Tag: infections
Brazil’s Amazon a hotspot for COVID-19 infections
ABC’s James Longman is in the Amazon, where lack of access to proper medical care threatens Brazil’s most remote regions and their indigenous populations. source
Beijing marketplace infections trigger ‘wartime emergency mode’
COVID-19 infections linked to Asia’s largest food market include 45 new coronavirus cases. WATCH THE FULL EPISODES OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’: https://bit.ly/35ZFVjm WATCH OTHER FULL…
Daily COVID-19 deaths increase across 13 states
ABC News contributor and infectious disease expert Dr. Todd Ellerin discusses what’s behind the recent surge in infections. source
WHO officials warn ‘pandemic is accelerating’
The coronavirus pandemic has entered a “new and dangerous†phase, according to World Health Organization officials as states shatter daily records of infections. source
In Houston, front-line workers say COVID-19 surge affecting many younger people
Coronavirus hospitalizations have grown in nearly half the states, including in Texas, where doctors say non-compliance with social distancing and masks has led to more…
Biden slams Trump on coronavirus response l ABC News
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Donald Trump is “like a child†as the president appeared without a mask at a Fox News town hall….
Ft. Lauderdale mayor: Virus ‘running fast and loose’ in Florida
Mayor Dean Trantalis discusses closing beaches over the holiday weekend to help stop the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state. ABC News Live Prime,…
62,000 new coronavirus cases in a day
This comes as schools face mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to reopen this fall. ABC New’s Megan Tevrizian reports. BREAKING NEWS UPDATES: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Coronavirus SUBSCRIBE…
COVID-19 infections estimated 10 times higher than 1st reported: CDC | WNT
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that from March to May the case rate could be six to 24…
COVID-19 cases have reached a staggering 4.1 million in the US
Fifteen states have broken weekly records for daily infections and the death toll has climbed past 146,000. source
Cocktails and COVID: Are bars spreading the coronavirus?
Erielle Reshef reports on the potential dangers posed by bars in spreading the virus, as health experts urge local and state leaders to temporarily shut…
With young people spreading coronavirus, college parties must stop: Officials
At least 22 states reported new COVID-19 cases on college campuses, with more than 220 students testing positive at the University of Notre Dame. WATCH…
Conference in February could have led to 20,000 COVID-19 infections: Study
A new study suggests that a Boston biotech conference of fewer than 200 people could have led to nearly 20,000 COVID-19 infections in the Boston…
Tuscaloosa mayor addresses rise in COVID-19 at Alabama colleges
Walt Maddox comments on the increased infections and whether or not in-person instruction will continue. source
1st documented COVID-19 reinfection identified in the US | WNT
Researchers identified someone in the U.S. who was reinfected with COVID-19, according to a study on a Nevada man. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD…
Mayor furious over university parties
Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Stephen Benjamin reacts to the rise in COVID infections at USC, the firing of an officer caught using a racial slur…
Inside India’s 2nd coronavirus wave
India is set to surpass the rest of the world in number of COVID-19 cases in a matter of weeks, and the fear now is…
COVID-19 hospitalizations at all-time high
All 50 states are now reporting infections on the rise. The country saw its highest number of daily cases ever Tuesday. ABC’s Kenneth Moton reports….
New lockdowns, school closures as virus infections increase
More than 875,000 people have been diagnosed in the past week with hospitalizations doubling prompting Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis and New York City to consider new…
New dire warnings of COVID-19 surge after Christmas
Across the country, a record 115,000 people are hospitalized with the virus, and in California, there were more than 32,000 new infections in the past…