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New York City’s public schools will remain open on Monday. New Jersey passed a record number of infections for the second straight day. The U.S. neared 11 million infections.
Washington state reimposed restrictions, including on most indoor social activity, amid daily records. Michigan was expected to announce a new clampdown on Sunday evening.
Austria will take a cue from neighboring Slovakia’s mass-testing of the entire population for the coronavirus, slating the program for December. Germany must live with “considerable restrictions” against the spread of Covid-19 for at least the next four to five months, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said.
Key Developments:
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Second Waves
Outbreaks have shot up in major European economies and in the U.S.
Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
* Figures based on rolling 14-day total
Washington State to Reimpose Restrictions on Business, Social Gatherings (2:58 p.m. NY)
Washington Governor Jay Inslee reinstated a series of restrictions on social gatherings on Sunday as the state enters what he called a “third wave” that’s more dangerous than ever before.
Indoor dining is banned and outdoor dining will be limited to no more than five people, under the new measures, effective from Monday through Dec. 14. Indoor gatherings with people outside of the same household are also prohibited, unless visitors follow quarantine rules.
Grocery stores and retailers are limited to 25% capacity. Childcare services or K-12 education will not be affected.
“We are today in a more dangerous position than we were in March,” Inslee said on a media briefing Sunday. “Inaction here is not an option. We have to take bold, decisive action.”
New York Cases Slow (1:54 p.m. NY)
New York reported 3,649 cases, after two days with more than 5,000 new infections. Hospitalizations rose to 1,845, while the positive-test rate dropped slightly to 2.74%, among the lowest in the nation. Another 30 people died.
France Cases Slow, I.C.U.s Level Off (1:51 p.m. NY)
France reported 27,228 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. The seven-day average, which smooths out fluctuations in the data, shrank by 5.5% to 27,786, showing a continued decline over the past week. Deaths rose by 302 to 44,548 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The pressure on France’s intensive-care wards has been stabilizing in the last days, as seriously ill patients now occupy 96.5% of the country’s initial I.C.U. capacity, French health authorities reported. That rate rose sharply in the last weeks to reach 96.6% on Thursday.
New Jersey Breaks Record for Second Straight Day (12:53 p.m. NY)
New Jersey reported 4,540 new infections, breaking a record for the second consecutive day. “These numbers are ALARMING and continue to rise,” Governor Phil Murphy tweeted. “Take this seriously. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay safe.”
Hospitalizations rose to 2,004 and patients in intensive care rose to 392.
Musk Tweets He Has ‘No Symptoms’ (12:05 p.m. NY)
Elon Musk tweeted Sunday morning that he has “ no symptoms right now,” after admitting on Saturday that he “most likely” has a moderate case of Covid-19 and has had symptoms of “a minor cold.”
He didn’t mention any results from his PCR tests, which are typically performed in labs and are more accurate than rapid tests. He continued to cast doubt on the accuracy of Covid tests on Saturday, citing his “wildly different results from different labs.”
Ohio Hospitals Showing Strain, Governor Says (12:03 p.m. NY)
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said some hospitals in the state are pulling back on elective surgeries, signaling the increasing strain of Covid-19 on U.S. health care.
“We’re certainly not overwhelmed yet, but we monitor this every day.” DeWine said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The number of hospitalized patients in Ohio jumped from 2,000 to 3,000 over the past week, he said.
Ohio will enforce a public face-covering mandate starting Monday, said DeWine, a Republican whose state was won by President Donald Trump in this month’s election. “We have agents tomorrow for the first time who are actually going out to the different retail establishments to make sure that people are wearing a mask,” DeWine said.
U.K. Virus Cases Rise by Almost 25,000 (11:28 a.m. NY)
The U.K. added 24,962 cases on Sunday, in line with the average of 24,702 in the previous seven days. The country’s tally has risen by more than 20,000 cases every day since Nov. 2. Deaths increased by 168, below the weekly average of 411. Figures have been lower on weekends, when some reporting is delayed.
Italy Infections Slow (11:15 a.m. NY)
Italy reported 33,979 new coronavirus cases and 546 new deaths Sunday as new regions including Florence and Naples adapted to new restrictions, including the closure of all shops and restaurants. The number of cases remains close to recent highs but has been slowly falling from a record 40,902 cases Friday.
Meanwhile, sporadic protesters gathered in some Italy’s cities including Rome and Turin to rally against the measures taken by the government.
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said that Italy will receive the first shots of vaccine between December and January.
Biden Virus Advisers Say a National Lockdown Isn’t on the Agenda (10:41 a.m. NY)
Two of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisers said they favor targeted local measures to stem the pandemic and oppose a nationwide U.S. lockdown as too blunt.
Vivek Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general who’s one of Biden’s top three advisers on the virus, said that based on what the nation has learned about Covid-19 since the spring, the preferred approach to fighting it is “a dial that we turn up and down, depending on severity.”
“If we just lock down the entire country without targeting our efforts, then we are going to exacerbate the ‘pandemic fatigue’ people are feeling, you’re going to hurt jobs and the economy, you’re going to shut down schools and hurt the education of our children,” Murthy, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, said on “Fox News Sunday.”
New York City Schools Will Remain Open Monday, Mayor Says (10:06 a.m. NY)
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that New York City’s schools will remain open on Monday because Covid-19 positive tests haven’t risen above the threshold for closing down.
“Thankfully, schools will remain open on Monday, but we have to keep fighting back with everything we’ve got,” de Blasio tweeted.
The mayor has set a threshold of 3% positivity for closing the city’s public schools. He tweeted Sunday that number was at 2.57%, with 937 new cases.
Vaccine Developer Sees 50% Cut in Transmission (8:15 a.m. NY)
Normal life will return by next winter, according to one of the creators of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and Germany’s BioNTech SE of Germany.
BioNTech Chief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin said he was “very confident that transmission between people will be reduced by such a highly effective vaccine -- maybe not 90% but maybe 50%.” It’s essential that all immunization programs are finished before the autumn, he said Sunday on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.
Austria Plans Slovakia-Style Mass Testing (6:30 a.m. NY)
Austria plans to take a cue from neighboring Slovakia’s mass-testing of the entire population in December, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in an interview. One period for such tests for the nation of almost nine million people would be before the new lockdown ends on Dec. 6, and another one just before the Christmas holiday. Kurz said details of the plan could be presented next week. One group that could be targeted first are teachers, he said.
Iran’s New Caseload Sets Fifth Record This Month (6:44 p.m. HK)
Iran reported a record 12,543 new cases, up 12% in a day and its fifth record set in November. The death toll increased by 459 in the past 24 hours, up from 452 a day earlier. The country now has 762,068 known infections and 41,493 fatalities.
EU Commissioner Vestager in Quarantine (6:37 p.m. HK)
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust commissioner, said she’s been told that a “working relation” tested positive for coronavirus, according to a post on her Twitter account. Vestager has herself been tested, is in quarantine and will work from home in the coming week, she said in the post.
Kuala Lumpur Leads Malaysian Infections (6:32 p.m. HK)
Malaysia recorded an 8.4% increase in new cases to 1,208. The capital city of Kuala Lumpur topped the list with 469 infections, overtaking the top post from Sabah state. There were three new deaths. Malaysia has been struggling to contain a new wave of cases that emerged in late September. The government has recently tightened movement controls in all almost the states in the country. New cases have topped 1,000 since Friday.
Greece Limits Gatherings Before Annual Celebration (6:20 p.m. HK)
Greek police said public gatherings of four or more people are banned until Wednesday at 9 p.m. due to the Covid-19 pandemic, severely limiting the annual festivities at this time to commemorate the anti-military junta demonstrations of 1973. Two parliamentary groups, the Greek Communist Party and MeRA25, opposed the restriction.
Hong Kong Sees Re-Emergence of Cases (4:48 p.m. HK)
Hong Kong reported five new locally transmitted coronavirus cases Sunday, one from an unknown origin. It also saw nine more imported cases. “As the virus is showing signs of re-emerging in Hong Kong, social distancing measures have been tightened again,” Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in his blog. “If the situation persists, it will put pressure on the economy again.”
Russia Posts Its Second-Highest Tally of Cases (4:21 p.m. HK)
Russia reported its second-highest total of new daily Covid-19 infections, 22,572. Those in Moscow, the pandemic’s epicenter in Russia, held above 6,000 for a second day. At 1.9 million, Russia has the fifth-highest caseload worldwide.
Belgium Reduces Hospitalizations, Intensive Care Beds (4 p.m. HK)
Hospitalizations dropped by 258 to 6,504 on Sunday in Belgium. That’s down from a peak of 7,489 on Nov. 3 and comes two weeks after the country imposed a lockdown to avert a health-care system collapse. The number of people in intensive care fell to 1,423, down 34. The 14-day virus incidence rate has now dropped to 969 per 100,000. The country reported 197 more deaths, bringing the total to 14,303.
Germany Says Months of ‘Considerable Restrictions’ Ahead (3:05 p.m. HK)
Germany will have to live with “considerable restrictions” against the spread of the coronavirus for at least the next four to five months, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview. The number of infections was still far too high and he currently saw “little leeway” for opening restaurants and cinemas.
Germany can’t afford a “yo-yo shutdown” with the economy constantly opening and closing, the minister, a confidant of Chancellor Angela Merkel, told the newspaper.
U.S. Surpasses 100,000 Cases Again (1:42 p.m. HK)
The U.S. added 160,788 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the 10th consecutive day with more than 100,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg.
A record 190,059 cases were counted on Friday.
China City Says Virus Found on Some Frozen Food (1:21 p.m. HK)
Authorities in the Chinese city of Jinan said Saturday that the novel coronavirus had been found on frozen beef and tripe from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand -- and on the products’ packaging. China has vowed to disinfect all overseas shipments of cold-chain products to try and avoid any potential transmission of the virus.
Separately, the virus was found on packaging of a sample of frozen pork from Argentina, the local government of Xi’an city in north China said in the day on Sunday.
Washington State to Announce New Measures (10:01 a.m. HK)
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to announce a ban on indoor social gatherings and indoor restaurant dining Sunday morning, the Seattle Times reported, citing industry officials who were briefed on the new restrictions.
The governor’s orders, aimed at combating a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the state, will also include a ban on indoor bar service and would limit the number of retail customers allowed in a store at one time, including at groceries and convenience stores, to 25% of occupancy. The order is expected to extend for four weeks, the Times said.
Mexico Cases Cross 1 Million (9:46 a.m. HK)
Mexico’s cases crossed the 1 million mark, and the country recorded 5,860 new infections. Mexico becomes the fourth Latin American nation -- after Brazil, Argentina and Colombia -- to reach that milestone.
Brazil recorded the most weekly cases since early September, according to data on the Health Ministry’s website Saturday. Almost 259,000 infections were confirmed during the latest week, bringing the total to 5.85 million. Deaths increased by 4,552, the most in six weeks.
Pfizer Success May Boost Acceptance: Fauci (8:50 a.m. HK)
The success of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine trial could encourage more people to get inoculated, said top U.S. infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci. The vaccine, developed in collaboration with Germany’s BioNTech SE, has “an extraordinarily high degree of efficacy -- more than 90%, close to 95%,” Fauci said in an interview.
He didn’t mention any results from a PCR test -- more accurate than rapid tests.
— With assistance by Ian Fisher, Todd White, Colin Keatinge, Piotr Skolimowski, Aoife White, Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Sara Marley, Jessica Sui, Heejin Kim, Jinshan Hong, Karen Leigh, Yantoultra Ngui, David Goodman, James Amott, Bill Allison, Chiara Albanese, Yueqi Yang, and Alexandre Rajbhandari
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