Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 06:::: Manitoba coronavirus case count passes 30, 000, 1 new death reported Friday

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Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 06: Manitoba coronavirus case count passes
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Manitoba coronavirus case count passes 30,000, 1 new death reported Friday


 

Manitoba’s list of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 30,000 mark as health
officials reported one additional death from the virus Friday.

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, reported 110 new
infections, bringing the province’s total number of cases recorded since
March to 30,078.

The latest death, a woman in her 40s from the Winnipeg area, brings the
province’s COVID-19 death toll to 838.

Friday’s new infections include 38 cases in the Winnipeg Health region, 11
cases in the Southern Health region, eight cases in the Prairie Mountain
Health region, 40 cases in the Northern Health region, and 13 cases in the
Interlake-Eastern Health region.

Provincial data also shows there are 3,353 active cases of COVID-19 across
Manitoba.

There are now 269 people in hospital as a result of novel coronavirus and 40
patients in ICU connected to the virus, according to provincial data.

Laboratory testing numbers show 2,232 tests were completed Thursday,
bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020
to 486,535.

Roussin said an outbreak at Dauphin Regional Health Centre in Dauphin has
been declared over.

The province launched a new online dashboard this week it says will provide
up-to-date information about COVID-19 cases at public and independent
schools.

On Thursday, when two additional deaths and 110 new cases were reported,
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said his government is considering further
loosening some of the province’s COVID-19 restrictions, including allowing
restaurants, bars and gyms to reopen at 25 per cent capacity.

He said Manitoba’s COVID-19 curve continues to bend in the right direction
after the province eased tough restrictions implemented in November, but he
added the province must move cautiously in light of the risks associated
with vaccine delays and new COVID-19 variants.


US reports nearly 120,000 new Covid-19 cases


The United States reported 119,931 new Covid-19 infections and 4,941
additional virus-related fatalities on Thursday, according to a tally by
Johns Hopkins University.

Thursday's figures include more than 1,500 backlogged deaths reported by the
Indiana State Department of Health.

That raises the national tally to at least 26,676,957 coronavirus cases and
455,738 deaths.

The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and
other US territories, as well as repatriated cases. 

Vaccines: At least 57,489,675 vaccine doses have been distributed and at
least 35,203,710 shots administered, according to the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.

 


Australia to increase incoming passenger caps


Australia will increase incoming passenger quotas in the states of New South
Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia from February 15, Prime
Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.

Caps on quarantine space in the country were limited in early January due to
concerns over new variants. The increased capacity will allow for 6,362
people to return to Australia each week.

Speaking at a news conference, Morrison said the priority remains to
facilitate a return home for Australian residents. The government is looking
to increase capacity at government-run quarantine facilities in the Northern
Territory, Canberra and Tasmania, which do not fall under the current cap,
he said.

No local cases were reported in the country in the past 24 hours, health
authorities announced Friday. There were six imported cases from incoming
travelers who are currently in hotel quarantine.

 


Virus variant first seen in UK "might become dominant" in US, Fauci says 


The coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the UK, is already
spreading in the United States -- and "might become dominant" in the
country, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases.

"A recent study from the UK showed that (the variant) might be somewhat more
deadly in the sense of making people sicker and certainly leading to death
more," Fauci told CNN on Thursday. "It might become dominant because it
seems to be very efficient in spreading from person to person."

The only way to prevent the variants from becoming dominant is to stop them
from spreading by following public health measures and getting as many
people vaccinated as quickly as possible, Fauci said.

"We have a possibility, and the capability, of trying to stop them from
becoming dominant," he added.

About the variant: The B.1.1.7 strain had been circulating in Kent, England,
since at least September. It spreads 30-70% more easily than the original
strand of the virus, according to Britain's chief scientific adviser Patrick
Vallance.

UK scientists have also found a mutation in some samples of the variant,
that could allow Covid-19 to escape antibody protection.

The variant has now been spotted in at least 70 countries, and most US
states. 


Vaccine makers pursuing profit are endangering the world's poorest, says
watchdog group


An international vaccine watchdog is urging drugmakers to share their
science to meet the global demand for coronavirus vaccines, instead of
pursuing profits at the expense of poorer countries.

The People’s Vaccine Alliance, which includes members of Amnesty
International and Oxfam, said in a statement that if vaccine production and
distribution continues as it is now, only one in 10 people will be
vaccinated in many developing countries by the end of the year. 

“By refusing to share their technology and waive their intellectual
property, companies like Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, are artificially
rationing the supply of successful vaccines with hopes of reaping huge
financial rewards,” Oxfam Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said on behalf
of the alliance.
“This is despite both benefiting from huge public subsidy. This will cost
lives and prolong the economic pain which is hitting the poorest hardest.”

At the time of their analysis, about 108 million people worldwide have been
vaccinated against Covid-19 -- but only 4% of those doses were administered
in developing countries, according to Our World Data. Pfizer/BioNTech and
Moderna have sold almost all their doses to rich nations, the group said.

“Business as usual is not enough in a global pandemic,” said Heidi Chow of
Global Justice Now in the group's statement. 

"In times of war, manufacturers have often put aside normal competition to
work together for a common cause. Surely governments should be insisting
that the same spirit applies today, when so many people’s lives and
livelihoods are at stake?"


 


How a 30,000-member Facebook group is helping Hong Kong navigate quarantine


I woke to the sound of my fiancée muttering "f*@!" under her breath on
Christmas Eve.

While we were sleeping, the Hong Kong government had announced that all
residents of the city returning from abroad must now spend three weeks in
hotel quarantine instead of two, at their own expense -- effective Christmas
Day.

We were supposed to return to Hong Kong from the United States in fewer than
48 hours. We had booked a hotel for two weeks to comply with the
government's regulation -- which required travelers like us to purchase a
hotel room even if they owned or rented a home in Hong Kong -- but this new
hiccup could prevent us from getting back.

What if our hotel couldn't extend our reservation before our flight? Were
exceptions being made for people who were about to hop on a plane? And,
could we even afford to spend 21 days in a hotel room -- financially,
physically and mentally?

We needed answers: The Hong Kong government's coronavirus website had basic
information, but not advice and guidance from people who had already started
dealing with this new reality.

So we turned to the HK Quarantine support group on Facebook, boasting nearly
30,000 members. The group has become an invaluable resource -- what started
as a simple idea to connect people in quarantine with volunteers who could
get them groceries has grown into a massive, crowdsourced platform with
resources on almost every aspect of the arduous journey, 



It's too soon for people to have a choice about which Covid-19 vaccine they
get, Fauci says


It’s too soon for people to think they might be able to pick and choose
among coronavirus vaccines, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Even with Johnson & Johnson asking the Food and Drug Administration for
emergency use authorization of its vaccine, there’s just not enough vaccine
available, Fauci told CNN on Thursday.

"I don't think right in the beginning they will, because right now, the
demand is far excess of the supply. So, people will, I think, gladly take
whatever is available to them," Fauci said. 

If the Johnson & Johnson vaccine wins an EUA, that would make three vaccine
brands on the US market: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

"As we get through February, into March, and April, and May, when the amount
of vaccine becomes much more plentiful, there is certainly a possibility
that people will know that this particular vaccine is maybe given in the
pharmacies, and this you might get in a clinic, or in your doctor's office,
or wherever. They could potentially have a choice," Fauci said.

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are very similar and require two doses.
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine uses a different approach and only needs one
shot to work.




Australian Open warm-up matches resume after no new Covid-19 cases found


Warm-up matches for the Australian Open tennis tournament resumed on Friday,
after all of Thursday’s fixtures were canceled to make way for coronavirus
testing. 

The Australian state of Victoria recorded no local cases of Covid-19 after
conducting 14,612 tests on Thursday, according to its health department on
Friday.

"These are in some respects the best possible outcomes we could have hoped
for,” said state premier Daniel Andrews.

Andrews added that wastewater tests in Melbourne have also not shown signs
of Covid-19.

The testing blitz comes after one person connected to the Australian Open
tested positive this week, canceling games and forcing 507 tennis players,
staff and officials to isolate and get tested on Thursday.

The case broke a run of 28 days with no community transmission in the state
of Victoria. 

The Australian Open is scheduled to begin Monday.

 


San Quentin prison, linked to Covid-19 outbreak, fined more than $400,000
for violations


California's San Quentin State Prison, where a deadly coronavirus outbreak
was reported last summer, has been fined more than $400,000 for workplace
safety violations.

The state's Department of Industrial Relations' division of occupational
safety and health (Cal-OHSA) issued nearly 15 violations, culminating in a
$421,880 fine -- one of the highest penalties issued by the state for
Covid-19 violations.  

The prison failed to report infections or deaths of employees, according to
the violation. From June to July, there were five instances of employees
hospitalized with Covid-19.

Inspectors also found that there were no “suitable cleansing agents” in the
employee restroom. The eyewash station was also inaccessible.  

The citations come just days after the state’s inspector general released a
report saying the prison’s “deeply flawed” detainee transfers contributed to
the outbreak. 

“San Quentin State Prison has made many improvements and already remedied
several of the citations in the eight months since Cal-OSHA visited the
institution. The visits took place last June and July, and we have worked
with Cal-OSHA representatives throughout the pandemic to ensure regulations
were met and concerns addressed expeditiously,” the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said in a statement.

San Quentin State Prison, located about 20 miles north of San Francisco, has
confirmed 2,151 cases and 28 related deaths -- the highest number of
fatalities among the state’s prison system.

More than 40% of inmates there have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past
two weeks, according to the CDCR. 


 


FDA schedules meeting to consider Johnson & Johnson vaccine


The US Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of vaccine
advisors to discuss Johnson & Johnson’s request for emergency use
authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus vaccine.

The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
(VRBPAC) will meet on February 26.

Johnson & Johnson said earlier Thursday it had applied for the EUA on behalf
of its Janssen Biotech vaccine-making subsidiary. The timing means the FDA
would not decide on authorization before the end of the month. 

“In terms of timing for convening the VRBPAC meeting following the
submission of the EUA request, this amount of time will allow the FDA to
thoroughly evaluate the data and information submitted in the EUA request
before the meeting and to be prepared for a robust public discussion with
the advisory committee members,” the FDA said in a statement.

The FDA added that it cannot predict how long it would take to made a
decision, but that the agency would review the request "as expeditiously as
possible ... while still doing so in a thorough and science-based manner."

The meeting will be livestreamed on the agency's YouTube, Facebook and
Twitter channels, and from the FDA website.  


 


Influential model forecasts more than 630,000 US Covid-19 deaths by June 1


An estimated 631,000 Americans will have died from Covid-19 by June 1,
according to the latest forecast from the Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. 

The team behind the influential forecast model said a lot depends on the
vaccine rollout and the spread of variants. A worst-case scenario could see
the death toll go as high as 703,000.

“The balance between new variant spread and associated increased
transmission and the scale-up of vaccination in our most likely scenario
suggests continued declines in daily deaths through to June 1,” it said. 

As of Thursday night, the US had reported more than 455,000 Covid-19 deaths,
according to Johns Hopkins University data.

The IHME cited a poll showing an increase in the number of Americans willing
to get vaccinated, from 54% to 66%. 

“Daily deaths have peaked and are declining. By June 1, 2021, we project
that 123,600 lives will be saved by the projected vaccine rollout,” the IHME
said.

How to save more lives: If 95% of Americans wore masks, 44,000 more lives
would be saved, the IHME said. Currently, mask use is at about 77%. 

And people need to stay put even if they have been vaccinated, the IHME
said. If vaccinated people start moving and traveling as normal, 17 states
could see rising daily deaths again by April and May.

“The best strategies to manage this period of the pandemic are rapid
scale-up of vaccination, continued and expanded mask-wearing, and concerted
efforts to avoid rebound mobility in the vaccinated. Some states are lifting
mandates rapidly, which poses a real risk of increased transmission as new
variants spread and vaccination rates remain comparatively low,” the IHME
warned.


 


More than 600 coronavirus variant cases have been identified in the US, CDC
says


The United States has reported at least 618 cases of coronavirus variants
across 33 states, according to data posted Thursday by the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.

The vast majority (611) of these cases are the more contagious variant known
as B.1.1.7, which was originally detected in the United Kingdom. Florida has
the highest count, with 187 cases, and California follows with 145. The rest
are scattered across a few dozen states.

In addition, there are five cases of the variant called B.1.351, which was
initially seen in South Africa. Two cases are in South Carolina, and three
in Maryland.

Lastly, Minnesota has identified two cases of the P.1 strain, first linked
to Brazil.

The CDC says this does not represent the total number of such cases
circulating in the US, but just those that have been found by analyzing
positive samples.


 


Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine


Johnson & Johnson officially asked the US Food and Drug Administration for
an emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine Thursday.

"Today's submission for Emergency Use Authorization of our investigational
single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is a pivotal step toward reducing the burden of
disease for people globally and putting an end to the pandemic," Dr. Paul
Stoffels, Chief Scientific Officer at Johnson & Johnson, said in a
statement.

As the FDA looks at the results, it will schedule a public meeting of its
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, an independent
group of experts who will also look at the data and make a recommendation
that the agency takes into consideration when it makes a decision.

If the FDA decides to authorize the vaccine, next the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets
to discuss whether the vaccine should be given to Americans and if so, who
should get it first.

This same regulatory process for Pfizer took a little over three weeks. For
Moderna it was a little more than two.

One dose: The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a little different than the other
Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccine, made through a collaboration of J&J's
vaccine division, Janssen Pharmaceutical, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center in Boston, is delivered in a single shot. Pfizer and Moderna's
require two. It's considered versatile since it is considered stable for up
to three months kept in regular refrigerated temperatures and doesn't need
the deep freeze like Pfizer's.

Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in
preventing moderate and severe disease in a global Phase 3 trial, according
to the company. The vaccine is 85% effective overall at preventing
hospitalization and death in all regions where it was tested.

 

A barber's positive Covid-19 test causes scare for the Kansas City Chiefs,
reports say

Could you imagine if several of the Kansas City Chiefs -- including
quarterback Patrick Mahomes -- had not been able to practice or play in
Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because of a haircut?

The Chiefs got a Covid-19 scare a week before the Super Bowl when it was
learned that a barber giving members of the organization haircuts had tested
positive for Covid-19, according to multiple reports.

Twenty members of the Chiefs, including Mahomes, other players and staff
members, were in line to get haircuts on Sunday when the barber's test
results came back, according to ESPN.

ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reports that Chiefs backup center Daniel
Kilgore was in the chair getting a haircut when the positive test result for
the barber was learned. Both he and the barber were wearing masks, according
to the report.

Kilgore on Wednesday posted a picture on Twitter with the hashtag
#NewProfilePic, showing him with what looked like half of a cut. However,
according to ESPN, Kilgore did indeed finish his haircut since he was in
close contact.

 


 


 


 

 


 

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