in overcrowded hospital admissions and left few, if any, intensive care unit beds. there, Governor Gavin told Newsom.
Los Angeles County has seen 12,000 to 15,000 new cases daily over the past few weeks, Newsom reported Monday.
Newsom said more than 261,672 doses of vaccine have been given in California to date. He said that by the end of this week, the state should have received all 904,000 Moderna vaccine doses and 858,000 Pfizer doses that the state was expecting by this time.
South Africa renews alcohol ban (3:30 am HK)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a renewed ban on alcohol sales and extended curfews in a bid to stem the fall from a second wave of coronavirus diseases that have pushed the harmful leg burden beyond the 1 million mark.
Spain’s highest 50,000 deaths (2:30 hK HK)
Spain on Monday became the fourth European country to record more than 50,000 coronavirus deaths.
Deaths from the disease reached 50,122, according to Ministry of Health figures. A total of 408 people have died from the virus in the last week. Confirmed cases fell over the 24 hours to 2,822.
Spain is one of the countries in Europe hardest with the pandemic. The government imposed a state of national emergency and a nationwide ceasefire from March to June to promote the spread of the virus, with the control of the pandemic in the hands of regional governments from the end of the lockout.
NY Threatens $ 1 Million Wine (1:20 HK)
New York health care providers who break vaccine laws could face fines of up to $ 1 million and have their licenses revoked, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Cuomo said it will sign an action order increasing penalties for those involved in fraud with the Covid-19 vaccine. The move comes as the state investigates reports that the ParCare Community Health Network in Orange County was disproportionately distributing Covid-19 vaccines to people who are not on the state’s priority list. There is ample evidence that the case is being taken to the Attorney General’s Office, Cuomo said.
ParCare is the only healthcare provider being investigated for criminal fraud, according to Cuomo, who said that company is the only one it is “free to talk about now.” Fraud is expected when dealing in valuables, he said. “We are very careful, very careful. We are imposing the harshest penalties in the country as best we can, ”he said.
To date, 140,000 New Yorkers have received one vaccine, and the state will receive an additional 259,000 shots this week, Cuomo said.
Meanwhile, hospitals for Covid-19 are scrambling. They reached 7,559 yesterday, double the number a month ago.
Hungary receives 6,000 doses of vaccine (12:30 m HK)
Hungary has received 6,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik coronavirus vaccine, according to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
The vaccines will be transported to Hungary’s National Health Center, where officials will have “another chance to decide” how they will be used, Szijjarto said on Facebook on Monday.
Hungary, a member of the European Union that started vaccinating hospital workers over the weekend with the image developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, have yet to clear the Russian vaccine, although Prime Minister Viktor Orban has indicated that his cabinet could take control of EU regulators to grant it emergency approval.
NJ Nursing Home Resident Vaccine (11:30 pm HK)
New Jersey on Monday vaccinated the first resident of a nursing home: Mildred Clemens, a 103-year-old woman who survived the 1917 pandemic. Governor Phil Murphy, in references at Roosevelt Care Center in the Old Bridge, that more than 83,000 residents and staff across the country will receive the injection, with the operation completed in early February.
These people are part of Group 1A, which includes 650,000 health care workers who have the first opportunity to profile. The next group will be essential workers and individuals over 75.
The general public of the state may have a chance in April or May, Murphy said.
Russia extends ban on UK flights (11:25 pm HK)
Russia extended a flight ban from the UK until January 12 to keep the new strain of coronavirus from spreading, according to a statement from the government’s virus response center. The first ban, introduced Dec. 22, lasted for seven days.
Separately, Russia reported the deaths of 35,645 people with Covid-19 in November, a 46% jump from the previous month as the second wave of the pandemic puts pressure on the country’s health care system.
The numbers released by the State Statistics Service on Monday were more than three times the number of coronavirus based on government virus response office data.
Russia is on track for its deadliest year in more than a decade. The Kremlin has been reluctant to close a resumption as the economy slows. While President Vladimir Putin said last month that the country was coping better with Covid-19 than more advanced economies, the reported death rate has been among the highest in the world. the world.
Mexico Road Clears for Vaccine Import, Sale (9:50 pm HK)
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday it will allow private companies to import and sell the Covid-19 vaccine. The president said the Pfizer vaccine would be targeted at health care workers, who he expects to receive all vaccines in January. The seniors would then start getting one-dose views from companies like CanSino.
Drive-Through Vote for Israeli Patients (7:49 pm HK)
Israel is preparing for its second election at the time of the pandemic, with special arrangements to protect public health. These include drive-through polling stations for certified coronavirus patients, and about 30% more polling places to avoid crowds, Central Elections Committee Director Orly Adas said at an online press conference Monday.
There will also be special stations for citizens who have been quarantined as a result of contact with a confirmed coronavirus patient.
Thailand’s first viral death since November (7:40 pm HK)
Thailand they reported his first coronavirus death in nearly two months when a resurgence in the uprising linked to migrant workers in a seaside area near the capital to capture more people. A 45-year-old man in the Rayong district, who tested positive for Covid-19 and previously had heart disease, died Monday, Deputy Health Minister Satit Pitutecha said.
The death of the casino worker was the first viral death in Thailand since November 5, bringing the country’s total to 61 since the uprising began in January. Thailand on Monday tested 144 new diseases, bringing the country’s total to 6,285 cases.
Earlier, the country reported that 3,065 foreign tourists arrived in November, an increase of 155% since October when visitors returned for the first time in six months. Thailand had 3.39 million visitors in November last year.
The deputy dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Joshua Sharfstein, says the release of the Covid-19 vaccine has worked well in the U.S. but there are obstacles ahead. He talks about the Bloomberg Study. ”
Norway to allow shorter quarantines (7:29 pm HK)
Travelers arriving in Norway can leave quarantine after seven days at the earliest if they test negative for Covid-19 twice upon arrival, the Ministry of Health and Care Services says in a statement on the government website. The first test must be taken within three days of arrival and the second no earlier than seven days after arrival.
– Supported by Dan Reichl, and Jennifer Jacobs