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Istanbul, Apr 26 (AP) Turkey's health ministry has announced 99 new deaths from COVID-19, the lowest in nearly two weeks. The total death toll has risen to 2,805. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca shared daily figures Sunday, showing 2,357 new confirmed cases, bringing the number of confirmed infections to 110,130. "Today is the day with the lowest number of new cases in the past 20 days," he tweeted. The number of administered tests was also down to about 30,000 Saturday, which the minister attributed to a decreased need because of lower contact opportunities. According to the data, 3,558 people were released from hospitals in the past 24 hours, making the number of recovered patients 29,140. Koca said the downward trend continued in patients needing intensive care. Turkey ranks seventh in the world for the number of confirmed infections, according to Johns Hopkins University, but experts believe the actual toll of the pandemic is higher than the tally. Nearly 890,000 people have been tested in Turkey so far. (AP) INDIND

Turkey registers decrease in deaths, new COVID-19 infections

By Yoshita Singh New York, Apr 28 () A total of 337 people died of the coronavirus in New York on Monday, state Governor Andrew Cuomo has said, the lowest number of fatalities in almost a month in America's COVID-19 epicentre.New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy reported 106 deaths on Monday, and according to a report in The New York Times, the one-day death tolls were less than half of what the two states reported at their peaks.As the states showed progress in fighting the deadly contagion, Cuomo and Murphy have begun to offer details on reopening in the months ahead.Cuomo has said that after May 15, when his order shutting down New York is set to expire, businesses in what he called low-risk industries like construction and manufacturing might begin to reopen in parts of the state that have been less affected, the NYT reported.However, the shutdown order will be extended beyond May 15 in many parts of New York.In a radio interview, Cuomo said that he hoped to decide this week whether New York schools would reopen before the end of the school year.He said that he would coordinate with Murphy and Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut on the decision, as well as on whether summer schools would be held in the three states.Murphy said that coordination between New York and New Jersey would probably be closest in the extended New York City metropolitan area, where the virus has hit with particular force.Elsewhere, he said, "I don't think you'll see us taking in each case identical steps, but I think you'll see our steps harmonized."Murphy further said that before he would consider reopening businesses and schools, he would need to see a prolonged decline in hospitalisation and infection rates, expanded testing and contact tracing, and more places where virus patients can recover in isolation, the NYT report said.In a hopeful note, he said schools might reopen before the end of June.The deadly coronavirus, which originated in China late last year, has so far killed more than two lakh people and infected over three million globally. The largest number of them are in the US: more than 56,000 deaths and over one million infections.According to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the US economy, the world's largest, is in a recession due to the pandemic.US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence over an economic rebound, saying this year's fourth quarter and the next year would be "phenomenal" in terms of growth as several states have started taking steps to reopen businesses, which were abruptly shut down due to the contagion. YAS CPS

COVID-19: Signs of progress in US as deaths decrease in New York, New Jersey

New York, May 8 () Loss of the sense of smell is most likely to occur by the third day of infection with the novel coronavirus, according to a study of over 100 COVID-19 patients which may help public health experts better identify those carrying the virus without adverse symptoms. The telephonic study, whose results were published in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, examined characteristics and symptoms of 103 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 over a six-week period. The patients from Aarau, Switzerland provided data on the number of days they had COVID-19 symptoms, and the timing and severity of their loss of smell, said study co-author, Ahmad Sedaghat from the University of Cincinnati in the US. Of the 103 patients, at least 61 per cent reported reduced or lost sense of smell, Sedaghat said, adding that the mean onset for reduction or loss in the sense of smell was 3.4 days. "We also found in this study that the severity of the loss of smell is correlated with how bad your other COVID-19 symptoms will be," Sedaghat said. "If the anosmia, also known as loss of smell, is worse, the patients reported worse shortness of breath, and more severe fever and cough," he added. According to the scientist, the relationship between decreased sense of smell and the rest of the COVID-19 is something to be aware of. "If someone has a decreased sense of smell with COVID-19, we know they are within the first week of the disease course, and there is still another week or two to expect," he added.The findings indicated that a decreased sense of smell may be an indicator of patients early in the disease course as well as those who may go on to develop more severe symptoms, like shortness of breath, Sedaghat said. He cautioned that while the loss of smell is an indicator of COVID-19, it's not the only factor. "When you start to experience serious symptoms of COVID-19 which include shortness of breath and respiratory distress, that's when you should become alarmed," he said. Younger patients and women in the study were also more likely to experience a decreased loss of smell, the study noted. About 50 per cent of study patients experienced a stuffy nose and 35 per cent experienced a runny nose. According to Sedaghat, this is important since previous studies indicated that these nasal symptoms were rare in COVID-19, and these symptoms were attributed to allergy and not the novel coronavirus. "This just means that greater awareness is needed of COVID-19's nasal symptoms so people are not running around sneezing in public and thinking it is okay since this is just allergies," Sedaghat said. "It very well could be COVID-19 and wearing masks as protective gear for others you encounter is a good idea," he added. Understanding more about loss of smell and COVID-19 is important for a public health perspective, the scientist cautioned. "No one is going to die because of a loss of the sense of smell and it's not the symptom that will kill anyone," he said, but adding that, "it is important because it helps us to identify these COVID-19 patients as asymptomatic carriers so they don't spread the disease to others." VIS VISVIS

Most COVID-19 patients may lose sense of smell by third day of infection: Study

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="88011" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="american-airlines">American Airlines</keyword> is cutting select services to South America due to <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword>.</li><li>Rising COVID-19 cases in these countries have decreased flight demands.</li><li>The airline's <keyword id="6367662" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="flights">flights</keyword> to Brazil, Chile, and Peru have been impacted by this decision.</li></ul>American Airlines is reducing flights to select South American destinations due to a decreased demand amid COVID-19 surges, the airline confirmed to Insider.The coronavirus pandemic has been ravaging parts of South America in recent weeks. As a result, several countries - including Brazil, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-peru/peru-hits-new-covid-19-case-record-as-brazilian-variant-spreads-idUSKBN2BG3CL">Peru</a>, and Chile - <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/04/covid-cases-surge-south-american-european-hot-spots">have recently seen a record high</a> in COVID-19 cases and<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-brazil-deaths/brazil-sees-record-3869-covid-19-deaths-health-ministry-says-idUSS0N2LD071"> deaths</a>.At the same time, the more infectious P.1 coronavirus variant, which was first discovered in Brazil, has been spreading across several locations outside of the country, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-variants-covid-canada-minnesota-young-people-cases-2021-4">including Canada and Minnesota</a>. And at the top of the month, Chile decided to <a href="https://cl.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/">s</a><a href="https://cl.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/">hut down its borders</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile/chile-to-close-borders-ratchet-up-controls-in-april-as-coronavirus-cases-soar-idUSKBN2BO630"></a>, which means only Chileans and foreign residents will be allowed to <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> to the country.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-10-billion-deal-loyalty-program-aal-investor-demand-2021-3">American Airlines is closing in on a $10 billion lifeline from investors enamored by cash-rich loyalty programs - and it's a strategy that could be replicated by industries like retail and hospitality</a>Concerns over covid have inevitably started impacting the level of demand for flights to these locations, leading American Airlines to decrease its offerings. Impacted services include:<ul><li>Suspending flights from Miami to Manaus, Brazil until November 1.</li><li>Pushing the start of flights from New York to Santiago, Chile from May 7 to July 2.</li><li>Reducing daily services from Miami to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to three flights a week.</li><li>Reducing daily services from Dallas-Fort Worth and New York to Sao Paulo, Brazil to three flights a week.</li><li>Reducing daily services from Dallas-Fort Worth to Lima, Peru to five flights a week.</li></ul>The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled <a href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-4/coronavirus-brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-4/coronavirus-chile">Chile</a>, and <a href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-4/coronavirus-peru">Peru</a> at the highest Level 4, and does not recommend traveling to these three South American countries.

American Airlines is cutting flights to South America due to lack of demand stemming from the continent's new surge of COVID cases

With the <keyword id="6356311" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="world-health-organisation" source="Orion">World Health Organisation</keyword> (WHO) declaring that Covid-19 is no longer a global emergency, medical device companies are likely to see a decrease in sales, according to a report on Tuesday. In the last three years of the pandemic, many medical device companies made billions through tests and pharmaceuticals. The report by data and analytics company <keyword id="1670029" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="globaldata" source="Orion">GlobalData</keyword> predicts that in the coming years, fewer new Covid-19 tests will be hitting the market; instead, existing tests will be improved. This could mean improving tests' specificity and sensitivity and creating multiparameter tests with existing technology. "Companies have reported decreasing sales of Covid-19 related products for the past two quarters. Therefore, having the Covid-19 pandemic declared over and instead an endemic virus, and with the emergency use authorisations on Covid-19 tests lifted, in vitro diagnostics (<keyword id="3175247" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ivd" source="Orion">IVD</keyword>) companies are scrambling to minimise their losses," said <keyword id="17367396" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="selena-yu" source="Orion">Selena Yu</keyword>, <keyword id="17367395" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="medical-analyst" source="Orion">Medical Analyst</keyword> at GlobalData, in a statement. In vitro diagnostics (IVD) are tests done on samples such as blood or tissue that have been taken from the human body. Currently, there are 132 active clinical trials, out of 310 trials on infectious disease IVD devices, developing Covid-19 tests. In January 2023, many companies involved in Covid-19 tests, like <keyword id="229225" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="danaher" source="Orion">Danaher</keyword>, <keyword id="48168" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="abbott" source="Orion">Abbott</keyword>, <keyword id="248095" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="labcorp" source="Orion">Labcorp</keyword>, and Becton, <keyword id="292392" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dickinson" source="Orion">Dickinson</keyword> and Company, also known as BD, made statements on their significant drops in Covid-19 tests. "Now that the pandemic has been announced to no longer be an emergency, the drops will become more significant in the coming months. There could be peak sales in the fall and winter seasons as the respiratory disease season starts up again," Yu said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/jamtara-global-indian-whatsapp-users-flooded-with-spam-calls/articleshow/100103446.cms">'Jamtara Global': Indian WhatsApp users flooded with spam calls</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/condom-maker-mankind-pharma-lists-at-20-premium-beats-grey-market-expectations/articleshow/100090002.cms">Mankind Pharma stock runs up in trade after listing at 20% premium</a>

End of Covid emergency to affect sales of diagnostics cos: GlobalData report

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e2.htm">Friday report from the Centers for Disease Control</a> found that counties in <keyword id="59552" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kansas">Kansas</keyword> that adopted a mask mandate saw a decrease in cases of the disease, while counties that opted out saw an increase by 100%.</li><li>While experts have long agreed that masks are a key part of limiting the spread of COVID-19, their usage has been the subject of months-long political debate.</li><li>According to the CDC, the findings back up similar declines seen in 15 states and in Washington DC, which also mandated masks.</li></ul>A <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e2.htm">new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> released Friday found that counties in Kansas that adopted a mask mandate saw a decrease in COVID-19 transmission compared to counties that did not, which saw an increase in the disease caused by the novel <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>.Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, on July 3 issued a statewide mask mandate, but counties were able to individually opt-out from her order. Around 90 counties opted out of her according to a <a href="https://kansas.com/news/politics-government/article244091222.html">July 8 report from the Wichita Eagle</a>.According to the CDC report, following the issuing of the opt-out mandate, COVID-19 incidence decreased in 24 counties with mask mandates but increased in 81 counties that opted out of the order. Researchers with the CDC and the Kansas Department of Health found COVID-19 incidence decreased by 6% in counties with a mandate compared to an increase of 100% in counties where masks were not mandated.The findings back up similar declines seen in 15 states and in Washington DC, which mandated masks, compared to states that did not have mask mandates, the CDC noted.Kelly on Wednesday announced a new mask mandate, effective next week, which requires masks in public spaces, health care facilities, public transportation lines, and outdoor spaces where social distancing is not possible, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/526641-kansas-governor-issues-new-mask-mandate">The Hill</a> reported. Kelly is also planning a public information campaign to encourage mask usage in the state, she said.According to data analyzed by <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/us/kansas">Johns Hopkins University</a>, there have been 136,861 confirmed cases of the disease throughout the state of Kansas, which have resulted in at least 1,306 deaths. Over the past week, more than 35% of tests administered have come back positive, which is more than <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/individual-states">three times higher than the 10% rate nationally</a>.The CDC report echos <a href="https://insider.com/face-masks-effective-in-protecting-against-coronavirus-2020-6">months-long pleas</a> from medical experts and the <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="science">science</keyword> community, which have urged the widespread adoption of face masks to stem the spread of COVID-19. President Donald Trump and many of his Republican allies have opposed mask mandates, arguing their use should be left up to individuals, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-senate-dan-sullivan-sherrod-brown-argue-face-masks-2020-11">leading to frequent clashes between Democrats and Republicans</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/karen-compilation-timeline-white-women-racism-2020-6">dicey public confrontations</a> between US citizens. President-elect Joe Biden has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-coroanvirus-pandemic-plan-vaccine-testing-masks-2020-11">said he would consider implementing a nationwide mask mandate</a> as part of his COVID-19 mitigation strategy, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/23/health/fauci-covid-mask-mandate-bn/index.html">October said he endorsed a mask mandate</a>."There's going to be a difficulty enforcing it, but if everyone agrees that this is something that's important and they mandate it and everybody pulls together and says, you know, we're going to mandate it but let's just do it, I think that would be a great idea to have everybody do it uniformly," he said <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-suggests-face-mask-mandate-warns-coronavirus-vaccine-2020-10">during an appearance on CNN</a>.

A new CDC report found that Kansas counties who complied with a mask mandate saw a decrease in cases compared to counties that didn't

REUTERS/Eduardo MunozA NYPD police car stand guard at Times Square as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York, U.S., March 21, 2020.<ul class="summary-list"><li>New York City and California's crime rates have generally decreased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent reports.</li><li>The number of serious felonies and arrests has reportedly gone down as city streets empty out and more people coop up inside.</li><li>However, killings in Chicago increased by 43% compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>New York City and Los Angeles, the nation's most populated cities, are seeing a reduction in crime as streets become increasingly empty during the coronavirus outbreak, according to reports by <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-crime-falls-as-coronavirus-takes-hold-11584998470">The Wall Street Journal</a> and <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-18/lapd-arrests-crime-coronavirus-03182020">the Los Angeles Times</a>.Serious felonies, murders, and arrests all dropped in NYC during the week of March 16 through March 22 compared to 2019, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-crime-falls-as-coronavirus-takes-hold-11584998470">the Journal reported</a>. LA also reported a 5.8% drop in crime this year compared to the previous year, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-18/lapd-arrests-crime-coronavirus-03182020">according to the LA Times</a>.The decrease in crime within two of the most major cities in the US comes amid the increasing change in people's behavior during the coronavirus outbreak as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-state-of-emergency-cuomo-address-coronavirus-outbreak-2020-3">schools cancel classes</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-asking-employees-to-work-from-home-due-to-coronavirus-2020">companies move to remote operations,</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/states-cities-shutting-down-bars-restaurants-concerts-curfew-2020-3">states implement safety measures</a> in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19."You see crowds disappearing on streets and other areas," NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea told The Wall Street Journal. "That has translated to a decrease in crime."Serious felonies dropped by 16.6% in New York City between March 16 and March 22 from 1,604 felonies in 2019 compared to 1,337 in 2020, the report said. Murder rates saw the biggest drop, with an 85.7% decrease from the prior year for the week of March 16 through March 22. Car thefts, however, increased by 51.5% with 103 thefts this year as opposed to 68 last year.Arrests also decreased during the week in question by 16% from 835 arrests in 2019 to 701 this year, according to The Wall Street Journal.Los Angeles arrests also dropped during the first 15 days of March by 14% from 3,406 to 2,944 arrests - dropping the daily average from 300 to 60, the LA Times reported. The reduction in arrests can partially be attributed to an effort in LA to cite and release more offenders with the exception of violent crimes, the report said. But not all cities saw the same decrease in crime rates during the coronavirus outbreak. Chicago saw a 43% increase in killings during 2020 as compared to 2019, which some officers attributed to a massive reorganization within Chicago's Police Department, <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/3/16/21181886/chicago-violence-rise-43-percent-more-murders">according to the Chicago Sun-Times</a>.Despite the coronavirus outbreak, officers are still called into the line of duty according to the LA Times report."Right now there is no indication whatsoever that officers are backing off in any way or not responding to calls or not dealing with people because of this issue," LAPD spokesman Josh Rubenstein told the LA Times. "We ask our officers to go into dangerous situations, and often they have to put their safety aside for the greater good of the public's safety. That's the challenge of being a police officer."Get the latest <a href="/coronavirus-covid19">coronavirus analysis and research</a> from Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is impacting businesses. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-coronavirus-contradicting-public-health-officials-2020-3">6 times Trump contradicted public officials about the coronavirus pandemic</a></h3>

Major crime rates in New York City and Los Angeles are dropping as more people stay indoors during the coronavirus outbreak

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Travel">Travel</keyword> rates this <keyword id="32170" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</keyword> will be down across the board, but those who elect to travel will largely do it by driving, according to <keyword id="58796" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="aaa">AAA</keyword>.</li><li>Traffic and road congestion will be lighter than in years previous, but those in urban areas can expect heavier-than-normal delays in bottleneck areas.</li><li>Traffic in urban areas is expected to peak the Wednesday afternoon before Thanksgiving.</li></ul>Traditionally, the days around Thanksgiving are the ones that would see some of the heaviest travel in the United States. But thanks to the ongoing <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> pandemic, travel will be a lot lighter this year.With <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/average-covid-cases-and-hospitalizations-rise-in-nearly-every-state-across-us.html">positive COVID-19 cases on the rise</a> and <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-restrictions-roll-back-suburbs-20201020-6fhep6fodfdmpgbl5q7o26qdli-story.html">renewed, tighter quarantine restrictions</a>, <a href="https://newsroom.aaa.com/2020/11/fewer-americans-traveling-this-thanksgiving-amid-pandemic/">AAA believes</a> anticipates at least a 10% decrease in travel from 2019 — the "largest one-year decrease since the Great Recession in 2008," it said.AAA predicts that all forms of travel — whether via cars, planes, buses, trains, and cruises — will decrease this year compared to last year. Bus, train, and cruise travel will fall from 1.5 million passengers last year to 353,000 this year, a 76.2% decrease; air travel will fall from 4.6 million passengers to 2.4 million, a 47.5% decrease; and car travel will dip slightly from 49.9 million to 47.8 million, a 4.3% decrease.<h2><keyword id="1600077" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Road-Trips">Road trips</keyword> dominate</h2>"Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including health concerns and high unemployment, are impacting Americans' decisions to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday," Julie Hall, AAA's public relations manager, told Business Insider. "Those who decide to travel are likely to drive shorter distances and reduce the number of days they are away, making road trips the dominant form of travel this Thanksgiving."So if you're the type of dread holiday travel traffic, you can expect less of it this year.But those living in major urban areas won't be so lucky. AAA projects increased delays at typical bottleneck areas of "up to 30% above normal pandemic congestion levels," Hall said, citing <keyword id="34991" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="transportation">transportation</keyword> analytics company Inrix's prediction that Wednesday afternoon will have the highest traffic volume.<div type="image" title="holiday travel 2020" height="1826" width="1880" msid="79233800" hostid="261"></div>Just be sure your car is travel ready so it won't break down on the way. AAA said it "expects to rescue more than 413,000 Americans at the roadside this Thanksgiving."<h2>Know the risks</h2>Knowing the risks involved is important to those choosing to travel this holiday. AAA highly recommends planning ahead. Check with state and local authorities where you are, along the route you're planning on taking, and at your destination to find out about any potential restrictions that could be in effect.And follow public health guidelines! Wear a mask consistently, follow social distancing protocols (at least six feet), and wash your hands regularly. Holidays can mean interstate travel and seeing relatives in close quarters, so it's worth bearing some caution in mind. Bring extra face masks, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, and a thermometer so you can monitor your health.If you're staying in a hotel, AAA recommends calling ahead to make sure it's open. Ask what precautions it is taking to protect guests, find out what the social distancing rules are, see if there are any capacity restrictions in common spaces, and ask if hotel staffers are required to wear masks at all times."Also be sure to understand what amenities are and are not available to guests — room service, fitness center, restaurants, et cetera," Hall said. "For extra peace of mind, wipe down surfaces using disinfecting wipes. In a hotel, that includes door handles, remotes, faucets and light switches."If you are renting a car, be sure to ask the company what it's done to clean and disinfect the car between customers. And — just to be extra safe — wipe down high-touch areas such as door handles, steering wheels, shifters, control panels, and keys yourself with disinfecting wipes.There is a silver lining through all this though: Those driving will experience cheaper gas prices."On average, gas prices nationally are nearly 50 cents cheaper than this time last year, with October averages the lowest in more than 15 years," AAA said.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-road-trip-safely-during-coronavirus-checklist-2020-6">For a complete guide on how to road trip during COVID-19, see Business Insider's previous coverage</a>.<a href="https://newsroom.aaa.com/2020/11/fewer-americans-traveling-this-thanksgiving-amid-pandemic/">To see AAA's full study, click here</a>.

Car travel won't see a huge drop this Thanksgiving, with AAA expecting to rescue 413,000 US drivers roadside

<ul class="summary-list"><li>COVID-19 <keyword id="2643752" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="hospitalizations">hospitalizations</keyword> are less than half of what they were during their peak last month. </li><li>Cases and deaths have also been on the decline, but experts warn against complacency. </li><li>Public health experts worry that new, more transmissible strains could cause another surge. </li></ul>COVID-19 hospitalizations across the country have been in decline over the past several weeks and this weekend dropped lower than they've been since early November.Data from <a href="https://covidtracking.com/">The COVID-19 Tracking Project</a> shows that as of Saturday, 58,222 people were hospitalized, a more than 50% decrease from a peak of <a href="https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1346974887047413762?s=20">132,476</a> hospitalizations on January 6. It's also the first time that <a href="https://covidtracking.com/data/charts/us-currently-hospitalized">hospitalizations dropped below 60,000</a> since November 9. <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> cases overall are on the decline. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html">CNN</a> reported that there was a 29% decrease in cases over the previous week, the largest drop during the course of the pandemic so far.Data compiled by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/02/14/why-coronavirus-cases-are-dropping/">The Washington Post</a> shows that new daily cases in the US hit a peak of 248,200 on January 12 and have dropped since. On Saturday, the COVID-19 Tracking Project reported <a href="https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1363279024647073792?s=20">72,000 new cases. </a>In a briefing, researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said that declining cases could be attributed to vaccinations and declining seasonality, which they said could help keep cases on the decline until August. Over 42 million Americans have received at least their first shot of a vaccine, with more than 17 million receiving both doses, <a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations">CDC data</a> shows. While some experts have said the vaccinations may have played a role in decreasing cases, others, like Tom Frieden, a former Director of the CDC, told <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1361025127501230083" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> that he doesn't "think the vaccine is having much of an impact at all on case rates." Frieden said it's the "staying apart, wearing masks, not traveling, not mixing with others indoors," that's resulting in the decline. While cases and hospitalization may be on the decline, experts still warn that measures like wearing masks and socially distancing should remain in place to maintain the downward trend and not trigger another rise, especially with new and more transmissible <keyword id="112799" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="variants">variants</keyword>. "It's encouraging to see these trends coming down, but they're coming down from an extraordinarily high place," Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-february-14-2021-n1257923" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on NBC's "Meet the Press."A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/contagious-uk-coronavirus-variant-spreading-quickly-in-us-study-2021-2">study found that the Coronavirus variant that originated in the United Kingdom </a>is spreading quickly across the US and is likely to become the most dominant variant in many states by next month. A new <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/961042/S1095_NERVTAG_update_note_on_B.1.1.7_severity_20210211.pdf">assessment</a> found that this variant, called B.1.17, could be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-coronavirus-variant-likely-deadlier-than-original-strain-2021-2">30% to 70% deadlier</a> than the original virus."This is why we're telling people to not stop masking, not stop avoiding indoor social gatherings quite yet because we don't really know what's going to happen with this variant," Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency medicine physician with Rhode Island's Brown University, told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html">CNN</a>. "And we saw what happened last winter when we didn't take Covid seriously enough."Have a news tip? Contact this reporter at <a href="mailto:you@insider.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">salarshani@insider.com</a>

COVID-19 hospitalizations reach the lowest they've been since early November

<ul><li>The study, published in the journal <keyword id="3617514" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="jama-cardiology">JAMA Cardiology</keyword>, found that the number of <keyword id="6393690" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="heart-transplants">heart transplants</keyword> performed in the US dropped 26 per cent during the pandemic.</li><li>The drop in transplants was similar across regions and occurred even in areas with <keyword id="9645216" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lower-infection-rates">lower infection rates</keyword>.</li><li>At the beginning of the pandemic, clinicians had to weigh the risks of exposing medically fragile patients with heart failure, though well enough to remain at home, to SARS-CoV-2 infection with the risks of delaying a life-changing surgery.</li></ul> Researchers have found that the number of heart transplants is declining sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, even in areas with lower infection rates. The study, published in the journal JAMA Cardiology, found that the number of heart transplants performed in the US dropped 26 per cent during the pandemic. The drop in transplants was similar across regions and occurred even in areas with lower infection rates. "We were surprised to see a decline in heart transplants in other parts of the country, where there were far fewer COVID-19 cases at that time," said study researcher Ersilia DeFilippis from Columbia University in the US. "Our data show that this pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on the care of our patients with <keyword id="8294989" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="advanced-heart-failure">advanced heart failure</keyword> are receiving," DeFilippis added. At the beginning of the pandemic, clinicians had to weigh the risks of exposing medically fragile patients with heart failure, though well enough to remain at home, to SARS-CoV-2 infection with the risks of delaying a life-changing surgery. The research team found that many clinicians reacted by taking their patients off the waitlist-- a measure typically pursued when a patient encounters a health issue that temporarily or permanently disqualifies them for transplantation. It was expanded during the pandemic to include patients at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and to accommodate transplant centres that deferred acceptance of donor organs due to the pandemic. They found that waitlist inactivations increased 75 per cent during the pandemic, driven largely by the Northeast. At the same time, 37 per cent fewer people were placed on heart transplant waitlists during the pandemic, with the most significant decreases occurring in the Northeast, the Great Lakes region, and the <keyword id="6444246" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="southwest">Southwest</keyword>. In addition, the researchers found that the availability of donor's hearts decreased by 26 Aper cent during the Covid-19 period compared with the pre-Covid-19 period. "It is possible that limited access to testing for donors as well as restrictions on organ procurement organizations may have contributed to the decrease we observed in donor recovery," DeFilippis said. Next, the researchers plan to study the impact of these changes on patient survival while on the transplant waitlist and post-transplant survival. "As the pandemic continues, we must be mindful of the effects of these delays on our patients," the study authors noted. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dil-bechara-kissing-booth-2-and-other-movies-you-can-watch-on-netflix-amazon-prime-disneyhotstar-this-week/slidelist/77142498.cms">Dil Bechara, Kissing Booth 2 and other movies you can watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+Hotstar this week</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/work-from-home-effect-these-companies-are-shelling-out-for-employees-power-bills-internet-cost-and-more/articleshow/77139229.cms">WFH effect – These companies are paying for employees' power bills, internet cost and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/mukesh-ambani-is-now-the-fifth-richest-person-in-the-world-according-to-forbes/articleshow/77105843.cms">Mukesh Ambani is now the fifth richest person in the world, according to Forbes</a>

Heart transplants declined sharply during Covid-19 pandemic

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Visits to <keyword id="11915010" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disneyland" source="Orion">Disneyland</keyword> reached 85% of its 2019 levels this summer, according to firm Placer.ai.</li><li><keyword id="11892889" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="california" source="Orion">California</keyword>'s COVID-19 restrictions closed the park for over a year.</li><li>The state recommends all guests be fully vaccinated or obtain a negative <keyword id="8764262" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid" source="Orion">COVID</keyword> test before visiting.</li></ul>The Happiest Place on Earth is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disneyland-cast-members-employees-feel-park-reopening-california-2021-3">getting back on its feet</a> as attendance rose this summer to nearly pre-pandemic levels.Disneyland in Anaheim, California, saw <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/06/disneyland-attendance-bounces-back-to-nearly-85-of-2019-levels-report-says/">about 85% of its 2019 attendance levels by the end of the summer</a>, according to the Orange County Register, citing a report from <a href="https://www.placer.ai/blog/placer-bytes-disneys-recovery-department-sign-for-the-holidays/">Placer.ai</a>, a data firm that tracks foot traffic at theme parks, retailers, and restaurants. The California-based park saw a much slower recovery than its Florida counterpart primarily because of varying COVID restrictions at the state level, according to Placer.ai's report. California has stricter limitations on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/la-just-enacted-the-strictest-vaccine-mandate-in-the-us-2021-10">vaccine and mask policies</a>, and Disneyland saw a 27.1% decrease in visits during the month of August, compared to 2019, as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-covid19-surge-could-be-us-last-scott-gottlieb-predicts-2021-9">coronavirus cases rose</a> in the state. Florida's <keyword id="46161" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disney" source="Orion">Disney</keyword> World only saw a 15.3% decrease that same month.In the month of July, Disneyland visits were down about 25.3% from 2019's attendance levels, and Disney World's were only 8.2% lower. Other factors impacted the number of visitors to the parks, the report noted, such as weather, an increase in visitors' household income, and Labor Day Weekend falling in early September this year as compared to large August in 2019.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disneyland-reopen-date-april-30-2021-3">Disneyland was closed</a> for more than a year due to California's coronavirus restrictions. The park <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disneyland-california-universal-theme-parks-return-full-capacity-june-15-2021-5">returned to full capacity</a> in June after <a href="https://www.insider.com/disneyland-parks-reopening-day-california-residents-photos-2021-4">reopening</a> in April. Currently, all guests planning on visiting Disneyland must make a reservation in advance and wear a face covering while indoors, according to <a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/experience-updates/">the park's policy</a>.While it is not mandatory, the state of California strongly recommends that all guests be fully vaccinated or obtain a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-testing-costs-travel-outrageous-signal-profiteering-2021-9">negative COVID-19 test</a> prior to entering the <keyword id="12259145" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disneyland-resort" source="Orion">Disneyland Resort</keyword>.

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