New York state’s new Covid-19 cases fell for a second day, after reaching a record since the start of the pandemic. California’s average daily deaths rose to a new high. U.S. lawmakers may have been exposed to the virus while they were held in a secure room during Wednesday’s attack on Congress, the Capitol’s attending physician said. North Dakota, once one of the nation’s worst-hit states, has gone two days without a death.
(Bloomberg) New York state’s new Covid-19 cases fell for a second day, after reaching a record since the start of the pandemic. California’s average daily deaths rose to a new high. U.S. lawmakers may have been exposed to the virus while they were held in a secure room during Wednesday’s attack on Congress, the Capitol’s attending physician said. North Dakota, once one of the nation’s worst-hit states, has gone two days without a death. Japan has found a variant of the coronavirus similar to strains discovered in Britain and South Africa. The U.K. is on course to meet its target for vaccines, but faces pressure on the health service due to surging cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. Switzerland’s drug regulator may give the green light to Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine by Jan. 13, Japan is reportedly considering approving Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine for people age 16 and above. Key Developments: Global Tracker: Cases pass 90 million; deaths surpass 1.93 million Vacc
cheney firmly pressed pence on a number of president trump s foreign policy moves. cheney expressed concerns that actions like taking a harder line on nato allies and withdrawing troops in syria which he thought was the middle of a phone call. cheney worried out loud to pence we re getting into a situation where our friends and allies around the world that we depend on are going lack confidence in us. according to the washington post transcript cheney added, quote i i worry the bottom line of that kind of approach is we have an administration that looks a lot more like barack obama than ronald reagan. nice to see vice president dick cheney still in the mix especially when you see the movie vice and how he has his hands in everything. still there. able to exert his influence. president trump changes his story yet again over his very public flub of the name of apple