Corona: worse than New York in the spring? The United States has a new hotspot: mobile mortuary trucks are ready

Update from November 13, 11:01 pm: Except for advances in vaccine Trump also praised the steps taken in developing antibody therapy with remdesivir, which could reduce the mortality rate by 85%. After him, Vice President Mike Pence specifically warned Americans to keep their distance and wear masks. One Confinement excluded again the two. In view of the recent dramatic rise in the number of infections, Trump once again said that the US tests far more than any other country in the world – a claim that has already been disproved several times.

Update from November 13, 10:50 pm: At a press conference on “Operation Warb Speed”, his operation to develop a corona vaccine Donald Trump, president of the United States gave an unprecedented monologue full of self-praise. He praised it US pharmaceutical company Pfizerwhich will make a vaccine available in record time. Several dozen million people from risk groups would be treated “within weeks” and the entire population could be available in mid-April.

He never mentioned the German one Biontech Groupwho the vaccine developed in collaboration with Pfizer. He attributed the breakthrough only to “great American researchers” who would not have been able to develop the vaccine at this speed without the support of his administration.

Corona in the USA: new infections at their peak

Update from November 13, 14:31: The United States of America get another one Peak of new infections with the Coronavirus registered. It was Thursday 153,496 new cases recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Friday. They are round 10,000 more than the day before. For one week, the number of new infections each day was added according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University more than 100,000.

Residents of Chicago due to the growing number of Crown infections stay home from Monday morning. In the neighborhood to cook, to which Chicago belongs, have recently become average more than 4000 people new with the Coronavirus infected. Mayor Lori Lightfoot posted one on Thursday Warning noticewhich invites all people in the metropolis to leave their homes only for work, school, shopping or other essential reasons. Visits are not recommended, even by family members who live outside their own household. The thanksgiving celebrations scheduled for November 26 should called out want.

Corona in the USA: El Paso’s new hotspot – mobile body trucks are ready

Update from November 13, 10:02: As the first US state to have Texas the brand of one million confirmed corona cases passed. There will be a day about 10,000 new known infections. The number of patients associated with Coronavirus hospital treatments are almost 7,000, of which about 1900 Infected on one Intensive care unit. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been nearly 20,000 crown deaths in Texas, 141 on Wednesday alone.

Most of the new infections have occurred in the border town in recent weeks Step detected. Every seventh Crown-patientwho is hospitalized in Texas is in El Paso. Nearly 300 people are on Intensive care unit. There are hospitals no capacity more than focus.de reported. In the congress center of the city was therefore a makeshift hospital built. In addition, tents have been set up for patient care.

They are already there six mobile cooling devices been delivered, the whole 176 bodies be able to record. “That could be up to 20 a day for the next two or three weeks. The death toll could continue to rise, “the district judge said Ricardo Samaniego the local broadcaster KFOX. A nurse explained what she is currently in Step the experience is “harder” than the time it is in spring New York, the then Corona-Hotspot of the country.

District judge Samaniego Already at the end of October, it ordered a two-week closure of all non-essential stores. The governor Greg Abbott however, he called the order illegal. Also Dee Margo, the mayor of Step, rejected the Samaniego order and even broadcast on television an appeal to citizens to keep business open. Several companies and the Texas Attorney General have joined forces in a lawsuit to block the judge’s order. The State Court decided in favor of the restrictions of Samaniego. On Wednesday these were extended until 1 December.

Crown in the USA: New York governor asks citizens: “Take it seriously”

First report from 12 November: New York City – Die Metropole New York City Hardly any other city has represented the extreme harshness with which the United States experienced the first wave of spring in spring Corona-Pandemics have been hit. President of the United States Donald Trump* In April, as usual, the infection process in New York, which had gotten out of control, made it a top priority issue in the media, at least to the extent that it sent an American hospital ship to the Big Apple. The “USNS Comfort” should help those who are hopelessly overloaded Hospitals to relieve the burden in the metropolis.

More than six months later Donald Trump he missed re-election as president of the United States – in the opinion of many experts, not least because of him Corona-Politics – is New York City could become one again Corona-Hotspot of the second wave *. “It’s getting worse every day,” the New York state governor admitted Andrew Cuomo known to Democrats on Wednesday. In order for a relief of the Sanitary system worry, Cuomo has ordered stricter measures. “There is an increase in cases. We grab activities, but they depend on New Yorkers to do their part. Wear a mask. Let yourself be tested *. Follow the health guidelines. Take it seriously, ”Cuomo wrote on Twitter.

Corona in the US: new restrictions in New York – “last chance”

As of Friday, restaurants, bars and gyms are expected to close at 10pm. Private internal meetings are limited to a maximum of ten people. If the activities not for a relax in Layer of infection it would be worrying, it could even be a suit closing the interiors are laid Cuomo in perspective. Also Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, he described the measures as a “last resort”, an escalation in the second Corona-Welle yet to be able to avoid it.

In the United States, the numbers are i Reinfection has increased significantly in the past few weeks. The Johns Hopkins University from Baltimore reported daily values ​​of new infections of over 100,000 for a week. On Wednesday, the total for the whole country was 136,325 New infections reported. Additionally, 1,420 people died within 24 hours of COVID-19*.

Corona also worries at the White House: Trump’s political director tested positive

New Corona-Sorgen meanwhile there is also for Donald Trump, president of the United Stateswhich continues to refuse to defeat in the US presidential election Joe Biden * to admit. Less than a month later Corona infection of the president of the United States was another employee in White House tested positive *. According to information from CNN and the New York Times, this is Trump’s political director Brian Jack. Jack attended an election party at the White House last week. (fd) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network of publishers

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