Austria to go into full lockdown as Covid surges
Days after it imposed a lockdown on the unvaccinated, it announces a full lockdown from Monday. Source link
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As Delta Surges, Contact Tracing Re-Takes COVID Center Stage
Ilish Pérez, health educator, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. True Beck, COVID-19 response manager, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. K.J. Seung, MD, senior health and policy adviser, Partners in Health; assistant professor of global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School. Danyelle McNeill, spokesperson, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock. Benjamin … Read more
As Delta Surges, FDA Pressured to Fully Approve COVID Vaccines
July 9, 2021 — More and more experts are urging the FDA to grant full approval to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines because it might jump-start the stalled national vaccination program and slow down the surge of the Delta variant infection. The FDA granted emergency use authorization in December to those two vaccines, … Read more
Multiple Reasons Behind Recent Coronavirus Surges
March 31, 201 — Are coronavirus variants behind the recent jump in COVID-19 cases in states such as Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York? Does the relaxation of public health protection measures play a role as well? It depends on who you ask. Anthony Fauci, MD, cautioned that the recent rise in … Read more
Fauci: Worst Yet to Come as COVID-19 Surges
Dec. 28, 2020 — Anthony Fauci, MD, says the coronavirus pandemic may get worse in coming months, including a post-holiday surge in cases. In an interview on CNN, Fauci was asked if he thought “the worst was yet to come.” He said, “I do.” “We very well might see a post-seasonal — in … Read more
Leaders Urge Caution as COVID Surges in Nursing Homes
Mark Parkinson, CEO, American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), Washington, D.C. Jessica Van Fleet-Green, MD, chief medical officer, Daiya Healthcare, Bellevue, WA. Terry Robertson, CEO, Josephine Caring Community, Stanwood, WA Adam Marles, president and CEO, LeadingAge Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg. Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, Washington, D.C. Gregory Johnson, MD, … Read more
Restrictions Return As COVID Surges Across the U.S.
COVID Tracking Project blog: “A Nationwide Case Surge Hits US Hospitals: This Week in COVID-19 Data, Nov 12.” COVID Tracking Project: “Cumulative Cases.” The Associated Press: “Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds won’t budge on masks, even as virus deaths rise.” Office of the Governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds: “Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing State Public … Read more
India reports 73,272 coronavirus cases; tally surges over 69.79 lakh: 10 points
India reports over 73,000 cases on Saturday India on Saturday reported a spike of 73,272 new Covid-19 cases and 926 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 69,79,424 including 8,83,185 active cases, 59,88,823 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 1,07,416 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry Over 11.64 lakh samples tested A total of … Read more