COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Illinois, Washington DC, Others Added To Tri-State Quarantine List As Rhode Island Positivity Rate Rises

Summary:

• Globally, COVID-19 cases have reached 16,409,902, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, this comes just after the worldwide death toll topped 650k to 652,531
• The WHO has warned that the coronavirus does not behave like influenza, which typically follows a set “flu season”
• The biggest COVID-19 vaccine trial in the world got underway on Monday with the first of 30,000 volunteers for Moderna’s major ‘Stage 3’ trial which is being run in cooperation with the US government
• Rhode Island sees concerning uptick in new cases pushing the positivity rate above 3% for the first time in six weeks
• Washington DC, Illinois, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico added to the quarantine list
• Arizona reported 2,107 (+1.3%) new cases, bringing the statewide total to 165,934, along with 104 deaths, bringing the death toll in Arizona to 3,408
• Of the 57,397 tests reported in New York yesterday, 534 were positive (0.93% of total). Total hospitalizations are at 648
• Washington DC, Illinois, Minnesota, and Kentucky and Puerto Rico have been added to the tri-state area travel quarantine list, joining 31 other states.
• 4 more Marlins players test positive
• Africa nears 1 million COVID-19 cases
• Florida reports new record single-day of over 6000 deaths
• Belarus president says he had the virus
• Florida suffers biggest one-day jump in hospitalizations
• Oldham faces tightened COVID-19 restrictions in a bid to prevent lockdown
• BoJo defends travel restrictions on Spain
• Bill Gates sits for an interview on CNBC
• Sun Belt states see a promising pull back
• China reports 1st case in Beijing in 3 weeks
• Head of China’s CDC takes an experimental vaccine
• WHO warns COVID-19 isn’t going to be “seasonal” like the flu
• Germany joins the list of European countries warning on travel to Spain
• Tokyo suffers another 270 cases
• Vietnam makes mask-wearing mandatory again
• Madrid tightens virus restrictions amid resurgence fears
• Suffering its own “third wave” outbreak, Hong Kong is postponing its upcoming legislative elections, as a resurgence of new cases over the last 2 weeks has rattled Hong Kong society
• Goldman Sachs points out a decline in doctor’s appointments related to COVID-19 over the past few days portending a coming decline