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Stevicus

Stevicus

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U.S. hits 12 million COVID-19 cases as many Americans defy Thanksgiving travel guidance

(Reuters) - The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case on Saturday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring warnings from health officials about furthering the spread of the infectious disease.
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More than 12,010,000 cases of the coronavirus were reported, according to a Reuters tally of public health data, capping a series of days with record-breaking infections, with the Midwest experiencing one of the most dramatic increases in cases per capita.

The COVID-19 epidemic has claimed more than 255,000 lives in the United States - more than in any other nation - according to the Reuters tally - and the recent escalation has prompted more than 20 states to impose sweeping new restrictions this month to curb the virus.

Reuters data shows the pace of new U.S. infections has quickened, with nearly one million more cases recorded in just the last 6 days before the latest record. This compares with the 8 days it took to get from 10 million cases to 11 million, and the 10 days it took to get from 9 million to 10 million.

More than 1 million people flew through U.S. airports on Friday, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration, fueling fears of even greater spread of the virus. It was the second-heaviest domestic air traffic day since the start of the pandemic, despite pleas from health officials for Americans to stay home.
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They're anticipating some decreased travel this year when compared with last year, but there's still a lot of people refusing to heed the suggestions that people stay home for Thanksgiving.
 
Stevicus

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Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

“No one is going to tell me what I can or not do in my own home,” said Chestnut, 60, of Shippensburg. “They do not pay my bills and they are not going to tell me what to do.”

As governors and mayors grapple with an out-of-control pandemic, they are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings, which have been blamed for accelerating the spread of the coronavirus. But while such measures carry the weight of law, they are, in practical terms, unenforceable, and officials are banking on voluntary compliance instead.
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The nation is averaging 172,000 new virus cases per day, nearly doubling since the end of October, according to Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalizations, deaths and the testing positivity rate are also up sharply as the nation approaches Thanksgiving.

In response, elected officials are imposing restrictions that, with some exceptions, fall short of the broad-based stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns seen in the spring.
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Utah and Vermont have banned all social gatherings. So have local governments in Philadelphia and Dane County, Wisconsin. In Kentucky, no more than eight people from two households are permitted to get together; in Oregon, the gathering limit is six. California has imposed an overnight curfew. More states are requiring masks, including those with GOP governors who have long resisted them. The nation’s top health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel.
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ChristineM

ChristineM

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data.gouv.fr


On November 24, the President of the Republic [of France] announced the progressive stages of deconfinement:

November 28: Adaptation of confinement
  • Maintenance of the derogatory certificate system for urgent journeys with maintenance of telework when possible;
  • Authorization of physical activities and walks within a radius of 20 kilometers and for a maximum duration of 03h00;
  • Authorization of extra-curricular outdoor activities;
  • Opening of shops and home services until 9:00 p.m. as part of a strict health protocol including bookstores, record stores and libraries.

December 15: End of confinement if sanitary conditions allow (less than 5,000 contaminations per day)
  • End of certificates and travel between authorized regions;
  • Establishment of a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. with the exception of New Years Eve on December 24 and 31;
  • Reopening of cinemas, theaters and museums;
  • Resumption of extra-curricular activities indoors;
  • Prohibition of gatherings on public roads.

January 20: New openings if sanitary conditions allow
  • Opening of sports halls and restaurants;
  • Resumption of face-to-face lessons for high schools and if sanitary conditions are maintained, resumption of face-to-face lessons in universities 15 days later;
  • Possible reopening of ski resorts in January.
Travel therefore remains prohibited at least until December 15, except in the following cases and upon certification only for:
  • Travel between home and the place of exercise of professional activity or universities (or higher education establishments) for students or training centers for adults and professional travel that cannot be postponed
  • Travel to purchase supplies necessary for professional activity, essential purchases in establishments whose activities remain authorized (list on government.fr) and home deliveries;
  • Consultations and care that cannot be provided remotely and cannot be postponed and the purchase of medicines;
  • Travel for compelling family reasons, for assistance to vulnerable and precarious people or childcare;
  • Travel for people with disabilities and their companions;
  • Short trips, within the limit of one hour per day and within a maximum radius of one kilometer around the home, linked either to the individual physical activity of people, to the exclusion of any collective sporting practice and any proximity to other people, either for a walk with only people grouped together in the same home, or for the needs of pets;
  • Judicial or administrative summons and appointments in a public service;
  • Participation in missions of general interest at the request of the administrative authority.

Permanent certificates will be offered for trips home to work and to bring children to school soon. For other reasons, individual certificates will have to be completed for each trip.

A fixed fine of 135 € will be applied in the event of non-compliance with confinement


Info Coronavirus COVID-19
 
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ChristineM

ChristineM

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Some france news

The lockdown has seen a new phenomenon. With resteraunts banned from serving at the premises many have taken to a take away service. Bike courier services have boomed delivering hot, freshly prepared resteraunt food to your home. Many of the couriers also offer a side line of your choice of drugs.


The french government have promised seasonal worker's who have not worked enough to qualify for out of season social security a payment of €900 per month until, at least, February

The french prime minister's has confirmed that shops and services will be open from Saturday (great news for my emergency hair surgery)
 
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ChristineM

ChristineM

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Subduction Zone said:
Me too. I am allergic to beer. I like it, but if I drink too much I begin to have breathing problems. Two beers is about my limit. In college that was a good thing since too often friends would get wasted on the weekends and pay for it the next day. Not me.
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Ive not done alcohol (except in very limited moderation) for about 30 years.
 
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