Tyler Durden Tue, 07/14/2020 - 17:34 Summary: 3M, MIT working on rapid COVID test Texas sees record jump in new cases Fauci says Americans should ignore "political nonsense" Spain places 160,000 under lockdown EU drops Serbia, Montenegro from safe travel list Arizona sees big jump with 4,273 new cases North Carolina sees record hospitalized Alabama reports record rise in deaths Moderna releases latest clinical trial update TMC releases latest Houston numbers Philly bars all public events until Feb 2021 Florida positivity rate jumps to 15%+ Florida reports biggest jump in deaths India places Bangalore back on lockdown US daily cases below 60k Global daily cases below 200k Hong Kong imposes new restrictions France makes mask wearing mandatory in public Australia cases top 10k. Iran closes mosques, schools WHO warns: "there will be no return to normal"* * *Update (1917ET): Here's some news we missed earlier on.3M, the Minnesota-based industrial giant, is working with MIT researchers to develop a rapid test for COVID-19. The research could lead to a way to produce accurate results in minutes, according to a statement.* * *Update (1730ET): Two days after Florida reports more than 15k cases in a day, Texas just reported its own record jump, reporting 10,745 new cases, while the daily death toll declined to 87. The positivity rate climbed to 18%.The Texas Tribune has reported that hospitals around the state are running out of ventilators, drugs and other beds.* * *Update (1630ET): Building on comments from the other day, Dr. Fauci said Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak will be remembered as a "pandemic of historic proportions" - even on a level with the Spanish Flu."I think we can’t deny that fact," Fauci said during a Georgetown University Global Health Initiative webinar. "If you look at the magnitude of the 1918 pandemic where anywhere from 50 to 75 to 100 million people globally died, that was the mother of all pandemics and truly historic. I hope we don’t even approach that with this, but it does have the makings of, the possibility of...approaching that in seriousness."After covering the usual talking points, the interviewer asked Fauci whom Americans can trust for information on the Pandemic. He said they shouldn't pay attention to "political nonsense". He also urged young people to be careful, and realize that their actions affect the pandemic.* * *Update (1235ET): As expected, the EU refused to add the US to its safe travel list, while also opting to remove Serbia and Montenegro as the Balkans struggles with what is perhaps the biggest resurgence of new COVID-19 cases in Europe.After their exclusion, 13 countries remain on the EU list. They include: Algeria, Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. However, while China remains, its presence comes with an asterisk as it's contingent on China allowing Europeans to travel to the mainland, a principle that isn't applied to any other country.Aside from the new travel restrictions, Spain and the local government in Barcelona have placed 160,000 people in the Lleida area, part of Spain's Catalan region, under lockdown. The new restrictions still need to be approved by a judge.The new restrictions, which still need to be approved by another judge after the conflicting orders provoked confusion among residents, would come into force in the city of Lleida and seven towns around it on Wednesday and last for 15 days, Catalan government spokeswoman Meritxell Budo said.The regional government was confident the judge would approve the new decree issued as it gives Catalan authorities a stronger legal footing in tackling outbreaks, she said.The new restrictions would only allow people to leave their homes for specific activities like working, buying groceries or exercising.Gatherings of more than 10 people would be banned, she said.Hotels would be closed, as well as restaurants and bars except for food pick-up or delivery.Residents of Lleida, which lies about 180 km (110 miles) west of Barcelona, have been blocked from leaving the area since 4 July amid a surge in coronavirus infections.As cases continued to rise, the regional government on Sunday attempted to confine citizens to their homes but a local judge struck down the order, spreading confusion among residents and further uncertainty among local businesses.These are just the latest moves by European governments (and Brussels) to rollback their economic reopening efforts as new COVID-19 cases have plateaued and started to return.* * *Update (1230ET): North Carolina caught the attention of COVID-19 trackers as hospitalizations climbed to a record high.* * *Update (1120ET): Arizona just reported another 4,273 (+3.5%) new cases for Tuesday, which is much higher than yesterday's total, and higher than the 7-day average of 2.9%. However, the state explained that the unusually large number (what would be a record jump) also includes some data that was reported late on the prior day, and has been lumped in with Tuesday's numbers.The state also reported 92 new deaths.We're reporting 4,273 cases ofFull Post Here - Texas Suffers Record Jump In New COVID-19 Infections, Deaths Dip: Live Updates
