The COVID-19 Pandemic: US Death Toll Exceeds 90,000; Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results; and More – DocWire News

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Were more than half way through the month of May, and COVID-19 has now infected almost 5 million people worldwide and caused over 317,000 deaths. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has a foothold on 213 countries and territories and is present in all but one continent.

Outside of the US, the countries with the most confirmed cases are:

About 100 countries are backing a resolution at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), calling for an independent evaluation into Chinas handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN reported. The European Union-backed resolution has met with an angry response from China, and was called a move that could disrupt international cooperation in fighting the pandemic and goes against peoples shared aspiration.

As Italy begins to reopen after months of being under lockdown, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that the next few months will be very hard. As of Monday, Italy reopened region bars, restaurants, retail stores, hairdressers, and museums after nearly 10 weeks of lockdown.

Conte commented that: We are facing the toughest test since the post-war period. The government is fully aware of this. We are doing everything we can to meet everyones needs even faster, Conte added, referring to the economic stimulus package on which the government is working on to support workers and companies affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Monday, May 18, 2020

There are now over 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and over 91,000 deaths to report. Despite the numbers and the fact that only 18 states show a downward trend of cases, virtually all US states have began phased reopenings of their economy. New York, the hardest hit state in the nation, reports 359,847 confirmed cases and 28,326 deaths. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that Western New York is expected to enter the first phase of the states reopening plan on Tuesday. During phase one, regions can reopen construction, retail (for curbside or in-store pickup or drop off), manufacturing, wholesale trade, and agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Gov. Cuomo added that New York sports teams should plan to reopen without fans. New York state will help thosemajor sports franchises to dojust that.Hockey, basketball, baseball,football, whoever can reopen.Were a ready, willing and ablepartner, the governor said.

Outside of New York, the US states with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases are:

The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in humans, developed by the company Moderna, is showing early safety and efficacy stimulating an immune response against the respiratory virus, the New York Times reports. The first eight people enrolled in the trial back in March, all healthy volunteers, produced antibodies that were tested on human cells in a lab, and were subsequently able to stop the virus from replicating. Moderna said that it working on an accelerated timetable, with phase two of testing to be begin soon. Phase two will comprise 600 people, while a third phase will be begin in July, and involve 1,000 healthy volunteers.

Apple will that both staff members and patrons wear masks when they reopen the more than 500 stores they closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. They will also require temperature checks at the door, and more frequent deep cleanings. We look at every available piece of data, including local cases, near and long-term trends, and guidance from national and local health officials, said Deirdre OBrien, Apples senior vice president of retail and people, in a statement. These are not decisions we rush into? and a store opening in no way means that we wont take the preventative step of closing it again should local conditions warrant.

Uber will cut another 3,000 jobs, the company said in an email to staffers. The ride-hailing giant initially cut around 3,700 full-time roles on May 2, or roughly 14% of its staff on its customer support and recruiting teams. The lay offs are the result of a reduced volume of ride requests due to the coronavirus pandemic. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi also said the company is closing or consolidating around 45 office locations globally.

New York City has identified Almost 150 Children Possibly Suffering from multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday. Given the new federal definition of the syndrome the city expects to update those numbers later this week. Of the 145 affected children, one has died, and 67 have tested positive for COVID-19 or its antibodies.

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A new model frequently used by the White House is now predicting 147,000 people in the US will die from COVID-19 by August. The prediction comes from the University of Washingtons Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE).

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