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Biden to name Rouse, Tanden to economic team
Biden is expected to introduce his key economic choices on Tuesday, with sources saying his picks are meant to serve as an experienced team that would help his administration move rapidly to implement his "build back better" agenda that seeks to spur job growth and lessen economic inequality. [Full Article...]
Travel recommendations, restrictions likely to extend through Christmas: Fauci
He especially directed his warning toward those who don't know the level of Covid exposure they might've seen throughout the weekend, though he was frank about how a viral surge is virtually inevitable after everything that has already happened. [Full Article...]
Lycoming County 93 new COVID-19 cases
Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit on Saturday morning. The region has three consecutive days over the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability, and three consecutive days over the 20% threshold for medical/surgical bed availability. [Full Article...]
Tier 2 for the South - except the Isle of Wight
Most of England is in tier two or three, however, with only Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and Isles of Scilly in tier one. "According to these latest rules we can muscle in alongside the Christmas shoppers in all non-essential shops, go for a workout in the gym, get our hair done, and even go to a massage parlour - but we're not allowed to walk around our local art gallery, visit a museum, or sit ... [Full Article...]
Indonesia reports 5 418 new COVID 19 cases 125 deaths
The pandemic continued to put pressure on the state's medical infrastructure with more than 8,600 Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 Sunday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. " We didn't even have a lockdown, and the impact of Covid is very minimal compared to other countries. but still we see this big increase in the number of suicides ", Michiko Ueda, an associate profes... [Full Article...]
NYC to reopen schools, even as virus cases spike
New York City's public schools opened to in-person learning starting in September for students whose parents had chosen bricks-and-mortar schooling. The city will address when middle and high schoolers can return to in-person classes in the future. [Full Article...]
Singaporean woman gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies
Doctors in China have reported the detection and decline over time of COVID-19 antibodies in babies born to women with the coronavirus disease, according to an article published in October in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases . Ng-Chan was 10 weeks pregnant at the time of her diagnosis. "I wasn't anxious that Aldrin would get Covid-19 as I read that the transmission risk (from mother to th... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom to Approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
In the US too, Pfizer has applied for an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine after collecting the safety data necessary to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration, CEO Albert Bourla said. AstraZeneca didn't immediately respond to Business Insider for a request for comment. The Guardian newspaper reported that hospitals have been told they could receive the first doses of ... [Full Article...]