Thread by @fredwalton216

1) Coronavirus live: Germany and Ukraine set new daily case records; India celebrates Diwali amid Covid concerns theguardian.com/world/live/202…

2) In the UK, per an Office of National Statistics bulletin this morning, an estimated 1.2 million people in private households were experiencing self-reported long Covid as of October 22021. This is just shy of 2% of the population;

3) Only 12% of US adults rate Covid as a top national priority, despite daily deaths. Americans turning attention away from covid & focusing elsewhere, especially toward ⬆️ consumer prices & other economic areas where Democrats are less trusted, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows;

4) Slovakia reported 6,713 new Covid cases, highest daily tally since onset of pandemic, data from Health Ministry showed.

Reuters notes 🇸🇰 has 1,890 H patients, including 327 in a serious condition. The ministry said that 79% of the hospitalized people weren’t vaccinated;

5) Bulgaria reported 4,922 new cases Wed, along w/954 new hospitalizations, of which 89.5% of patients hadn’t been💉. Bulgaria has lowest uptake of Covid💉in the EU, with only 28.5% of eligible adults having received at least 1 dose, well below overall EU figure of 80.5%;

6) Hungary reported a jump in daily Covid-19 cases to 6,268 on Thursday, with the government saying that the daily tally had more than doubled from the middle of last week;

7) Diwali celebrations have been taking place in South Asia, amid concern that they may cause another rise in Covid cases;
8) After months of delay, WHO gives EUA approval to Covaxin, Indian domestically developed Covid💉which was rolled out as part of India’s💉drive;

9) Germany reported record daily new cases of 33,949, ahead of 2 day meeting of state health ministers. Note the numbers likely inflated by a public holiday in parts of 🇩🇪 on Monday that led to a delay in data-gathering. The previous record was on Dec 18, with 33,777 cases;

10) UK becomes first to approve the oral pill designed to treat symptomatic Covid, the BBC reports. Having been approved by UK medicines regulator, molnupiravir, will be given twice a day to vulnerable patients recently diagnosed with covid;

11) Total number of Covid-19 cases in Ukraine has exceeded 3M, with more than 70K deaths, its health ministry said today. It also registered a record daily high of 27,377 new covid cases over the past 24 hours;

12) Europe has been warned by WHO that due to rising case numbers, it could record “a/o 500K Covid-19 deaths” by February;
13) China on high alert at its ports, as strict policies on travel in & out of China are enforced to reduce Covid risks, amid a fresh domestic outbreak;

14) South Korea opens Covid-19 QT centers to house 1000s of teens, ahead of 🇰🇷 annual ritual 8 hour college entrance exam in 2 weeks;
15) Lesotho gov’t plans to impose a Covid passport system this week are being undermined by widespread fraud involving certs sold to un-💉;

16) Indonesia Covid-19 update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/nuicemedia/status/1456188597497851907

17) Odd phrasing.

https://twitter.com/theedgemalaysia/status/1456219940243972107

18) Malaysia COVID update for November 4. Looking at 17, perhaps variant under investigation was meant, but that wasn’t what was said.

https://twitter.com/theedgemalaysia/status/1456166590441918470

19) Belgium reported a steep rise in Covid cases & H admissions today, last seen in 2020. 🇧🇪Sciensano Health Institute reported 6,728 new cases on average over last 14 days, ⬆️ 36% from last week. 164 daily H admissions w/Covid over last 7 days & 343 patients in ICUs;

20) A recent surge in Covid cases in Colorado has increased the number of unvaccinated patients needing care and prompted concerns that hospitals may have to ration services for other issues;

21) The new OSHA workplace rule that requires tens of millions of Americans to get vaccinated for Covid or submit to weekly testing will exclude employees who work exclusively outdoors, according to regulatory filing by OSHA;

22) President Biden will begin enforcing his mandate ☝🏾 that private-sector workers be vaccinated against Covid or be tested weekly from January 4, in a reprieve to companies struggling with labour shortages during crucial US holiday season, Reuters reports ;

23) US officials on Thursday also said mandate that federal contractors be vaccinated, was moved back a month to the same date. 2.4M workers in healthcare facilities and nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid will also need to get 💉 or replaced by January 4;

24) The mayor of Los Angeles has tested (+) for covid, a day after attending a breakfast w/ PM Johnson, leaders of the UK’s devolved nations & host of other heads of government.
Eric Garcetti, who’s fully💉, is isolating in his hotel room and said he’s“feeling good”;

25) Russia keeps breaking daily death records.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1456195441578610692

26) FT - The virus has also been spread to multiple members of Pool's media company, all of whom began testing positive a week or so after Pool hosted a well-attended indoor event at a bar and grill in Charles Town, West Virginia.

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1456049763032317954

27) South Korea cases showing a bit of an uptick, the past two days.

https://twitter.com/Crof/status/1456267417642889218

28) City of Vienna said TH it’s banning people un-💉 from cafes, restaurants & events with > 25 people, in a preemptive measure. News curbs likely to be imposed across 🇦🇹 soon, as cases are surging. Today 8,183 new cases and 19 new deaths from COVID-19 are reported in Austria.

https://twitter.com/crof/status/1456266075700547592

29) Japan's capital registered 14 new coronavirus cases on Nov. 4, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced.

The capital recorded 25 cases the previous day.

https://twitter.com/themainichi/status/1456169345722118145

30) Across Japan on Wednesday, 265 new cases were reported, while eight deaths were confirmed among those with the coronavirus. The number of COVID-19 patients in serious condition nationwide fell by five from Tuesday to 115.

Source - Japan Times.

31) Europe sustains 55% rise in covid cases in past 4 weeks, despite availability of💉, which should serve as “warning shot” to other regions, WHO officials said on TH.

WHO Emergency Dir Ryan said some European countries
have “sub-optimal💉coverage” despite availability;

32) A further 214 deaths w/i 28 days of (+) Covid test have been recorded in past 24 hours in the UK, & another 37,269 new cases reported, according to latest figures from the gov’t dashboard.

This compares with 41,299 cases & 217 deaths reported the day before;

33) 10s of 1000s of care home staff in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 haven’t been fully💉 against covid & are due to lose their jobs next week, PA Media reports.

About 89.4% of staff working in older age care homes had received 2💉doses as of 31 October, according to the latest figures from NHS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ;

34) Prioritise getting Covid💉to poorer countries, not profit, WHO tells manufacturers. The WHO called for💉makers to prioritize deliveries of Covid jabs to Covax dose-sharing facility for poorer countries & said that no more doses should go to countries w/> than 40% coverage;

35) The European Union’s drug regulator said Thursday it was in discussions with AstraZeneca over possible authorization of booster doses of drugmaker’s Covid vaccine, after it already gave green light to mRNA booster shots;

36) Norway update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/WoodfordinDK/status/1456279255143395330

37) Sweden update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/WoodfordinDK/status/1456277426917548038

38) Denmark update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/woodfordindk/status/1456240527066734595

39) Finland update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/woodfordindk/status/1456281198347567106

40) Quebec update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/cbcalerts/status/1456283050292174860

41) Ontario update for November 4.

https://twitter.com/cbcalerts/status/1456264046156546056

42) 1/3
News #RKI -#Wochenbericht➡️rki.de/covid-19-woche…
The 7-day incidence has again increased significantly in all age groups compared to previous week.

It is expected that the increase in #COVID19 - Fall numbers will continue in the further course of autumn & winter.

https://twitter.com/rki_de/status/1456322318209323014

42 cont.) 2/3
The current development is very worrying. Available intensive care capacities could be exceeded if the number of transfers does not decrease rapidly.
That's why ⤵️
- AHA + L
- Vaccinate
- Contact reduction
- symptoms? Stay at home / arrange a PCR test

https://twitter.com/rki_de/status/1456322322013511682

42 cont.) 3/3

RKI updates risk assessment & estimates the risk to the health of the non-/only once vaccinated population to be very high.

For those who have been completely 💉, this is assessed as moderate, but increasing due to the increasing infection pressure.

https://twitter.com/rki_de/status/1456322325255790597

43) French health officials report 9,502 new covid cases TH, pushing 7 day average to 6/week high of 6,226, a level not seen since Sept 22. H patients in ICUs w/Covid ⬆️ 3 to 1,099
from Wed & 62 over a week. 🇫🇷 reported 49 new covid deaths, taking the total to 117,832;

44) Latvia to allow businesses to fire workers, who refuse to either Covid💉or transfer to remote work. The new law taking effect on Nov 15, allows suspension of un-💉w/o pay who refuse 💉or remote work. Employers can fire EEs if they
refuse 💉3 months from suspension;

45) Spain’s covid case rate rose above 50 cases per 100K TH, crossing over threshold “medium risk” threshold of health ministry, just 4 weeks after dropping into low-risk territory.

More than 80% of Spain’s population has been fully vaccinated against Covid;

46) Director of Public Health Dr. Caroline McElnay confirmed a/o person w/Covid-19 had died while isolating. She said the man had recently been in hospital. 69 people in H w/ Covid, Six are in ICUs. The total number of cases in the current outbreak has now reached 4034.

https://twitter.com/radionz/status/1456412453823156244

47) Victoria overview :
Doses at state run clinics yesterday: 14,255
Total: 4,666,621
Fully vaccinated (12+): 82%

Hospitalised: 634
7 Day Average: 681
In ICU: 109
Ventilated: 73

Tests: 66,155
New cases: 1,343
Lives lost: 10
Active cases: 18,952

https://twitter.com/VicGovDH/status/1456381660279160847

48) NSW overview, Friday 5 November 2021. In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:
- 93.8% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 89.1% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 80,581 tests
- 249 new locally acquired cases

https://twitter.com/nswhealth/status/1456416388667510809

49) NHC reports 68 local confirmed cases Friday, plus 22 asymptomatic cases. Heilongjiang prov in NE🇨🇳, accounted for > than 1/3 of total. It’s become latest epicenter as a mysterious cluster (emerging in northern border town Heihe), took off, despite a city-wide lockdown.

https://twitter.com/next_china/status/1456483081330872338

50) US daily cases have stopped declining and winter is coming.

https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1456432176279523333

51) Follow up on point 50, note turn marked w/red arrow👇🏾

https://twitter.com/erictopol/status/1456458156469407747

52) The federal government has canceled its contract with
Emergent Biosolutions, who ruined millions of doses and had to halt production for months after regulators raised serious quality concerns.

Better late than never, I guess.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1456452059310575618