Coronavirus live news: US confirms 177,000 daily cases as Victoria marks 16 days with no infections https://ift.tt/35wPARC Helen Sullivan US again breaks world record for new infections; zero new infections in Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria Packed crowds and euphoric leaders: Australia revels in Covid-free days Covid vaccine hopes must not make Britons complacent, warns adviser Covid vaccine rally fuels market optimism of a faster global recovery ‘Failure is not an option’: Biden’s Covid taskforce ready to step up Scientists warn of Christmas Covid surge if tier system returns 12.51am GMT In case you missed this earlier, Australia’s most populous state – New South Wales – has also recorded no new cases in the last 24 hours. The state has reported nine cases in overseas travellers in hotel quarantine, which brings the total in NSW to 4,306 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. With the weather becoming warmer and people starting to attend more social gatherings, NSW Health is calling on the community to maintain the COVID safe behaviours that have been key to stopping the spread of the virus. Though there have been no locally acquired cases in NSW in recent days, now is not the time to drop our guard. Everyone needs to continue to be alert to the ongoing risk of transmission of COVID-19, to keep practising physical distancing and good hand hygiene, and most importantly to get tested and isolate if they feel unwell. 12.47am GMT The state of Victoria again recorded no new cases and no new deaths for the 16th consecutive day. Victoria’s death toll from coronavirus remains at 819, while the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Australia is 907. Victoria has just three active coronavirus cases. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J November 15, 2020 at 02:51AM

US again breaks world record for new infections; zero new infections in Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria

• Packed crowds and euphoric leaders: Australia revels in Covid-free days
• Covid vaccine hopes must not make Britons complacent, warns adviser
• Covid vaccine rally fuels market optimism of a faster global recovery
• ‘Failure is not an option’: Biden’s Covid taskforce ready to step up
• Scientists warn of Christmas Covid surge if tier system returns

12.51am GMT

In case you missed this earlier, Australia’s most populous state – New South Wales – has also recorded no new cases in the last 24 hours.

The state has reported nine cases in overseas travellers in hotel quarantine, which brings the total in NSW to 4,306 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

With the weather becoming warmer and people starting to attend more social gatherings, NSW Health is calling on the community to maintain the COVID safe behaviours that have been key to stopping the spread of the virus. Though there have been no locally acquired cases in NSW in recent days, now is not the time to drop our guard. Everyone needs to continue to be alert to the ongoing risk of transmission of COVID-19, to keep practising physical distancing and good hand hygiene, and most importantly to get tested and isolate if they feel unwell.

12.47am GMT

The state of Victoria again recorded no new cases and no new deaths for the 16th consecutive day. Victoria’s death toll from coronavirus remains at 819, while the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Australia is 907.

Victoria has just three active coronavirus cases.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/35wPARC