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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

COVID-19 UPdate for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Includes Latest Numbers From Macon Public Health







Here is an update for this afternoon on how humanity is dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic that is caused by SARS CoV-2. The story is told through links to news outlets, research papers, and videos. They are presented without comment.

Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 29th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 29th [LINK


Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays starting this past weekend since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.





448 Detected Cases (+3 in one day)
72 Active Positive (+1 in one day)
373 Recovered (+2 in one day)
3 Death (unchanged in one day)

Testing Data for Macon County

4114 MCPH Tests (+42 in one day)
1335 Tests by Others (unchanged in one day)
5449 Total Tests (+42 in one day)
255 Tests Pending Results (-12 in one day)

And here is the weekly Demographic Update from Macon County Public Health released this afternoon (July 29th)







Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the Johns Hopkins Dashboard. Macon Media prefers the Johns Hopkins Dashboard because the counts include those non-residents that are left out of the CDC and NCDHHS numbers.

The CDC website [LINK] reports 97,958 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,629 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 99,778 confirmed cases from 1,394,864 targeted tests, and 1,115 hospitalized and 1,634 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 99,803 people infected and 1,652 deaths.

North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]

Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK] https://bao.arcgis.com/covid-19/jhu/county/37113.html




Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]




Videos
(repeat from yesterday for those who missed this section)

Dr John Campbell

European Second Wave








How Robots Are Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in India



The robo-doctor will see you now. Her name is ELF. A humanoid robot, she simulates face-to-face interactions between doctors and patients at a major hospital in India. She helps reduce human interaction to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Rajeev Karwal. He is the chairman of Milagrow Robots, a technology company in Gurgaon, India, that makes ELF and other robots revolutionizing healthcare.




Research Papers, Clinical Trials and News About Such

Using the nation’s most powerful supercomputer, ORNL researchers discover new patterns in systems responsible for COVID-19 symptoms [LINK]

Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and nobody knows if it’s legal or if it works [LINK]

Taking the Long View: Could COVID-19 Have Seasons? NASA Searches for Signals in Earth Data [LINK]

Symptom Duration and Risk Factors for Delayed Return to Usual Health Among Outpatients with COVID-19 in a Multistate Health Care Systems Network — United States, March–June 2020 [LINK]

FDA Insight: Vaccines for COVID-19, Part 1
(Transcript and audio of podcast) [LINK]

FDA Insight: Vaccines for COVID-19, Part 2
(Transcript and audio of podcast) [LINK]

The minimal effect of zinc on the survival of hospitalized patients with Covid-19: an observational study LINK]

Acoustic syndromic surveillance using phones [LINK]

High prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 and influenza A virus (H1N1) co‐infection in dead patients in Northeastern Iran [LINK]

Sarah Gilbert on how her team is making the Oxford coronavirus vaccine – and why we should be optimistic [LINK]

Immune T Cells May Offer Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 [LINK]

SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19 [LINK]

Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10 021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study [LINK]

Persistent heterogeneity not short-term overdispersion determines herd immunity to COVID-19 [LINK]

Risk assessment of airborne transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals under different practical settings [LINK]

Serology profile and effects of influenza vaccination on COVID-19-positive symptomatic and asymptomatic patients [LINK]

Blood type and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 [LINK]

Yale to lead trial of potential COVID-19 treatment [LINK]

Pfizer and BioNTech Pick a Vaccine Candidate [LINK]

Covidization of research: what are the risks? [LINK]

Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19: A Tale of Two Models [LINK]

Mutation that made coronavirus more infectious may make it more vulnerable to vaccines [LINK]

Harvard researchers figure out why coronavirus causes loss of smell [LINK]

Lifting the lid on coronavirus flatulence [LINK]

Study identifies six different "types" of COVID-19 [LINK]

Xprize launches $5 million rapid COVID testing competition [LINK]




The Hydroxychloroquine Debate


Can Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Be Used to Treat Coronavirus (COVID-19)? [LINK]

Hydroxychloroquine is not indicated for COVID-19 under any circumstances [LINK]

Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb: "We can definitively say hydroxychloroquine doesn't work" [LINK]

Preliminary Injunction Sought to Release Hydroxychloroquine to the Public [LINK]

No evidence of clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection with oxygen requirement: results of a study using routinely collected data to emulate a target trial [LINK]



Masks, Masks, Masks

(Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!)

Minnesota GOP official who posted image linking mask wearing to Nazi Germany resigns [LINK]

Two Trader Joe’s customers were asked to put on masks. They attacked employees instead, police said. [LINK]

Officers arrest gym owner for refusing to force members to wear face masks during workouts [LINK]

Louis Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus [LINK]

Face Mask Tyranny is Here





New coronavirus prevention rules in Romania: Masks compulsory in crowded outdoor venues [LINK]

Dutch government will not advise public to wear masks [LINK]

Dallas: 14 members of family test positive for Covid-19 and grandma dies after holding mask-free party [LINK]

Nurses catch coronavirus after patient refused to wear face mask : The Asahi Shimbun [LINK]




The Debate About the America's Frontline Doctors Press Conference


Squarespace shuts down America’s Frontline Doctors website over hydroxychloroquine claims [LINK]


America's Frontline Doctors Summit - Session 1 [LIVE STREAM]




American life has fallen casualty to a massive disinformation campaign. We can speculate on how this has happened, and why it has continued, but the purpose of the American Frontline Doctor's Summit is to empower Americans to stop living in fear. Join the summit live as we:

- Create the opportunity for frontline doctors to talk directly to the
American people.
- Educate and inform Congresspersons, who have also been subject
to widespread misinformation.
- Build alliances, as it falls to us physicians to heal our nation.

Session #2 has been removed from Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter. Watch it on Gab. [LINK]

Gab.com responds to the video removal from maistream socil media platforms [LINK]

Why Did They Censor 'America's Frontline Doctors'?




A viral video made by medical professionals opposing the prevailing mainstream view of how to manage the coronavirus outbreak was nearly sent down the memory hole in an effort seemingly coordinated by all social media outlets. Why are alternate scientific views held by bona fide scientists not allowed in the United States? Also in today's Liberty Report: Suicides versus Covid; Vietnam versus Sweden; Senate comes to the rescue?



"America's Frontline Doctors" COVID-19 video - debunked by Coronavirus expert Professor Ben Neuman




KC doctors say viral video makes misleading claims about COVID-19




Hydroxychloroquine: Why a video promoted by Trump was pulled on social media [LINK]




Back to School

Download a PDF of "LIGHTING OUR WAY FORWARD: North Carolina's Guidebook for Re-opening Schools" [LINK]

After Initially Giving Them A Choice, Columbia University Pressures Faculty To Hold In-Person Classes [LINK]

Teachers union authorizes strikes if schools reopen without certain safety measures [LINK]

More Than 6,300 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Linked to U.S. Colleges [LINK]

Conservative think tank leader says schools should reopen since most Texans dying from COVID-19 are elderly or Hispanic [LINK]

Gov. Lee unveils state’s guidelines for reopening Tennessee schools [LINK]

Texas schools closed by local health orders won’t get full funding for remote-only learning, based on AG letter [LINK]

Parents in a county with one of Georgia's highest coronavirus rates are protesting to get children back in school [LINK]

Orange County [California] Board of Education Decides To Sue Gov. Gavin Newsom Over School Closures [LINK]




Sports, Entertainment and Crowded Venues


The Sturgis Rally is Still Happening [LINK]

Hamptons Chainsmokers concert DJ'ed by Goldman CEO is under investigation [LINK]

Miami Marlins players reportedly went out in Atlanta before team's COVID-19 outbreak [LINK]

NC Governor Places 11pm Curfew on Alcohol Sales for Onsite Consumption [LINK]

8 Cape Cod lifeguards test positive for COVID-19 after party [LINK]

Here's where county COVID-19 rates must be for Oregon schools to reopen
Oregon counties must have fewer than 10 cases per 100,000 people for three weeks straight before in-person classes resume [LINK]

NFL-More players opt out of season as training camps open-reports [LINK]

Two Yellowstone National Park concession workers, three visitors test positive for coronavirus [LINK]



COVID-19 in the USA

Domestic Violence, Eviction, Finances Drive Virus Legal Aid Rise [LINK]


Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation sponsors free COVID-19 testing in Highlands and Cashiers [LINK]

Federal coronavirus "red zone" of severe outbreaks expands to 21 total states [LINK]

Data Analysis: COVID-19 Is Filling Up Hospitals In Small Cities [LINK]

Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market [LINK]

COVID-19 is killing a Texan every 6 minutes, 16 seconds [LINK]

'I don't wish this on anyone:' Young single mother of three dies from COVID-19 [LINK]

Women who survived coronavirus angry after persistent symptoms dismissed as ‘anxiety’ by doctors [LINK]

Fauci says there are early signs coronavirus outbreaks are brewing in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee [LINK]

Third infant with COVID-19 dies in Alabama [LINK]

In Miami, Long Lines for Covid-19 Tests Frustrate Residents [LINK]





COVID-19 Around the World

India coronavirus: 'More than half of Mumbai slum-dwellers had Covid-19' (indicates IFR of 0.05% to 0.1%) [LINK]

After backlash, Madrid rows back on COVID 'immunity card' [LINK]

Post COVID-19 flooding causing misery for millions of migrant workers [LINK]

Emirates will pay $1,765 for your funeral if you catch COVID-19 while traveling [LINK]

apan reports 1,133 Coronavirus infections nationwide. Highest single day total. First time COVID-19 cases have been reported in all 47 prefectures. [LINK]

Sweden’s Actual COVID-19 Results Compared to What Modelers Predicted in April [LINK]

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Published at 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 29, 2020







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