Latest Indiana coronavirus updates: Pope prays for funeral home workers
(Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR/TEGNA/AP) — Saturday's latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.
Latest US, world numbers
There were more than 890,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States on Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 51,000 deaths in the U.S., with 96,000 recoveries. Over 4.6 million tests have been conducted nationwide.
Worldwide, there have been over 2.7 million cases, and more than 195,000 people have died.
For most, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
RELATED: As some states ease lockdowns, US COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000
Pope singles out funeral home workers for prayer
Pope Francis has singled out funeral home workers for people’s prayers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Italy and some other countries, the deaths of people with coronavirus infections have meant funeral parlor workers must deal with the grief of families who aren’t allowed to hold public funerals as part of government-ordered measures to try to contain the pandemic.
Francis says, “What they do is so heavy and sad. They really feel the pain of this pandemic so close.”
The pope made the appeal for prayers during his early morning Mass on Saturday in the Vatican City hotel where he resides.
In past remarks, the pope has cited others for doing what he called heroic work during the pandemic, including doctors, nurses, supermarket clerks and transport workers.
The Vatican has its own lockdown, barring the public from its museums and religious ceremonies. It has reported nine coronavirus cases among the residents or employees of the walled, independent Vatican City State.
India announces easing of lockdown restrictions
India announces easing of a stringent lockdown for 1.3 billion people by allowing opening of neighborhood and standalone shops with restrictions such as 50% of workers with face masks and social distancing.
A home ministry statement issued late Friday says that shops in single and multi-brand malls would not be allowed to open anywhere in the country.
The relaxation also would not be applicable in hundreds of hotspots and containment zones across the country. India has so far reported more than 18,600 positive new coronavirus cases and 775 deaths. The worst-hit states are Maharashtra with 6,817 positive cases, Gujarat with 3,815 cases, New Delhi 2,514 and Rajasthan 2,034 cases.
India imposed a lockdown for its 1.3 billion people on March 25 and it is due to end on May 3. Last week, the government allowed resumption of manufacturing and farming activities in rural areas as millions of daily wage-earners were left without work.
The Home Ministry said the rise in number of positive cases in India is linear, not exponential.
South Korea reports just 10 new cases
South Korea has reported 10 fresh cases of the new coronavirus, the eighth day in a row its daily jump came below 20, as its outbreak slows amid tightened border controls and waning infections in the worst-hit city of Daegu.
The country also on Saturday reported no new deaths for the second straight day. The figures released from South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday brought national totals to 10,718 cases and 240 deaths.
While a slowing caseload has allowed South Korea to relax its social distancing guidelines over the past week, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun raised concern over possible transmissions by “quiet spreaders” and instructed officials to conduct antibody tests in Daegu and nearby towns to learn how widespread the coronavirus is.
Chung also called for stronger financial tools to ease the epidemic’s economic shock, which has caused severe cashflow problems for airlines while also hurting major exporters such as carmakers and shipbuilders.
The government is looking to create a 40 trillion won ($32 billion) fund through bonds issued by state-run banks to protect jobs in key industries, but the plan needs parliamentary approval.
South Korea’s economy shrank 1.4% during the first three months of the year, the worst contraction since late-2008, as the pandemic hit both domestic consumption and exports.
China reports no new deaths for 10th day in a row
For the 10th straight day, China reported no new deaths from the coronavirus.
Twelve new cases were reported on Saturday, 11 of them brought from overseas and one local transmission in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang bordering on Russia, according to the National Health Commission.
Just 838 people remain hospitalized with COVID-19 while another 1,000 people are undergoing isolation and monitoring for being either suspected cases or having tested positive for the virus while showing no symptoms.
China, widely believed to be the source of the global pandemic, has reported a total of 4,632 deaths among 82,816 cases.
Florida governor plans to let pharmacists administer tests
Florida’s governor says his administration plans to let pharmacists administer tests for the new coronavirus to expand availability of testing for the general public.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state surgeon general would authorize pharmacists under emergency regulations, but he did not elaborate or say when this kind of testing might be rolled out.
Residents can seek testing through their doctors and private clinics, or go to one of the state’s seven drive-through and six walk-up sites — if they meet certain criteria. The conditions vary, with some sites focused on front-line responders, the elderly or people already showing some symptoms of COVID-19.
Pharmacy test sites would be part of efforts to expand testing to broader categories of people, including those with no symptoms but who believe they may have been exposed, DeSantis said.
Disinfectant riff is latest of many Trump science clashes
President Trump's comment about injecting disinfectant to fight coronavirus is just the latest in a long list of comments and actions that run contrary to mainstream science.
He's gone against scientific and medical advice by staring at an eclipse without protection, calling climate change a hoax and saying wind turbines cause cancer. He has produced marker-altered maps to back up errant claims about a hurricane's threat. And now some of the treatments he mentions for coronavirus have gone against established medical advice. One scientist who has advised Republican and Democratic administrations said he'd give Trump an “F” if the president were his student.
White House could alter briefings to limit president's role
President Trump cut off a coronavirus task force briefing for the first time without taking any questions from reporters. It may not be the last time, however. There have been discussions within the White House about changing the format of the briefings to curtail the president's role.
China, widely believed to be the source of the global pandemic, has reported a total of 4,632 deaths among 82,816 cases.
Florida governor plans to let pharmacists administer tests
Florida’s governor says his administration plans to let pharmacists administer tests for the new coronavirus to expand availability of testing for the general public.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state surgeon general would authorize pharmacists under emergency regulations, but he did not elaborate or say when this kind of testing might be rolled out.
Residents can seek testing through their doctors and private clinics, or go to one of the state’s seven drive-through and six walk-up sites — if they meet certain criteria. The conditions vary, with some sites focused on front-line responders, the elderly or people already showing some symptoms of COVID-19.
Pharmacy test sites would be part of efforts to expand testing to broader categories of people, including those with no symptoms but who believe they may have been exposed, DeSantis said.
Disinfectant riff is latest of many Trump science clashes
President Trump's comment about injecting disinfectant to fight coronavirus is just the latest in a long list of comments and actions that run contrary to mainstream science.
He's gone against scientific and medical advice by staring at an eclipse without protection, calling climate change a hoax and saying wind turbines cause cancer. He has produced marker-altered maps to back up errant claims about a hurricane's threat. And now some of the treatments he mentions for coronavirus have gone against established medical advice. One scientist who has advised Republican and Democratic administrations said he'd give Trump an “F” if the president were his student.
White House could alter briefings to limit president's role
President Trump cut off a coronavirus task force briefing for the first time without taking any questions from reporters. It may not be the last time, however. There have been discussions within the White House about changing the format of the briefings to curtail the president's role.
Gov. Holcomb provides response update
Governor Eric Holcomb and state leaders are providing an update on the response to COVID-19.
ISDH reported they have 79 presumptive positive deaths caused by COVID-19. Presumptive positive cases are those where COVID-19 was listed as a contributing cause of death, but there was no COVID-19 positive test documented for the patient. A clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 can be done using the patient's x-ray, CT scan of their chest, and the full clinical picture.
Those numbers aren't being added to the current 741 COVID-19 deaths.
ISDH also updated recovery numbers saying that 80 percent of hospitalized patients have been discharged. Around 6 percent are still likely hospitalized and 14 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have died.https://medium.com/@minhajt2288/hack-free-robux-generator-2020-robux-hack-5d936da20254
Comments
Post a Comment