California sets records for cases, deaths as virus surges US angling to secure more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed upwards of 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarming that California is dispensing thousands of body bags and lining up refrigerated morgue trailers. Germany has hit a new record level of deaths from the coronavirus as it enters a harder lockdown, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new cases. The U.K. is toughening up advice over what people should do during the holiday period. Last month, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland agreed to permit a maximum of three households to mix between Dec. 23 and Dec. 27, regardless of what local restrictions are in place.
Denmark begins shutting down nationwide
December 17, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)
The 16 bronze children surrounding the statue Nilen, (the Nile) are decorated with face masks in Copenhagen, on Dec. 16, 2020. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Denmark is shutting down nationwide, with shopping malls and department stores ordered to close as of Wednesday and small shops except for food stores and pharmacies told to shut as of Dec. 25. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the restrictions will apply until Jan. 3. Hairdressers and beauty shops will close as of Dec. 21. Frederiksen said she was deeply concerned about how it will go in the coming winter months, adding that Denmark s health care system is under pressure.
The Latest: Coronavirus vaccine provided to US Supreme Court
Medical workers wearing protective gears prepare to take samples during a COVID-19 testing at coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) December 17, 2020 - 6:01 PM
WASHINGTON â The justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are being provided with doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
That is according to a letter by Capitol Physician Brian Monahan, which says the court, along with Congress and executive branch agencies are being given a limited supply of doses âfor continuity of government operations.â
The doses are being provided under a directive by President Donald Trump that established continuity of government as a reason for vaccine prioritization. The Supreme Court and the other branches of government are supposed to be treated âin parallel.â
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California Crisis Deepens; U.S. Allergic Reaction: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New cases in California shattered another record as a deepening crisis threatens a shortage of intensive-care beds and medical staff. The most-populous U.S. state is struggling to control its outbreak even as most residents are under stay-at-home orders.
The first hiccups in the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would ship about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week. A health-care worker in Alaska who received the shot experienced the first known severe allergic event in the U.S.