{"id":70077,"date":"2020-09-26T15:21:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T15:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/coronavirus-updates-9-of-american-adults-exposed-to-covid-19-world-deaths-could-double-before-a-vaccine-is-widely-available-who-warns\/"},"modified":"2020-09-26T15:21:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T15:21:06","slug":"coronavirus-updates-9-of-american-adults-exposed-to-covid-19-world-deaths-could-double-before-a-vaccine-is-widely-available-who-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/coronavirus-updates-9-of-american-adults-exposed-to-covid-19-world-deaths-could-double-before-a-vaccine-is-widely-available-who-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus updates: 9% of American adults exposed to COVID-19; world deaths could double before a vaccine is widely available, WHO warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"mainEntity articleBody\" role=\"main\">\n<div id=\"module-position-TC95YvF5YD8\">\n<div itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>CLOSE<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/uxstatic\/usatoday\/usat-web-static-5016.10.0\/images\/sprites\/icon_close.png\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>        COVID-19 widespread testing is crucial to fighting the pandemic, but is there enough testing? The answer is in the positivity rates.<\/p>\n<p>    <span>USA TODAY<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Americans have a <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2020\/09\/25\/herd-immunity-study-us-infection-rate-too-low-prevent-covid-spread-lancet\/3518749001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long way to go for &#8220;herd immunity&#8221;<\/a> given that only about 9% of adults in the U.S. have been exposed to COVID-19. That&#8217;s according to\u00a0the largest study so far that looks for evidence of the disease in peoples&#8217; blood.<\/p>\n<p>California&#8217;s health secretary said Friday that there have been increases in the number of newly confirmed cases, hospital emergency department visits for COVID-19 and new hospitalizations for confirmed or suspected cases.<\/p>\n<p>And in Florida, <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/politics\/state\/2020\/09\/25\/gov-ron-desantis-moves-florida-phase-3-reopening-effective-immediately-restrictions-limited\/3531358001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted restrictions<\/a> on restaurants and other businesses in a move to reopen the state\u2019s economy despite the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some significant developments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California is seeing a concerning uptick in cases, which appear to be attributable to gatherings\u00a0around Labor Day.<\/li>\n<li>Texas A&#038;M&#8217;s Midnight Yell was a little &#8220;eerie&#8221; because no fans were there due to COVID restrictions.<\/li>\n<li>Areas with high numbers of Black and non-white Latino residents had higher infection rates than mostly white communities, a study on herd immunity found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#x1f4c8;\u00a0Today&#8217;s numbers:\u00a0The U.S. has reported more than 7\u00a0million cases and 203,000 deaths,\u00a0according to\u00a0<a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johns Hopkins University data<\/a>. Globally, there have been more than 32.6\u00a0million cases and over 989,000 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f4f0;\u00a0What we&#8217;re reading:\u00a0Coronavirus has exposed a secret underbelly of the travel business: <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2020\/09\/24\/coronavirus-travel-refund-battles-expose-deposit-shell-game\/5866489002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ponzi-style schemes to pay bookings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f5fa;&#xfe0f;\u00a0Mapping coronavirus:\u00a0<a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/graphics\/2020\/03\/10\/us-coronavirus-map-tracking-united-states-outbreak\/4945223002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Track the U.S. outbreak, state by state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This file will be updated throughout the day. For updates in your inbox, <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/daily-briefing\/?_ga=2.6734706.1780697197.1600023510-542637974.1594173963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe to\u00a0<strong>The Daily Briefing<\/strong> newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119539262\" name=\"gpd-1601119539262\"><\/a>After 7 months, Michigan movie theaters to\u00a0reopen in two weeks\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Michigan\u2019s movie theaters and other venues can reopen in two weeks after nearly seven months of closure during the coronavirus pandemic, and the limit on how many people can attend funerals and other indoor events is being raised.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also issued an order Friday requiring the vast majority of students to wear masks in classrooms as of Oct. 5, and mandating that public and private schools publish information on coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor cinemas, performance venues, arcades, bingo halls, bowling centers, indoor climbing facilities and trampoline parks can reopen starting Oct. 9. A 10-person cap on indoor events has been revised to instead allow 20 people per 1,000 square feet or 20% of fixed seating capacity, up to a maximum of 500 people.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119539262\" name=\"gpd-1601119539262\"><\/a>US\u00a0is nowhere near herd immunity, study finds<\/h2>\n<p>By the end of July, <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2020\/09\/25\/herd-immunity-study-us-infection-rate-too-low-prevent-covid-spread-lancet\/3518749001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about 9 percent\u00a0of American adults had been exposed to the\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0that causes COVID-19, according to\u00a0a new study of dialysis patients,\u00a0the largest yet looking for evidence of the disease in people&#8217;s blood.<\/p>\n<p>That data shows\u00a0the American public is a long way from achieving &#8220;herd immunity&#8221;\u00a0\u2013 having enough infections to prevent further spread of the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The infection rates varied from essentially zero in some states that avoided infection by mid-summer, to more than one-third of residents in parts of New York hard-hit in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>The new study,\u00a0published in The Lancet, is in line with previous, smaller studies, and also showed areas with high numbers of Black and non-white Latino residents had higher infection rates than mostly white communities.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 Karen Weintraub<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119539262\" name=\"gpd-1601119539262\"><\/a>Public health experts ask\u00a0Pfizer not to seek OK for new vaccine until late November<\/h2>\n<p>More than 60\u00a0public health experts have called on\u00a0the pharmaceutical company Pfizer not to seek approval for its coronavirus vaccine until it has followed trial participants for at least two months after their second dose, <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTopol\/status\/1309661366492356608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to one of the signators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be successful, the public needs to have the utmost trust in the vaccine and the science behind it,&#8221; the letter said, according to Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine who posted the letter Saturday on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post reports that <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/09\/25\/coronavirus-vaccine-trump-interference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pfizer said in a statement<\/a> that it shared the writers\u2019 \u201ccommitment to rigorous safety standards,\u201d but did not directly respond to their request. Pfizer, along with other pharmaceutical companies, signed a pledge earlier this month not to cut corners on a coranvirus vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The letter noted that since many trial participants\u00a0have not yet received their second dose, monitoring should occur through\u00a0at least late November before an application for an Emergency Use Authorization should be considered by the Food and drug administration.<\/p>\n<p>It said the submission of an application before that standard would &#8220;would\u00a0severely erode public trust&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0and &#8220;prolong the pandemic, with disastrous consequences.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has repeatedly said a vaccine would be available by Election Day, Nov. 3, or sooner.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119776611\" name=\"gpd-1601119776611\"><\/a>6 states post record new cases; 4 mark record deaths<\/h2>\n<p>A USA TODAY analysis of <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johns Hopkins data<\/a> through late Friday shows six states set records for new cases in a week while four states had a record number of deaths in a week.<\/p>\n<p>New case records were set in Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, and also Puerto Rico. Record numbers of deaths were reported in Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has reported 7,034,432\u00a0cases and 203,789\u00a0deaths as of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 Michael Stucka<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119776611\" name=\"gpd-1601119776611\"><\/a>California cases, which had gone down, now seeing concerning upticks<\/h2>\n<p>California&#8217;s health secretary said Friday that there have been increases in the number of newly confirmed cases, hospital emergency department visits for COVID-19 and new hospitalizations for confirmed or suspected cases.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mark Ghaly says the trends appear largely attributable to the Labor Day holiday and could lead to an 89% increase in hospitalizations in the next month.<\/p>\n<p>Ghaly notes the state is heading into another hot weekend, which could increase people gathering with others. He urged renewed efforts to prevent spread.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601120317279\" name=\"gpd-1601120317279\"><\/a>COVID-19 forces Texas A&#038;M to keep fans out of Midnight Yell<\/h2>\n<p>Texas A&#038;M\u2019s five Yell Leaders ran into an almost empty Kyle Field as Friday night crept into Saturday morning for their Midnight Yell.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tradition almost 90 years old, normally held in front of more than 25,000 people before every football game. No fans were allowed this year because of the coronavirus, leaving the Yell Leaders to perform only to the school\u2019s band, their voices echoing in the cavernous space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a little eerie, but I think it went well,\u201d head Yell Leader Keller Cox said through his mask moments after it ended.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-TC95YvGp6RY\">\n<div data-name=\"compStoryGallery\">\n<div data-cst=\"sports\" data-gal-pageurl=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/gallery\/2020\/03\/12\/sports-world-hit-cancellations-coronavirus-continues-spread\/5038256002\/\" data-gallery-id=\"5038256002\" data-published-date=\"2020-03-12T23:14:49.45Z\" data-seo-title=\"Sports world adjusts as coronavirus continues to spread\" data-ssts=\"sports\/gallery\" data-title=\"Sports world adjusts as coronavirus continues to spread\">\n<div>\n<p><span>Autoplay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Show Thumbnails<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Show Captions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"prev\">Last Slide<\/a><a rel=\"next\">Next Slide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119532382\" name=\"gpd-1601119532382\"><\/a><span>WHO o<\/span><span>fficial: 2M deaths &#8216;likely&#8217; before a vaccine widely available<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The global death toll from the new coronavirus sits just below 1 million, but without further action to slow the spread, it will likely double before a vaccine is widely available, a World Health Organization official said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mike Ryan, head the WHO\u2019s health emergencies program, said that 2 million deaths was &#8220;not only imaginable, but sadly very likely&#8221; in the absence of increased testing, tracing, social distancing, mask wearing and other measures to slow the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time for action is now on every single aspect of this strategic approach,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 Joel Shannon<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119525147\" name=\"gpd-1601119525147\"><\/a>Florida Gov. DeSantis lifts all virus restrictions on restaurants, businesses<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he was <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/politics\/state\/2020\/09\/25\/gov-ron-desantis-moves-florida-phase-3-reopening-effective-immediately-restrictions-limited\/3531358001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lifting COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and other businesses<\/a> across Florida as he pushed to reopen the state&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also said any local government limitations affecting restaurants and other businesses would have to be justified by his administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not closing anything going forward,\u201d DeSantis said, while insisting that the state is prepared with plans in place if infections increase again.<\/p>\n<p>The Phase 3 order will allow theme parks to operate at full capacity and lift any restrictions on gatherings, although the state still is recommending people avoid crowded spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Bars can go beyond 50% capacity, if local governments give them the green light, DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 John Kennedy, Sarasota Herald-Tribune<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"gpd-1601119401412\" name=\"gpd-1601119401412\"><\/a>COVID-19 resources from USA TODAY<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In your inbox:<\/strong>\u00a0Stay up to date with the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from the USA TODAY Network.\u00a0<strong><a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/coronavirus-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for the\u00a0daily\u00a0Coronavirus Watch\u00a0newsletter<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0A lot is still unknown\u00a0about the coronavirus. 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