US surpasses 12 million Covid-19 cases: Report

The United States surpassed 12 million Covid-19 circumstances Saturday, in keeping with the Johns Hopkins University real-time tracker.

The world’s largest economic system at present has 12,019,960 circumstances and 255,414 deaths, each by far the worst international tolls. The new toll comes simply six days after the US crossed the 11-million case threshold.

Cases have been surging within the US at an alarming fee, forcing many cities to re-impose punishing lockdown measures.

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Health authorities have urged individuals to remain house for subsequent week’s Thanksgiving vacation, when Americans often journey from coast to coast to be with their households.

New York City has shut down colleges for its 1.1 million college students, whereas California started imposing a 10:00 pm to five:00 am curfew from Saturday.

Chicago — the US’ third-largest metropolis — has been beneath stay-at-home orders since Monday.

On Friday, President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, introduced he had examined positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining.

His positive test follows infections for a string of others related to the White House, together with his father, who was hospitalized, the president’s spouse Melania and Trump’s youngest son Barron.

President Trump’s administration has been closely criticized for its response to the pandemic and for downplaying the hazards.

On Monday, President-elect Joe Biden expressed frustration over Trump’s refusal to cooperate on the White House transition course of, saying “more people may die” of coronavirus with out speedy coordination on preventing the pandemic.

There is, nonetheless, a brand new signal of hope: US biotech large Pfizer and German accomplice BioNTech introduced Friday they may search approval to roll out their coronavirus vaccine early.