November 24 coronavirus news
CNNPedestrians walk in a street in Sittingbourne, in the Swale district of Kent, England, which has become a coronavirus hotspot, on November 24. 3,742 Covid-19 patients are being treated in ICU facilities Around 57% of patients in ICU’s need ventilation 21,333 intensive-care capacity facilities in the country are currently occupied for other diseases 6,616 ICU beds are still vacant Cases and deaths: Germany has registered 13,554 new daily coronavirus infections within 24 hours – 865 less than Tuesday a week ago – according to data from the country’s infectious disease agency, the Robert Koch Institute. During an interview on Italian TV Monday evening, Conte said coordination between EU countries aimed to limit activities ‘connected to skiing’ was needed because if Italy bans skiing, but the neighboring countries allow it, then Italian tourists returning home from hitting the slopes abroad “would risk bringing back the contagion to Italy.” At the moment, there is no specific government decree banning skiing. Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the BMA, said that it’s “extremely concerning that outdoor events with crowds of up to 4,000 people will be allowed to go ahead and groups of 1,000 will be allowed to congregate indoors as many of the new proposals are more relaxed than previous measures.” He added that the government should not “repeat the same mistakes” of the “failings of the first three-tiered system” which led to another national lockdown. Last week, the BMA urged strict new measures when England lockdown ends to prevent a “collapse” of healthcare services this winter.