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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hundreds of incarcerated people and staff at jails and prisons in <keyword id="15710" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas">Texas</keyword> have died from <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>, according to a new <a href="https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/83635/Profile%20of%20COVID%20deaths%20in%20custody.pdf?sequence=6&amp;isAllowed=yed=y">report</a> by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.</li><li>102 out of the 190 incarcerated individuals in prison who died from coronavirus were eligible for parole and 11 of the 14 in jail who died from coronavirus were not convicted of a crime, per the report. </li><li>"[We] do not have control over COVID-19 in our prisons and jails in Texas, and that [is] resulting in a devastating loss of life for both incarcerated people and staff," the report's project director told Business Insider.</li></ul>Incarcerated individuals and staff at jails and prisons in Texas are dying from COVID-19 at alarming rates, a new report shows. More than 200 incarcerated people and personnel in Texas' jail and prison facilities have died from coronavirus, according to a <a href="https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/83635/Profile%20of%20COVID%20deaths%20in%20custody.pdf?sequence=6&amp;isAllowed=yed=y">report</a> from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, which cites data collected between March and last month. Among the 190 incarcerated individuals in prison who died from coronavirus, 102 of them were eligible for parole, according to the report. And out of the 14 incarcerated individuals in the state's jails who died from coronavirus, 80% were not convicted of a crime, per the report. "The big picture takeaway is that there's been a devastating toll from the coronavirus on prisons and jails in Texas," Michele Deitch, a distinguished senior lecturer at UT Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs and project director of the report, told Business Insider. Over 80% of the incarcerated individuals who died of coronavirus in prisons in Texas were over the age of 55, the report stated. Data shows <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-death-age-older-people-higher-risk-2020-2">older adults</a> are more vulnerable to coronavirus-related death.According to the study, Texas and Florida follows Ohio and Michigan as one of the US states with the highest coronavirus-related deaths in prison per 10,000 people."[We] do not have control over COVID-19 in our prisons and jails in Texas, and that [is] resulting in a devastating loss of life for both incarcerated people and staff," Deitch said. Coronavirus' spread in prison facilities has been widely reported across the country during the pandemic. For example, in August, the Bay Area's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-engulfing-prisons-shows-herd-immunity-may-be-messy-2020-8">San Quentin State Prison</a> reported over 2,200 cases of coronavirus among about 3,200 people.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mass-releases-from-federal-prisons-could-save-thousands-from-coronavirus-2020-4">People who are incarcerated</a> are highly vulnerable to the health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The packed spaces in prison and jail facilities pose additional challenges when fighting the spread of the disease, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/experts-keeping-prisons-free-of-coronavirus-will-be-a-challenge-2020-3">Business Insider's Haven Orecchio-Egresitz previously reported. </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/in-new-york-prisons-inmates-punished-for-trying-to-avoid-coronavirus-2020-7">Business Insider's Nicole Einbinder and Angela Wang's</a> investigation in July reported that many incarcerated individuals in prisons often were limited in access to tests, neglected when seeking medical help, and potentially punished for reporting signs of coronavirus. <ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/in-new-york-prisons-inmates-punished-for-trying-to-avoid-coronavirus-2020-7">Inmates in New York prisons say officers are punishing them for seeking medical care and coronavirus protection</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mass-releases-from-federal-prisons-could-save-thousands-from-coronavirus-2020-4">Prison sentences could turn into death sentences amid the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. Mass releases could be the best strategy to save thousands of lives.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/failure-to-release-prisoners-is-condemning-thousands-to-death-2020-4">As many as 100,000 incarcerated people in our jails and prisons will die from the coronavirus, unless the US acts now</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/experts-keeping-prisons-free-of-coronavirus-will-be-a-challenge-2020-3">US jails and prisons are 'fertile grounds for infectious disease' and preventing the spread of coronavirus behind bars will be a challenge, say experts</a></li></ul>

More than 200 incarcerated people and staff at Texas prisons and jails have died from coronavirus, report shows

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6358826" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Russia">Russia</keyword> recorded <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-153-coronavirus-deaths-highest-daily-toll-yet-idUSKBN23007C">8,599 new cases 153 new deaths on Sunday</a> linked to the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>, raising its overall <keyword id="6355784" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="death">death</keyword> toll to 3,541. </li><li>The country has recorded 344,481 coronavirus cases and is the third-worst hit country in its total number of coronavirus cases behind Brazil and the US, according to <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">data from Johns Hopkins University</a>.</li><li>While its daily death toll continues to increase, its number of new daily cases appears to be on the decline.</li><li>Russia denies that it has manipulated coronavirus data and maintains that its mortality rate from the virus is among the lowest in the world.</li></ul>Russia recorded its highest daily spike in coronavirus deaths on Sunday as its number of new daily cases appears to be on the decline.Russia reported <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-reports-153-coronavirus-deaths-highest-daily-toll-yet-idUSKBN23007C">8,599 new cases and 153 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday</a>, raising its overall death toll to 3,541. As of Sunday night, the country has recorded 344,481 coronavirus cases and is the third-worst hit country in its total number of coronavirus cases behind Brazil and the US, according to <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">data from Johns Hopkins University</a>.Russia has been badly affected by the novel coronavirus and its hospitals are struggling to contain the spread among medical workers, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-medical-workers-16-times-more-likely-die-from-coronavirus-2020-5">who are 16 times more like to die</a> from the virus than in countries with comparable coronavirus outbreaks.Earlier this month, the country experienced <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-recorded-new-coronavirus-cases-2020-5">a consistent increase</a> in its number of new daily coronavirus cases, though that number <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/russia/">appears to be on the decline</a> over the last several days.However, the country's overall death toll has been steadily increasing since it <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/19/russia-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-a69677">recorded its first death</a> in Moscow on March 19.Putin's government <a href="https://tass.com/society/1148277">has maintained</a> that the country's coronavirus mortality rate is among the lowest in the world. But an analysis by the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/77cd2cba-b0e2-4022-a265-e0a9a7930bda">Financial Times</a> last week estimated that Russia's real coronavirus death toll could be up to 70% higher than its official figures suggest. Russia has denied any attempts to cover up its true fatality count, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-registered-60-per-cent-coronavirus-deaths-moscow-other-causes-2020-5">though its number of excess deaths have surged</a> since the pandemic began.Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could hit the country in the fall. "Another wave of coronavirus sickness is possible in Russia, from late October to November," he said during a <a href="http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/63382">televised press conference</a>, according to <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/05/22/putin-warns-of-second-coronavirus-wave-for-russia-this-fall-a70357">The Moscow Times</a>. "We must keep that in mind and be ready for that scenario."During the press conference, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin advised that the city — which has become <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-15/whats-going-on-with-coronavirus-covid-19-in-russia/12247034">the epicenter of the country's outbreak</a> — should keep its lockdown measures in place. Sobyanin <a href="https://tass.com/society/1153843">estimated</a> earlier this month that the actual number of cases in Moscow could be nearly 300,000.Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-records-highest-daily-death-toll-from-the-coronavirus-2020-5">Business Insider</a>

Russia records its highest daily death toll from the coronavirus as its number of new cases appears to decline

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Former Democratic presidential candidate <keyword id="4219114" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="pete-buttigieg">Pete Buttigieg</keyword> criticized <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> Jr. for inaccurately saying US <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> deaths are down to "almost nothing."</li><li>"This is what happens when you're so out of touch that you just don't care anymore," <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSitRoom/status/1322322252822708225">Buttigieg told CNN on Friday.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-third-wave-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-surge-2020-10">Cases and deaths from coronavirus</a> are rising in the US: The US broke its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-smashes-single-day-record-for-new-coronavirus-cases-2020-10">single-day coronavirus case record</a> last week with over 88,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, in addition to over 1,000 deaths.</li></ul>Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg criticized Donald <keyword id="6354862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump">Trump</keyword> Jr. for downplaying the coronavirus and dismissing the deaths of hundreds of Americans each day."This is what happens when you're so out of touch that you just don't care anymore," Buttigieg said in response to Trump Jr.'s comment that coronavirus deaths are down to "almost nothing" <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSitRoom/status/1322322252822708225">on CNN's "The Situation Room" on Friday.</a> "I mean, tell that to the thousand families who are going to be grieving a loss today. Tell that to any of the Americans who are confronting what is literally the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-death-estimate-us-versus-major-wars-other-diseases-2020-4">worst mass casualty event in this country since World War II</a>." On Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. falsely minimized the deaths related to coronavirus."Why are they talking — why aren't they talking about deaths? Oh, Oh! Because the numbers are almost nothing because we've gotten control of things and we understand how it works," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-jr-covid-19-deaths-nothing-as-rate-hits-1000-2020-10">Trump Jr. said last week on Fox News.</a>His father, President Donald Trump, has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-infections-records-health-campaign-election-2020-10">similarly downplayed the severity of the pandemic</a> and blamed the media for coverage of coronavirus, falsely claiming that the US is "rounding the turn" on coronavirus with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-us-rounding-turn-covid-19-even-cases-surge-2020-10">"incredible" numbers.</a>Experts and data have shown <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-third-wave-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-surge-2020-10">a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths</a> in the US. The US broke its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-smashes-single-day-record-for-new-coronavirus-cases-2020-10">single-day coronavirus case record</a> last week with over 88,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, in addition to over 1,000 deaths. The country has recorded a total of 9 million cases and over 220,000 deaths from coronavirus, according to <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/united-states">Johns Hopkins University.</a>Buttigieg noted that Trump Jr.'s comment "reveals just how fundamentally they don't get it," in reference to Trump's campaign.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pandemic-fatigue-looms-record-high-new-daily-covid-19-cases-2020-10">More Americans are being infected with the coronavirus than at any time during the pandemic, but people are too tired to care</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-third-wave-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-surge-2020-10">The US has entered its 3rd — and possibly largest — wave of coronavirus cases. Experts say states should 'pull back.'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-smashes-single-day-record-for-new-coronavirus-cases-2020-10">US smashes single-day record for new coronavirus cases, with spikes in every swing state</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-infections-records-health-campaign-election-2020-10">With the election 8 days away, Trump lies about why coronavirus rates are hitting record highs and calls the media 'losers' for covering the surging pandemic</a></li></ul>

Buttigieg calls Trump Jr. 'so out of touch that you just don't care anymore' for saying coronavirus deaths are down to 'almost nothing'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="100821" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Houston">Houston</keyword>, as of Saturday, has reported more than 40,000 confirmed <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> cases, and over 20,000 of them have been reported in the month of July, according to Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department.</li><li>The city's total number of deaths from coronavirus also surged from 224 to 386 in July, according to Mayor <keyword id="3691420" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="sylvester-turner">Sylvester Turner</keyword>'s daily update on coronavirus which uses data from the Houston health department.</li><li>Meanwhile, on Saturday, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map">Johns Hopkins</a> reported over 390,000 total cases of coronavirus in <keyword id="15710" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas">Texas</keyword>.</li></ul>Houston confirmed a total of 40,987 coronavirus cases, and over 20,000 of them have been added in the month of July alone, according to <a href="https://harriscounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/b742cdb862a345d2b6208db5906334cf">Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department.</a>The city's total number of deaths from coronavirus also surged from 224 to 386 in the month of July, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner's daily update on coronavirus which uses data from the Houston health department. The Mayor said there were 131 coronavirus deaths on June 1st. At least five days in the month of July added at least 1,000 new cases to the total number of confirmed cases, according to Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department.Meanwhile, on Saturday, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map">Johns Hopkins</a> reported over 390,000 total cases of coronavirus in Texas. At the end of June, Texas <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-greg-abbott-pause-reopening-as-covid-cases-surge-2020-6">Governor Greg Abott put a halt to the state's reopening plan</a> as coronavirus cases surged with the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-reports-record-high-coronavirus-hospitalizations-for-10-days-2020-6"> state reporting thousands of new cases each day. </a><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-decide-when-to-go-out-during-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-7">This color-coded chart will help you decide when to leave the house during the pandemic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-lawyers-offer-free-wills-for-teachers-schools-re-open-2020-7">Lawyers in Florida are offering free wills for teachers. One says he received about 600 inquiries.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-where-can-us-tourists-go-countries-block-them-2020-7">Here's a running list of countries barring American tourists from entering as the US coronavirus outbreak surges to new heights</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nc-private-school-reports-coronavirus-case-days-after-reopening-2020-7">A North Carolina private school reopened amid national concerns over in-person classes. Days later a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.</a></li></ul>

Houston surpassed 40,000 coronavirus cases. Over half of them have been reported in July alone.

The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services department is observing 83 people across the state under home isolation for <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> symptoms, a health official said on Wednesday. "We are observing 83 people across the state, including in Bengaluru, Tumkur and <keyword id="6358119" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mysuru">Mysuru</keyword>, for coronavirus symptoms," the department's communicable diseases wing joint director Prakash Kumar told IANS. However, no positive coronavirus case has been reported from Karnataka yet. "The four Chinese people under watch for the disease left the country on January 30, without being affected by the disease," said Kumar. Interestingly, no individual in Karnataka is currently admitted to the hospital for coronavirus symptoms, Kumar confirmed. State Health and Family Welfare Services Commissioner Pankaj Pandey had on Tuesday convened a meeting of health officials to review the situation and reinforce coronavirus surveillance and control measures in the districts bordering Kerala as well as the entire state. Four Karnataka districts bordering Kerala -- Kodagu, Mangluru, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru -- have been put on high alert in the wake of positive coronavirus cases in Kerala. Starting January 20 till Wednesday, 10,184 passengers have undergone thermal screening for coronavirus at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). Of all the people screened at the airport, only three people had a history of visiting coronavirus epicentre <keyword id="208994" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wuhan">Wuhan</keyword> in China. In Bengaluru, flights arriving from China have been cancelled from February 1. According to a state Health and Family Welfare Services department bulletin, the <keyword id="43588" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-Health-Organization">World Health Organization</keyword> (WHO) has declared coronavirus epidemic affecting 23 countries as an 'International <keyword id="6364896" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="public-health">Public Health</keyword> Emergency'. Of the 74 coronavirus symptomatic samples sent for testing, 52 have been declared negative from the state. The 104 Arogya Sahayavani call centre, assigned to receive calls and provide guidance on coronavirus, attracted 1,012 calls thus far. "In case people with recent travel history to China and other affected countries develop any symptoms, they are requested to call 104 or health authorities and provide all necessary details in order to take precautionary measures and are requested to be home isolated," said the department. However, no passenger screened by the department is yet to complete the 28-day observation period. Globally, close to 500 people have already succumbed to coronavirus and more than 20,500 confirmed cases have been reported.

Coronavirus: 83 under home isolation in Karnataka

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The number of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> deaths has topped 500,000, according to <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">data from Johns Hopkins University</a> on Sunday.</li><li>Over 10 million coronavirus cases have been recorded globally, according to the data.</li><li>The US has recorded the most coronavirus deaths of any country, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html">with more than 125,000</a>.</li></ul>The world reached a grim milestone on Sunday as the number of coronavirus deaths passed 500,000, according to <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">data from Johns Hopkins University</a>.As of Sunday evening, over 10 million coronavirus cases and more than 501,000 deaths had been reported around the globe, according to the <keyword id="177427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Johns-Hopkins">Johns Hopkins</keyword> <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> dashboard. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/25/countries-seeing-a-surge-spike-in-coronavirus-cases.html">Several countries</a>, including Germany, Brazil, and India, have recently seen new infections spike.The US has recorded the most coronavirus deaths of any country, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html">with more than 125,000</a>.According to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/28/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html">CNN</a>, 36 US states are seeing increases in new coronavirus cases. The US on multiple days last week reported <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/26/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html">record single-day increase of infections</a>, with at least 40,173 new cases on Friday.Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/azar-says-us-window-closing-coronavirus-spread-2020-6">on Sunday</a> said the "window is closing" for the US to control its coronavirus outbreak.Speaking with <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1277242543428730880">NBC's "Meet the Press,"</a> Azar urged Americans to "act responsibly" by practicing social distancing and wearing face coverings as states reopened.Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's director, Robert Redfield, acknowledged that the number of Americans who had been infected with the novel coronavirus was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-true-coronavirus-count-likely-ten-times-higher-2020-6">probably far higher than the official count</a>."Our best estimate right now is that for every case that's reported, there actually are 10 other infections," he told reporters on Thursday.Redfield's acknowledgment echoes <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/real-number-of-coronavirus-cases-underreported-us-china-italy-2020-4">what researchers have been saying for months</a> about the likelihood of a higher coronavirus count, particularly in countries with severe outbreaks.

Over half a million people have died from the coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University

Noida (UP), Mar 30 () Four people, including three of a family, tested positive for <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday, taking the total cases in the district to 36, officials said. Those tested positive include the wife (37), sister (25) and son (5) of a man from Accheja village in Dadri area who was detected with the infection on March 28, Health Department officials here said. Another positive case has come from Ghodi Baccheda village in Greater Noida and the patient is a 21-year-old man, an official said. Uttar Pradesh has so far reported 75 cases, while the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, and the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. See Also - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/data-of-coronavirus-patients-state-wise-in-india/articleshow/74669748.cms">Coronavirus cases in India state wise</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coronavirus-myths-and-facts-here-are-some-rumours-about-covid-19-that-arent-true/articleshow/74487962.cms">Coronavirus myths and facts</a>

4 more test positive for coronavirus in Noida, 36 total

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6355117" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="south-africa">South Africa</keyword> topped 1 million confirmed cases of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/south-africa">according to Johns Hopkins University. </a></li><li>Local health authorities have linked a recent surge in cases with a new variant of the novel coronavirus, which is believed to be more infectious. </li><li>The surge of coronavirus cases is putting a tough burden on local hospitals and prompted countries around the world to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-coronavirus-variant-all-the-countries-where-its-been-identified-2020-12">impose travel restrictions</a> on the country. </li></ul>South Africa surpassed 1 million cases of coronavirus cases amid the emergence of a new, more infectious variant that local authorities have tied to a recent surge in cases. The new variant of the novel coronavirus, referred to as 501.V2, has been linked to a recent surge in cases in South Africa. Local health authorities said between 80 to 90% of new coronavirus cases are from the new variant, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/explainer-the-new-coronavirus-variant-in-south-africa-are-concerns-justified-2020-12">Reuters reported.</a>Since the new variant was confirmed, several countries including Israel, Turkey, Germany, and Switzerland restricted incoming and outgoing travel with South Africa, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-african-travellers-banned-from-entering-these-countries-as-new-covid-variant-takes-hold-2020-12">Business Insider South Africa reported.</a>As of Monday, South Africa has recorded more than 1 million confirmed cases and 26,000 deaths related to the coronavirus, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/south-africa">according to Johns Hopkins University.</a>The surge of new cases is putting an overwhelming burden on South African hospitals."The numbers of patients seeking care within our hospitals has exceeded previous numbers during the first peak and the majority of our ICU and high-care units are operating at capacity," Mediclinic International, which is one of the leading private hospital networks in South Africa, told <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/28/south-africa-hits-1-million-coronavirus-cases-as-new-variant-spreads">The Guardian.</a>The <keyword id="9340667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus-variant">coronavirus variant</keyword> discovered in South Africa, alongside a different, but possibly more infectious variant confirmed in the United Kingdom, has pushed countries around the world to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-coronavirus-variant-all-the-countries-where-its-been-identified-2020-12">impose travel restrictions</a> to prevent the variant from spreading.CEOs behind the leading vaccines for the coronavirus have spoken out in recent weeks to signal that their vaccines will likely protect against the new variant. BioNTech's CEO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biontech-ceo-relatively-high-chance-vaccine-works-for-uk-variant-2020-12">said</a> that it was "highly likely" that their vaccine made with Pfizer can deal with the new variant found in the UK. The CEO of AstraZeneca <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/astrazeneca-vaccine-seen-working-for-new-covid-19-strains-2020-12">said</a> that their coronavirus vaccine "should remain effective" against the coronavirus variants found in the UK and South Africa.

South Africa surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases amid spread of a new, more infectious variant

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Six US states on Tuesday announced record single-day increases in <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> cases since lifting restrictions meant to tackle the pandemic.</li><li><keyword id="57493" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Arizona">Arizona</keyword>, <keyword id="6369096" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="nevada">Nevada</keyword>, <keyword id="6361579" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="oklahoma">Oklahoma</keyword>, <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword>, <keyword id="15710" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas">Texas</keyword>, and Oregon all announced their most new cases of any day so far.</li><li>Scientists <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/health/coronavirus-second-wave-infections.html">have warned</a> about the potential for a spike in coronavirus cases as states reopen their economies and ease restrictions.</li></ul>Six US states on Tuesday announced record single-day increases in coronavirus cases since lifting restrictions meant to tackle the pandemic.Gov. Greg Abbott <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7ELP6P2is">announced</a> that Texas had recorded 2,622 new coronavirus cases — its most ever.According to the <a href="https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101f">Texas Department of State Health Services</a>, the total number of people being treated in the hospital for the coronavirus as of Tuesday was 2,518, also a record high for the state. The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in the state had been consistently rising since Friday.Abbott issued a statewide <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/31/greg-abbott-texas-executive-order-closures/">stay-at-home order on March 31</a>. It lapsed April 30 and was not renewed, giving Texas one of the shortest lockdown orders in the country. Retail stores, restaurants, movies, and shopping centers were allowed to reopen with limited capacity on May 1, and larger entertainment venues <a href="https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/06/12/reopening-texas-restaurants-allowed-open-75-percent-capacity/">are set to reopen at 50% capacity this Friday</a>.Abbott downplayed the recent uptick in cases on Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAbbott/status/1272981393975410688/photo/1">saying in a statement</a> that there remained "abundant hospital capacity.""As we begin to open up Texas and Texans return to their jobs, we remain laser-focused on maintaining abundant hospital capacity," he said.<a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">As of Tuesday</a>, Texas had confirmed more than 93,500 coronavirus cases and more than 2,000 deaths. It estimated that there were still about 30,000 active cases of the virus across the state.Five other US states also announced record-high coronavirus counts.<div type="image" title="nevada coronavirus reopening" height="512" width="1024" msid="76417885" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429">The Florida Department of Health</a> on Tuesday reported that its number of new daily cases had jumped to nearly 2,800, its most new cases discovered of any day since the coronavirus was first recorded there in March. Overall, the state has recorded 80,000 positive cases and 2,993 deaths.Gov. Ron DeSantis <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-governor-issues-stay-home-order-after-weeks-resistance-n1174146">issued a lockdown order in Florida on April 1</a>, though retail stores and restaurants were allowed to reopen at a limited capacity on May 4. Houses of worship, entertainment venues, and beaches have also been reopened in recent weeks.DeSantis acknowledged at a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xn_99pmDIk">press conference on Tuesday</a> that the number of coronavirus cases in the state had increased, tying the recent uptick to more testing."We're going to continue doing a lot of testing," he said. "I think we're over 30,000 test results a day now — we may end up seeing even more of an increase."He stressed that he would not yet order another lockdown or mandate wearing masks in public.Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Oregon were the other states to disclose record numbers of new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with <a href="https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php" target="_blank" title="https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2,392</a>, <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/06/16/coronavirus-update-nevada-phase-3-reopening-delayed-covid-19-cases/3196374001/">379</a>, <a href="https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/">228</a>, and <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/278-new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-oregon-on-tuesday-an-all-time-high.html">278</a>.Oregon has even <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/12/875961223/oregon-pauses-reopening-as-coronavirus-cases-rise">temporarily paused its reopening</a> after the uptick in cases.Scientists <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/health/coronavirus-second-wave-infections.html">have warned</a> about the potential for spikes in coronavirus cases as states reopen their economies and ease coronavirus restrictions.As of Tuesday, the US had recorded over 2.1 million coronavirus cases and more than 116,000 deaths — the most cases and deaths by far of any country.This week, the University of Washington <a href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/uw-revises-new-covid-19-model-project-200000-plus-deaths-by-oct-1/JL6V7R5SVZDMRLHK62PJRNIOZY/">updated its projections</a> for the total number of US coronavirus deaths, estimating that the US would see 200,000 deaths by October 1.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Researchers are working on a <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> vaccine that could protect against multiple coronaviruses.</li><li>A <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03594-0#citeas">new study</a> found the shot to be highly protective against current coronavirus <keyword id="112799" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="variants">variants</keyword> in monkeys.</li><li>The technology could help avoid a future of seasonal booster shots.</li></ul>Our current coronavirus <keyword id="79555" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Vaccines">vaccines</keyword> were designed to protect us from one particular coronavirus: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for this <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword>. But the coronavirus family is large, and many researchers think a future vaccine could offer us far broader protection.A team at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has developed a pan-coronavirus vaccine that might be able to protect against multiple coronaviruses in the SARS family. That includes SARS-CoV-2, as well as the virus most people know as SARS - SARS-CoV-1 - which was responsible for the outbreak in 2003. In <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03594-0">a new study</a>, the Duke team's vaccine candidate was found to protect rhesus monkeys from the new coronavirus (including its most concerning variants), as well as SARS and other SARS-related viruses that circulate in bats but haven't jumped to humans. That's an indicator, though by no means a guarantee, that the vaccine might also work in people. "You would have protection against these variants that are circulating currently, but also you could have protection against any type of new SARS-related virus that might be similar to SARS-CoV-1 or SARS-CoV-2, that could originate from the bat species," Kevin Saunders, the institute's research director, told Insider.The team's dream is to create a pan-coronavirus vaccine that could spell the end of coronavirus pandemics altogether."If you just look at history, there's been outbreaks of coronavirus about every eight to nine years," Saunders said. "What we're all working towards now is trying to figure out: Can we find a vaccine that would protect us against whatever the next coronavirus outbreak ends up being?"At a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/05/13/press-briefing-by-white-house-covid-19-response-team-and-public-health-officials-36/">White House briefing</a> last week, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the research is "an extremely important proof of concept that we will be aggressively pursuing as we get into the development of human trials."Saunders said the Duke researchers hope to start enrolling people in clinical trials as quickly as possible - somewhere between 18 months to two-and-a-half years from now.Other research teams are also working on similar shots: More than two dozen pan-coronavirus vaccine projects are now underway, <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="science">Science</keyword> magazine <a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6539/227">reported in April</a>.<h2>The shot protected monkeys from variants identified in the UK, Brazil, and South Africa</h2><div type="image" title="COVID-19, South Africa" height="2665" width="4021" msid="82739660" hostid="261"></div>The current <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> vaccines seem to be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-vaccines-exceeding-expectations-real-world-data-2021-5">effective against variants</a>, but perhaps not to the same degree as against the original virus. Research has shown, for example, that existing vaccines may be<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-vaccines-efficacy-variants-south-africa-uk-brazil-2021-3"> less protective against B.1.351 and P.1</a> - the strains first identified in South Africa and Brazil, respectively - than against the original coronavirus strain or B.1.1.7, the variant first identified in the UK.Saunders said his team's pan-coronavirus vaccine seemed to generate a stronger antibody response to all of these variants than the current vaccines have so far.The researchers tested this by comparing their shot to an mRNA vaccine that resembled those from Pfizer and Moderna. The mRNA vaccine mounted a six-fold weaker antibody response against the B.1.351 variant and a 10-fold weaker antibody response against P.1 than against the original strain. But the pan-coronavirus vaccine only mounted a three-fold weaker antibody response against those variants."What was key here is that you start with really potent antibody responses, and then they just take a small decrease when they come in contact with one of the variants, compared to an mRNA vaccine that starts out lower and then takes an even bigger decrease when it tries to neutralize or block one of the variants," Saunders said.It's not yet clear, though, how the pan-coronavirus vaccine would stack up against the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-third-shot-likely-vaccine-booster-ceo-albert-bourla-2021-4">booster shots being developed</a> by Pfizer and Moderna. <div type="image" title="Moderna vaccine" height="1333" width="2000" msid="82739663" hostid="261"></div>The new vaccine candidate relies on a different technology than Pfizer and Moderna's shots. Both of the latter two instruct the body to produce the coronavirus' spike protein - which helps it attach to and enter cells. That, in turn, prompts our immune systems to produce antibodies to neutralize that protein. That way, if we ever encounter the virus in real life, our bodies can recognize it and fight it off.Saunders' pan-coronavirus vaccine candidate, meanwhile, injects a fragment of the spike protein - one that's key to helping the virus invade our cells - into the body. "The rationale was that if you could generate an immune response against that key part of the virus, then you would have protective responses that would limit the virus from being able to enter cells and replicate," Saunders said.<h2>Preventing the coronavirus from becoming like the flu</h2><div type="image" title="coronavirus flu shot" height="3333" width="5000" msid="82739669" hostid="261"></div>Scientists predict that we'll never be fully rid of the new coronavirus, since not everyone in the world will choose to get vaccinated and some countries <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccine-rollout-pace-by-country-2021-5">may take years to distribute shots</a>."The thinking right now is that this virus has spread to so many parts of the world that there will always be some low level of endemic infection," Saunders said.As long as the coronavirus spreads, it can mutate - which would necessitate periodic booster shots.Take the seasonal flu (a descendant of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic) as an example: Influenza viruses mutate very quickly, so we constantly have to update flu shots to vanquish new strains.Scientists must choose which flu strains to protect against in vaccines almost a year in advance, so sometimes, the shots don't wind up matching the dominant strains in circulation. In a good year, flu shots are around 60% effective - but in a bad year, they might only be 20% effective.The goal of a pan-coronavirus vaccine is to "become opposite of where the flu vaccine currently is," Saunders said."It wouldn't be a seasonal vaccination," he added. "It would be one that you received and then as long as your protective <keyword id="48619" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Immunity">immunity</keyword> stayed at a certain level, you wouldn't have to go back and be vaccinated again."

A promising new vaccine candidate could protect us from multiple coronaviruses - including some that haven't jumped to humans yet

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Twenty groups of scientists are trying to create a single <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> that fights multiple coronaviruses.</li><li><keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> is the virus family that SARS-CoV-2 - which caused the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-map-covid-risk-vaccination-rate-arkansas-nevada-missouri-2021-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 pandemic</a> - belongs to.</li><li>An expert said scientists could make the vaccine within five years, preventing future pandemics.</li></ul>Scientists could soon create a vaccine that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pan-coronavirus-vaccine-variants-future-pandemics-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fights most coronaviruses,</a> potentially preventing future pandemics, a foundation that funds vaccine development has said.More than 20 research groups are trying to develop "broadly-protective" vaccines that can work against multiple coronaviruses. This is the family of viruses that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-map-covid-risk-vaccination-rate-arkansas-nevada-missouri-2021-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, belongs to.If these researchers are successful then the next time a coronavirus <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-lab-leak-animal-spillover-coronavirus-origin-questions-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crosses from animals to humans</a> - which is seen as the most likely cause of future coronavirus pandemics - we would immediately deploy vaccines that work against it. In March, <a href="https://cepi.net/news_cepi/cepi-launches-funding-call-to-advance-development-of-broadly-protective-coronavirus-vaccines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)</a> announced up to $200 million for broadly-protective vaccines. <keyword id="504678" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="CEPI">CEPI</keyword> was co-founded in 2017 by the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-melinda-gates-foundation-as-their-fourth-child-2021-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</a>, the Wellcome Trust, and several countries to fund vaccine research for emerging diseases, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disease-x-who-lists-mystery-disease-as-potential-next-pandemic-2018-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disease X</a>, an unspecified organism that could cause future epidemics.Nick Jackson, head of programmes and innovative technology at CEPI, told Insider he was optimistic that scientists could make a fully-tested vaccine that works against most coronaviruses in three to five years.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccine-mrna-covid-drug-treatment-future-of-medicine-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Experts explain why the mRNA tech that revolutionized COVID-19 vaccines could be the answer to incurable diseases, heart attacks, and even snake bites: 'The possibilities are endless'</a>Broadly protective vaccines would "cover the majority of known coronavirus threats" and "if really successful" would also protect against unknown viruses that are yet to emerge, he said.Jackson said CEPI wanted to help create a vaccine for each theoretical future threat, creating "libraries" of vaccines parked around the world at strategic geographical locations. "So if Disease X happens to emerge in Sub-Saharan Africa, we have a solution in our library that can be used right away," Jackson said.Jackson cautioned that a "universal" coronavirus vaccine for all coronaviruses was a "tall order," and potentially "unfeasible," because the coronavirus family was so large. In the past 10 years, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has identified hundreds of new coronaviruses, he said.Kirsty Le Doare, professor of Vaccinology and Immunology at Imperial College London, told Insider that it would take five to ten years of continued investment to develop broadly protective-coronavirus vaccines. "Scientifically there's always been the opportunity, but there's been no investment," she said.CEPI has already invested $33 million in <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/vbiv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US-based biotech VBI Vaccines</a> and $170 million in Korea's SKI bioscience to develop "variant-proof" vaccines that protect against multiple COVID-19 variants in a single shot.

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