California is experiencing a decrease in hospitalization rates and COVID-19 infections shown. A week after reporting a technical challenge in the state formula that counts positive cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is “turning the corner in this pandemic” by reporting a particularly smaller number of cases per day on Wednesday.
A new national report shows that Arizona leads the country by the number of COVID-19 infections in children, followed by South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Meanwhile, the Big 12 Conference announced Wednesday that it is moving forward with its fall football season. His championship game is scheduled for December 5. The announcement comes a day after the Big Ten and Pac-12 meetings postponed their seasons until the fall.
Here are some developments:
? Figures today: The United States has reported more than 5.1 million cases and more than 166,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been approximately 750,000 deaths and more than 20.6 million cases.
? What We Read: The Coronavirus Pandemic will be the grocery shopping season for back to school this year, as some schools across the country still make the decision to start the year at the user or only online.
The United Nations estimates that 43% of international schools do not have access to water and soap for hand washing. The new report arrives as countries on when and how to open safe schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report by the World Health Organization and UNICEF indicates that more than a third of the world’s 818 million young people in the world who last year had basic hand-washing services in their schools are in sub-Saharan Africa.
California is experiencing a decrease in instances and hospitalizations shown by COVID-19 as the state begins at late-stage instances caused by a technical problem, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. Hospitalization rates have fallen by 21% and admissions for extensive care by up to 15% in the following two weeks, according to Newsom.
The state reported 5,433 new infections on Wednesday, which Newsom called “a new indication that we are achieving the milestone of this pandemic.” Last month, the state reached a record 12,807 new instances amid the pandemic.
Arizona leads the country with its COVID-19 infection rate among children, according to a national report, knowledge is limited. The report, from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, is updated weekly and the latest update is published on August 6 in children’s homes.
Arizona’s pediatric rate reflects its overall rate of COVID-19 infection, which remains one of the country’s when all age equipment is included. The state case rate among young people and young adults aged 19 and under is 1,206.4, consistent with another 100,000 people in this age group, and is the only non-Southern state among the five most sensitive.
The fare states are Arizona, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi.
– Stephanie Innes, Republic of Arizona
The number of Americans presenting new task programs may continue to overturn, increase, and then decrease slightly, but it will most likely remain at the top, as economic uncertainty persists amid the coronavirus outbreak. About 1.25 million Americans first implemented unemployment insurance last week, economists estimate.
That would be a slight increase over last week and occurs when unemployed Americans are doing well without the federal weekly perks of more than $600 that started the pandemic and ended in July.
Unemployment fell to 10.2% in July since June 11.1%. But the nascent recovery has been uneven, with re-treats expanding in some industries and stagnating in others.
– Charisse Jones
Florida will begin offering coronavirus controls for Disney World cast members this week, ending a nearly two-month dispute with a union representing the park’s actors. According to Disney, the verification site will be controlled through the Florida Emergency Management Division and will be located on Disney’s property, but not in the park. Checks will be given to Disney workers and visitors, as well as Florida residents.
Disney officials told their staff on an ice that there would be a compromised verification follow-up for their staff and their families, and that reservations can be made to verify from Thursday. “As a reminder, checks are voluntary and distribution members will be paid for the time of the checks,” says Ice.
According to Kate Shindle, chairwoman of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Disney to allow many actors to return to work. The union began lobbying Disney World to offer evidence to its members last June, before the park reopened in July.
– Curtis Tate
The Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos ballot also highlights a developing gap between Trump’s radical immigration policies and the priorities of Republicans, who are primarily many of the immigration policies the president has tried to dismantle.
As the coronavirus continues to spread through the United States, a large majority of Republicans (81%), a plurality of Democrats (49%) and a majority of independents (62%) said that the U.S. government He had done well by temporarily adopting immigration restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the pandemic. The national survey was conducted in May, after the president issued opposing restrictions on China, Europe, Mexico, and Canada.
After a unanimous vote Wednesday through the Seattle School Board, the state’s largest school district will begin the school year remotely, the Seattle Times reported.
However, the school board asked the principal to examine the creation of outdoor classrooms. And the plan recently about what fall learning would be like for the system’s 50,000 children.
Most of these main points will be negotiated between the teachers union and the district, such as parameters on how teachers spend their time and student support.
– Elinor Aspegren
A recent survey provides a brief overview of a national challenge that some concerns will escalate in the fall when young people return to school for face-to-face classes.
The national survey, published Wednesday and conducted through Orlando Health, found that the vast majority of parents are the most productive way to protect their children from infectious diseases, yet two-thirds are still nervous about taking their children to their pediatrician’s workplace because of COVID. -19.
While it’s certain that the new school year will lead to a new epidemic, doctors say it’s out of the realm of possibility. Experts urge parents who have not received scheduled vaccinations for their children to call their doctor and implement a recovery plan.
– Adrianna Rodriguez
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