By Alex Sundby
Updated on: October 23, 2020 / 1:54 p.m.
/ CBS NEWS
More than 71,600 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the US on Thursday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University This is the fourth highest number of new infections reported in the country in a single day during the pandemic – and the highest number reported since July
As the country sees an upsurge in cases and with flu season on the horizon, former Vice President Joe Biden has warned of a « dark winter » and urged the wearing of masks during of the last presidential debate on Thursday evening On the other side of the debate stage, President Trump continued to assert that the virus was ‘going away’ and the US ‘turning the corner’, which health experts have disputed
First Lady Melania Trump traveled with the President to Nashville, Tennessee, for the debate, marking her first public appearance since being treated for COVID-19 Hours before the debate, one of the drugs given to M Trump during his treatment for the disease received approval from the Food and Drug Administration
Remdesivir is the first drug approved by the agency to treat COVID-19 It is not a cure and is only intended for hospital patients
In Chicago, bars, restaurants and most businesses must close at 10 p.m. under a new order taking effect Friday to fight an increase in cases
President Trump and several of his key aides did not wear face masks when they spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to M Trump and his son-in-law wore no masks as the president spoke with reporters on various topics
O’Brien, Pompeo and Kushner stood practically side by side at the meeting, which was called to announce efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Sudan Some people in the room, including the White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wore a mask
The meeting took place three weeks after Mr. Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be treated for the coronavirus Although it is not known how the president was infected, his diagnosis of the disease came days after he introduced the court judge to Federal appeal Amy Coney Barrett as third Supreme Court nominee in largely unmasked Rose Garden event
The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic has called on his Minister of Health to resign or be fired after he violated strict government restrictions to slow a record rise in coronavirus infections and visited a restaurant in Prague
Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday he would meet with the country’s president later today to discuss a possible replacement of minister Roman Prymula
« If we want people to play by the rules, we have to lead by example, » Babis said. « We cannot preach water and drink wine »
The tabloid daily Blesk said that Prymula met Jaroslav Faltynek, deputy head of the government movement ANO, or YES, led by Babis, on Wednesday evening at a restaurant in Prague Photographs published in the article showed that Prymula also did not wear a mandatory face mask
Restaurants are closed in the Czech Republic due to the pandemic, and it was not immediately clear if the establishment was open or if the owner only allowed Prymula and Faltynek to dine there
Moscow – Russia confirmed a record 17,340 new coronavirus cases on Friday, but despite the rise and growing number of deaths, authorities have pledged not to reimpose strict lockdown measures across the country and declared the epidemic « under control »
The increase in daily cases – Friday was the first time Russia recorded more than 17,000 in a single day – brought the total number of confirmed COVID-19 diagnoses in the country so far to 1 480 646 Russia remains the fourth most affected country in the world by the number of confirmed infections
Although the number of new cases and deaths recorded daily is higher than in the spring, the Russian government has so far refused to follow some European countries which have reimposed general lockdowns
« The situation is under control It is not easy, it is tense, but it is under control, » Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
A gruesome video surfaced on Russian social media this week, showing dozens of corpses in black plastic bags lined up in a corridor in the basement of a Siberian hospital The video, dated October 17, shows the bags on the ground and on trailers The anonymous man who shot the video, which was first uploaded to the Telegram messaging app, says all bodies belong to COVID-19 patients
Moments after hearing that an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and seeking to send people as far as Seattle for care, members of a regional health department council voted Thursday to repeal a local mask mandate
Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene hit 99% capacity a day earlier, even after doubling the number of patients in rooms and buying more hospital beds Idaho is one of many States where a surge of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming hospitals, likely in part because cooler weather sends people indoors, US health officials have said
But the board voted 4-3 to end the mask’s tenure Board members who oversee the operations of Idaho’s public health districts are appointed by county commissioners and are not required to have medical experience
Board member Walt Kirby said he was giving up on the idea of controlling the spread of the coronavirus
“Personally, I don’t care if someone is wearing a mask or not If they want to be stupid enough to walk around and expose themselves and others, that’s fine with me,” Kirby said. wear that goddamn mask anyway I sit and watch them grab it and die I hope I’ll live through «
Some Chicago businesses will have to close at 10 a.m. and residents are urged to limit gatherings to six people as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases among residents continues to rise, the city’s mayor said Thursday
Mayor Lori Lightfoot also announced that bars without a food license must stop serving customers indoors and alcohol sales across town must end by 9 p.m.m The curfew does not apply to grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other essential businesses
Lightfoot warned earlier this week that the increase in the number of new confirmed cases could lead to the reinstatement of restrictions on the city’s economy On Thursday, Lightfoot said the city was reporting an average of 645 new cases over the years. last seven days
Kansas coronavirus positivity rate topped 20%, among highest in nation 14-day moving average Kansas positivity rate rose 1,504% from Oct. 7 to Oct. 20, 64% on Wednesday, data shows of the COVID Tracking Project
The seven-day average for new cases was a record 757 on Wednesday, with many cases in rural parts of the state
More than 90 of the state’s 105 counties have waived Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s mask order.She plans to speak with House and Senate leaders to work on a bipartisan mask requirement with more teeth
The state’s top public health official, Dr Lee Norman, this month blamed the deteriorating state figures on residents’ refusal to systematically follow public health guidelines for the wearing a mask, social distancing and avoiding large public gatherings
Some lawmakers have resisted imposition of statewide restrictions, leaving decisions to be left to local authorities Kelly says there will be legislative challenges, but research is clear: the masks work
New Jersey reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday for the fifth day in a row as state battles further rise in infections Gov. Phil Murphy said the rate of transmission across state was now 117, meaning each new case leads to more than one infection
“We advise all New Jersey residents to avoid unnecessary interstate travel given the recent increase in numbers here and in neighboring states,” Murphy tweeted “Crossing Borders for Work, Shopping or worship is one thing – but if not, stay in New Jersey «
« It’s not something we weren’t expecting We expected a second wave to happen in the fall But the question is, how bad is it that means the peak and how quickly we are reaching this summit, ”said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, president and CEO of Newark University Hospital, CBS New York reported
Murphy said Thursday officials saw problems with gatherings in private homes and urged people to follow CDC guidelines « and not to meet in a private home with anyone other than your immediate family. «
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